Organising body | EE [1] |
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Founded | 2015 |
Region | England |
Number of teams | 4 |
Current champions | F2 FC (First title) |
Most successful club(s) | Spencer FC (Two titles) |
Television broadcasters | YouTube (Spencer FC) |
Website | Wembley Cup with EE |
The Wembley Cup, also known as The Wembley Cup with EE, was a charity football tournament played at Wembley Stadium in London and held annually between 2015 through 2018. Before 2018, the tournament was contested by two teams who played one standard 90-minute match. In 2018, the tournament was expanded to four teams, who played each other in a round-robin group stage of 60-minute matches, not played at Wembley, before 30-minute semi-final and final games played on the same day at Wembley. [2]
Alongside the tournament, a companion video series was uploaded to the Spencer FC YouTube channel which would showcase a number of challenges to determine the squads for the final game. Squads consisted initially of YouTube content creators, with some ex-professionals (referred to in the series as "Legends"). In 2018, the squads were decided before the video series had started, the only exception being which legend was draft picked to play for each team. [3] The order of this draft pick was based on the final standings of the aforementioned group stage.
All matches were also uploaded to the Spencer FC YouTube channel, with matches at Wembley from 2016 onwards being livestreamed as well as being watched by a crowd in the stadium. [4] [5] [6]
The tournament was sponsored each year by mobile phone network EE, who also sponsor Wembley Stadium. [7]
[8] In August 2015, [9] the EE Wembley Cup kicked off for the first time and it saw Spencer FC take on Sidemen United, the latter team named after the Sidemen and featured five of the group's seven members (all except KSI and Vikkstar123) as players. This Wembley Cup was played behind closed doors and had no attendees. The two captains were Spencer Owen (Spencer FC) and Miniminter (Sidemen United). This was also the only Wembley Cup not to include 'legend' players in the teams and not to be live streamed on YouTube. The final ended in Spencer FC beating Sidemen United by five goals to two. The Sidemen would later go on to host their own annual football charity matches beginning the following year after this event.
With the 2015 Wembley Cup being a hit with fans, a second season was confirmed, but this time Spencer FC faced Weller Wanderers. The two captains for the second series were Spencer Owen (Spencer FC) and Joe Weller (Weller Wanderers) The whole match was completely revamped with the introduction of the match being live streamed on YouTube, the sale of live tickets to the game, the inclusion of some former professional footballers, namely Peter Schmeichel, Robbie Fowler, Robert Pires, Jay-Jay Okocha, Patrick Kluivert and Jamie Carragher. Over 18,000 people attended live[ citation needed ] and hundreds of thousands[ quantify ] watched the livestream on YouTube.[ citation needed ] This bought the Wembley Cup to the attention of the media and other news outlets. [10]
The 2017 event saw two different and new teams enter the mix. Hashtag United (captained by Spencer Owen) came up against Tekkers Town (captained by the F2 Freestylers). Spencer and his side had to be on their best form to beat the 'strongest' YouTube footballing team out there. The third series saw five new Footballing 'Legends' entering the mix. Robbie Fowler was the only 'Legend' from Series Two to be in Series Three. He was joined by David James, Robbie Savage, Steven Gerrard, Emile Heskey and William Gallas. Rio Ferdinand was set to play in the Wembley Cup 2017 Final but unfortunately sustained an injury which ruled him out. The Frenchman, William Gallas had big boots to fill. Much like the second Wembley Cup, it was live streamed on YouTube, tickets available for purchase and 'legends' making an appearance. The third season of the Wembley Cup was a landmark for YouTube football as it doubled the YouTube football attendance record set by the previous Wembley Cup from 18,00 to 34,172. [11] It was also the first time the FA trialled VAR at Wembley, although it was not called upon within the game. Spencer Owen's Hashtag United came out on top when they comfortably beat Tekkers Town 6-1.
