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==Team tournaments==

===Amsterdam Tournament===
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Established in 1975 as the [[Amsterdam Tournament|Amsterdam 700 Tournament]] to celebrate 700 years of history in the city.<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/amsterdam.html |title=Amsterdam Tournament |first1=Andrea |last1=Veronese |first2=Karel |last2=Stokkermans |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=9 July 2009 |access-date=28 August 2010 |archive-date=25 June 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030625133313/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/amsterdam.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The tournament was hosted annually each summer by Ajax until 1992, when the last edition of the original tournament was played. It returned in 1999 with the backing of the International Event Partnership (IEP).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?newsid=298269&page=1&pagegid={F9E570E6-407E-44BC-800F-4A3110258114} |title=Reds to play in Amsterdam Tournament |first=Adam |last=Bostock |publisher=Manchester United |date=25 January 2006 |access-date=28 August 2010}}</ref> Four teams participated in the competition, played in a league format since 1986.<ref name="RSSSF"/> Since its return,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8083463.stm "Black Cats to compete in Ajax cup"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608010246/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8083463.stm |date=8 June 2009 }}. BBC Sport. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2010.</ref> the tournament used an unusual point scoring system. As with most league competitions, three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss. An additional point, however, was awarded for each goal scored.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/4730005.stm "Arsenal strike late to sink Ajax"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060223115452/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/4730005.stm |date=23 February 2006 }}. BBC Sport. 29 July 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2010.</ref> The system was designed to reward teams that adopted a more attacking style of play.<ref>[http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/Sunderland-play-in-Amsterdam-tournament.5336813.jp "Sunderland play in Amsterdam tournament"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607020418/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/Sunderland-play-in-Amsterdam-tournament.5336813.jp |date=7 June 2009 }}. ''Sunderland Echo''. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2010.</ref> Each entrant played two matches, with the winner being the club that finished at the top of the table.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/4732453.stm "FC Porto 1–2 Arsenal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061223151717/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/4732453.stm |date=23 December 2006 }}. BBC Sport. 31 July 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2010.</ref> The original competition was held at Het Olympisch Stadion where Ajax played the bigget games until 1996.<ref>[http://english.ajax.nl/The-Club/The-club.htm "The club"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204110742/http://english.ajax.nl/The-Club/The-club.htm |date=4 December 2010 }}. Ajax. Retrieved 10 September 2010.</ref> The Amsterdam Arena (now Johan Cruyff Arena) played host to the event since its return until the last edition was played in 2009. Ajax is the most successful team of the tournament, having won it a record ten times, while [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] from [[Portugal]] was the last team to win the tournament, in 2009.

===Copa Amsterdam===
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Established in 2005, the [[Copa Amsterdam]] is an international friendly football tournament for Under-19 youth teams, that is organized by Ajax and the [[Amsterdam city council]], which takes place at the [[Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam)|Olympic Stadium]] as part of the annual Amsterdam Sports Weekend, a citywide sponsored initiative to promote 'sports and recreation' within the city of Amsterdam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iamsterdam.com/en-GB/Ndtrc/Amsterdamse%20Sportweekend |title=Amsterdam Sport Weekend |publisher=I Amsterdam |access-date=23 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231932/http://www.iamsterdam.com/en-GB/Ndtrc/Amsterdamse%20Sportweekend |archive-date=2 December 2013 }}</ref> Each Summer the city of Amsterdam and Ajax invite U-19 teams from various top clubs from around the World to participate in the tournament. Seven teams are invited and play in the competition every year. Over the years, clubs such as [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] and [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] have had their senior youth teams participate in the tournament.<ref name="Copa Amsterdam">{{Cite web|url=http://www.iamsterdam.com/en-GB/Ndtrc/Copa%20Amsterdam |title=Copa Amsterdam |publisher=I Amsterdam |access-date=23 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224253/http://www.iamsterdam.com/en-GB/Ndtrc/Copa%20Amsterdam |archive-date=2 December 2013 }}</ref> [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] from [[Brazil]] is the most successful club in the history of the tournament, having won it three times in total.

===Future Cup===
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Established in 2010, the [[AEGON Future Cup]] is an international friendly tournament for Under-17 youth teams, which is organized by AFC Ajax and their main sponsor, the insurance company [[Aegon N.V.|AEGON]]. The tournament is held each year at the Johan Cruyff Arena and at the [[Sportpark De Toekomst]], the team's training ground, which also inspired the name of the competition, since ''De Toekomst'' in Dutch means The Future.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ajaxlife.nl/updates/ajax-b1-na-drie-zeges-groepswinnaar-op-future-cup |title=Ajax B1 na drie zeges groepswinnaar op Future Cup |publisher=Ajaxlife |access-date=3 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129034741/http://www.ajaxlife.nl/updates/ajax-b1-na-drie-zeges-groepswinnaar-op-future-cup |archive-date=29 November 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Every year during the [[Easter]] weekend, six U-17 teams are invited to participate in the competition, while the seventh place for the contesters is reserved for the winners of the "Craques Mongeral AEGON Future Cup" in Brazil, the sister competition of the tournament in [[South America]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mongeralaegonfuturecup.com.br/CMS/index.php/craques-mongeral-aegon |title=Responsabilidade Social no Esporte |publisher=Craques Mongeral Aegon |access-date=3 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215032655/http://www.mongeralaegonfuturecup.com.br/CMS/index.php/craques-mongeral-aegon |archive-date=15 December 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> Youth teams from top clubs such as [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] and many more have participated in the competition over the years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.ajax.nl/News/Archive/Article/AEGON-Future-Cup-Ajax-Bayern-Munchen.htm |title=AEGON Future Cup: Ajax & Bayern München |publisher=Ajax.nl |access-date=3 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511122414/http://english.ajax.nl/News/Archive/Article/AEGON-Future-Cup-Ajax-Bayern-Munchen.htm |archive-date=11 May 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> Ajax is the most successful club of the tournament, having won the trophy a total of five times.