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Hi everybody,

It’s a sad time for everyone now because this is my very last post in the series about international cup winners. So it’s fitting that we’ll finish with the oldest tournament of them all and discuss the Men’s Soccer Olympic Games Winners. Soccer was first played at the games in 1900 when Great Britain (my country) won- if only we could do that more often now! The medals have changed hands various times since then, so why not track the changes as you work your way through this list?

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1900: Great Britain

1904: Canada

1908: Great Britain

1912: Great Britain

1920: Belgium

1924: Uraguay

1928: Uraguay

1936: Italy

1948: Sweeden

1952: Hungary

1956: USSR

1960: Yugoslavia

1964: Hungary

1968: Hungary

1972: Poland

1976: East Germany

1980: Czechoslovakia

1984: France

1988: USSR

1992: Spain

1996: Nigeria

2000: Cameroon

2004: Argentina

2008: Argentina

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So that’s it- that’s the my series of reference/informational articles about the international cup winners all done and dusted with Men’s Soccer Olympic Games Winners. To use something of a cliche to close with, ‘they think it’s all over, it is now’!

Have fun,

Soccer Gek

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Hi everybody,

Here’s the penultimate post in my series of posts about all the international trophy winners in history. This post is about the CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners. This is a tournament for the national teams of North America, Central America and the Caribbean. After this one it’s only the Olympics left, but don’t cry just yet because the series hasn’t quite finished. Here’s the list for your reference:

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1963: Costa Rica

1965: Mexico

1967: Guatemala

1969: Costa Rica

1971: Mexico

1973: Haiti

1977: Mexico

1981: Honduras

1985: Canada

1989: Costa Rica

1991: USA

1993: Mexico

1996: Mexico

1998: Mexico

2000: Canada

2002: USA

2003: Mexico

2005: USA

2007: USA

2009: Mexico

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Well there you have it, that was the list of the CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners. Now you only have one list left in the series! (sob)

Have fun,

Soccer Geek

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Hi everybody,

Here’s another informational/statistics article for you: a list of all the Conmebol Copa America Winners ever. The tournament has a lonh history as it launched in 1916 and is the second oldest of all the international soccer tournaments- beaten only by the Olympic games.

Whilst there have been a few surprises along the way, the dominating forces in the competition over time have been none other than the nations you would expect: Argentina and Brazil, as well as Uraguay. Here’s the complete timeline:

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1916: Uraguay

1917: Uraguay

1919: Brazil

1920: Uraguay

1921: Argentina

1922: Brazil

1923: Uraguay

1924: Uraguay

1925: Argentina

1926: Uraguay

1927: Argentina

1929: Argentina

1935: Uraguay

1937: Argentina

1939: Peru

1941: Argentina

1942: Uraguay

1945: Argentina

1946: Argentina

1947: Argentina

1949: Brazil

1953: Paraguay

1955: Argentina

1956: Uraguay

1957: Argentina

1959 (April): Argentina

1959 (December): Uraguay

1963: Bolivia

1967: Uraguay

1975: Peru

1979: Paraguay

1983: Uraguay

1987: Uraguay

1989: Brazil

1991: Argentina

1993: Argentina

1995: Uraguay

1997: Brazil

1999: Brazil

2001: Colombia

2004: Brazil

2007: Brazil

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There you go- it’s been a much longer list than normal (for most of the other tournaments that is)! So that’s the Conmebol Copa America Winners done and dusted!

Have fun,

Soccer Geek

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Hi everybody,

There have been quite a number of posts today as I’ve been ploughing ahead with my series of international cup winners which is now nearing completion. This post is dedicated to the UEFA European Championship Winners, then, the first of which came in 1960. There are a couple of surprises on this list so keep your eyes open!

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1960: USSR

1964: Spain

1968: Italy

1972: West Germany

1976: Czechoslovakia

1980: West Germany

1984: France

1988: Netherlands

1992: Denmark

1996: Germany

2000: France

2004: Greece

2008: Spain

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Well that’s the UEFA European Championship Winners all done, what’s next you ask!

