2009 Emirates Cup

2009 Emirates Cup
Tournament details
Host country	England
City	London
Dates	1–2 August
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Arsenal (2nd title)
Runners-up	Rangers
Third place	Atlético Madrid
Fourth place	Paris Saint-Germain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	9 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Andrey Arshavin; Jack Wilshere; (2 goals)
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The 2009 Emirates Cup was a pre-season football friendly tournament hosted by Arsenal at its home ground, the Emirates Stadium. It was the third Emirates Cup, an invitational competition inaugurated in 2007. Held on the weekend of 1–2 August 2009, the participants were Arsenal, Atlético Madrid, Rangers, and Paris Saint-Germain.

The competition follows a point scoring system much like the Amsterdam Tournament, whereby each team plays two matches, with three points awarded for a win, one point for a draw and none for a loss. An additional point is awarded for every goal scored. Arsenal did not face Paris Saint-Germain, and Rangers did not play against Atlético Madrid. On the first day of the tournament, Rangers beat Paris Saint-Germain by a single goal, while Arsenal defeated Atlético 2–1. On day two, Paris Saint-Germain and Atlético Madrid played out a draw and Arsenal convincingly won 3–0 against Rangers, regaining the competition's trophy in the process. Midfielder Jack Wilshere was voted man of the match in both of Arsenal's matches, while Andrey Arshavin received the Emirates Player of the Tournament award.^[1]

^ Hytner, David (2 August 2009). "Arsène Wenger considers re-signing old Vieira as young Wilshere impresses". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 October 2017.

[1] Hytner, David (2 August 2009). "Arsène Wenger considers re-signing old Vieira as young Wilshere impresses". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 October 2017.

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