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===2013===
===2013===
Despite the tournament not being staged in the [[2012-13 Premier League|previous season]], it has been confirmed that four teams will compete, including the usual inclusion of [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]. The competition will be staged over the weekend of Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th August 2013. The participating teams have been confirmed as Arsenal, [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]], [[F.C. Porto]] and [[Galatasaray S.K.]]
Despite the tournament not being staged in the [[2012-13 Premier League|previous season]], it has been confirmed that four teams will compete, including the usual inclusion of [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]. The competition will be staged over the weekend of Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th August 2013. The participating teams have been confirmed as Arsenal, [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]], [[F.C. Porto]] and [[Galatasaray S.K. (football team)|Galatasaray]].


== Trophy ==
== Trophy ==

Revision as of 13:37, 15 May 2013

Emirates Cup
The Emirates Stadium
Founded2007
Number of teams4 (group stage)
Current championsUnited States New York Red Bulls (1st title)
Most successful club(s)England Arsenal (3 titles)
Television broadcastersESPN
WebsiteOfficial site

The Emirates Cup is an annual two-day pre-season football tournament hosted by English Premier League club Arsenal and held at the Emirates Stadium, the club's home ground. It is similar in style to the Amsterdam Tournament hosted by Ajax.

Much like the Amsterdam Tournament, each team plays two matches, with three points awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and a point for every goal scored; however, this was changed in the 2011 tournament to remove the points for goals scored.[1] From the 2009 edition, if teams are tied on points, goal difference and goals scored, they are ranked by the total shots on target during the tournament.

New York Red Bulls are the current holders of the cup. Arsenal won the tournament in 2007, 2009 and 2010. Hamburger SV won the trophy in 2008.

History

The inaugural tournament took place on 28 July and 29 July 2007 and featured the hosts, as well as reigning Serie A champions Internazionale, French side Paris Saint-Germain and Spanish outfit Valencia (having replaced German team Hamburg, who had to pull out of the tournament because of Intertoto Cup commitments).[2] Arsenal did not play against Valencia, and Inter did not play against PSG. The tournament was well attended with over 110,000 filling the Emirates Stadium across the two day tournament.

As of 2008, Emirates have since agreed to host the tournament for a further three years. The 2008 Emirates Cup participants were Real Madrid, Juventus, and Hamburg.[3]

The 2009 Emirates Cup took place on 1 August and 2 August and featured Atlético Madrid, Rangers, and Paris Saint-Germain.

The 2010 edition of the Emirates Cup took place on the weekend of 31 July and 1 August with Milan, Celtic, and Lyon joining hosts Arsenal.[4][5]

The 2011 Emirates Cup featured Boca Juniors, Paris Saint-Germain and New York Red Bulls, on 30–31 July.[6] The participation of the Red Bulls meant Thierry Henry played against his former club. This also marks the first time a Major League Soccer team participated in the Emirates Cup. The Red Bulls were the victors after beating PSG and tying Arsenal on an own goal in the 84th minute by Arsenal defender Kyle Bartley.

Tournament winners

Year 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place
2007 England Arsenal France Paris Saint-Germain Spain Valencia Italy Internazionale
2008 Germany Hamburg Spain Real Madrid England Arsenal Italy Juventus
2009 England Arsenal Scotland Rangers Spain Atlético Madrid France Paris Saint-Germain
2010 England Arsenal France Lyon Scotland Celtic Italy Milan
2011 United States New York Red Bulls France Paris Saint-Germain England Arsenal Argentina Boca Juniors

Year-by-year

2007

Day 1
Internazionale Italy0 – 2Spain Valencia
Report Gavilán 13'
Villa 39'
Attendance: 55,106
Referee: Alan Kelly
Arsenal England2 – 1France Paris Saint-Germain
Flamini 45'
Bendtner 70'		 Report Luyindula 80'
Attendance: 55,106
Referee: Peter Walton
Day 2
Paris Saint-Germain France3 – 0Spain Valencia
Diane 15'
N'Gog 30'
Luyindula 85'		 Report
Attendance: 59,821
Arsenal England2 – 1Italy Internazionale
Hleb 67'
van Persie 85'		 Report Suazo 62'
Attendance: 59,821
Referee: Mark Halsey
Standings
Rank Team Points W D L GF GA GD
1 England Arsenal 10 2 0 0 4 2 2
2 France Paris Saint-Germain 7 1 0 1 4 2 2
3 Spain Valencia 5 1 0 1 2 3 -1
4 Italy Internazionale 1 0 0 2 1 4 -3
Scorers
Rank Name Team Goals
1 France Peguy Luyindula France Paris Saint-Germain 2
2 Denmark Nicklas Bendtner England Arsenal 1
Ivory Coast Amara Diane France Paris Saint-Germain
France Mathieu Flamini England Arsenal
Spain Jaime Gavilán Spain Valencia
Belarus Alexander Hleb England Arsenal
France David N'Gog France Paris Saint-Germain
Honduras David Suazo Italy Internazionale
Netherlands Robin van Persie England Arsenal
Spain David Villa Spain Valencia

