The four participants of the first edition were Nigeria, the 1996 Euro finalists Czech Republic, the newly independent Croatia and hosts Morocco.

and the inaugural tournament was won by Croatia after prevailing over the Czech Republic in the penalty shoot-out after a 1-1 draw.

[citation needed] Belgium, England, World Cup hosts France and hosts Morocco were the four participants of the second edition, which was won by France after beating Morocco in the final, also on penalties, after 2-2 draw).

[4] The Moroccans intended to host a fourth edition of the competition in May of 2002 as a warm-up for the 2002 World Cup, which would include the 2000 European Champions France, and either Japan or South Korea, the World Cup hosts, but they failed to hold the tournament for unknown reasons, but some sources claim that was due to geographical problems as Morocco and Japan/South Korea are too far apart, thus interfering with the team's program (schedules, train E.T.C) for the upcoming World Cup.

[citation needed] The Moroccans then tried to host the fourth edition of the competition in May of 2004, and the RSSSF states that it took place “probably in May; invited teams possibly Argentina, South Korea and Cameroon”, but there is no official records of the 2004 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament.