Month: December 2020

December 29, 2020

United Soccer League 1 2020

United Soccer League 1 Logo [Ref: 2]

Standings

	P	W	L	D	GD	PPG	Pts
Greenville Triumph SC	16	11	3	2	+13	2.19	35
Union Omaha	16	8	3	5	+5	1.71	29
North Texas FC	16	7	3	6	+8	1.69	27
Richmond Kickers	16	8	6	2	0	1.63	26
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	15	6	5	4	+4	1.47	22
FC Tucson	16	6	6	4	+2	1.38	22
Forward Madison FC	16	5	5	6	+6	1.31	21
South Georgia Tormenta FC	16	5	7	4	-3	1.19	19
New England Revolution II	16	5	8	3	-7	1.13	18
Fort Lauderdale CF	16	4	9	3	-9	0.94	15
Orlando City B	15	1	11	3	-19	0.40	6

United Soccer League 1 Standings 2020 [Ref: 1]

Irish Players

Player	Team	GP	GS
Steven Beattie	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	8	2
Niall Logue	FC Tucson	16	0
Mikie Rowe	South Georgia Tormenta FC	11	1

[Refrrrences:

Report

The United Soccer League 1 cancelled the League 1 Final scheduled for October 29th 2020, and declared Greenville Triumph SC Champions based on Points Per Game (PPG). Three Irish players played in the USL League 1 in 2020, Niall Logue played all 16 games for FC Tucson (Arizona) as they finished 6th of 11 teams. Steven Beattie of Chattanooga Red Wolves (Tennessee) played 8 games, scoring 2 goals as they finished 5th, and Mikie Rowe scored one goal in 11 games South Georgia Tormenta FC as they came 8th.

About

The United Soccer League is the United States Soccer Federation Officially-recognised Minor League affiliate of Major League Soccer. United Soccer League 1 makes up the Third Division in the US Soccer Pyramid, and is the equivalent of the EFL 1 in English Football.

United States Men’s Soccer Pyramid

Major League Soccer
United Soccer League Championship
United Soccer League 1
United Soccer League 2
National Premier Soccer League

References

Images

[1] Soccer Stadium Digest (2019) USL 1 Logo [Internet] Available from: https://soccerstadiumdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/USL-League-One-logo-1024×683.jpg [Accessed 14 March 2020]

Websites

[2] USL1 (2020) USL1 Teams [Internet] Available from: https://www.uslleagueone.com/league-teams [Accessed 14 March 2020]

[3] USL 1 (2020) Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Roster 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.uslleagueone.com/chattanooga-red-wolves-sc-roster [Accessed 29 December 2020]

[3] USL 1 (2020) Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Player Stats [Internet] Available from: https://www.uslleagueone.com/chattanooga-red-wolves-sc-player-stats [Accessed 29 December 2020]

[3] USL 1 (2020) South Georgia Tormenta Roster 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.uslleagueone.com/south-georgia-tormenta-fc-roster [Accessed 29 December 2020]

[3] USL 1 (2020) South Georgia Tormenta Player Stats 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.uslleagueone.com/south-georgia-tormenta-fc-player-stats [Accessed 29 December 2020]

[3] USL 1 (2020) FC Tucson Roster 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.uslleagueone.com/fc-tucson-roster [Accessed 29 December 2020]

[3] USL 1 (2020) FC Tucson Player Stats 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.uslleagueone.com/fc-tucson-player-stats[Accessed 29 December 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Mulcahy, Fiona Connolly-Mulcahy, Conor Connolly-Mulcahy, Dara Connolly-Mulcahy, Orla Connolly-Mulcahy & Aodhan Connolly-Mulcahy.

