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

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)

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   Millonarios
3–1
  United States
2
1988 March Miami   Atlético Nacional
3–2
  United States
3
1988 April San Antonio   UdeG
1–0
  UNAM
4
1988 Aug Los Angeles   Guatemala
3–2
  UdeG
5
1988 Aug New York   Sporting Cristal
4–0
  Barcelona
6
1989 April Miami   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)
  Guadalajara
9
1989 August Los Angeles   Mexico
3–2
  Juventus
10
1990 February Miami   Uruguay
2–0
  Costa Rica
11
1990 February Los Angeles   Colombia
1–0
  Guadalajara
12
1990 May Chicago   Atlas
0–0 (4–1 p)
  Colombia
13
1990 August New York   Flamengo
1–0
  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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