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The '''Wembley Cup''', also known as The '''Wembley Cup with EE''', is an annual [[association football|football]] competiton played by male [[YouTube]] football stars. After first being played in summer of 2015, it has soared in popularity globally and has spearheaded the YouTube football match scene. It is named after [[Wembley Stadium|the stadium it is played at]] and its main sponsor is [[EE Limited|EE]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zvolS3u6A4|title=HASHTAG WIN THE WEMBLEY CUP!|first=|last=Hashtag United|date=10 October 2017|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref>
The '''Wembley Cup''', also known as The '''Wembley Cup with EE''', is an annual [[association football|football]] competiton played by male [[YouTube]] football stars. After first being played in summer of 2015, it has soared in popularity globally and has spearheaded the YouTube football match scene. It is named after [[Wembley Stadium|the stadium it is played at]] and its main sponsor is [[EE Limited|EE]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zvolS3u6A4|title=HASHTAG WIN THE WEMBLEY CUP!|first=|last=Hashtag United|date=10 October 2017|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref>


The match is between 2 teams of YouTube stars who are picked by the captain of both teams. From the 2016 Wembley Cup onwards, 3 ex-professional "legends"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/liverpool-manchester-united-legends-confirmed-11171816|title=Liverpool and Manchester United legends confirmed for Wembley Cup|first=Molly|last=Holt|date=14 September 2017|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4958740/David-James-EE-Wembley-Cup-nightmare-two-howlers.html|title=David James has EE Wembley Cup nightmare as he makes TWO howlers|publisher=}}</ref>are also assigned to each team. As part of the build up and to build hype, players from each team must compete in challenges to "win" the legend who is up for grabs for that challenge. The likes of [[Steven Gerrard]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/youtubers-play-alongside-gerrard-fowler-savage-wembley-cup-ee/1446838|title=YouTubers play alongside Gerrard, Fowler, Savage in Wembley Cup with EE|publisher=}}</ref> [[William Gallas]] and [[Robbie Fowler]] are some of the legends to have made appearances. In the 2017 Wembley Cup, the record attendance in YouTube football history was set at 34,172 attendees.
The match is between 2 teams of YouTube stars who are picked by the captain of both teams. From the 2016 Wembley Cup onwards, 3 ex-professional "legends"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/liverpool-manchester-united-legends-confirmed-11171816|title=Liverpool and Manchester United legends confirmed for Wembley Cup|last=Holt|first=Molly|date=14 September 2017|website=[[Daily Mirror]]|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4958740/David-James-EE-Wembley-Cup-nightmare-two-howlers.html|title=David James has EE Wembley Cup nightmare as he makes TWO howlers|last=Summerscales|first=Robert|date=7 October 2017|website=[[MailOnline]]|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>are also assigned to each team. As part of the build up and to build hype, players from each team must compete in challenges to "win" the legend who is up for grabs for that challenge. The likes of [[Steven Gerrard]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/youtubers-play-alongside-gerrard-fowler-savage-wembley-cup-ee/1446838|title=YouTubers play alongside Gerrard, Fowler, Savage in Wembley Cup with EE|last=Degun|first=Gurjit|date=9 October 2017|website=[[Campaign (magazine)|Campaign]]|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> [[William Gallas]] and [[Robbie Fowler]] are some of the legends to have made appearances. In the 2017 Wembley Cup, the record attendance in YouTube football history was set at 34,172 attendees.


F2 Freestylers are currently the cup holders, who won their 1st Wembley Cup against Rebel FC at the 2018 Wembley Cup Final held at Wembley Stadium.
F2 Freestylers are currently the cup holders, who won their 1st Wembley Cup against Rebel FC at the 2018 Wembley Cup Final held at Wembley Stadium.