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Last Updated: 29 December 2020

December 29, 2020

Mid Ulster Football League Intermediate A 2010-2020

Mid UlsterFootball League Logo [Reference: 1]

MUFL Intermediate A 2010-11

MUFL Intermediate A 2010-11	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Tandragee Rovers (C)	20	16	3	1	47	16	51
Markethill Swifts	20	11	6	3	54	35	39
Fivemiletown United	20	11	3	6	60	35	36
Dollingstown	20	10	0	2	35	14	30
Lower Maze	20	8	1	10	39	46	25
Seapatrick	20	7	2	11	24	40	23
Crewe United	20	6	3	10	31	34	21
Bourneview Mill	20	6	3	9	34	39	21
Laurelvale	20	5	2	10	14	38	17
Blackers Mill	20	2	6	10	17	37	12
AFC Craigavon (R)	20	3	3	13	20	41	12

[Reference: 2]

MUFL Intermediate A 2011-12

MUFL Intermediate A 2011-12	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Camlough Rovers (C)	22	19	1	2	87	28	58
Tandragee Rovers	22	17	4	1	55	19	55
Dollingstown	22	16	5	1	87	18	53
Lisanally Rangers	22	11	5	6	50	39	38
Fivemiletown United	22	12	2	8	41	46	38
Crewe United	22	9	3	10	32	45	30
Blackers Mill	22	7	2	13	38	54	23
Lower Maze	22	7	2	13	31	52	23
Markethill Swifts	22	6	3	13	40	53	21
Seapatrick	22	6	3	13	39	57	21
Laurelvale (R)	22	3	4	15	31	69	13
Bourneview Mill (R)	22	1	2	19	18	69	5

[Reference: 2]

MUFL Intermediate A 2012-13

MUFL Intermediate A 2012-13	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Dollingstown (C)	22	18	2	2	74	22	56
Tandragee Rovers	22	17	0	5	70	27	51
Camlough Rovers	22	15	3	4	49	25	48
Crewe United	22	12	2	8	50	45	38
Banbridge Rovers	22	10	1	11	40	51	31
Broomhill	22	9	3	10	48	60	30
Seapatrick	22	7	4	11	39	51	25
Fivemiletown United	22	7	2	13	41	49	23
Markethill Swifts	22	6	5	11	37	61	23
Lower Maze	22	6	4	12	56	59	22
Lisanally Rangers	22	6	4	12	43	56	22
Blackers Mill (R)	22	2	4	16	26	67	10

[Reference: 2]

MUFL Intermediate A 2013-14

MUFL Intermediate A 2013-14	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Dollingstown (C)	24	20	2	2	101	22	62
Tandragee Rovers	24	17	5	2	78	50	56
Ballymacash Rangers	24	17	3	4	55	31	54
Broomhill	24	13	3	8	68	49	42
Camlough Rovers	24	13	2	9	69	47	41
Fivemiletown United	24	12	2	10	60	57	38
Lower Maze	24	11	2	11	76	60	35
Banbridge Rovers	24	8	5	11	54	54	29
AFC Craigavon	24	9	2	13	42	62	29
Crewe United	24	6	7	11	43	63	25
Lisanally Rangers (R)	24	5	3	16	45	78	18
Seapatrick	24	3	3	16	24	75	12

[Reference: 2]

MUFL Intermediate A 2014-15

MUFL Intermediate A 2014-15	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Tandragee Rovers (C)	22	16	3	3	58	23	51
Ballymacash Rangers	22	14	4	4	46	27	46
Fivemiletown United	22	14	4	4	53	37	46
Camlough Rovers	22	13	3	5	60	31	42
Newry City AFC	22	13	1	8	48	22	40
Banbridge Rovers	22	11	4	7	52	38	37
Broomhill	22	8	3	11	45	58	27
St. Marys	22	6	4	12	41	54	22
AFC Craigavon	22	6	3	13	24	53	21
Lower Maze	22	4	4	14	30	55	16
Seapatrick	22	4	3	15	21	60	15
Crewe United	22	3	2	17	32	62	11

[Reference: 2]

