Portsmouth Centenary Tournament

The Portsmouth Centenary Tournament was an invitational football tournament to celebrate the centenary of Portsmouth FC at Fratton Park, Portsmouth. The only edition took place between 1 and 2 August 1998. It was contested by four teams.

Portsmouth Centenary Tournament
Founded1998
RegionEurope
Number of teams4
Current championsFrance Sochaux (1st title)
Most successful club(s)France Sochaux (1 title)

Tournament edit

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

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 August – Portsmouth (Fratton Park)
 
 
  Portsmouth 2
 
2 August – Portsmouth (Fratton Park)
 
  Genoa 2
 
  Genoa 1
 
1 August – Portsmouth (Fratton Park)
 
  Sochaux 2
 
  Wimbledon 1
 
 
  Sochaux 1
 
Third place
 
 
2 August – Portsmouth (Fratton Park)
 
 
  Portsmouth 1
 
 
  Wimbledon 3

Genoa beat Portsmouth 8–7 on penalties.
Sochaux beat Wimbledon 4–3 on penalties.

Results edit

1 August 1998 Semi Final Portsmouth 2 – 2
(7–8 p)
Genoa Fratton Park
Durnin   2'
Aloisi   22'
Pasa   13'
Di Muri   74'
1 August 1998 Semi Final Wimbledon 1 – 1
(3–4 p)
Sochaux Fratton Park
2 August 1998 3rd/4th Place Portsmouth 1 – 3 Wimbledon Fratton Park
Durnin   44' Kennedy   44'
Ardley   49'
Euell   70'
Attendance: 1,950
2 August 1998 Final Sochaux 2 – 1 Genoa Fratton Park
Bouger   9'
Klausz   75'
Flachez o.g.   48' Attendance: 1,950


References edit

  1. ^ "Portsmouth FC Centenary Tournament 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. ^ "Sat 1 Aug 1998: Portsmouth Centenary Tournament SF". The Historical Don. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
    "Sun 2 Aug 1998: Portsmouth Centenary Tournament FINAL". The Historical Don. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Michael Hughes Injured". Herald Scotland. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
    "Ekoku back in action after injury". News Shopper. 1 August 1998. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Kinnear fears poor old Dons are doomed". The Independent. 4 August 1998. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Tournament Programmes". AB Football Programmes. Retrieved 4 August 2020.