== History ==
== History ==
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/intl/en-gb/advertising-channels/video/the-road-to-the-wembley-cup-ees-winning-youtube-formula/|title=The Road to the Wembley Cup: EE's Winning YouTube Formula|website=Think with Google}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/intl/en-gb/advertising-channels/video/the-road-to-the-wembley-cup-ees-winning-youtube-formula/|title=The Road to the Wembley Cup: EE's Winning YouTube Formula|last=|first=|date=|website=Think with Google|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>
In August of 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedrum.com/news/2015/07/15/ee-brings-football-mad-youtubers-together-wembley-cup-web-series|title=EE brings football-mad YouTubers together in 'the Wembley Cup' web series|publisher=}}</ref>, the Wembley Cup kicked off for the first time. This Wembley Cup was played behind closed doors and had 0 attendees. The 2 captains were Spencer Owen and Miniminter. This was also the only Wembley Cup not to include "legend" players in the teams and not to be live streamed on YouTube. The first Wembley Cup received great feedback from users and on the 14th July 2016, Spencer Owen confirmed on his YouTube channel that it was returning for a second season.
In August of 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedrum.com/news/2015/07/15/ee-brings-football-mad-youtubers-together-wembley-cup-web-series|title=EE brings football-mad YouTubers together in 'the Wembley Cup' web series|last=McCarthy|first=John|date=15 July 2015|website=The Drum|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>, the Wembley Cup kicked off for the first time. This Wembley Cup was played behind closed doors and had 0 attendees. The 2 captains were Spencer Owen and Miniminter. This was also the only Wembley Cup not to include "legend" players in the teams and not to be live streamed on YouTube. The first Wembley Cup received great feedback from users and on the 14th July 2016, Spencer Owen confirmed on his YouTube channel that it was returning for a second season.


With the 2015 Wembley Cup being a hit with fans, a second season was confirmed. The whole match was completely revamped with the introduction of the match being live streamed on YouTube, the sale of live tickets to the game, the inclusion of ex professional "legends" and many more small features which had differed from the first season. It was a hit, reaching near sell out numbers over 18,000 people attended live and hundreds of thousands watched the livestream on YouTube. This bought the Wembley Cup to the attention of the media and other news outlets.
With the 2015 Wembley Cup being a hit with fans, a second season was confirmed. The whole match was completely revamped with the introduction of the match being live streamed on YouTube, the sale of live tickets to the game, the inclusion of ex professional "legends" and many more small features which had differed from the first season. It was a hit, reaching near sell out numbers over 18,000 people attended live and hundreds of thousands watched the livestream on YouTube. This bought the Wembley Cup to the attention of the media and other news outlets.


<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comicrelief.com/news/ee-launches-third-series-wembley-cup|title=EE launches third series of The Wembley Cup – Comic Relief|publisher=}}</ref>With the 2016 Wembley Cup being a hit for the second successive season, it only made sense for it to return for a third. Much like the second Wembley Cup, it was live streamed on YouTube, tickets available for purchase and "legends" making an appearance. The third season of the Wembley Cup was a landmark for YouTube football as it doubled the YouTube football attendance record set by the previous Wembley Cup from 18,00 to 34,172.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/spencer-fc-and-f2-freestylers-set-to-do-battle-as-the-wembley-cup-returns-a3606061.html|title=Spencer FC & F2 Freestylers set to battle as The Wembley Cup returns|publisher=}}</ref> It was also the first time the FA trialled [[Video assistant referee|VAR]] at Wembley, although it was not called upon within the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/england/story/3220418/england-to-trial-vars-in-wembley-cup-charity-match-on-saturday|title=England to trial VARs in Wembley Cup|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/var-video-ref-england-football-association-fa-charity-match-wembley-cup-a7982991.html|title=England's first VAR test set for Saturday|publisher=}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comicrelief.com/news/ee-launches-third-series-wembley-cup|title=EE launches third series of The Wembley Cup – Comic Relief|last=|first=|date=8 August 2017|website=[[Comic Relief]]|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>With the 2016 Wembley Cup being a hit for the second successive season, it only made sense for it to return for a third. Much like the second Wembley Cup, it was live streamed on YouTube, tickets available for purchase and "legends" making an appearance. The third season of the Wembley Cup was a landmark for YouTube football as it doubled the YouTube football attendance record set by the previous Wembley Cup from 18,00 to 34,172.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/spencer-fc-and-f2-freestylers-set-to-do-battle-as-the-wembley-cup-returns-a3606061.html|title=Spencer FC & F2 Freestylers set to battle as The Wembley Cup returns|last=|first=|date=7 August 2017|website=[[Evening Standard]]|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> It was also the first time the FA trialled [[Video assistant referee|VAR]] at Wembley, although it was not called upon within the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/england/story/3220418/england-to-trial-vars-in-wembley-cup-charity-match-on-saturday|title=England to trial VARs in Wembley Cup|last=|first=|date=4 October 2017|website=ESPN|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/var-video-ref-england-football-association-fa-charity-match-wembley-cup-a7982991.html|title=Football Association announce VAR to be trialled at charity match at Wembley|last=|first=|date=4 October 2017|website=[[The Independent]]|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>


