Women's World Invitational Tournament

Women's World Invitational Tournament
Founded	1978; 46 years ago
Abolished	1987
Region	International
Last champions	Republic of China; (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Bergisch Gladbach; (2 titles)

The Women's World Invitation Tournament (Chinese: 世界女子足球邀請賽), also known as the Chunghua Cup (Chinese: 中華盃), was a triennial global invitational tournament for national and club teams in women's association football. It was held four times, in Taipei, Taiwan.

History

It was one of the most prestigious women's football events, prior to the advent of the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football. The competitions were organised by the Chinese Taipei Football Association and their success brought pressure on the global governing body FIFA to organise its own women's football tournaments.^[1]

SSG Bergisch Gladbach of West Germany was the most successful participant, with two titles. They signed Taiwan's Chou Tai-ying after the 1987 tournament.^[2]

Results

Year	Champions	Second	Third	Fourth	Teams
1978	Reims FF & HJK Helsinki		Republic of China	Sting SC	13
1981	Bergisch Gladbach	New Zealand	Republic of China	IL i BUL	14
1984	Bergisch Gladbach	Republic of China A	Republic of China B	New Zealand	11
1987	Republic of China	United States	Bergisch Gladbach	New Zealand	10

References

^ Cox, Barbara. "A brief history of women's football until 1991". We are Asia (Web Archive version). Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
^ "Schnuppern am Pokal" (in German). Südwest Presse (Web Archive version). 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2020.