Wembley Cup
Founded2009
RegionEurope
Current championsScotland Celtic (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Scotland Celtic (1 title)

The Wembley Cup was an invitational football tournament. The only edition for professional teams was the first edition of the tournament which took place between 24 and 26 July 2009 at Wembley Stadium, Wembley Park, London, United Kingdom.[1] The winning team was Celtic, ahead of Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, and Al Ahly.[2][3] Each team played two matches, with three points awarded for a win and one point for a draw. Each goal was rewarded with a point and each one conceded saw a point deducted.[1][4]

Wembley Cup 2009

Celtic Scotland5–0Egypt Al Ahly
Donati 31'
McDonald 39' (pen.), 58'
Maloney 49'
Killen 83'		 Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 57,932
Referee: Lee Probert
Barcelona Spain1–1England Tottenham Hotspur
Bojan 32' Report Livermore 83'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 57,932
Referee: Mark Halsey
Al Ahly Egypt1–4Spain Barcelona
El-Agazy 31' Report Bojan 16'
Rueda 41'
Jeffrén 56'
Pedro 67'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 64,562
Referee: Chris Foy
Tottenham Hotspur England0–2Scotland Celtic
Report Killen 9'
Samaras 40'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 64,562
Referee: Alan Wiley

Standings

P Team Games W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Scotland Celtic 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 13
2 Spain Barcelona 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 7
3 England Tottenham Hotspur 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 –1
4 Egypt Al Ahly 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 –8

Goalscorers

Goals Player Team
2 Australia Scott McDonald Scotland Celtic
Spain Bojan Krkić Spain Barcelona
New Zealand Chris Killen Scotland Celtic
1 Italy Massimo Donati Scotland Celtic
Egypt Hany El-Agazy Egypt Al Ahly
Scotland Shaun Maloney Scotland Celtic
England Jake Livermore England Tottenham Hotspur
Spain Pedro Spain Barcelona
Spain José Manuel Rueda Spain Barcelona
Spain Jeffrén Suárez Spain Barcelona
Greece Georgios Samaras Scotland Celtic

Subsequent tournaments

In the last match of the inaugural Wembley Cup (2009) it was announced that the success of the tournament had encouraged organisers to confirm a second edition of the competition in the summer of 2010.[5] However the 2010 tournament did not take place and the Wembley Cup has not been staged again for professional teams.

References

  1. ^ a b "Agencies wanted for inaugural Wembley Cup tournament". PR Week. Haymarket Media Group. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Celtic Beat Tottenham Hotspur To Lift Inaugural Wembley Cup". Goal.com. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Celtic claim Wembley Cup". FIFA.com. FIFA. 26 July 2009. Archived from the original on 29 July 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Celtic to become first Scottish side to appear at new Wembley". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
  5. ^ Register your details for future Tournaments The Wembley Cup Archived 21 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Friendly association football tournaments in 2009
International friendly association football tournaments in England
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