The Sony Amsterdam
Tournament 2001
WELCOME HL
it is with great pleasure that we welcome you to The Sony Amsterdam Tournament 2003.
Tournament
2003
For our host club, AFC Ajax, it has been a year of con
solidation. For those of you who were here last year,
in the last minutes of the final game, you will recall
Richard Witschge scored a truly magnificent winning
goal against FC Barcelona - an event which set the
Amsterdam ArenA alight. AFC Ajax won 4-3.
We trust that the tempo created on the evening of
that quite phenomenal game provided the AFC Ajax
coach, Ronald Koeman, and his magnificent aides
with the impetus for what became a most solid
season for AFC Ajax, culminating with a Quarter-Final
game in the prestigious European Champions League.
Onward and upward.
We hope and trust that, again this year, The Sony
Amsterdam Tournament will provide a springboard
for the forthcoming season and that further success
ensues this year for AFC Ajax.
A few weeks ago, at the last game of the season, Michael
van Praag retired as President ofAjax.Take a well-deserved
bow to a packed stadium here at the Amsterdam ArenA.
We,The International Event Partnership, would like to pay
our tribute to Michael for his tremendous support to the
tournament - his knowledge,abilities and above-calm con
siderations have been the hallmark of a very special man
and very much appreciated. We wish him, his family and
friends good health and every future happiness.
In saying farewell to Michael van Praag, we welcome
John Jaakke, who will now take up the mantle of Pre
sident to AFC Ajax. To John, we wish every success -
the mantle of responsibility is in safe hands.
This year's tournament sees an absolute galaxy of
National League Champions, Cup Champions, UEFA
Cup, European Champions, Super Cup and World Cup
teams - in alphabetical order:
AFC Ajax - 28 League Championships 15 Domestic Cups
4 European Champions Cups/1 European Cup/i UEFA
Cup 3 European Super Cups 2 World Club Cups.
Galatasaray -15 League Championships 13 Domestic
Cups 1 UEFA Cup 1 European Super Cup.
Inter -13 League Championships 3 Domestic Cups
2 European Champions Cups 3 UEFA Cups 2 World
Club Cups.
Liverpool Football Club - 18 League Championships
6 Domestic Cups 6 League Cups 4 European Cham
pions Cups 3 UEFA Cups 2 European Super Cups.
One of the exciting elements of football is the transfer
of players from club to club and we have, yet again,
another unique area of activity with the mix of players,
most of whom have been associated with AFC Ajax.This
year's tournament will undoubtedly have the media
keen and interested in Andy van der Meyde, Frank de
Boer and what about Hakan Sükür, Christian Vieri, Rafael
van der Vaart and Francesco Toldo? And but,once again,
we say to those of you who support this tournament so
well and so regularly thank you and trust that you have
a most enjoyable visit to the Amsterdam ArenA.
Roger Broomhall
The International Event Partnership
FOOTBALL CLUB
The Amsterdam Tournament is organised and promoted by The International Event Partnership,
Vesey House, Wylde Creen Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, Bj6 1OT, England. E-mail: VeseyHse@aoi.com
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