Emirates Cup

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Emirates Cup
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Arsenal celebrate with the trophy after winning the 2015 Emirates Cup.
Founded2007;17 years ago (2007)
Number of teams2 (men's)
2 (women's)
Current champions Flag of England.svg Arsenal (8th men's title)
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich (1st women's title)
Most successful club(s) Flag of England.svg Arsenal (8 men's titles)
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich (1 women's title)
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The Emirates Cup is a pre-season association football invitational competition hosted by English club Arsenal at their home ground, Emirates Stadium, in Holloway, London. The two-day competition was inaugurated in 2007 and is named after Arsenal's main sponsor, Emirates. [1] It has been held every summer except 2012 due to the London Olympics, 2016 because of pitch renovation work, 2018 because of stadium building work, and 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The competition in its first decade followed a point scoring system much like the Amsterdam Tournament, whereby each team played two matches, with three points awarded for a win, one point for a draw and none for a loss. [2] An additional point is awarded for every goal scored; this was scrapped in 2011, [3] but made a return from the 2013 edition. [4] From 2009, total shots on target throughout the tournament has been used as a tiebreaker if teams are tied on points, goal difference and goals scored. [5] Since 2019, the Emirates Cup has been shortened to a one-day tournament with the inclusion of Arsenal Women.

Arsenal won the inaugural tournament in 2007, and further wins followed in 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023, and most recently 2024. Five other sides have won the Emirates Cup: Hamburger SV in 2008, New York Red Bulls in 2011, Galatasaray in 2013, Valencia in 2014 and Lyon in 2019. Lyon are the most regular guests, having been invited to compete in the tournament on four occasions; they won the tournament once and finished as runners-up twice.

Arsenal are the current champions, having defeated Lyon 2–0 in the 2024 tournament.

History

Arsenal first announced their intention to stage a pre-season competition at their home ground, the Emirates Stadium, in March 2007. Managing director Keith Edelman revealed plans were at an exploratory stage, and added: "It would be in pre-season, around late July, and tickets would be reasonably priced. We feel it could be a really exciting event." [6] Details of the tournament were formally announced on 1 May 2007, with Italian champions Inter Milan, French side Paris Saint-Germain and German outfit Hamburg confirmed as participants. [7] Hamburg's qualification into the UEFA Intertoto Cup meant they withdrew from the competition; the club were subsequently replaced by Spain's Valencia. [8]

A wide shot of the Emirates Stadium, where Arsenal faced Real Madrid in 2008. Arsenal vs Real Madrid-bigger-view.jpg
A wide shot of the Emirates Stadium, where Arsenal faced Real Madrid in 2008.

The inaugural Emirates Cup took place on 28 July and 29 July 2007 and was well attended with over 110,000 people filling the stadium across the two-day tournament. [9] Each club played two sides; Valencia and Arsenal did not face each other, and Inter did not play against Paris Saint-Germain. [8] Arsenal won the first tournament, having beaten their French opponents 2–1 and defeated Inter by the same scoreline, courtesy of a late strike by Robin van Persie . [10] The following year Hamburg made an appearance alongside Real Madrid and Juventus, [11] and won the tournament as they finished two points clear of second-place Real. [12]

In 2009, Arsenal welcomed Atlético Madrid, Rangers and Paris Saint-Germain to the Emirates Cup. [13] The hosts regained the trophy winning both of their matches and scoring five goals; midfielder Jack Wilshere was twice named man of the match for his performances against Atlético Madrid and Rangers. [12] Arsenal retained the Emirates Cup in 2010, but failed to top the table in the next three tournaments. [12] New York Red Bulls, who were captained by former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry, won the Emirates Cup in 2011, after beating Paris Saint-Germain and drawing with the hosts. [14] The tournament did not take place in 2012 due to the ongoing Summer Olympics in London; it was believed that the capital's infrastructure was not able to cater for the extra 100,000 supporters that usually attend the two-day event. [15] When the Emirates Cup resumed in 2013, Turkish side Galatasaray earned nine points to finish top of the group, [16] and a year later Valencia became the first Spanish winners of the tournament as the hosts lost their decisive game against Monaco. [17]

