Wembley Cup

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]

This article is about the defunct football tournament. For the YouTube revamped Wembley Cup, see EE Wembley Cup.
Wembley Cup
Founded2009
RegionEurope
Current championsScotland Celtic (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Scotland Celtic (1 title)

Wembley Cup 2009
Celtic Scotland5–0Egypt Al Ahly
Donati 31'
McDonald 39' (pen.), 58'
Maloney 49'
Killen 83'		 Report
Attendance: 57,932
Referee: Lee Probert
Barcelona Spain1–1England Tottenham Hotspur
Bojan 32' Report Livermore 83'
Attendance: 57,932
Referee: Mark Halsey
Al Ahly Egypt1–4Spain Barcelona
El-Agazy 31' Report Bojan 16'
Rueda 41'
Jeffrén 56'
Pedro 67'
Attendance: 64,562
Referee: Chris Foy
Tottenham Hotspur England0–2Scotland Celtic
Report Killen 9'
Samaras 40'
Attendance: 64,562
Referee: Alan Wiley

Standings
P Team Games W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Scotland Celtic 220070+713
2 Spain Barcelona 211052+37
3 England Tottenham Hotspur 201113−2–1
4 Egypt Al Ahly 200219−8–8

Goalscorers
GoalsPlayerTeam
2 Australia Scott McDonaldScotland Celtic
Spain Bojan KrkićSpain Barcelona
New Zealand Chris KillenScotland Celtic
1 Italy Massimo DonatiScotland Celtic
Egypt Hany El-AgazyEgypt Al Ahly
Scotland Shaun MaloneyScotland Celtic
England Jake LivermoreEngland Tottenham Hotspur
Spain PedroSpain Barcelona
Spain José Manuel RuedaSpain Barcelona
Spain Jeffrén SuárezSpain Barcelona
Greece Georgios SamarasScotland 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. "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
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