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]

Wembley Cup
Founded2009
RegionEurope
Current championsScotland Celtic (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Scotland Celtic (1 title)

Wembley Cup 2009

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Celtic  5–0  Al Ahly
Donati   31'
McDonald   39' (pen.), 58'
Maloney   49'
Killen   83'
Report
Attendance: 57,932
Referee: Lee Probert
Barcelona  1–1  Tottenham Hotspur
Bojan   32' Report Livermore   83'
Attendance: 57,932
Referee: Mark Halsey

Al Ahly  1–4  Barcelona
El-Agazy   31' Report Bojan   16'
Rueda   41'
Jeffrén   56'
Pedro   67'
Attendance: 64,562
Referee: Chris Foy
Tottenham Hotspur  0–2  Celtic
Report Killen   9'
Samaras   40'
Attendance: 64,562
Referee: Alan Wiley

Standings

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P Team Games W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Celtic 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 13
2   Barcelona 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 7
3   Tottenham Hotspur 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 –1
4   Al Ahly 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 –8

Goalscorers

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Goals Player Team
2   Scott McDonald   Celtic
  Bojan Krkić   Barcelona
  Chris Killen   Celtic
1   Massimo Donati   Celtic
  Hany El-Agazy   Al Ahly
  Shaun Maloney   Celtic
  Jake Livermore   Tottenham Hotspur
  Pedro   Barcelona
  José Manuel Rueda   Barcelona
  Jeffrén Suárez   Barcelona
  Georgios Samaras   Celtic

Subsequent tournaments

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. 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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