2009 Meydan FEI Nations Cup explained

The 2009 Meydan FEI Nations Cup was the 2009 edition of the FEI Nations Cup, a premier international team Grand Prix show jumping competition run by the FEI and sponsored for the first time by the Meydan Group from Dubai. It was held at eight European venues from May 15 to August 17, 2009. After one year in the (old) FEI Nations Cup the team of France won the series in 2009.

2009 show schedule

width=125Datewidth=400Showwidth=125Winning team
May 15, 2009 Jumping International de France 2009
La Baule, France
CSIO*****
200,000
May 29, 2009 Piazza di Siena 2009
Rome, Italy
CSIO*****
€200,000
June 5, 2009 CSIO Schweiz 2009
St. Gallen, Switzerland
CSIO*****
€200,000
June 19, 2009 CHIO Rotterdam 2009
Rotterdam, Netherlands
CSIO*****
€200,000
July 2, 2009 CHIO Aachen 2009
Aachen, Germany
CSIO*****
€200,000
July 17, 2009 Falsterbo Horse Show 2009
Skanör med Falsterbo, Sweden
CSIO*****
€200,000
July 24, 2009 2009 Longines Royal International Horse Show
Hickstead, United Kingdom
CSIO*****
€200,000
August 7, 2009 2009 Dublin Horse Show
Dublin, Ireland
CSIO*****
€200,000

Overall standings

TeamPointsTotal
FRA
ITA
SUI
NED
GER
SWE
GBR
IRL
1 4 7 0 10 10 5.5 7 4.5 48.0
2 2 10 10 7 5 2 3.5 4.5 44.0
3 5.5 4 7 2 6.5 1 10 3 39.0
4 10 5.5 5.5 0 2 5.5 0 6.5 35.0
5 5.5 2.5 3.5 6 6.5 3.5 1 0 28.5
0 2.5 1 4 4 10 6 1 28.5
7 7 0 0 3 1 7 5 0 23.0
8 0 5.5 3.5 1 0 3.5 2 6.5 22.0
3 0 5.5 5 3 0 3.5 2 22.0
10 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 10 14.0

After the 2009 season Belgium and Great Britain both are tied on the eight place in final ranking. The rule book have no rule for this situation. The FEI decided, that Belgium, Great Britain and the tenth-placed team from Italy are relegated to the 2010 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League. The Great Britain Federation going to court because of this decision. In follow of this the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has allowed the appeal of the British Equestrian Federation. So ten teams are allowed to start in the 2010 Meydan FEI Nations Cup.

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