Four Nations Tournament (1979–2008)

The Four Nations Tournament was an annual semi-professional football competition in Europe. It was last won by the England C in 2008, the last tournament held.

The tournament was originally held from 1979 to 1987 between teams from England, Scotland, Italy and the Netherlands. It was brought back from 2002 to 2008 with semi-pro teams England C, Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales competing. The revived competition had a format of all nations playing each other and table with the team finishing top declared the winner, and was held towards the end of the British domestic football season.

From 1979 to 1987 it was known as Torneo delle Quattro Nazioni per Rappresentative di Lega, and was originally competed for by Scotland Semi-Pro, England Semi-Pro, Netherlands Amateurs and Italy Serie C U-21s. The tournament was cancelled in 1986 and abandoned from 1988 to 2001.

When the tournament returned in 2002, the semi-pro teams of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales competed. The Gibraltar national team replaced Ireland in 2008.

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