Dubai Challenge Cup

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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Hamburger SV 220031+29
 Iran 21012205
 United Arab Emirates 21012205
Stuttgart 200213-20

Group matches
United Arab Emirates 2–1 Stuttgart
Omar
Matar 		Gómez
Hamburger SV 2–1 Iran
Guerrero
Besart 		Khatibi
Iran 1–0 Stuttgart
Rajabzadeh
United Arab Emirates 0–1 Hamburger SV
Benjamin

Champion
Dubai Challenge Cup
2007 Winners

Hamburger SV
First Title

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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Hamburger SV 220061+56
Vasco da Gama 21012203
 United Arab Emirates 201101-11
 China PR 201104-41

Group matches
Hamburger SV 2–1 Vasco da Gama
Jarolím  28'
De Jong  69'		 Mathijsen  33' (o.g.)
United Arab Emirates 0–0 China PR
Hamburger SV 4–0 China PR
Van der Vaart  44', 53'
Castelen  58'
Guerrero  75'
Vasco da Gama 1–0 United Arab Emirates
Alan Kardec  79'

Champion
Dubai Challenge Cup
2008 Winners

Hamburger SV
Second Title

2009 tournament

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

Match
Milan 1–1 Hamburger SV
Ronaldinho  62' (pen.) Benjamin  66'
Penalties
Ronaldinho
Shevchenko
Inzaghi
Emerson
Flamini 		4–3 Petrić
Thiago Neves
Olić
Aogo
Demel

Champion
Dubai Challenge Cup
2009 Winners

Milan
First Title

2011 tournament

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

Match
Al-Ahli 1–2 Milan
Hasan  85' Seedorf  38'
Beretta  72'
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai

Champion
Dubai Challenge Cup
2011 Winners

Milan
Second Title

2012 tournament

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

Match
Milan 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain
Pato  4'
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai

Champion
Dubai Challenge Cup
2012 Winners

Milan
Third Title

2014 tournament

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

2014 match
Real Madrid 2–4 Milan
Ronaldo  35'
Benzema  84' (pen.)		 Report Ménez  24'
El Shaarawy  31', 48'
Pazzini  73'
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Muhammad Abdullah (United Arab Emirates)

2014 champion
Dubai Challenge Cup
2014 Winners

Milan
Fourth Title

Cups by team
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