Middlesbrough Trophy

Middlesbrough Trophy
Founded1998
RegionEurope
Number of teams4
Current championsPortugal Benfica (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Portugal Benfica (1 title)

The Middlesbrough Trophy (or JD Sports Cup for sponsorship reasons) was an invitational football tournament held at the Riverside, Middlesbrough. The only edition took place between 1 and 2 August 1998. It was contested by four teams.

Tournament

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[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 August – Middlesbrough (Riverside)
 
 
England Newcastle United 0
 
2 August – Middlesbrough (Riverside)
 
Portugal Benfica 0
 
Portugal Benfica 1
 
1 August – Middlesbrough (Riverside)
 
Italy Empoli 1
 
England Middlesbrough 0
 
 
Italy Empoli 1
 
Third place
 
 
2 August – Middlesbrough (Riverside)
 
 
England Newcastle United 1
 
 
England Middlesbrough 1

Benfica beat Newcastle United 4–3 on penalties.
Newcastle United beat Middlesbrough 4–3 on penalties.
Benfica beat Empoli 7–6 on penalties.

Results

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1 August 1998 Semi Final Middlesbrough 0 – 1 Empoli Riverside Stadium
Artico 80'
2 August 1998 3rd/4th Place Middlesbrough 1 – 1
(3–4 p)
Newcastle United Riverside Stadium
Mustoe 27' Shearer 50' (pen.) Attendance: 5,230
Penalties
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
Shearer soccer ball with check mark
Lee soccer ball with check mark
Albert soccer ball with check mark
Pistone soccer ball with check mark
2 August 1998 Final Benfica 1 – 1
(7–6 p)
Empoli Riverside Stadium
Gomes 49' (pen.) Palumbo 57'

References

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  1. ^ "Middlesbrough Trophy 1998". RSSSF. 1 August 2000. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Sunday, 2 August 1998 : Match Summaries". BBC. 6 August 1998. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Poborsky Shines in Gloom". The Independent. 2 August 1998. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
    "Football: Newcastle prevail but worst fears confirmed". The Independent. 3 August 1998. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
    "Gillespie's Boro move on thin ice". Irish Independent. 3 August 1998. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Empoli, blitz in England Goal of Arctic and today in the final there is Benfica". Il Tirreno (in Italian). 2 August 1998. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Season 1998–99: Benfica (N): JD Sports Cup Day 1". NUFC. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
    "Season 1998–99: Middlesbrough (N): JD Sports Cup Day 2". NUFC. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Ready to face Gazza". York Press. 29 July 1998. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
    "Untypical Boro: Classic 'Typical Boro' moments - Part II". Gazette Live. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2020.