2008

Day 1
Real Madrid Spain2 – 1Germany Hamburg
van Nistelrooy 25'
Parejo 85'		 Report Zidan 53'
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Alan Kelly
Arsenal England0 – 1Italy Juventus
Report Trezeguet 37'
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Peter Walton
Day 2
Juventus Italy0 – 3Germany Hamburg
Guerrero 19'
Olić 90+1', 90+2'
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Chris Foy
Arsenal England1 – 0Spain Real Madrid
Adebayor 49' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 51,000
Standings
Rank Team Points W D L GF GA GD
1 Germany Hamburg 7 1 0 1 4 2 2
2 Spain Real Madrid 5 1 0 1 2 2 0
3 England Arsenal 4 1 0 1 1 1 0
4 Italy Juventus 4 1 0 1 1 3 -2
Scorers
Rank Name Team Goals
1 Croatia Ivica Olić Germany Hamburg 2
2 Spain Daniel Parejo Spain Real Madrid 1
France David Trezeguet Italy Juventus
Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy Spain Real Madrid
Egypt Mohamed Zidan Germany Hamburg
Peru Paolo Guerrero Germany Hamburg
Togo Emmanuel Adebayor England Arsenal

2009

Day 1
Rangers Scotland1 – 0France Paris Saint-Germain
Bougherra 76' Report
Attendance: 54,224
Referee: Alan Kelly
Arsenal England2 – 1Spain Atlético Madrid
Arshavin 86' 90' Report Pacheco 88'
Attendance: 54,224
Day 2
Paris Saint-Germain France1 – 1Spain Atlético Madrid
Giuly 71' Report Agüero 41' (pen.)
Attendance: 56,758
Referee: Alan Wiley
Arsenal England3 – 0Scotland Rangers
Wilshere 2' 72'
Eduardo 11'		 Report
Attendance: 56,758
Referee: Mike Dean
Standings
Rank Team Points GF GA GD SOT
1 England Arsenal 11 5 1 4 13
2 Scotland Rangers 4 1 3 -2 7
3 Spain Atlético Madrid 3 2 3 -1 11
4 France Paris Saint-Germain 2 1 2 -1 4
Scorers
Rank Name Team Goals
1 Russia Andrei Arshavin England Arsenal 2
England Jack Wilshere England Arsenal
2 Algeria Madjid Bougherra Scotland Rangers 1
Argentina Germán Pacheco Spain Atlético Madrid
Argentina Sergio Agüero Spain Atlético Madrid
France Ludovic Giuly France Paris Saint-Germain
Croatia Eduardo England Arsenal

Arsenal's Jack Wilshere was chosen as the Man of the Match in both of Arsenal's matches, whilst Andrei Arshavin picked up the Emirates Player of the Tournament award.

2010

Day 1
Celtic Scotland2 – 2France Lyon
Hooper 82'
Samaras 89'		 Report Bastos 28'
Novillo 54'
Attendance: 60,012
Referee: Ryuji Sato
Arsenal England1 – 1Italy Milan
Chamakh 36' Report Pato 77'
Attendance: 60,012
Referee: Chris Foy
Day 2
Milan Italy1 – 1France Lyon
Borriello 56' Report Briand 79'
Attendance: 60,127
Referee: Minoru Tojo
Arsenal England3 – 2Scotland Celtic
Vela 3'
Sagna 45'
Nasri 51'		 Report Murphy 72'
Ki 82'
Attendance: 60,127
Standings
Rank Team Points GF GA GD
1 England Arsenal 8 4 3 1
3 France Lyon 5 3 3 0
2 Scotland Celtic 5 4 5 -1
4 Italy Milan 4 2 2 0
Scorers
Rank Name Team Goals
1 Brazil Michel Bastos France Lyon 1
France Harry Novillo France Lyon
England Gary Hooper Scotland Celtic
Greece Georgios Samaras Scotland Celtic
Morocco Marouane Chamakh England Arsenal
Brazil Alexandre Pato Italy Milan
Italy Marco Borriello Italy Milan
France Jimmy Briand France Lyon
Mexico Carlos Vela England Arsenal
France Bacary Sagna England Arsenal
France Samir Nasri England Arsenal
Republic of Ireland Daryl Murphy Scotland Celtic
South Korea Ki Sung-Yong Scotland Celtic

