2004 Amsterdam Tournament

The Amsterdam Tournament is a pre-season football tournament held for club teams from around the world, hosted at the Amsterdam ArenA. The 2004 tournament was contested by Ajax, Arsenal, Panathinaikos and River Plate on 30 July and 1 August 2004. Ajax won the tournament for the fourth year in a row.

Table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Netherlands Ajax 21103217
Argentina River Plate 21101015
Greece Panathinaikos 20022402
England Arsenal 20200002

NB: An extra point is awarded for each goal scored.

Matches

Day 1

2004-07-30
19:00 CET
Arsenal England 0 0 Argentina River Plate
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

2004-07-30
21:15 CET
Ajax Netherlands 3 2 Greece Panathinaikos
Ibrahimović  54'
Sonck  62'  64' (pen.)
Maxwell  76' (og.)
Konstantinou  82'
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Frank de Bleeckere (Belgium)

Day 2

2004-08-01
19:00 CET
Panathinaikos Greece 0 1 Argentina River Plate
López  21'
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)

2004-08-01
21:15 CET
Ajax Netherlands 0 0 England Arsenal
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)

References