The 2018 series consisted of four teams battling it out in a Group Stage format. These teams were Hashtag United, F2 FC, XO FC and Rebel FC. Hashtag United come out on top of the group with F2 FC coming 2nd, XO FC coming third and Rebel FC finishing fourth. Hashtag United faced Rebel FC in the first Semi Final and XO FC came up against F2 FC in the second Semi Final. Rebel FC shocked the YouTube Football scene[ clarification needed ] when they came out victorious against the holders Hashtag United. The game ended 0-1. For this series, EE introduced new rules, including a fast and furious 30-minute match format, Man Down Time and Sin Bins, turning the traditional footballing tournament on its head. The live semi-final, which saw F2 FC & XO FC go head to head, was the first game in The EE Wembley Cup Final history to see Man Down time brought into play. A new rule which saw a player from each team leave the field every minute until a team scores. The second semi final between F2 FC & XO FC ended in a 0-0 draw and had to be decided in the 'dreaded' Man Down stage. Bradley Simmonds stole the match for F2 FC as the players were quickly dropping off the field. This set up a final between Rebel FC and F2 FC. The French Footballing 'Legend', David Trezeguet opened the scoring after a looping volley which forced Rebel FC Goalkeeper, Kaelin Martin make an unfortunate mistake which ultimately led to F2 FC grabbing their first ever Wembley Cup trophy.
The 2015 Wembley Cup was the inaugural edition of the Wembley Cup, an annual football competition contested by two teams. It took place at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
Spencer FC beat Sidemen United 5-2 in the final to win the competition and their first title.
Spencer FC | 5–2 | Sidemen FC |
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RossiHD 5', 56' Joe Weller 8' ChrisMD 65' Billy Wingrove 86' | Report | Daniel Cutting 7', 18' |
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The 2016 Wembley Cup was contested by two teams. It took place at Wembley Stadium.
Spencer FC beat Weller Wanderers 7-4 in the final to win the competition and their second title.
Spencer FC | 7–4 | Weller Wanderers |
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Robert Pires 16' Patrick Kluivert 34', 39' Chuboi 64' Seb Carmichael-Brown pen.' (70) Manny 82' Daniel Cutting 93' | Report | Robbie Fowler 14' Kieran Brown 29' Theo Baker 31', 49' |
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The 2017 Wembley Cup was contested by two teams. It took place at Wembley Stadium. Rio Ferdinand was supposed to play for Hashtag United, but did not due to injury, so William Gallas took his place for the game.
Hashtag United beat Tekkers Town 6-1 in the final to win the competition and their third title.
Hashtag United | 6–1 | Tekkers Town |
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Ryan Adams 23' Dan Brown 45' Theo Baker 55', 64' Charlie Morley 85' Phil Martin 87' | Report | Jeremy Lynch pen.' (27) |
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The 2018 Wembley Cup was the fourth edition of the Wembley Cup. The 2018 competition was the first to be contested by four teams, in a four way tournament style. It was also the first to introduce Man Down or Golden Goal, which is where a player was removed for every minute without a goal. Eventually only the goalkeepers remained, and a goal ends the extra time period.
The first two games played were Hashtag United VS Rebel FC Followed by F2 FC VS XO FC. The winners of each game played each other in the final. As a result of the first two fixtures, the final was Rebel FC vs F2 FC. All three matches were played at Wembley Stadium, London.
