Home International Championship

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The Home International Championship was an annual football tournament contested by the national teams of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland (formerly Ireland), making it one of the oldest international football competitions.

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Surface form Occurrences
Home Nations Championship 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf football tournament
international football competition
alsoKnownAs British Home Championship NERFINISHED
Home Internationals NERFINISHED
competitionSystem two points for a win era for most of its history
competitionType men's senior international football
country United Kingdom
dissolved 1984
endTime 1983–84 season
format round-robin
frequency annual
governingBody Football Association of Wales NERFINISHED
Irish Football Association NERFINISHED
Scottish Football Association NERFINISHED
The Football Association
heldInMonth end of domestic football season
historicalSignificance provided regular competitive matches between the British home nations
hostedIn England NERFINISHED
Ireland NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
Scotland NERFINISHED
Wales NERFINISHED
inception 1883
influenced development of early international football rivalries
location United Kingdom
matchType full international
notableFeature one of the oldest international football competitions
notableRivalry England vs Ireland / Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
England vs Scotland NERFINISHED
England vs Wales NERFINISHED
Scotland vs Wales
numberOfTeams 4
organisedBy British football associations
participant England national football team NERFINISHED
Ireland national football team NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland national football team NERFINISHED
Scotland national football team NERFINISHED
Wales national football team NERFINISHED
reasonForEnd crowd trouble and fixture congestion
region British Isles NERFINISHED
sport association football
startTime 1883–84 season
successor Rous Cup NERFINISHED
tieBreakingMethod shared title when teams finished level on points
timePeriod late 19th century to late 20th century

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British Home Championship alsoKnownAs Home International Championship
Scotland national rugby union team regionalCompetition Home International Championship
this entity surface form: Home Nations Championship
Six Nations Championship formerName Home International Championship
this entity surface form: Home Nations Championship