Betway Cup

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Betway Cup
Betway Logo (black).svg
Founded2015;9 years ago (2015)
Number of teams2
Current champions Flag of England.svg West Ham United
(3rd title)
Most successful club(s) Flag of England.svg West Ham United
(3 titles)

The Betway Cup is a 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.

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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, beating Dutch club 1–0 Vitesse on 9 August 2002. [2] In August 2003, West Ham played PSV Eindhoven at the Boleyn Ground in the second edition, losing 1–2. [3] The cup ran for two more seasons, against Anderlecht and Osasuna respectively.

In 2008, West Ham hosted Villarreal in the Bobby Moore Cup in aid of the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK [4] , as well as facing Napoli in August 2009.

During SBOBET's sponsorship of the club, the bookmaker sponsored West Ham's pre-season tournament ahead of the 2010–11 season, with the first edition seeing West Ham host Deportivo La Coruña. [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]

History

2015

2 August 2015 (2015-08-02)Betway Cup West Ham United 1–2 Flag of Germany.svg Werder Bremen Toluca, Mexico
15:00 BST Sakho Soccerball shade.svg19' Report Ujah Soccerball shade.svg20', 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 2016Betway Cup West Ham United 2–3 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Stratford, London
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 53,966
Referee: Anthony Taylor

2017

First leg

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

Second leg

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

2018

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

2019

3 August 2019Betway Cup West Ham United 2–2
(2–4 p)		 Flag of Spain.svg 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 2020Betway Cup West Ham United 3–5 AFC Bournemouth Stratford, London
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 0

2021

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

2024

10 August 2024Betway Cup West Ham United 2–2
(6–5 p)		 Flag of Spain.svg Celta Vigo Stratford, London
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Referee: Darren Bond
Penalties

Performances by club

ClubWinnersRunners-up
Flag of England.svg West Ham United 35
Flag of Germany.svg Werder Bremen 20
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 10
Flag of Spain.svg Athletic Bilbao 10
Flag of England.svg AFC Bournemouth 10
Flag of Germany.svg Mainz 01
Flag of Italy.svg Atalanta 01
Flag of Spain.svg Celta Vigo 01

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