Dubai Champions Cup
| Dubai Super Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United Arab Emirates |
| City | Dubai |
| Teams | Two |
The Dubai Champions Cup (originally called the Dubai Super Cup) was an annual association football match contested between the champions of the English and Scottish leagues. The competition took place for three consecutive seasons from 1986-87 to 1988-89 in the United Arab Emirates port of Dubai.[1][2]
The first match took place on 9 December 1986 at the Al Wasl Stadium between English champions Liverpool and Scottish champions Celtic. The match finished 1-1, with Liverpool winning 4-2 on a penalty shoot-out.[3]
English champions Everton and Scottish champions Rangers played the match the following year in December 1987. Rangers came from two goals behind to level the match after 90 minutes at 2-2. This was despite referee Keith Cooper disallowing six goals for the Ibrox club during the game. Rangers went on to win 8-7 on penalty kicks.[4][5]
The final match took place on 4 April 1989 at the Al-Nasar Stadium. The competition was now renamed the Dubai Champions Cup and featured the sides that took part in the 1986; Liverpool and Celtic. Once again the match finished level after 90 minutes, 1-1; this time with Celtic winning 4-2 on penalty kicks.[6]
References
- ↑ "The Dubai Super Cup". The Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ "The Dubai Super Cup (1986) and The Dubai Champions Cup (1989)". Celtic Programmes Online. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ↑ Cameron, Alex (10 December 1986). "Celts in a spot". Daily Record. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ Hilton, Nick (7 December 2012). "Battle of Britain". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ Reynolds, Jim (9 December 1987). "Rangers strike 16 times for gold". The Glasgow Herald. p. 24. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ McNee, Gerry (7 April 1989). "Stark spot-on in the desert". Daily Express. Retrieved 15 May 2014.