MUFL Intermediate A 2015-16

MUFL Intermediate A 2015-16	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Newry City AFC (C)	26	22	3	1	101	21	69
Valley Rangers	26	18	3	5	96	49	57
Hanover	26	17	5	4	76	28	56
St. Marys	26	15	3	8	48	33	48
Crewe United	26	12	8	6	62	42	44
Tandragee Rovers	26	13	4	9	53	40	43
Camlough Rovers	26	13	3	10	64	53	42
Ballymacash Rangers	26	9	5	12	51	57	32
Banbidge Rangers	26	9	5	12	46	53	32
Broomhill	26	9	3	14	54	79	30
Fivemiletown United	26	5	7	14	49	66	22
Seapatrick	26	5	3	18	29	92	18
Lower Maze (R)	26	5	1	10	56	94	16
AFC Craigavon (R)	26	2	3	21	17	95	11

[Reference: 2]

MUFL Intermediate A 2016-17

MUFL Intermediate A 2016-17	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Dollingstown (C)	24	19	2	3	63	28	59
Valley Rangers	24	15	3	6	83	38	48
Windmill Stars	24	13	5	6	60	36	44
Fivemiletown United	24	13	5	6	50	34	44
Tandragee Rovers	24	13	4	7	60	36	43
Moneyslane	24	13	4	7	55	34	43
Banbridge Rovers	24	13	4	7	62	42	43
Hanover	24	12	3	9	64	39	39
Crewe United	24	12	3	9	58	40	39
St. Marys	24	8	1	15	29	45	25
Ballymacash Rangers	24	5	1	18	23	60	16
Camlough Rovers (R)	24	2	0	22	27	114	6
Seapatrick (R)	24	0	1	23	21	109	1

[Reference: 2]

MUFL Intermediate A 2017-18

MUFL Intermediate A 2017-18	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Dollingstown (C)	24	17	5	2	72	26	56
Banbridge Rangers	24	18	1	5	57	27	55
Crewe United	24	15	5	4	59	35	50
Hanover	24	15	3	6	61	33	48
Valley Rangers	24	13	1	10	49	38	40
Windmill Stars	24	10	5	9	49	38	35
Moneyslane	24	10	4	10	42	41	24
Fivemiletown United	24	9	3	12	33	56	30
Tandragee Rovers	24	6	9	9	50	44	27
Ballymacash Rangers	24	6	3	15	40	59	21
Richhill AFC	24	6	2	16	38	53	20
St. Marys	24	4	6	14	31	62	18
AFC Silverwood	24	3	1	10	24	83	10

[Reference: 2]

MUFL Intermediate A 2018-19

MUFL Intermediate A 2018-19	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Hanover (C)	26	20	4	2	75	30	64
Crewe United	26	18	2	6	83	43	56
Banbridge Rangers	26	15	7	4	65	30	52
Windmill Stars	26	15	4	7	66	30	49
Moneyslane	26	14	4	8	60	38	46
Valley Rangers	26	15	1	10	70	52	46
Fivemiletown United	26	11	8	7	60	47	41
Richhill AFC	26	10	4	12	50	49	34
Ballymacash Rangers	26	8	4	14	39	52	28
Bourneview Mill	26	7	5	14	41	53	26
Tandragee Rovers	26	6	7	13	42	52	25
Laurelvale	26	7	4	15	45	56	25
St. Marys (R)	26	7	3	16	43	72	24
AFC Silverwood (R)	26	0	1	25	11	148	1

[Reference: 2]

MUFL Intermediate A 2019-20

MUFL Intermediate A 2019-20	P	Pts	GD	Proj. P	Proj. Pts
Banbridge Rovers (C)	17	42		26	64
Ballymacash Rangers	15	31		26	54
Crewe United	17	33		26	50
Windmill Stars	15	26		26	45
Oxford Sunnyside	17	29		26	44
Rectory Rangers	21	32		26	40
Moneyslane	16	24	+7	26	39
Valley Rangers	16	24	+5	26	39
Bourneview Mill	19	28		26	38
Hanover	17	21		26	32
Richhill AFC	15	17		26	29
Tandragee Rovers	19	16		26	22
Fivemiletown United	15	10		26	17
Laurelvale	21	8		26	10

[Reference: 2]

Legend: (C) Champions (R) Relegated to Intermediate B. 3 Pts Win, 1 Pt Draw 0 Pts Loss.

