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Marlboro Cup (soccer)

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Marlboro Cup
Founded1987
Abolished1990; 34 years ago (1990)
RegionUnited States
Number of teams4
Last champion(s)Brazil Flamengo
Most successful club(s) United States
(2 titles)

The Marlboro Cup was an international soccer tournament which ran on an irregular basis from 1987 to 1990 in the United States.[1]

Sponsored by the Philip Morris company to promote its Marlboro brand of cigarettes, the tournament featured both top club as well as national teams.[2]

List of champions

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Ed. Year Month Host city Champion Final
score
Runner-up
1
1987 March Miami Colombia Millonarios
3–1
 United States
2
1988 March Miami Colombia Atlético Nacional
3–2
 United States
3
1988 April San Antonio Mexico UdeG
1–0
Mexico UNAM
4
1988 Aug Los Angeles  Guatemala
3–2
Mexico UdeG
5
1988 Aug New York Peru Sporting Cristal
4–0
Ecuador Barcelona
6
1989 April Miami Colombia Santa Fe
0–0 (3–0 p)
 United States
7
1989 June New York  United States
3–0
 Peru
8
1989 July Chicago  United States
1–1 (5–3 p)
Mexico Guadalajara
9
1989 August Los Angeles  Mexico
3–2
Italy Juventus
10
1990 February Miami  Uruguay
2–0
 Costa Rica
11
1990 February Los Angeles  Colombia
1–0
Mexico Guadalajara
12
1990 May Chicago Mexico Atlas
0–0 (4–1 p)
 Colombia
13
1990 August New York Brazil Flamengo
1–0
Peru Alianza Lima

Sources

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References

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  1. ^ December 14, 1989 New York Times
  2. ^ Ken Salmon (3 March 2023). "Marlboro Cup". 90soccer.com.
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