Betway Cup

The Betway Cup is an annual pre-season friendly competition hosted by Premier League club West Ham United. It is sponsored by betting company Betway, who also serve as West Ham United's principal sponsors.

Betway Cup
Founded2015 (2015)
Number of teams2
Current championsEngland West Ham United
(2nd title)
Most successful club(s)Germany Werder Bremen
England West Ham United
(2 titles each)

The inaugural tournament was held in 2015 at West Ham's previous home Upton Park, with the second tournament taking place at the London Stadium in 2016.

Background

Prior to Betway's sponsorship of West Ham United, the club hosted the Out Performance Display Cup, sponsored by the Essex-based signage company of the same name,[1] at Southend United's Roots Hall ground, beating Dutch club 1–0 Vitesse on 9 August 2002.[2] On 1 August 2003, West Ham played PSV Eindhoven at the Boleyn Ground in the second edition of the Out Performance Display Cup, losing 2–1.[3] The pre-season cup ran for two more seasons. In 2008, West Ham played Villarreal in the Bobby Moore Cup in aid of the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK.[4] During SBOBET's sponsorship of the club, the bookmaker sponsored West Ham's pre-season tournament ahead of the 2010–11 season.[5] In 2014, Marathonbet sponsored West Ham's annual pre-season home cup game, a 3–2 win against Sampdoria, before Betway's sponsorship of the club.[6]

2015
2 August 2015 (2015-08-02) Betway Cup West Ham United England 1–2 Germany Werder Bremen Toluca, Mexico
15:00 BST Sakho 19' Report Ujah 20', 31' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 9,919[7]
Referee: Graham Scott

2016

West Ham United played reigning Italian champions Juventus at the London Stadium in the official opening of the stadium after being handed to West Ham following the 2012 Summer Olympics, despite playing Slovenian side NK Domžale in the first game at the stadium three days prior in the UEFA Europa League.[8] Juventus striker Simone Zaza scored the winner for the Italian club and signed for West Ham on loan later in August.[9]

7 August 2016 Betway Cup West Ham United England 2–3 Italy Juventus Stratford, London
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 53,966
Referee: Anthony Taylor

2017

First leg
28 July 2017 Betway Cup Werder Bremen Germany 1–0 England West Ham United Schneverdingen, Germany
18:30 CEST
Report Stadium: Osterwald-Stadion
Attendance: 3,350

Second leg
29 July 2017 Betway Cup Werder Bremen Germany 2–2
(3–2 agg.)		 England West Ham United Lohne, Germany
15:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Heinz-Dettmer
Attendance: 3,646

2018
31 July 2018 Betway Cup Mainz 05 Germany 1–1
(6–7 p)		 England West Ham United Schwaz, Austria
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Silberstadt Arena
Referee: Walter Altmann
Penalties

2019
3 August 2019 Betway Cup West Ham United England 2–2
(2–4 p)		 Spain Athletic Bilbao Stratford, London
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 38,873
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Penalties

2020

The 2020 edition of the Betway Cup was contested behind closed doors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

5 September 2020 Betway Cup West Ham United England 3–5 England Bournemouth Stratford, London
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 0

2021
7 August 2021 Betway Cup West Ham United England 2–0 Italy Atalanta Stratford, London
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 27,665
Referee: Stuart Attwell

References
  1. "Fobbing, Maldon: Philip's an instant millionaire!". Daily Gazette. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. "2002-03 Friendlies". West Ham United Football Programmes. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. "2003-04 Friendlies". West Ham United Football Programmes. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. "2008-09 Friendlies". West Ham United Football Programmes. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  5. "2010-11 Friendlies". West Ham United Football Programmes. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  6. "2014-15 Friendlies". West Ham United Football Programmes. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  7. "Ujah hits brace as Werder beat West Ham". werder.de. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  8. "West Ham United 3–0 NK Domzale". BBC Sport. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  9. "Simone Zaza signs for West Ham on loan from Juventus". Sky Sports. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  10. "West Ham United to face AFC Bournemouth in 2020 Betway Cup". West Ham United F.C. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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