Home Nations Championships
Picture Credit: Shamrock Rovers FC v Liverpool FC Official Match Programme – AVIVA Stadium Dublin 14th May 2014 – Author’s Personal Collection
Home Nations Club Cups
Baltic Cup; Anglo-Italian Cups; Atlantic Isles Cups
Tunnock’s Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup
The Tunnock’s Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup features teams from the Scottish Football League, Highland Football League, Lowland Football League, Scottish Premier Football League U21s, English National League, Welsh Premier League, The Northern Ireland Football League and the League of Ireland.
Tunnock’s Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup (Seasons):
FIFA Inter-Continental
FIFA Inter-Continental Competitions
Pan-American Games; CIS Cups; Pan-Arab Competitions; Idian Ocean Games
Pan-American Tournaments
Pan-American Games Soccer Tournament (Editions):
Inter-American Club Cup (Editions):
CIS Competitions
FIFA CIS & Baltic Commonwealth Champions Cup (Seasons):
USSR Soccer League Champions (Levels 1-4) (Seasons):
Central Asian Football Associations (CAFA) National Leagues (Seasons):
Pan-Arab Competitions
King Hussain Tournament (Seasons):
Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation Gulf Cup (Seasons):
Indian Ocean Games
Indian Ocean Games Soccer Tournament (Editions):
Inter-American Games
As well as the Continental Associations and Regional Zones within them, there are Inter-Continental Competitions such as Pan-American Competitions (North, Central and South America); Arab Cups (North Africa and West Asia), and Commonwealth of Independent States (Russia, Kazakhstan and the other 9 Independent States which make up the CIS).
Pan-American Cups
Pan-American Games; CIS Cups; Pan-Arab Competitions; Idian Ocean Games
Pan-American Tournaments
Pan-American Games Soccer Tournament (Editions):
Inter-American Club Cup (Editions):
Pan-Arab Cups
As well as the Continental Associations and Regional Zones within them, there are Inter-Continental Competitions such as Pan-American Competitions (North, Central and South America); Arab Cups (North Africa and West Asia), and Commonwealth of Independent States (Russia, Kazakhstan and the other 9 Independent States which make up the CIS).
Pan-Arab Cups
Pan-American Games; CIS Cups; Pan-Arab Competitions; Idian Ocean Games
Pan-Arab Competitions
King Hussain Tournament (Seasons):
Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation Gulf Cup (Seasons):
Commonwealth Cup
As well as the Continental Associations and Regional Zones within them, there are Inter-Continental Competitions such as Pan-American Competitions (North, Central and South America); Arab Cups (North Africa and West Asia), and Commonwealth of Independent States (Russia, Kazakhstan and the other 9 Independent States which make up the CIS).
FIFA CIS Commonwealth Cup
Pan-American Games; CIS Cups; Pan-Arab Competitions; Idian Ocean Games
CIS Competitions
FIFA CIS & Baltic Commonwealth Champions Cup (Seasons):
Preseason Tournaments
AFC Asia Preseason
Preseason Tournaments held in Asia in the 1990s included the Merlion Cup in Singapore, the Dunhill / Merdeka Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Hong Kong’s Carlsberg Challenge. These tournaments often featured top European Club and National Teams playing during preseason tours.
International Club-Country Tournaments held in Asia
International Tournaments held in Asia
Kirin Cup (Japan – Editions):
President’s Cup (South Korea – Editions):
Sharjah Tournament (UAE – Editions):
Merlion Cup (Singapore – Editions):
Merdeka / Dunhill Tournament (Malaysia – Editions):
Carlsberg Challenge (Hong Kong – Editions):
CONCACAF North America Preseason
Preseason tournaments held in USA include the International Champions Cup featuring top European and South American teams which has been held over the past few years; the United Soccer Association, a preseason league where European and South American teams (including Shamrock Rovers and Glentoran) played as American-based teams over the summer of 1967; and the International Soccer League from 1960 to 1965, an extended preseason tournament, again featuring top European and South American teams.
CONCACAF Soccer
FIFA World Cup CONCACAF Qualifiers
International Club Tournaments held in CONCACAF
International Tournaments held in CONCACAF
Marlboro / US Cup (USA – Editions)
Soccer Bowl (Trinidad & Tobago – Editions)
Final: Trinidad & Tobago 1 League of Ireland XI 0
Pacific Coast International Championship (Editions):
International Champions Cup (Results):
United Soccer Association
UEFA Europe Preseason Tournaments
Picture Credit: Shamrock Rovers FC v LA Galaxy International Club Friendly Official Match Programme – Tallaght Stadium 21st February 2015 – Author’s Personal Collection
European Pre-Season Tournaments
Preseason Tournaments (Europe, South America, CONCACAF, Asia); International Leagues held in USA & Canada; World Club Preseason Friendly Tours.
International Tournaments held in Europe
Rothmans International Tournament Malta (Editions):
Makita International Tournament (London – Editions):
Maspalomas Tournamemt (Las Palmas – Editions):
CONMEBOL South America Preseason Tournaments
Picture Credit: Shamrock Rovers FC v LA Galaxy International Club Friendly Official Match Programme – Tallaght Stadium 21st February 2015 – Author’s Personal Collection
South American Pre-Season Tournaments
Preseason Tournaments (Europe, South America, CONCACAF, Asia); International Leagues held in USA & Canada; World Club Preseason Friendly Tours.
International Tournaments held in South America
CSF Summer Octagonal Tournament (Editions):
Quadrangular International Tournament (Editions):
1991 (Pending Review)
World Club Pre-Season Tours
Picture Credit: Shamrock Rovers FC v LA Galaxy International Club Friendly Official Match Programme – Tallaght Stadium 21st February 2015 – Author’s Personal Collection
World Club Pre-Season Tours
Preseason Tournaments (Europe, South America, CONCACAF, Asia); International Leagues held in USA & Canada; World Club Preseason Friendly Tours.
World Club Preseason Friendly Tours
South American Teams World Tours (Preseasons):
North American Teams World Tours (Preseasons):
Preseason Tours of North America (Preseasons):