Note: 2019-20 season suspended due to Government Restrictions following the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic. Projected Points (Proj. Pts) Determined the Final Positions.

Report

Dollingstown won the Mid Ulster Football League Intermediate A title four times in the 2010s (2012-13, 2013-14, 2016-17, and 2017-18). Tandragee Rovers won the title twice in that period (2010-11 and 2014-15), while the other four winners during the decade were Camlough Rovers (2011-12), Newry City AFC (2015-16), Hanover (2018-19) and Banbridge Rovers (2019-20).

Video (Dollingstown Promoted to Northern Ireland Football League)

[Reference: 3]

About

The Mid Ulster Football League is a Junior Adult Level Soccer League in the Mid Ulster District of Northern Ireland, taking in parts of Counties Tyrone, Armagh and Down. The Intermediate A is the Top Division within the Mid Ulster Football League and the Fourth Level in Northern Ireland.

, References

Images

[1] Mid Ulster Football League (2020) logo1 [Internet] Available from: http://www.midulsterfootballleague.co.uk/img/logo1.png [Accessed 28 December 2020]

Websites

[2] Mid Ulster Football League (2020) Archive[Leagues] [Intermediate A][2010-11 to 2019-20] [Internet] Available from: http://www.midulsterfootballleague.co.uk/archive/leagues/intermediatea [Accessed 28 December 2020]

Videos

[3] Belfast Telegraph Digital Breaking News 24/7 You Tube (2015) Video , May 23, 2018″” [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dDm5IvHcOs [Accessed 28 December 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rose McCabe.

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Last Updated: 28 December 2020

December 28, 2020January 6, 2024

Northern Ireland Football League Danske Bank Women’s Premiership 2020

Header Image Credit

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com

Final Table

NIFL Women’s Premiership	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Glentoran Women (C)	9	8	0	1	25	5	24
Linfield Ladies	10	7	1	2	26	12	22
Sion Swifts Ladies	9	5	2	2	33	17	17
Crusaders Strikers	10	5	1	4	20	9	16
Cliftonville Ladies	10	2	0	8	16	30	6
Derry City Women	10	0	0	10	0	47	0

[References: 2]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
26.08.2020	Cliftonville Ladies	0	Glentoran Women	3
26.08.2020	Derry City Women	0	Sion Swifts Ladies	6
26.08.2020	Linfield Ladies	2	Crusaders Strikers	0
	Week 2
02.09.2020	Cliftonville Ladies	2	Derry City Women	0
02.09.2020	Crusaders Strikers	2	Sion Swifts Ladies	1
02.09.2020	Glentoran Women	2	Linfield Ladies	0
	Week 3
09.09.2020	Derry City Women	0	Crusaders Strikers	5
09.09.2020	Linfield Ladies	2	Cliftonville Ladies	0
09.09.2020	Sion Swifts Ladies	4	Glentoran Women	3
	Week 4
16.09.2020	Sion Swifts Ladies	8	Derry City Women	0
	Week 5
23.09.2020	Cliftonville Ladies	4	Sion Swifts Ladies	6
23.09.2020	Derry City Women	0	Linfield Ladies	7
23.09.2020	Glentoran Women	1	Crusaders Strikers	0
	Week 6
30.09.2020	Linfield Ladies	1	Glentoran Women	4
	Week 7
04.10.2020	Crusaders Strikers	2	Cliftonville Ladies	1
	Week 8
14.10.2020	Glentoran Women	4	Cliftonville Ladies	0
	Week 9
04.11.2020	Glentoran Women	3	Derry City Women	0
04.11.2020	Sion Swifts Ladies	1	Crusaders Strikers	1
	Week 10
11.11.2020	Cliftonville Ladies	2	Linfield Ladies	3
11.11.2020	Crusaders Strikers	3	Derry City Women	0
	Mid-Week
15.11.2020	Crusaders Strikers	0	Linfield Ladies	1
	Week 11
18.11.2020	Sion Swifts Ladies	2	Linfield Ladies	2
18.11.2020	Cliftonville Ladies	0	Crusaders Strikers	7
18.11.2020	Derry City Women	0	Glentoran Women	3
	Mid-Week
02.12.2020	Derry City Women	0	Cliftonville Ladies	6
	Week 12
06.12.2020	Linfield Ladies	4	Sion Swifts Ladies	2
	Week 13
09.12.2020	Linfield Ladies	4	Derry City Women	0
09.12.2020	Sion Swifts Ladies	3	Cliftonville Ladies	1
09.12.2020	Crusaders Strikers	0	Glentoran Women	2

