Junior International Quadrangular Tournament Explained

Founded:1994
Region:Europe (UEFA)
Number Of Teams:4
Current Champions: (2017)
Most Successful Team: (6 titles)

The Junior International Quadrangular Tournament (most recently known as the Umbro Trophy for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament held on an irregular basis between junior representative teams from Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland and the Isle of Man national team.[1] 'Junior' status does not refer to age, but to the status of the competing players, i.e. not senior. First held as the Guinness Cup in 1994, Guinness continued to sponsor the tournament until 2000. Statoil then acted as sponsors for three editions from 2001 until 2005. In 2008 Umbro became sponsors. Scotland are the tournament's most successful side having won six of the twelve editions.

The tournament was last held in 2017.[2] [3]

Format

Each tournament is rotated around the competing teams who take it in turn to act as hosts. Initially the competition was held on a knock-out basis with two semi-finals followed by a third-place play-off and final. Since 2001 it has been held on a round-robin league basis, with each team facing each other once and three points being awarded for a win and one for a draw.

Event History

Republic of Ireland 1994

Final

Scotland 1995

Final[1]

Isle of Man 1996

Final78

Northern Ireland 1997

Final[1]

Republic of Ireland 1998

Final

Scotland 1999

Final

Isle of Man 2000

Final

Northern Ireland 2001

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[1]

Republic of Ireland 2003

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Isle of Man5312054+1
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[1]

Scotland 2005

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Isle of Man 2008

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Isle of Man1301047−3

Northern Ireland 2010

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43111330
Isle of Man2302134−1
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Republic of Ireland 2013

The 2013 Umbro Quadrangular Trophy took place in Limerick from 3–5 October 2013.[4]

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Republic of Ireland9330090+9
Scotland63201104+6
Northern Ireland3310236-3
Isle of Man03003113-12

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Scotland 2017

The 2017 Umbro Quadrangular Trophy took place in Glasgow from 11 to 14 October 2017.[5]

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Northern Ireland7321083+5
Scotland7321053+2
Republic of Ireland3310245-1
Isle of Man0300339-1

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Summary of winners

TeamWinnersRunners-upWinning Years
Scotland661994, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010
Republic of Ireland441998, 1999, 2001, 2013
Northern Ireland311995, 1996, 2017
Isle of Man132000

References

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20071012041911/http://nonleaguescotland.co.uk/juniorscotland.htm Junior Scotland Representative Squad
  2. https://www.scottishjuniorfa.com/scottish-junior-fa/internationals/the-quadrangular-tournament/
  3. https://www.irishfa.com/news/2019/may/junior-international-squad-20-strong-panel-selected-for-quadrangular-tournament
  4. Web site: Ireland Junior squad named for Umbro Quadrangular Trophy. Football Association of Ireland. 29 September 2013. 23 September 2013.
  5. Web site: Draw for the Umbro Quadrangular Tournament has been made. www.isleofmanfa.com. 1 October 2017. en. 21 September 2017.