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.
width=125 | Date | width=400 | Show | width=125 | Winning team |
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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 |
Team | Points | Total | |||||||||
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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.