Betway Cup
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| Founded | 2015 |
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| Number of teams | 2 |
| Current champions |  Athletic Bilbao (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  Werder Bremen (2 titles) |
The Betway Cup is an annual pre-season friendly competition hosted by Premier League club West Ham United. It is sponsored by betting company Betway, who also serve as West Ham United's principal sponsors.
The inaugural tournament was held in 2015 at West Ham's previous home Upton Park, with the second tournament taking place at the London Stadium in 2016.
Background
Prior to Betway's sponsorship of West Ham United, the club hosted the Out Performance Display Cup, sponsored by the Essex-based signage company of the same name,[1] at Southend United's Roots Hall ground, beating Dutch club 1–0 Vitesse on 9 August 2002.[2] On 1 August 2003, West Ham played PSV Eindhoven at the Boleyn Ground in the second edition of the Out Performance Display Cup, losing 2–1.[3] The pre-season cup ran for two more seasons. In 2008, West Ham played Villarreal in the Bobby Moore Cup in aid of the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK.[4] During SBOBET's sponsorship of the club, the bookmaker sponsored West Ham's pre-season tournament ahead of the 2010–11 season.[5] In 2014, Marathonbet sponsored West Ham's annual pre-season home cup game, a 3–2 win against Sampdoria, before Betway's sponsorship of the club.[6]
2015
| 2 August 2015 Betway Cup | West Ham United  | 1–2 | Werder Bremen | London |
| 15:00 BST | Sakho  19' |
Report | Ujah 20', 31' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 9,919[7] Referee: Graham Scott |
2016
| 7 August 2016 Betway Cup | West Ham United | 2–3 |  Juventus | London |
| 13:00 BST | Carroll 34' 52' |
Report[8] | Dybala 18' Mandžukić 21' Zaza 85' |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 53,966 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
2017
First leg
| 28 July 2017 Betway Cup | Werder Bremen | 1–0 | West Ham United | Schneverdingen, Germany |
| 18:30 CEST | Eggestein 12' |
Report | Stadium: Osterwald-Stadion Attendance: 3,350 |
Second leg
| 29 July 2017 Betway Cup | Werder Bremen | 2–2 (3–2 agg.) | West Ham United | Lohne, Germany |
| 15:30 CEST | Caldirola 15' Zhang Yuning 81' |
[9] Report | Arnautović 26' Martínez 75' |
Stadium: Heinz-Dettmer Attendance: 3,646 |
2018
| 31 July 2018 Betway Cup | Mainz 05 | 1–1 (6–7 p) | West Ham United | Schwaz, Austria |
| 17:30 BST | Quaison 79' |
https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2018/july/31-july/it-happened-west-ham-win-betway-cup-shootout-drama [10] | Martínez 69' |
Stadium: Silberstadt Arena |
2019
| 3 August 2019 Betway Cup | West Ham United | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Athletic Bilbao | London |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 38,873 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
References
- ^ "Fobbing, Maldon: Philip's an instant millionaire!". Daily Gazette. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "2002-03 Friendlies". West Ham United Football Programmes. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "2003-04 Friendlies". West Ham United Football Programmes. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "2008-09 Friendlies". West Ham United Football Programmes. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "2010-11 Friendlies". West Ham United Football Programmes. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "2014-15 Friendlies". West Ham United Football Programmes. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Ujah hits brace as Werder beat West Ham". werder.de. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "West Ham vs Juventus 2-3 Friendly Betway Cup 2016 Highlights Dybala Mandzukic Carroll Goals Video". Soccer Blog|Football News, Reviews, Quizzes. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Arnautovic scores and Hart debuts but Werder win Betway Cup | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Hammers to face Mainz in 2018 Betway Cup". West Ham United F.C. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.