Channel One Cup (football)
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| Founded | 2006 |
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| Abolished | 2009 |
| Region | Eastern Europe & Israel |
| Most successful club(s) |  Shakhtar Donetsk (1 time) CSKA Moscow (1 time) Dynamo Kyiv (1 time) |
| Television broadcasters | Channel One |
The Channel One Cup (Russian: Кубок Первого канала, Kubok Pervogo Kanala) was an annual pre-season commerce football tournament, organized by Russian TV Channel One and Roman Abramovich's foundation, the National Football Academy. The participants were champions and runners up of the Russian Premier League, Ukrainian Premier League and Israeli Premier League. The total prize fund was about 2 million dollars, with the winner getting 1 million. The cup rules specify that at least half of prize money must be channeled into developing young players.
The tournament was cancelled in 2009 due to the financial crisis. However, it's legacy remained in the context of trying to create a united championship involving former CIS countries.[1][2] The format set by the tournament was used when creating the United Tournament in 2013.[3]
History
The tournament took place in Israel at January due to the fine weather conditions and wide fan base for the Russian and Ukrainian clubs formed by Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union. The cup is used as preparation for the more major spring tournaments, however the historical antagonism between Russian and Ukrainian clubs make the matches hard fought and fans interest very high.
In 2006, the first tournament took place in Tel Aviv. The Russian and Ukrainian champions and runners-up were: CSKA Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk. Finally, Shakhtar Donetsk won the trophy.[4]
In 2007, the format was changed, when Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Tel Aviv were added to the tournament. The teams were divided into two groups and the winners met in the final. CSKA Moscow won 2007 tournament.[5]
In 2008, the two Russian sides were CSKA Moscow and Spartak Moscow (2nd and 3rd, because Zenit St Petersburg declined to take part), the two Ukrainian: Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk, Israeli champion Beitar Jerusalem and Serbian champion Red Star Belgrade.[6][7] Dynamo Kyiv won the 2008 tournament.[8]
In 2009 the cup was cancelled due to the financial crises. However, its legacy remained in the context of trying to create a united championship involving formed CIS countries.[9][10]
Winners
| Season | Winner | Runner-Up | Final score | Top goalscorer |
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| 2006 | Shakhtar Donetsk
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Dynamo Kyiv
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Round-robin |  Brandão ( Shakhtar, 3 goals)
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| 2007 | CSKA Moscow
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Spartak Moscow
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3–2 (a.e.t.) | Roman Pavlyuchenko ( Spartak Moscow, 4 goals)
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| 2008 | Dynamo Kyiv
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Shakhtar Donetsk
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2–2 (pen.: 3–2) | Fernandinho ( Shakhtar, 4 goals)
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| Cancelled | ||||
See also
References
- ^ Сергей Палкин: На разрыв с УЕФА никто в Украине не пойдет – это нонсенс
- ^ RT.com: United Russian-Ukrainian football league could start in 2014, Gazprom CEO
- ^ http://www.championat.com/football/article-179930-zimoj-projdjot-vtoroj-obedinjonnyj-turnir.html
- ^ Обозреватель: Шахтер выиграл Кубок Первого канала
- ^ Lenta.Ru: ЦСКА выиграл Кубок Первого канала
- ^ Voice of Russia: Channel One Cup football tournament kicks off in Israel today
- ^ RT.com: Football: Moscow's CSKA crash out of Channel One Cup
- ^ RT.com: Russian guides Dynamo Kiev to football trophy
- ^ Сергей Палкин: На разрыв с УЕФА никто в Украине не пойдет – это нонсенс
- ^ RT.com: United Russian-Ukrainian football league could start in 2014, Gazprom CEO
External links
- Channel One Cup 2006 RSSSF
- Channel One Cup 2007 RSSSF
- Channel One Cup 2008 RSSSF
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