Dubai Challenge Cup Explained

Dubai Challenge Cup, also known as the Dubai Football Challenge, is a friendly football tournament founded by Mohammed bin Rashed and the United Arab Emirates national football team. It was first held in January 2007, with another tournament scheduled for January 2008, with both won by German side Hamburger SV.

2007 tournament

The 2007 Dubai Challenge Cup was played in January 2007 by four teams: United Arab Emirates, Iran, Hamburger SV and VfB Stuttgart.

Group classification

width=175 Teamwidth=20 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=20 abbr="Won" Wwidth=20 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=20 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=20 abbr="Goals for" GFwidth=20 abbr="Goals against" GAwidth=20 abbr="Goal difference" GDwidth=20 abbr="Points" Pts
Hamburger SV220031+29
21012205
21012205
Stuttgart200213-20

Champion

2008 tournament

The 2008 Dubai Challenge Cup was played in January 2008 by four teams: United Arab Emirates, China PR, Hamburger SV and Vasco da Gama.

Group classification

width=175 Teamwidth=20 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=20 abbr="Won" Wwidth=20 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=20 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=20 abbr="Goals for" GFwidth=20 abbr="Goals against" GAwidth=20 abbr="Goal difference" GDwidth=20 abbr="Points" Pts
Hamburger SV220061+56
Vasco da Gama21012203
201101-11
201104-41

Champion

2009 tournament

The 2009 Dubai Challenge Cup was played on 6 January 2009 by Milan and Hamburger SV in a single match.

Champion

2011 tournament

The 2011 Dubai Challenge Cup was played at 2 January 2011 by Al-Ahli and Milan in a single match.

Champion

2012 tournament

The 2012 Dubai Challenge Cup was played at 4 January 2012 by Milan and Paris Saint-Germain in a single match.

Champion

2014 tournament

The 2014 Dubai Challenge Cup was played at 30 December 2014 by Real Madrid and Milan in a single match.

2014 champion

Cups by team

See also

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