The Middlesbrough Trophy (or JD Sports Cup for sponsorship reasons) was an invitational football tournament held at the Riverside, Middlesbrough. The only edition took place between 1 and 2 August 1998. It was contested by four teams.

Tournament

Bracket

Benfica beat Newcastle United 4–3 on penalties.

Newcastle United beat Middlesbrough 4–3 on penalties.

Benfica beat Empoli 7–6 on penalties.

Results

References