[References: 3]

Report

Glentoran Women won the 2020 Northern Ireland Football League Danske Bank Women’s Premiership with one game to spare on 24 points. Linfield Ladies finished second on 22 Points, while Sion Swifts Ladies finished third with 17 points, one ahead of Crusaders Strikers. Cliftonville Ladies finished fifth and Derry City Women in sixth and last place.

Home Venues

Team	Home Venue
Cliftonville Ladies	Solitude, Belfast City
Crusaders Strikers	Seaview
Derry City Women	Brandywell Stadium, Derry City
Glentoran Women	The Oval, Belfast City
Linfield Ladies	Midgley Park, Belfast City
Sion Swifts Ladies	Melvin Sports Complex, Strabane

[Reference: 3]

References

Images

[1] Wikipedia (2020) 1200px-Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg/1200px-Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg.png [Accessed 1 October 2020]

Websites

[2] Irish Football Association (2020)Danske Bank Women’s Premiership Table [Internet] Available from: https://www.nifootballleague.com/womens-premiership/2019/standings/ [Accessed 28 December 2020]

[3] Irish Football Association (2020)Danske Bank Women’s Premiership Results [Internet] Available from: https://www.nifootballleague.com/womens-premiership/2020/results/ [Accessed 28 December 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rose McCabe.

About this document

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Last Updated: 28 December 2020

December 27, 2020

CONMEBOL Paz del Chaco Cup 1991

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
14.06.1991	Bolivia	0	Paraguay	1
16.06.1991	Paraguay	0	Bolivia	0
	(Par won 1-0 on agg)

[Reference: 2]

Report

The Paz del Chaco Cup was won by Paraguay in 1991, who defeated Bolivia in the first leg in Bolivia, but just managed to hold on in the second leg in Paraguay.

About the Paz del Chaco Cup

The Paz del Chaco cup is an annual soccer cup played between Paraguay and Bolivia to celebrate the Peace treaty between the two countries after the Chaco war.

References

Images

Newspapers

[2] John Kelly. (1991) “Arsenal, Cont.” World Soccer. August 1991. pg. 14.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rose McCabe, Gabriel McCloyne, Gerry Tully, Paul Leech, Peter Lemass, Ciaran Simms, Cathal Gallagher, Paul Foley (TCD).

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December 27, 2020

Makita Preseason International Soccer Tournament 1990

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
10.08.1990	Sampdoria (Ita)	1 (5p)	Real Sociedad (Esp)	1 (3p)
10.08.1990	Arsenal (Eng)	2	Aston Villa (Eng)	0
	3rd Place
11.08.1990	Real Sociedad	1	Aston Villa	0
	Final
11.08.1990	Arsenal	0	Sampdoria	1

[Reference: 2]

Report

Sampdoria, from Genoa in Italy won the 3rd Four-Team Preseason International Tournament at Wembley in July 1990, defeating Arsenal in the Final. Spain’s Real Sociedad won the 3rd Place Playoff against Aston Villa.

