Tournament details | |
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Host country | England |
City | London |
Dates | 25 – 26 July |
Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Arsenal (4th title) |
Runners-up | Villarreal |
Third place | Wolfsburg |
Fourth place | Lyon |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 12 (3 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | 12 players (1 goal) |
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The 2015 Emirates Cup was a pre-season football friendly tournament hosted by Arsenal at its home ground, the Emirates Stadium in London. It was the eighth Emirates Cup, an invitational competition inaugurated in 2007. Held on the weekend of 25–26 July 2015, the participants were Arsenal, Villarreal, Olympique Lyonnais, and Wolfsburg.
Each team played two matches, with three points awarded for a win, one point for a draw and none for a loss. An additional point was awarded for every goal scored. Arsenal did not face Villarreal, and Lyon did not play against Wolfsburg. Arsenal claimed their fourth Emirates Cup and first in five years by beating Lyon 6–0 on the first day and then Wolfsburg the day after by a single goal. Villarreal finished as runners-up winning both of their matches, while Wolfsburg and Lyon ended the tournament with no wins. Wolfsburg, which scored one goal in the tournament, placed third, and Lyon, which scored none, placed last.