Have fun,

Soccer Geek

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Hi everybody,

If you’re new to reading this blog then please be aware that this is probably the shortest post I will ever make! It’s a list of the Women’s Soccer Olympic Games Winners and as there have only been four, there is very little to write about you understand. Nevertheless, I aimed to make a series of all the international cup winners in history and I will see that ambition through. Also, however small the information, it might still be useful to you one day! Here’s the list…

1996: USA

2000: Norway

2004: USA

2008: USA

It’s also worth noting that in 2000 when Norway won it the USA still got the silver so on balance, if you’re from the USA, you’re by far on top! Now that’s all for the Women’s Soccer Olympic Games Winners.

Have fun,

Soccer Geek

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Hi everybody,

Well in quick succession here’s another list of women’s international cup winners, this time the UEFA Women’s Championship Winners. This is all the tournaments there have been since 1991 when these Euro champs were set up so this post will be short and sweet!

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1991: Germany

1993: Norway

1995: Germany

1997: Germany

2001: Germany

2005: Germany

2009: Germany

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As you can see, Germany have had something of a monopoly over the women’s game for a number of years and simply outclassed the English team in this year’s final-despite their great skill and best efforts. So that’s all the UEFA Women’s Championship Winners!

Have fun,

Soccer Geek,

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Hi everybody,

To add to my series of stats on all the international cup winners in history, we now move to the women’s game to look at  the FIFA Women’s World Cup Winners. The tournament was established in 1991, so naturally there have been fairly few winners so far, but that will no doubt change! Here’s the list:

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1991: USA

1995: Norway

1999: USA

2003: Germany

2007: Germany

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So that’s all the FIFA Women’s World Cup Winners. Look out for the other posts coming up which are also on the subjects of women’s soccer and cup winners.

Have fun,

Soccer Geek,

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Hi everybody,

Here’s the next post in my series of international tournament winners- this time I’m dealing witht the AFC Asian Cup Winners since the competition was founded in 1956. Luckily there’s been no monopoly in the history of this tournament, so there’s a few different winning teams to cast your eyes over.

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1956: Korea

1960: Korea

1964: Israel

1968: Iran

1972: Iran

1976: Iran

1980: Kuwait

1984: Saudi Arabia

1988: Saudi Araabia

1992: Japan

1996: United Arab Emirates

2000: Japan

2004: Japan

2007: Iraq

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So that’s all the AFC Asian Cup Winners there have ever been. If you came across this article whilst doing some soccer research (the kind of thing I get up to at the weekend!) then I hope this gave you the answers you were looking for.

Have fun,

Soccer Geek

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Hi everybody,

Here’s a short, quick-fire post on the OFC Nations Cup Winners as part of my informational series on all the international trophy winners in history. Here’s the list and you’ll be surprised how quickly it’s over-  just don’t tell me I make you read too much!

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1973: New Zealand

1980: Australia

1996: Australia

1998: New Zealand

2000: Australia

2002: New Zealand

2004: Australia

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You can tell from this, then, that the competition is between the Oceania countries and that it has been dominated totally by just two nations! Well there you are, that’s all the OFC Nations Cup Winners!

Have fun,

Soccer Geek

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Hi everybody,

The next post in the series of international cup winners is this: a list of all the FIFA Condeferations Cup Winners ever. This competition is for the winners of the African Cup of Nations, the Asian Cup, the CONCAF Gold Cup, the Copa America, the OFC Nations Cup, the European Championship, the World Cup and the host country.

As you can see this is the tournaments of tournaments- an exclusive elect of champions. It has only been around recently,  since 1992 in fact, but has nevertheless been played every other year since then. So here is the short list of winners in this tournament’s brief history.

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1992: Argentina

1994: Denmark

1996: Brazil

1999: Mexico

2001: France

2003: France

2005: Brazil

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And just like that the list is complete- you now know all the FIFA Confederations Cup Winners!

Have fun,

Soccer Geek

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