Wembley Cup

Wembley Cup
Founded 2009
Abolished 2010
Region Europe
Last champions Scotland Celtic (1st title)
Most successful club(s) Scotland Celtic (1 title)

The Wembley Cup is an invitational football tournament. The first edition of the tournament 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]

Wembley Cup 2009

Celtic Scotland5–0Egypt Al-Ahly
Donati  31'
McDonald  39' (pen.), 58'
Maloney  49'
Killen  83'		 Report
Attendance: 57,932
Referee: Lee Probert
Barcelona Spain1–1England Tottenham Hotspur
Bojan  32' Report Livermore  83'
Attendance: 57,932
Referee: Mark Halsey
Al-Ahly Egypt1–4Spain Barcelona
El-Agazy  31' Report Bojan  16'
Rueda  41'
Jeffrén  56'
Pedro  67'
Attendance: 64,562
Referee: Chris Foy
Tottenham Hotspur England0–2Scotland Celtic
Report Killen  9'
Samaras  40'
Attendance: 64,562
Referee: Alan Wiley

Standings

P Team Games W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Scotland Celtic 220070+713
2 Spain Barcelona 211052+37
3 England Tottenham Hotspur 201113−2–1
4 Egypt Al-Ahly 200219−8–8

Goalscorers

GoalsPlayerTeam
2 Australia Scott McDonaldScotland Celtic
Spain Bojan KrkićSpain Barcelona
New Zealand Chris KillenScotland Celtic
1 Italy Massimo DonatiScotland Celtic
Egypt Hany El-AgazyEgypt Al-Ahly
Scotland Shaun MaloneyScotland Celtic
England Jake LivermoreEngland Tottenham Hotspur
Spain PedroSpain Barcelona
Spain José Manuel RuedaSpain Barcelona
Spain Jeffrén SuárezSpain Barcelona
Greece Georgios SamarasScotland Celtic

Subsequent tournaments

In the last match of the inaugural Wembley Cup (2009, Non-Youtubers) 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 proper teams.

YouTube revamp

Wembley Cup
Organising body EE[6]
Founded 2015 (2015)
Region England
Number of teams 4
Current champions Hashtag United F.C. (1st title)
Most successful club(s) Spencer FC (2 titles)
Television broadcasters YouTube
Website Wembley Cup with EE

The Wembley Cup, also known as The Wembley Cup with EE, is an annual football match played by male YouTube football stars. After first being played in summer of 2015, it has soared in popularity globally and has spearheaded the YouTube football match scene. It is named after the stadium it is played at and its main sponser is EE.[7]

The match is between 2 teams of YouTube stars who are picked by the captain of both teams. From the 2016 Wembley Cup onwards, 3 ex-professional "legends"[8] [9]are also assigned to each team. As part of the build up and to build hype, players from each team must compete in challenges to "win" the legend who is up for grabs for that challenge. The likes of Steven Gerrard[10], William Gallas and Robbie Fowler are some of the legends to have made appearances. In the 2017 Wembley Cup, the record attendance in YouTube football history was set at 34,172 attendees.

Hashtag United are currently the cup holders, who won their 1st Wembley Cup against Tekkers Town at the 2017 Wembley Cup Final held at Wembley Stadium.

History

[11] In August of 2015[12], the Wembley Cup kicked off for the first time. This Wembley Cup was played behind closed doors and had 0 attendees. The 2 captains were Spencer Owen and Miniminter. This was also the only Wembley Cup not to include "legend" players in the teams and not to be live streamed on YouTube. The first Wembley Cup received great feedback from users and on the 14th July 2016, Spencer Owen confirmed on his YouTube channel that it was returning for a second season.

With the 2015 Wembley Cup being a hit with fans, a second season was confirmed. The whole match was completely revamped with the introduction of the match being live streamed on YouTube, the sale of live tickets to the game, the inclusion of ex professional "legends" and many more small features which had differed from the first season. It was a hit, reaching near sell out numbers over 18,000 people attended live and hundreds of thousands watched the livestream on YouTube. This bought the Wembley Cup to the attention of the media and other news outlets.

[13]With the 2016 Wembley Cup being a hit for the second successive season, it only made sense for it to return for a third. Much like the second Wembley Cup, it was live streamed on YouTube, tickets available for purchase and "legends" making an appearance. The third season of the Wembley Cup was a landmark for YouTube football as it doubled the YouTube football attendance record set by the previous Wembley Cup from 18,00 to 34,172.[14] It was also the first time the FA trialled VAR at Wembley, although it was not called upon within the game.[15] [16]

Wembley Cup 2015

2015 Wembley Cup
Country England
Dates 8 August 2015
Teams 2
Champions Spencer FC (1st title)
Runners-up Sidemen United
Matches played 1
Goals scored 7 (7 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) England RossiHD
England Daniel Cutting
(2 goals each)
2016 →

The 2015 Wembley Cup was the inaugural edition of the Wembley Cup, an annual football competition contested by two teams. It took place at Wembley Stadium in London, England.

Spencer FC beat Sidemen United 5-2 in the final to win the competition and their first title.

