The Junior International Quadrangular Tournament (most recently known as the Umbro Trophy for sponsorship reasons) was a
football
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tournament held on an irregular basis between junior representative teams from
Northern Ireland
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, the
Republic of Ireland
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and
Scotland
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and the
Isle of Man national team.
[Junior Scotland Representative Squad]
cotland details from 1994 to 2005 Non-League Scotland, 12 October 2007 (archived) '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
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continued to sponsor the tournament until 2000.
Statoil
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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.
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
* Northern Ireland were represented by a Mid Ulster Select.
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Scotland 1995
Final[
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Isle of Man 1996
Final78
Northern Ireland 1997
Final[
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Republic of Ireland 1998
Final
Scotland 1999
Final
Isle of Man 2000
Final
Northern Ireland 2001
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Republic of Ireland 2003
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Scotland 2005
* Scotland finish ahead of the Republic of Ireland on head-to-head record.[
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Isle of Man 2008
Northern Ireland 2010
Republic of Ireland 2013
The 2013 Umbro Quadrangular Trophy took place in Limerick
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from 3–5 October 2013.
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Scotland 2017
The 2017 Umbro Quadrangular Trophy took place in Glasgow
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from 11 to 14 October 2017.
Summary of winners
References
The Quadrangular Tournament
Scottish Junior Football Association
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*{{cite book , author= Malcolm Brodie, title=Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook
Quadrangular Tournament
on scottishfa.co.uk
Defunct international association football competitions in Europe
Association football in Northern Ireland
Football in the Isle of Man
Football in Scotland
Association football in the Republic of Ireland
Youth football competitions