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 champions Celtic (1st title)
Most successful club(s) Celtic (1 title)

Wembley Cup 2009
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
P Team Games W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic 220070+713
2 Barcelona 211052+37
3 Tottenham Hotspur 201113−2–1
4 Al Ahly 200219−8–8

Goalscorers
GoalsPlayerTeam
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

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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