Arsenal claimed their fourth Emirates Cup in 2015; [18] the competition was held on the final weekend of July. [19] The hosts scored seven goals in the tournament – six against Lyon, who later became the first team in the competition's history not to score a goal in either of their matches. [20] Due to the extended schedule of UEFA Euro 2016 and essential pitch reconstruction works at the Emirates Stadium, the Emirates Cup did not take place in the pre-season period of the 2016–17 season. [21] Two years later, stadium building work meant that once again the tournament did not take place; Arsenal instead played pre-season matches in the International Champions Cup. [22]

The competition returned in 2019 with Arsenal Women featuring for the first time in the pre-season tournament, where they faced Bayern Munich. In the men's tournament, Lyon defeated Arsenal 2–1 to win their first title. [23] The 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [24]

Tournaments

Arsenal won the inaugural Emirates Cup held in 2007. Winning the Emirates Cup.jpg
Arsenal won the inaugural Emirates Cup held in 2007.
Emirates Cup – Men's tournament results
Ed.YearWinnerRunner-upThirdFourthRef.
1 2007 Flag of England.svg Arsenal Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain Flag of Spain.svg Valencia Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan [25]
2 2008 Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of England.svg Arsenal Flag of Italy.svg Juventus [26]
3 2009 Flag of England.svg Arsenal (2) Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain [27]
4 2010 Flag of England.svg Arsenal (3) Flag of France.svg Lyon Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic Flag of Italy.svg Milan [28]
5 2011 Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain Flag of England.svg Arsenal Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors [29]
6 2013 Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray Flag of Portugal.svg Porto Flag of England.svg Arsenal Flag of Italy.svg Napoli [30]
7 2014 Flag of Spain.svg Valencia Flag of England.svg Arsenal Flag of France.svg Monaco Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica [31]
8 2015 Flag of England.svg Arsenal (4) Flag of Spain.svg Villarreal Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg Flag of France.svg Lyon [32]
9 2017 Flag of England.svg Arsenal (5) Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla Flag of Germany.svg RB Leipzig Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica [33]
102019 Flag of France.svg Lyon Flag of England.svg Arsenal — [34]
112022 Flag of England.svg Arsenal (6) Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla — [35]
122023 Flag of England.svg Arsenal (7) Flag of France.svg Monaco — [36]
132024 Flag of England.svg Arsenal (8) Flag of France.svg Lyon — [37]
Emirates Cup – Women's tournament results
Ed.YearWinnerScoreRunner-upRef.
12019 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 1–0 Flag of England.svg Arsenal [34]

Performance by team

Galatasaray was the first Turkish club to win the Emirates Cup. 2013 Emirates Cup Final.jpg
Galatasaray was the first Turkish club to win the Emirates Cup.
Sergio Aguero and Diego Forlan featured in the 2009 edition of the Emirates Cup for Atletico Madrid. Sergio Aguero, Diego Forlan.jpg
Sergio Agüero and Diego Forlán featured in the 2009 edition of the Emirates Cup for Atlético Madrid.
Rafael Benitez managed Napoli in the tournament. Rafa Benitez 2013.jpg
Rafael Benítez managed Napoli in the tournament.

Men's

Men's Emirates Cup statistics
TeamWinnerRunner-upThirdFourthTotal
Flag of England.svg Arsenal 823—13
Flag of France.svg Lyon 12—14
Flag of Spain.svg Valencia 1—1—2
Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray 1———1
Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV 1———1
Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls 1———1
Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain —2—13
Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla —2——2
Flag of France.svg Monaco —11—2
Flag of Portugal.svg Porto —1——1
Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers —1——1
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid —1——1
Flag of Spain.svg Villarreal —1——1
Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid ——1—1
Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic ——1—1
Flag of Germany.svg RB Leipzig ——1—1
Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg ——1—1
Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica ———22
Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors ———11
Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale ———11
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus ———11
Flag of Italy.svg Milan ———11
Flag of Italy.svg Napoli ———11

Women's

Women's Emirates Cup statistics
TeamWinnerRunner-upTotal
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 1—1
Flag of England.svg Arsenal —11

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