Editing AFC Ajax (section)

===Amsterdam Tournament===
{{main|Amsterdam Tournament}}
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.