Shanghai International Football Tournament

The Shanghai International Football Tournament (SIFT) is an annual football event in China that has been hosted and organized by the municipal government of Shanghai since 1991. The tournament usually consists of two double-header evenings featuring all four clubs.

History

After the first event in 1991, SIFT was held every year until 2001, when it took a four-year break. Its sponsors before this time included Marlboro,[1] Guanshenyuan, Fushoutong, Huili and Budweiser.

In 2005, the tournament was revived by USSM, a sports marketing company, featuring three Spanish La Liga teams (Villarreal, Sevilla, and Real Zaragoza) as well as Shanghai United, a dream team chosen by a public vote.

SIFT 2006 featured three international clubs - Manchester City, Atlético Madrid and Kashima Antlers - competing against a China Super League club, Shanghai Shenhua FC, in the Shanghai Hong Kou Stadium. The TV broadcast of the 2006 event was shown in 115 countries around the world.

Champions

EditionYearWinnerRunner-upThirdFourth
11991Romania RomaniaChina ChinaPoland PolandNetherlands ADO Den Haag
21992Romania RomaniaDenmark Lyngby BoldklubSlovakia SlovakiaIsrael Hapoel Petah Tikva
31993China LiaoningChina Shanghai ShenhuaMexico NecaxaSouth Korea South Korea
41994Switzerland ServetteGermany Dynamo DresdenChina Shanghai ShenhuaBrazil Corinthians
51996Uruguay NacionalBulgaria Lokomotiv SofiaBelgium KV MechelenChina Shanghai Shenhua
61998Czech Republic Czech RepublicUruguay Rampla JuniorsGermany TSV 1860 MunichChina Shanghai Shenhua
71999Uruguay UruguayChina Shanghai ShenhuaJapan Yokohama FCAustralia Sydney United
82001South Korea Gimcheon SangmuChina Shanghai HuiliCameroon Tonnerre YaoundéChina Shanghai Shenhua
92005Spain SevillaSpain VillarrealSpain Real ZaragozaChina Shanghai United
102006Spain Atlético MadridEngland Manchester CityJapan Kashima AntlersChina Shanghai Shenhua

See also

References

  1. ↑ O'Connell, Dylan (2021-07-21). "Trip of a lifetime: Memories of Cork City's wild tour to China in 1991". echo live. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
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