2011

Day 1
New York Red Bulls United States1–0France Paris Saint-Germain
Lindpere 27' Report
Attendance: 54488
Arsenal England2–2Argentina Boca Juniors
van Persie 29'
Ramsey 46'		 Report Viatri 68'
Mouche 71'
Attendance: 54488
Day 2
Paris Saint-Germain France3–0Argentina Boca Juniors
Maurice 8'
Hoarau 38'
Ceará 79'		 Report
Attendance: 60011
Arsenal England1–1United States New York Red Bulls
van Persie 42' Report Bartley 84' (o.g.)
Attendance: 60011
Referee: Kevin Friend
Standings
Rank Team Points W D L GF GA GD
1 United States New York Red Bulls 4 1 1 0 2 1 +1
2 France Paris Saint-Germain 3 1 0 1 3 1 +2
3 England Arsenal 2 0 2 0 3 3 0
4 Argentina Boca Juniors 1 0 1 1 2 5 -3
Scorers
Rank Name Team Goals
1 Netherlands Robin van Persie England Arsenal 2
2 Estonia Joel Lindpere United States New York Red Bulls 1
Wales Aaron Ramsey England Arsenal
Argentina Lucas Viatri Argentina Boca Juniors
Argentina Pablo Mouche Argentina Boca Juniors
France Jean-Eudes Maurice France Paris Saint-Germain
France Guillaume Hoarau France Paris Saint-Germain
Brazil Ceará France Paris Saint-Germain
own goal England Kyle Bartley England Arsenal 1

2012

Due to the 2012 Summer Olympics, the Emirates Cup did not take place in the pre-season period of the 2012–13 Premier League season, as it was believed that the London infrastructure would not be able to cater for the extra 100,000 supporters that usually attend the Emirates Cup, whilst also providing resources for London 2012. However, it has also be confirmed that the Emirates Cup will return in 2013, with the usual three clubs being planned for the tournament.[7]

2013

Despite the tournament not being staged in the previous season, it has been confirmed that four teams will compete, including the usual inclusion of Arsenal. The competition will be staged over the weekend of Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th August 2013. The participating teams have been confirmed as Arsenal, Napoli, F.C. Porto and Galatasaray.

Trophy

The sterling silver cup was made by Thomas Fattorini, whose family has produced trophies for English football since 1827. It was awarded to Arsenal, the winners of the inaugural pre-season tournament at Emirates Stadium on 29 July 2007.

"We wanted to create a design that both stood out from other international football trophies and something that a club would be proud to place in their cabinet," said Fattorini.

Emirates Stadium has very iconic, asymmetrical flowing lines across the rooftop, which motivated identical lines in the original brand identity for the stadium. The base, lip and handles of the trophy mirror these, with the Emirates logo placed firmly on the face of the cup.

Media coverage

The Emirates Cup is broadcasted by ESPN in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil (2011), Al Jazeera Sports in the Middle East, and Fox Soccer Channel in the United States. Although the concept was originally conceived, developed and successfully implemented (including production, sponsorship arrangement and rights distribution) by the UK division of sports marketing agency Sportfive, Arsenal awarded sports management agency Kentaro the production, sponsorship arrangement and rights distribution of the tournament in 2008.[8] In 2010, a new deal was struck between Arsenal F.C. and MP & Silva for organising and global TV rights distribution of the tournament.[9] Live audio broadcast is available via the Arsenal website, through their subscription based Arsenal Player service.

Clubs who have participated in the Emirates Cup

England Arsenal 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
France Paris Saint-Germain 2007, 2009, 2011
Argentina Boca Juniors 2011
United States New York Red Bulls 2011
Scotland Celtic 2010
France Lyon 2010
Italy Milan 2010
Spain Atlético Madrid 2009
Scotland Rangers 2009
Italy Juventus 2008
Germany Hamburg 2008
Spain Real Madrid 2008
Italy Internazionale 2007
Spain Valencia 2007

References

  1. ^ http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/emirates-cup-2011-rules-and-regulations
  2. ^ Valencia replace Hamburg at Emirates Cup Arsenal.com, 11 June 2007
  3. ^ European giants lined up for Emirates Cup Arsenal.com, 7 April 2008
  4. ^ Teams confirmed for Emirates Cup 2010 Arsenal FC, 28 April 2010
  5. ^ Arsenal to host Celtic, Lyon and AC Milan in pre-season Emirates Cup Mail Online, 29 April 2010
  6. ^ [1] BBC Sport, 28 April 2011
  7. ^ Emirates Cup is Postponed until 2013 Arsenal.com, 6 December 2011
  8. ^ Tournaments Kentaro
  9. ^ MP & Silva win Emirates Cup rights
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