2011 Emirates Cup

2011 Emirates Cup

Tournament details
Host country	England
Dates	30 – 31 July
Teams	4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	New York Red Bulls (1st title)
Runners-up	Paris Saint-Germain
Third place	Arsenal
Fourth place	Boca Juniors
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	10 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Robin van Persie (2 goals)

The 2011 Emirates Cup was a two-day pre-season men's football friendly tournament hosted by English Premier League club Arsenal and held at the Emirates Stadium, the club's home ground.

The 2011 Emirates Cup featured Boca Juniors, Paris Saint-Germain and New York Red Bulls, on 30–31 July.^[1] The participation of the Red Bulls meant Thierry Henry played against his former club. This also marks the first time a Major League Soccer team participated in the Emirates Cup. The Red Bulls were the victors after beating PSG and tying Arsenal on an own goal in the 84th minute by Arsenal defender Kyle Bartley.

Standings

Three points are awarded for a win, with one for a draw. As opposed to previous Emirates Cups, points are no longer awarded for goals scored.^[2][3]

Rank	Team	Win	Draw	Loss	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	New York Red Bulls	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
2	Paris Saint-Germain	1	0	1	3	1	+2	3
3	Arsenal	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
4	Boca Juniors	0	1	1	2	5	–3	1

Matches

New York Red Bulls v Paris Saint-Germain

30 July 2011 14:00 BST

New York Red Bulls	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain
Lindpere  27'	Report

Emirates Stadium, London, England Attendance: 54,488 Referee: Kenny Ng

Arsenal v Boca Juniors

30 July 2011 16:20 BST

Arsenal	2–2	Boca Juniors
Van Persie  29' Ramsey  46'	Report	Viatri  68' Mouche  71'

Emirates Stadium, London, England Attendance: 54,488 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Paris Saint-Germain v Boca Juniors

31 July 2011 14:00 BST

Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	Boca Juniors
Maurice  8' Hoarau  38' Ceará  79'	Report

Emirates Stadium, London, England Attendance: 60,011 Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson

Arsenal v New York Red Bulls

31 July 2011 16:20 BST

Arsenal	1–1	New York Red Bulls
Van Persie  42'	Report	Frimpong  90' (o.g.)

Emirates Stadium, London, England Attendance: 60,011 Referee: Kevin Friend

Goalscorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Robin van Persie	Arsenal	2
2	Joel Lindpere	New York Red Bulls	1
	Aaron Ramsey	Arsenal
	Lucas Viatri	Boca Juniors
	Pablo Mouche	Boca Juniors
	Jean-Eudes Maurice	Paris Saint-Germain
	Guillaume Hoarau	Paris Saint-Germain
	Ceará	Paris Saint-Germain
Own goal	Kyle Bartley	Arsenal	1

References

Friendly association football tournaments in 2011
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Copa Bimbo	Montevideo (14–16 January)
Match World Cup	Dubai (20–26 January)
Copa del Sol	La Manga Club, Elche (27 January – 7 February)
Marbella Cup	Marbella (2–8 February)
Asian Challenge Cup	Hong Kong (3–6 February)
Nations Cup	Dublin (8 February – 29 May)
La Manga Cup	La Manga Club (14–22 February)
Desert Diamond Cup	United States (4–5 March)
World Football Challenge	United States and Canada (13 July – 6 August)
Lev Yashin Cup	Moscow, Khimki (15–16 July)
Vodacom Challenge	South Africa (16–23 July)
Audi Cup	Munich (26–27 July)
MLS All-Star	Harrison, New Jersey (27 July)
Premier League Asia Trophy	Hong Kong (27–30 July)
Emirates Cup	London (30–31 July)
Dublin Super Cup	Dublin (30–31 July)
Eusébio Cup	Lisbon (6 August)
Trofeo Costa del Sol	Málaga (13 August)
Velayat Cup	Tehran (3–7 November)
Friendly match Tournament