2009 Emirates Cup

2009 Emirates Cup
Tournament details
Host country England
Dates 1 – 2 August
Teams 4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions England Arsenal (2nd title)
Runners-up Scotland Rangers
Third place Spain Atlético Madrid
Fourth place France Paris Saint-Germain
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4
Goals scored 9 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Russia Andrey Arshavin
England Jack Wilshere
(2 goals)

The 2009 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.

The 2009 edition of the Emirates Cup took place on 1 August and 2 August and featured Arsenal, Atlético Madrid, Rangers, and Paris Saint-Germain.[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 England Arsenal 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 11
2 Scotland Rangers 2 1 0 1 1 3 –2 4
3 Spain Atlético Madrid 2 0 1 1 2 3 –1 3
4 France Paris Saint-Germain 2 0 1 1 1 2 –1 2

Matches

Day 1

1 August 2009
14:00 BST
Rangers Scotland 1 – 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
Bougherra  76' Report
Emirates Stadium, London, England
Attendance: 54,224
Referee: Alan Kelly

1 August 2009
16:15 BST
Arsenal England 2 – 1 Spain Atlético Madrid
Arshavin  86'  90' Report Pacheco  88'
Emirates Stadium, London, England
Attendance: 54,224
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Day 2

2 August 2009
16:15 BST
Arsenal England 3 – 0 Scotland Rangers
Wilshere  2'  72'
Eduardo  11'
Report
Emirates Stadium, London, England
Attendance: 56,758
Referee: Mike Dean

Goalscorers

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Russia Andrey Arshavin England Arsenal 2
England Jack Wilshere England Arsenal
3 Algeria Madjid Bougherra Scotland Rangers 1
Argentina Germán Pacheco Spain Atlético Madrid
Argentina Sergio Agüero Spain Atlético Madrid
France Ludovic Giuly France Paris Saint-Germain
Croatia Eduardo England Arsenal

Arsenal's Jack Wilshere was chosen as the Man of the Match in both of Arsenal's matches, whilst Andrey Arshavin picked up the Emirates Player of the Tournament award.

References

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