2008 Emirates Cup

2008 Emirates Cup
Tournament details
Host country England
Dates 2 – 3 August
Teams 4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Germany Hamburg (1st title)
Runners-up Spain Real Madrid
Third place England Arsenal
Fourth place Italy Juventus
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4
Goals scored 8 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Croatia Ivica Olić (2 goals)

The 2008 Emirates Cup was a two-day pre-season men's football friendly tournament hosted by English Premier League club Arsenal and held at the Emirates Stadium, the club's home ground.

As of 2008, Emirates have since agreed to host the tournament for a further three years. The 2008 Emirates Cup participants were Real Madrid, Juventus, and Hamburg.[1]

Standings

Each team plays two matches, with three points awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and a point for every goal scored.

Rank Team GP Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points
1 Germany Hamburg 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 7
2 Spain Real Madrid 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 5
3 England Arsenal 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 4
4 Italy Juventus 2 1 0 1 1 3 –2 4

Matches

Day 1

2 August 2008
14:00 BST
Real Madrid Spain 2 – 1 Germany Hamburg
Van Nistelrooy  25'
Parejo  85'
Report Zidan  53'
Emirates Stadium, London, England
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Alan Kelly

2 August 2008
16:15 BST
Arsenal England 0 – 1 Italy Juventus
Report Trezeguet  37'
Emirates Stadium, London, England
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Peter Walton
Day 2

3 August 2008
14:00 BST
Juventus Italy 0 – 3 Germany Hamburg
Guerrero  19'
Olić  90+1', 90+2'
Emirates Stadium, London, England
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Chris Foy

3 August 2008
16:15 BST
Arsenal England 1 – 0 Spain Real Madrid
Adebayor  49' (pen.) Report
Emirates Stadium, London, England
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Goalscorers

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Croatia Ivica Olić Germany Hamburg 2
2 Spain Daniel Parejo Spain Real Madrid 1
France David Trezeguet Italy Juventus
Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy Spain Real Madrid
Egypt Mohamed Zidan Germany Hamburg
Peru Paolo Guerrero Germany Hamburg
Togo Emmanuel Adebayor England Arsenal

References

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