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" http://www.dubaicup.ae/championship.html. No exhibition matches are played and the tournament is conducted in strict accordance with FIFA regulations.
Football (soccer)
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tournament that takes place in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
in the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
. The competition is named after Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , also Sheikh Mohammed, , is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates , and absolute monarch of Dubai.-Personal life and education:...
, 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" http://www.dubaicup.ae/championship.html. No exhibition matches are played and the tournament is conducted in strict accordance with FIFA regulations.
Champions
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
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| 2008 Details Mohammed bin Rashid International Football Championship 2008 The 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 2008 edition takes place from the 5th to the 7th of January 2008.... |
 InternacionalSport Club Internacional Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and... |
2 - 1 |
 Internazionale |
Dubai Sports City Dubai Sports City The Dubai Sports City is a $4 billion, mixed-use sports city currently being constructed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The city will consist of apartment buildings as well as several sports facilities. The first structures opened in late 2007... , Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...  |
| 2007 Details Mohammed bin Rashid International Football Championship 2007 The 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... |
 Benfica |
0 - 0 (5 - 4 pen) |
Lazio |
Dubai Sports City Dubai Sports City The Dubai Sports City is a $4 billion, mixed-use sports city currently being constructed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The city will consist of apartment buildings as well as several sports facilities. The first structures opened in late 2007... , Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... |
Cups by team
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Benfica (2007) 1 time
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InternacionalSport Club InternacionalSport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...
(2008) 1 time