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Tournoi de France
Organising bodyFrench Football Federation (FFF)
Founded1988
Abolished1997
Number of teams4 teams
Last championsEngland England
Most successful club(s)France France and England England (1)

The Tournoi de France (French, 'Tournament of France') was a friendly international football tournament organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) that was held in France. There have been two tournaments: the first in February 1988 and the second in June 1997 (as a warm-up to the 1998 FIFA World Cup). Austria, Switzerland, Morocco and hosts France were the four participants of the first edition that was won by France after beating Morocco 2–1 in the final; and Italy, Brazil, England and hosts France were the four participants of the second edition, which was won by England with 6 points.

Results

Year Winner Runner-up Third place Top scorer Goals
1988  France  Morocco   Switzerland Switzerland Alain Sutter
Morocco Moulay El Gharef 		2 goals
1997  England  Brazil  France Italy Alessandro Del Piero 3 goals

Top scorers

Rank Player Team Goals Tournaments
1 Alessandro Del Piero  Italy 3 1997
2 Alain Sutter   Switzerland 2 1988
Moulay El Gharef  Morocco 1988
Romário  Brazil 1997

See also

References

  1. "Tournoi de France 1988". RSSSF. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  2. "Tournoi de France 1997". RSSSF. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. "From the Vault: recalling how England won Le Tournoi de France in 1997". Guardian. Retrieved 13 August 2013.

External links

Official website

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