There were four legends and four YouTubers, whose teams were decided in a draft style format. Draft picks were as follows:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Hashtag United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
2 | F2 FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
3 | XO | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
4 | Rebel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
Hashtag United | 3–0 | Rebel FC |
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F2 FC | 0–1 | XO FC |
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Christian Hurley |
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Hashtag United | 1–0 | XO FC |
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Charlie Morley |
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F2 FC | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Rebel FC |
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Hashtag United | 2–1 | F2 FC |
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Theo Baker Neil Richmond | Bradley Russell |
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XO FC | 1–2 | Rebel FC |
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Elliot Hackney | Adam Boultwood (o.g.) Dillon Gordon |
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Hashtag United | 0–1 | Rebel FC |
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Jesse Waller Lassen 6' |
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Rebel FC | 0–1 | F2 FC |
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David Trezeguet 5' |
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Player name | Team(s) | Goals scored | |
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1 | Theo Baker | Weller Wanderers / Hashtag United | 5 |
2 | Daniel Cutting | Sidemen United / Spencer FC / Tekkers Town | 3 |
3 | RossiHD | Spencer FC | 2 |
Patrick Kluivert | Spencer FC | ||
4 | Joe Weller | Spencer FC / Weller Wanderers / Tekkers Town / Rebel FC | 1 |
ChrisMD | Spencer FC / Weller Wanderers / Tekkers Town / Hashtag United | ||
Billy Wingrove | Spencer FC / Tekkers Town / F2 FC | ||
Robert Pires | Spencer FC / Hashtag United | ||
Chuboi | Spencer FC | ||
Seb Carmichael-Brown | Spencer FC / Hashtag United | ||
Manny | Sidemen United / Spencer FC / Tekkers Town / F2 FC | ||
Robbie Fowler | Weller Wanderers / Hashtag United | ||
Kieran Brown | Sidemen United / Weller Wanderers / Tekkers Town | ||
Ryan Adams | Hashtag United | ||
Dan Brown | Hashtag United | ||
Charlie Morley | Hashtag United | ||
Phil Martin | Hashtag United | ||
Jeremy Lynch | Spencer FC / Tekkers Town / F2 FC | ||
Jesse Waller Lassen | Rebel FC | ||
Bradley Simmonds | F2 FC | ||
David Trezeguet | F2 FC |
Year | Player name | Team(s) |
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2016 | Theo Baker | Weller Wanderers / Hashtag United |
2017 | Scott Pollock | Hashtag United |
2018 | Jesse Waller Lassen | Rebel FC |
Player name(s) | Team(s) | Years | Number of tournaments | |
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1 | Spencer (Spencer FC) | Spencer FC / Hashtag United | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 | 4 |
Joe Weller | Spencer FC / Weller Wanderers / Tekkers Town / Rebel FC | |||
Billy Wingrove | Spencer FC / Tekkers Town / F2 FC | |||
Jeremy Lynch | ||||
Manny (FifaManny) | Sidemen United / Spencer FC / Tekkers Town / F2 FC | |||
ChrisMD | Spencer FC / Weller Wanderers / Tekkers Town / Hashtag United | |||
2 | Theo Baker | Weller Wanderers / Hashtag United | 2016, 2017, 2018 | 3 |
Séan Garnier | Spencer FC / Tekkers Town / XO FC | |||
Kieran Brown (Footballskills98) | Sidemen United / Weller Wanderers / Tekkers Town | 2015, 2016, 2017 | ||
Hugh Wizzy | Sidemen United / Spencer FC / Tekkers Town | |||
Daniel Cutting | ||||
Poet | Spencer FC / Tekkers Town | |||
David Vujanic | ||||
3 | Andy Cade-Watts (Andy Jeffs-Watts) | Hashtag United | 2017, 2018 | 2 |
Sam Adams | ||||
Charlie Morley | ||||
Jack Harrison | ||||
Dan Brown | ||||
Ryan Adams | ||||
Jamie Jackson (Jacko) | ||||
Reev | Tekkers Town / Rebel FC | |||
Robert Pires | Spencer FC / Hashtag United | 2016, 2018 | ||
Calfreezy | Sidemen United / Rebel FC | 2015, 2018 | ||
Jimmy Conrad | Weller Wanderers / Hashtag United | 2016, 2017 | ||
Robbie Fowler | ||||
Elliot Crawford | Weller Wanderers / Tekkers Town | |||
Seb Carmichael-Brown | Spencer FC / Hashtag United | |||
Tobjizzle | Sidemen United / Tekkers Town | 2015, 2017 | ||
Wroetoshaw | ||||
George Benson (Hurder of Buffalo) | Spencer FC / Weller Wanderers | 2015, 2016 | ||
Bateson | Sidemen United / Spencer FC |
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