Tournament History
Year Links
- 09-10 FC Barcelona (Spain)
- 08-09 Sao Paulo FC (Brazil)
- 07-08 Fluminense (Brazil)
- 06-07 FC Barcelona (Spain)
- 05-06 Chivas Guadalajara (Mexico)
- 04-05 Fluminense (Brazil)
- 03-04 Manchester City (England)
- 02-03 Corinthians (Brazil)
- 01-02 Sao Paulo FC (Brazil)
- 00-01 EC Vitoria (Brazil)
- 99-00 Sports Club Internacional (Brazil)
- 98-99 FC Barcelona (Spain)
- 97-98 Athletic Club de Bilbao (Spain)
- 96-97 Platense (Argentina)
- 95-96 RCD Espanyol (Spain)
- 94-95 Real Madrid (Spain)
- 93-94 FC Porto (Portugal)
Year: 1996-1997
- World Finals Champions
- Platense (Argentina)
- Number of Teams
- 2,624
- Venue
- Cape Town, South Africa
Tournament Facts
The first World Finals held in Cape Town, South Africa
12 teams compete from 5 continents
North America and Africa join
Platense (Argentina) are crowned the first Nike International Premier Cup World Champion
European Champion: Sevilla FC (Spain)
Asia Pacific Champion: Shenyang MS no. 151 (PR China)
Latin American Champion: Corinthians (Brazil)
North American Champion: Carollwood Lightning (USA)
South African Champion: SSF Juventus
Nigerian Champion: Mecca Classics