Archive for the 'Tournaments' Category

European Cup Winners Cup Winners

Here’s a comprehensive list for all you information hunters out there: the full history of European Cup Winners Cup winners. The competition began in 1960 and was contested by all the domestic cup winners of the UEFA soccer nations or, if that club had already qualified for Europe, by the runner up in the domestic [...]

Flights to South Africa World Cup

As you know the globe’s most anticipated soccer event is fast approaching so if you need flights to the South Africa World Cup 2010, then you’re in the right place. Today I’ve compiled a list for you of some of the most popular travel options so that you can choose the right airline for you. Prices will [...]

Men’s Soccer Olympic Games Winners

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 [...]

CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners

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 [...]

Conmebol Copa America Winners

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 [...]

UEFA European Championship Winners

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 [...]

Women’s Soccer Olympic Games Winners

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 [...]

UEFA Women’s Championship Winners

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! 1991: Germany 1993: Norway 1995: Germany 1997: Germany 2001: Germany 2005: [...]

FIFA Women’s World Cup Winners

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 [...]

AFC Asian Cup Winners

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. 1956: Korea 1960: Korea [...]