Four Nations Men's Football Tournament (China)

The Four Nations Tournament (Chinese: 四国足球邀请赛) was an association football tournament organized in China by the Chinese Football Association and International Sport and Leisure (ISL).[1] The Championship was founded in 2000 as a single-elimination tournament with four national teams. However, it was abolished in 2001 due to the bankruptcy of ISL.[2]

Four Nations Tournament
Founded2000
Abolished2001
RegionInternational
Number of teams4
Most successful team(s) China (2 titles)

Tournaments

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Year Host City Winner Runners-Up Third Place Fourth Place
2000 Guangzhou   China   Uruguay   Jamaica   New Zealand
2000 Shanghai   China   Iraq   Thailand   Uzbekistan
2001 Shanghai   North Korea   Kuwait   China   Trinidad and Tobago

All-time top goalscorers

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Rank Name Team Goals Tournament(s)
1   Su Maozhen China 4 Sep. 2000(3) and 2001(1)
2   Li Weifeng China 2 Sep. 2000(2)
  Therdsak Chaiman Thailand Sep. 2000(2)
  Hao Haidong China Jan. 2000(1) and 2001(1)

See also

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References

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