About the Makita Tournament

The Makita Tournament was a Preseason International Soccer Tournament held at Wembley Stadium, London from 1988 to 1990, and then Highbury, Arsenal’s Home Ground in 1991.

References

Newspapers

[2] John Kelly. (1991) “Arsenal, Cont.” World Soccer. August 1991. pg. 14.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rose McCabe, Gabriel McCloyne, Gerry Tully, Paul Leech, Peter Lemass, Ciaran Simms, Cathal Gallagher, Paul Foley (TCD).

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December 27, 2020

Makita Preseason International Soccer Tournament 1989

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
29.07.1989	Arsenal (Eng)	1	FC Porto (Por)	0
29.07.1989	Dynamo Kiev (URS)	0	Liverpool (Eng)	2
	3rd Place
30.07.1989	Dynamo Kiev	1	FC Porto	0
	Final
30.07.1989	Arsenal	1	Liverpool	0

[Reference: 2]

Report

Arsenal won the second Makita International Soccer Tournament in Wembley Stadium in July 1989, defeating Liverpool in the Final after the two teams had defeated FC Porto and Dynamo Kiev in the Semi-Finals.

About the Makita Tournament

The Makita Tournament was a Preseason International Soccer Tournament held at Wembley Stadium, London from 1988 to 1990, and then Highbury, Arsenal’s Home Ground in 1991.

References

Newspapers

[2] John Kelly. (1991) “Arsenal, Cont.” World Soccer. August 1991. pg. 14.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rose McCabe, Gabriel McCloyne, Gerry Tully, Paul Leech, Peter Lemass, Ciaran Simms, Cathal Gallagher, Paul Foley (TCD).

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December 27, 2020

Makita Preseason International Soccer Tournament 1988

Final Table

Makita Tournament	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Arsenal (C – Eng)	2	2	0	0	7	0	4
AC Milan (Eng)	2	2	0	0	2	0	4
Bayern Munich (Ger)	2	0	0	2	0	4	0
Tottenham Hotspur (Eng)	2	0	0	2	0	5	0

[Reference: Compiled from results in 2]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
13.08.1988	Arsenal	4	Tottenham Hotspur	0
13.08.1988	AC Milan	1	Bayern Munich	0
14.08.1988	Arsenal	3	Bayern Munich	0
14.08.1988	AC Milan	3	Tottenham Hotspur	0

[Reference: 2]

Report

Arsenal won the Makita Preseason International Soccer Tournament in 1988 ahead of AC Milan on better record after both teams won both their games against Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur.

About the Makita Tournament

The Makita Tournament was a Preseason International Soccer Tournament held at Wembley Stadium, London from 1988 to 1990, and then Highbury, Arsenal’s Home Ground in 1991.

References

Newspapers

[2] John Kelly. (1991) “Arsenal, Cont.” World Soccer. August 1991. pg. 14.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rose McCabe, Gabriel McCloyne, Gerry Tully, Paul Leech, Peter Lemass, Ciaran Simms, Cathal Gallagher, Paul Foley (TCD).

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December 27, 2020

Four-Team South American International Soccer Tournament 1991

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
27.05.1991	Emelec (Ecu)	3	Universitario (Per)	1
29.05.1991	Santos (Bra)	1	Independiente (Arg)	0
	Final
31.05.1991	Emelec (Ecu)	1	Santos (Bra)	0

[Reference: 2]

Report

Ecuador’s Emelec won the four-team International Tournament in May 1991, involving Brazil’s Santos (Pele’s old club), Universitario of Peru and Independiente of Argentina.

References

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (1992) “International Results” World Soccer. August 1991. pg. 56-57

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rose McCabe, Gabriel McCloyne, Gerry Tully, Paul Leech, Peter Lemass, Ciaran Simms, Cathal Gallagher, Paul Foley (TCD).