Spencer FC England5–2England Sidemen United
RossiHD  5', 56'
Joe Weller  8'
ChrisMD  65'
Billy Wingrove  86'		 Report Daniel Cutting  7', 18'
Attendance: 0

Wembley Cup 2016

2016 Wembley Cup
Country England
Dates 2 September 2016
Teams 2
Champions Spencer FC (2nd title)
Runners-up Weller Wanderers
Matches played 1
Goals scored 11 (11 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Netherlands Patrick Kluivert
England Theo Baker
(2 goals each)
← 2015
2017 →

The 2016 Wembley Cup was the second edition of the Wembley Cup, an annual football competition contested by two teams. It took place at Wembley Stadium, London, England.

Spencer FC beat Weller Wanderers 7-4 in the final to win the competition and their second title.

Spencer FC England7–4England Weller Wanderers
Robert Pires  16'
Patrick Kluivert  33', 38'
Chuboi  63'
Seb Carmichael-Brown  pen.' (70)
Manny  82'
Daniel Cutting  93'		 Report Robbie Fowler  14'
Kieran Brown  28'
Theo Baker  31', 49'
Attendance: 18,000+

Wembley Cup 2017

2017 Wembley Cup
Country England
Dates 7 October 2017
Teams 2
Champions Hashtag United F.C. (1st title)
Runners-up Tekkers Town
Matches played 1
Goals scored 7 (7 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) England Theo Baker (2 goals)
← 2016
2018 →

The 2017 Wembley Cup was the third edition of the Wembley Cup, an annual football competition contested by two teams. It took place at Wembley Stadium, London, England.

Hashtag United F.C. beat Tekkers Town 6-1 in the final to win the competition and their first title.

Hashtag United F.C. England6–1England Tekkers Town
Ryan Adams  23'
Dan Brown  45'
Theo Baker  55', 64'
Charlie Morley  85'
Phil Martin  87'		 Report Jeremy Lynch  pen.' (27)
Attendance: 34,172
Referee: Jon Moss

Wembley Cup 2018

2018 Wembley Cup
Country England
Dates 25 November 2018
Teams 4
← 2017

The 2018 Wembley Cup is scheduled to be the fourth edition of the Wembley Cup, an annual football competition contested by four teams. It will be played at Wembley Stadium, London, England. The competition will be the first to feature four teams - Hashtag United F.C., F2 Freestylers F.C., Rebel F.C. and XO F.C.

There will be 4 legends and 4 YouTubers, whose teams will be decided in a draft style format.

The final will be held on 25 November 2018.

Wembley Cup Goalscorers

Player name Team(s) Goals scored
1 England Theo Baker Weller Wanderers / Hashtag United F.C. 4
2 England Daniel Cutting Sidemen United / Spencer FC / Tekkers Town 3
3 England RossiHD Spencer FC 2
Netherlands Patrick Kluivert Spencer FC
4 England Joe Weller Spencer FC / Weller Wanderers / Tekkers Town 1
Jersey ChrisMD Spencer FC / Weller Wanderers / Tekkers Town
England Billy Wingrove Spencer FC / Tekkers Town
France Robert Pires Spencer FC
Niger Chuboi Spencer FC
England Seb Carmichael-Brown Spencer FC / Hashtag United F.C.
England Manny Sidemen United / Spencer FC / Tekkers Town
England Robbie Fowler Weller Wanderers / Hashtag United F.C.
England Kieran Brown Weller Wanderers / Tekkers Town
England Ryan Adams Hashtag United F.C.
England Dan Brown Hashtag United F.C.
England Charlie Morley Hashtag United F.C.
England Phil Martin Hashtag United F.C.
England Jeremy Lynch Spencer FC / Tekkers Town

Wembley Cup Man of the Match Award Winners

- No player was awarded man of the match in 2015

Year Player name Team(s)
2016 England Theo Baker Weller Wanderers / Hashtag United F.C.
2017 England Scott Pollock Hashtag United F.C.

Records and statistics

Final

Team

  • Most wins: 2:
    • Spencer FC: 2015, 2016
  • Most consecutive wins: 2:
    • Spencer FC: 2015, 2016
  • Most goals in a final: 11:
    • Spencer FC 7–4 Weller Wanderers

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Agencies wanted for inaugural Wembley Cup tournament". PRWeek. 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. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Celtic to become first Scottish side to appear at new Wembley". guardian.co.uk. 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.
  6. ↑ "The Wembley Cup with EE: Portrait of an activation". 13 October 2017.
  7. ↑ Hashtag United (10 October 2017). "HASHTAG WIN THE WEMBLEY CUP!" – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ Holt, Molly (14 September 2017). "Liverpool and Manchester United legends confirmed for Wembley Cup".
  9. ↑ "David James has EE Wembley Cup nightmare as he makes TWO howlers".
  10. ↑ "YouTubers play alongside Gerrard, Fowler, Savage in Wembley Cup with EE".
  11. ↑ "The Road to the Wembley Cup: EE's Winning YouTube Formula". Think with Google.
  12. ↑ "EE brings football-mad YouTubers together in 'the Wembley Cup' web series".
  13. ↑ "EE launches third series of The Wembley Cup - Comic Relief".
  14. ↑ "Spencer FC & F2 Freestylers set to battle as The Wembley Cup returns".
  15. ↑ "England to trial VARs in Wembley Cup".
  16. ↑ "England's first VAR test set for Saturday".
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