Betway Cup

Betway Cup
Founded	2015; 9 years ago
Number of teams	2
Current champions	West Ham United; (3rd title)
Most successful club(s)	West Ham United; (3 titles)

The Betway Cup is a 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, beating Dutch club 1–0 Vitesse on 9 August 2002.^[2] In August 2003, West Ham played PSV Eindhoven at the Boleyn Ground in the second edition, losing 1–2.^[3] The cup ran for two more seasons, against Anderlecht and Osasuna respectively.

In 2008, West Ham hosted Villarreal in the Bobby Moore Cup in aid of the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK,^[4] as well as facing Napoli in August 2009.

During SBOBET's sponsorship of the club, the bookmaker sponsored West Ham's pre-season tournament ahead of the 2010–11 season, with the first edition seeing West Ham host Deportivo La Coruña.^[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]

History

2015

2 August 2015 (2015-08-02) Betway Cup	West Ham United	1–2	Werder Bremen	Toluca, Mexico
15:00 BST	Sakho 19'	Report	Ujah 20', 31'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 9,919^[7] Referee: Graham Scott

2016

West Ham United played reigning Italian champions Juventus at the London Stadium in the official opening of the stadium after being handed to West Ham following the 2012 Summer Olympics, despite playing Slovenian side NK Domžale in the first game at the stadium three days prior in the UEFA Europa League.^[8] Juventus striker Simone Zaza scored the winner for the Italian club and signed for West Ham on loan later in August.^[9]

7 August 2016 Betway Cup	West Ham United	2–3	Juventus	Stratford, London
13:00 BST	Carroll 34', 52'	Report	Dybala 18' Mandžukić 21' Zaza 85'	Stadium: London 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'	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'	Report	Martínez 69'	Stadium: Silberstadt Arena Referee: Walter Altmann
	Penalties
	De Blasis Quaison Mateta Burkardt Brosinski Donati Baku Bussmann		Masuaku Snodgrass Martínez Obiang Arnautović Cullen Adrián Diop

2019

3 August 2019 Betway Cup	West Ham United	2–2 (2–4 p)	Athletic Bilbao	Stratford, London
15:00 BST	Lanzini 22' Wilshere 23'	Report	Haller 1' (o.g.) Williams 15'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 38,873 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
	Penalties
	Hernández Snodgrass Yarmolenko Diangana		Aduriz Beñat Ibai Sancet Berchiche

2020

The 2020 edition of the Betway Cup was contested behind closed doors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[10]

5 September 2020 Betway Cup	West Ham United	3–5	AFC Bournemouth	Stratford, London
15:00 BST	Bowen 38', 42' Felipe Anderson 84'	Report	Danjuma 5' Solanke 17' Gosling 57' Smith 62' Anthony 67'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0

2021

7 August 2021 Betway Cup	West Ham United	2–0	Atalanta	Stratford, London
15:00 BST	Antonio 45' Fornals 89'	Report		Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 27,665 Referee: Stuart Attwell

2024

10 August 2024 Betway Cup	West Ham United	2–2 (6–5 p)	Celta Vigo	Stratford, London
15:00 BST	Bowen 6' Paquetá 35'	Report	Ristić 21' Durán 66'	Stadium: London Stadium Referee: Darren Bond
	Penalties
	Cresswell Ward-Prowse Souček Füllkrug Aguerd Kilman Guilherme		Moriba Álvarez Sotelo Alfon Domínguez Aidoo Durán

Performances by club

Club	Winners	Runners-up
West Ham United	3	5
Werder Bremen	2	0
Juventus	1	0
Athletic Bilbao	1	0
AFC Bournemouth	1	0
Mainz	0	1
Atalanta	0	1
Celta Vigo	0	1

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 United 3–0 NK Domzale". BBC Sport. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^ "Simone Zaza signs for West Ham on loan from Juventus". Sky Sports. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^ "West Ham United to face AFC Bournemouth in 2020 Betway Cup". West Ham United F.C. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

[1] "Fobbing, Maldon: Philip's an instant millionaire!". Daily Gazette. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

[2] "2002-03 Friendlies". West Ham United Football Programmes. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

[3] "2003-04 Friendlies". West Ham United Football Programmes. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

[4] "2008-09 Friendlies". West Ham United Football Programmes. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

[5] "2010-11 Friendlies". West Ham United Football Programmes. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

[6] "2014-15 Friendlies". West Ham United Football Programmes. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

[7] "Ujah hits brace as Werder beat West Ham". werder.de. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2015.

[8] "West Ham United 3–0 NK Domzale". BBC Sport. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

[9] "Simone Zaza signs for West Ham on loan from Juventus". Sky Sports. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

[10] "West Ham United to face AFC Bournemouth in 2020 Betway Cup". West Ham United F.C. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

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