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December 26, 2020

President’s Cup International Soccer Tournament 1991

Knockout Rounds

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
14.06.1991	South Korea	4	Australia	3
14.06.1991	Egypt	2	USSR B	1
	FInal
16.06.1991	South Korea	2	Egypt	0

[References: 2]

Group Tables

President’s Cup	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group A
Egypt (SF)	3	2	1	0	11	2	5
South Korea (SF)	3	1	2	0	4	1	4
Malta	3	1	1	1	6	6	3
Indonesia	3	0	0	3	0	12	0
Group B
Australia (SF)	3	3	0	0	8	3	6
USSR B (SF)	3	1	1	1	3	3	3
South Korea B	3	1	0	2	2	4	2
USA Student Games XI	3	0	1	2	4	7	1

[References: Compiled from results in 2]

Group Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Group A
07.06.1991	South Korea	0	Egypt	0
07.06.1991	Indonesia	0	Malta	3
09.06.1991	Egypt	5	Malta	2
09.06.1991	South Korea	3	Indonesia	0
11.06.1991	Egypt	6	Indonesia	0
11.06.1991	South Korea	1	Malta	1
	Group B
08.06.1991	Australia	2	USSR B	1
08.06.1991	South Korea B	2	USA Student Games XI	1
10.06.1991	Australia	4	USA Student Games XI	2
10.06.1991	South Korea B	0	USSR B	1
12.06.1991	South Korea B	0	Australia	2
12.06.1991	USA Student Games XI	1	USSR B	1

[Reference: 2]

Report

Hosts South Korea won their own Tournament in June 1991, defeating Egypt 2-0 in the Final after drawing with them in the Group Stage. Eight teams entered the Tournament, with Egypt, South Korea, Australia and USSR B qualifying for the Semi-Finals ahead of Malta, Indonesia, South Korea B and a USA Student Games XI.

About the President’s Cup

The President’s Cup is a Preseason Soccer Tournament held every year in South Korea involving top Asian Countries as well as less prominent Nations from Europe or the Rest of the World.

References

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (1992) “International Results” World Soccer. August 1991. pg. 38-39; 56-57.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Costello (Gateway).

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 December 2020

December 26, 2020

Preseason Soccer Tours of North America 1991

Date	Home Team		Away Team
09.06.1991	USA	0	Juventus (Ita)	0
11.06.1991	Luis Angel Firpo (ELS)	1	Juventus (Ita)	0
13.06.1991	Canadian All-Stars	2	AC Milan (Ita)	2
15.06.1991	Club Leon (Mex)	2	Juventus (Ita)	0
16.06.1991	USA	1	AC Milan (Ita)	1
06.1991	Canadian All-Stars	1	Belfica (Por)	2
06.1991	AC Milan (Ita)	1	Benfica (Por)	1

[References: 2]

3-Team Canadian Tournament Final Table

Canadian Tmnt	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Benfica (C)	2	1	1	0	3	2	3
AC Milan	2	0	2	0	3	3	2
Canadian All-Stars	2	0	1	1	3	4	1

[Reference: Compiled from Results in 2]

Composite Preseason Table

Preseason North America 1991	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Benfica (Por)	2	1	1	0	3	2	3
AC Milan (Ita)	3	0	3	0	4	4	3
Club Leon (Mex)	1	1	0	0	2	0	2
Luis Angel Firpo (ElS)	1	1	0	0	1	0	2
USA	2	0	2	0	1	1	2
Canadian All-Stars	2	0	1	1	3	4	1
Juventus (Ita)	3	0	1	2	0	3	1

[Reference: Compiled from Results in 2]

Report

Benfica, AC Milan and Juventus each embarked on a 3-game preseason tour of North America in June 1991. Portugal’s Benfica won a three-team tournament involving AC Milan and a Canadian All-Stars team. Juventus lost two matches against Central American opposition in Club Leon (Mexico) and Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador) after drawing with USA who then also drew with AC Milan.

References

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (1992) “International Results” World Soccer. August 1991. pg. 56; 58; 63.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Costello (Gateway).

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 December 2020