The Champions Trophy was an international limited-overs cricket tournament that took place at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium in Sharjah, UAE on multiple occasions between 1984 and 2003.
The stadium usually hosted two tournaments each season: a "Champions Trophy" in October/November, and a "Cup" in March/April. Typically three teams would participate in the tournament, but the format would vary, with as few as two and as many as six teams appearing. The team which competed most often in the Sharjah Cup was Pakistan, who appeared in 28 of the 32 tournaments; Pakistan are also its most successful team, with a total of 15 titles.
Tournament results by season
Tournament Winner Runner-up Third-place Other teams Rothmans Asia CupApril 1984 Rothmans Four-Nations CupMarch 1985 Rothmans Sharjah CupNovember 1985 Austral-Asia CupApril 1986 Champions TrophyNovember/December 1986 Sharjah CupApril 1987 Sharjah CupMarch/April 1988 Champions TrophyOctober 1988 Sharjah CupMarch 1989 Champions TrophyOctober 1989 Austral-Asia CupApril/May 1990 Sharjah CupDecember 1990 Wills TrophyOctober 1991 Wills TrophyFebruary 1993 Pepsi Champions TrophyOctober/November 1993 Pepsi Austral-Asia CupApril 1994 Pepsi Asia CupApril 1995 Singer Champions TrophyOctober 1995 Pepsi Sharjah CupApril 1996 Singer Champions TrophyNovember 1996 Singer-Akai CupApril 1997 Singer-Akai Champions TrophyDecember 1997 Coca-Cola Sharjah CupApril 1998 Coca-Cola Champions TrophyNovember 1998 Coca-Cola Sharjah CupApril 1999 Coca-Cola Champions TrophyOctober 1999 Coca-Cola Sharjah CupMarch 2000 2000-01 Sharjah Champions TrophyOctober 2000 ARY Gold CupApril 2001 Khaleej Times TrophyOctober/November 2001 Sharjah CupApril 2002 Cherry Blossom Sharjah CupApril 2003
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