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	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	9
Iran	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	5
United Arab Emirates	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	5
Stuttgart	2	0	0	2	1	3	-2	0

Group matches

2007-01-09

United Arab Emirates	2–1	Stuttgart
Omar File:Soccerball shade.svg Matar File:Soccerball shade.svg		Gómez File:Soccerball shade.svg

2007-01-09

Hamburger SV	2–1	Iran
Guerrero File:Soccerball shade.svg Besart File:Soccerball shade.svg		Khatibi File:Soccerball shade.svg

2007-01-11

Iran	1–0	Stuttgart
Rajabzadeh File:Soccerball shade.svg

2007-01-11

United Arab Emirates	0–1	Hamburger SV
		Benjamin File:Soccerball shade.svg

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	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6
Vasco da Gama	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
United Arab Emirates	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1
China	2	0	1	1	0	4	-4	1

Group matches

2008-01-10

Hamburger SV	2–1	Vasco da Gama
Jarolím File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' De Jong File:Soccerball shade.svg 69'		Mathijsen File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' (o.g.)

2008-01-10

United Arab Emirates	0–0	China

2008-01-12

Hamburger SV	4–0	China
Van der Vaart File:Soccerball shade.svg 44', 53' Castelen File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Guerrero File:Soccerball shade.svg 75'

2008-01-12

Vasco da Gama	1–0	United Arab Emirates
Alan Kardec File:Soccerball shade.svg 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

2009-01-06

Milan	1–1	Hamburger SV
Ronaldinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' (pen.)		Benjamin File:Soccerball shade.svg 66'
Penalties
Ronaldinho soccer ball with check mark Shevchenko soccer ball with check mark Inzaghi soccer ball with check mark Emerson soccer ball with red X Flamini soccer ball with check mark	4–3	soccer ball with check mark Petrić soccer ball with red X Thiago Neves soccer ball with check mark Olić soccer ball with red X Aogo soccer ball with check mark 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

2 January 2011

Al-Ahli	1–2	Milan
Hasan File:Soccerball shade.svg 85'		Seedorf File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Beretta File:Soccerball shade.svg 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

4 January 2012

Milan	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain
Pato File:Soccerball shade.svg 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

30 December 2014

Real Madrid	2–4	Milan
Ronaldo File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Benzema File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' (pen.)	Report	Ménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' El Shaarawy File:Soccerball shade.svg 31', 48' Pazzini File:Soccerball shade.svg 73'

The Sevens Stadium, Dubai

Attendance: 42,000

Referee: Muhammad Abdullah (United Arab Emirates)

2014 champion

Dubai Challenge Cup 2014 Winners
Milan Fourth Title

2024 tournament

The 2024 Dubai Challenge Cup was played in January 2024 by four teams: Al Ahli, Raja, Wuhan Three Towns and Zamalek.

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	Raja	2 (2)
	Zamalek (p)	2 (4)
					Al Ahli	0
					Zamalek	3
	Al Ahli	3
	Wuhan	1			Third place play-off
					Raja	1
					Wuhan	0

Semi-finals

26 January 2024

Raja	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Zamalek
Bouzok File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' (pen.) Zerhouni File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' (pen.)		File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' El Wensh File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Shikabala
Penalties
Mokadem soccer ball with red X Ennaffati soccer ball with check mark Zrida soccer ball with check mark Bouzok soccer ball with red X	2–4	soccer ball with check mark Mathlouthi soccer ball with check mark Roqa soccer ball with check mark Gaber soccer ball with check mark Mansi

27 January 2024

Al Ahli	3–1	Wuhan Three Towns
Al Nabit File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Viega File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' Al Rashidi File:Soccerball shade.svg 78'		File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Zhang

Third place play-off

28 January 2024

Raja	1–0	Wuhan Three Towns
Maouhoub File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' (pen.)

Final

28 January 2024

Al Ahli	0–3	Zamalek
		File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Shikabala File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Obama File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' Yasser

Champion

Dubai Challenge Cup 2024 Winners
Zamalek First Title

Cups by team

• File:Flag of Italy.svg Milan (2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014) 4 times
• File:Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV (2007 and 2008) 2 times
• File:Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek (2024) 1 time

See also

• Dubai Cup
• Match World Cup

External links

• Official site