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	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)

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.

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	Arsenal	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	11
2	Rangers	2	1	0	1	1	3	–2	4
3	Atlético Madrid	2	0	1	1	2	3	–1	3
4	Paris Saint-Germain	2	0	1	1	1	2	–1	2

Matches

Day 1

Rangers v Paris Saint-Germain

1 August 2009 14:00 BST

Rangers	1 – 0	Paris Saint-Germain
Bougherra  76'	Report

Emirates Stadium, London, England Attendance: 54,224 Referee: Alan Kelly

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Arsenal v Atlético Madrid

1 August 2009 16:15 BST

Arsenal	2 – 1	Atlético Madrid
Arshavin  86'  90'	Report	Pacheco  88'

Emirates Stadium, London, England Attendance: 54,224 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Day 2

Paris Saint-Germain v Atlético Madrid

2 August 2009 14:00 BST

Paris Saint-Germain	1 – 1	Atlético Madrid
Giuly  71'	Report	Agüero  41' (pen.)

Emirates Stadium, London, England Attendance: 56,758 Referee: Alan Wiley

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Arsenal v Rangers

2 August 2009 16:15 BST

Arsenal	3 – 0	Rangers
Wilshere  2'  72' Eduardo  11'	Report

Emirates Stadium, London, England Attendance: 56,758 Referee: Mike Dean

Goalscorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Andrey Arshavin	Arsenal	2
	Jack Wilshere	Arsenal
3	Madjid Bougherra	Rangers	1
	Germán Pacheco	Atlético Madrid
	Sergio Agüero	Atlético Madrid
	Ludovic Giuly	Paris Saint-Germain
	Eduardo	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.