Mohammed bin Rashid International Football Championship

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Mohammed bin Rashid International Football Championship, also known as the Dubai Cup, is a friendly football tournament that takes place in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The competition is named after Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai.

The championship is an invitation-only tournament: "only clubs which are reigning or former champions of accredited national and international competitions and internationally respected for their achievements are considered" [1]. No exhibition matches are played and the tournament is conducted in strict accordance with FIFA regulations.

1 Champions
2 Dubai Cup 2007
- 2.1 Participant Teams
3 Dubai Cup 2008
- 3.1 Participant teams
4 Dubai Cup 2009
- 4.1 Participant teams
5 Cups by team
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] Champions

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Venue
2008 Details	Internacional	2 - 1	Internazionale	Dubai Sports City, Dubai
2007 Details	Benfica	0 - 0 (5 - 4 pen)	Lazio	Dubai Sports City, Dubai

[edit] Dubai Cup 2007

Semi finals			Final

8 January
Benfica	0(4)
Bayern Munchen	0(3)

			10 January
			Benfica	0(5)
			Lazio	0(4)


			Third place
8 January		10 January
Olympique de Marseille	1	Bayern Munchen	4
Lazio	3		Olympique de Marseille	3

[edit] Participant Teams

The four participant teams were clubs from the countries that got to the semi-finals of the preceding year's FIFA World Cup.

[edit] Dubai Cup 2008

Sport Lisboa e Benfica had been invited to return after winning in 2007, but due to conflicting dates with the timeline of the Portuguese Liga, the Portuguese Football Federation did not adjust the team's schedule to allow them to play in Dubai. The organization of the tournament waited until the second half of December for the response of the Portuguese team. When they did not confirm their presence, they were replaced by the German team VfB Stuttgart.

Semi finals			Final

5 January
Stuttgart	0
Internacional	1

			7 January
			Internacional	2
			Internazionale	1


			Third place
5 January		7 January
Internazionale	2	Stuttgart	1
Ajax	2		Ajax	0

[edit] Participant teams

AFC Ajax	KNVB Cup - 4th place
Internazionale	Serie A 2006-07 - Runner-up
Internacional	FIFA Club World Cup 2006 - Winner
VfB Stuttgart	Bundesliga 2006-07 - 3rd place

[edit] Dubai Cup 2009

The 2009 edition of the Dubai Cup doesn't have its date set yet, but it should take place first half of January 2009. Sport Club Internacional, winner of the 2008 edition, will have the opportunity to defend the title.