== Wembley Cup 2015 ==
== Wembley Cup 2015 ==

Revision as of 18:02, 25 November 2018

EE Wembley Cup
Organising bodyEE[1]
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
RegionEngland
Number of teams4
Current championsF2 F.C. (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Spencer F.C./Hashtag United (3 titles)
Television broadcastersYouTube
WebsiteWembley Cup with EE

The Wembley Cup, also known as The Wembley Cup with EE, is an annual football competiton played by male YouTube football stars. After first being played in summer of 2015, it has soared in popularity globally and has spearheaded the YouTube football match scene. It is named after the stadium it is played at and its main sponsor is EE.[2]

The match is between 2 teams of YouTube stars who are picked by the captain of both teams. From the 2016 Wembley Cup onwards, 3 ex-professional "legends"[3][4]are also assigned to each team. As part of the build up and to build hype, players from each team must compete in challenges to "win" the legend who is up for grabs for that challenge. The likes of Steven Gerrard,[5] William Gallas and Robbie Fowler are some of the legends to have made appearances. In the 2017 Wembley Cup, the record attendance in YouTube football history was set at 34,172 attendees.

F2 Freestylers are currently the cup holders, who won their 1st Wembley Cup against Rebel FC at the 2018 Wembley Cup Final held at Wembley Stadium.

History

[6] In August of 2015[7], the Wembley Cup kicked off for the first time. This Wembley Cup was played behind closed doors and had 0 attendees. The 2 captains were Spencer Owen and Miniminter. This was also the only Wembley Cup not to include "legend" players in the teams and not to be live streamed on YouTube. The first Wembley Cup received great feedback from users and on the 14th July 2016, Spencer Owen confirmed on his YouTube channel that it was returning for a second season.

With the 2015 Wembley Cup being a hit with fans, a second season was confirmed. The whole match was completely revamped with the introduction of the match being live streamed on YouTube, the sale of live tickets to the game, the inclusion of ex professional "legends" and many more small features which had differed from the first season. It was a hit, reaching near sell out numbers over 18,000 people attended live and hundreds of thousands watched the livestream on YouTube. This bought the Wembley Cup to the attention of the media and other news outlets.

[8]With the 2016 Wembley Cup being a hit for the second successive season, it only made sense for it to return for a third. Much like the second Wembley Cup, it was live streamed on YouTube, tickets available for purchase and "legends" making an appearance. The third season of the Wembley Cup was a landmark for YouTube football as it doubled the YouTube football attendance record set by the previous Wembley Cup from 18,00 to 34,172.[9] It was also the first time the FA trialled VAR at Wembley, although it was not called upon within the game.[10][11]

Wembley Cup 2015

The 2015 Wembley Cup was the inaugural edition of the Wembley Cup, an annual football competition contested by two teams. It took place at Wembley Stadium in London, England.

Spencer FC beat Sidemen United 5-2 in the final to win the competition and their first title.

Spencer FC England5–2England Sidemen United
RossiHD 5', 56'
Joe Weller 8'
ChrisMD 65'
Billy Wingrove 86'		 Report Daniel Cutting 7', 18'
Attendance: 0

Wembley Cup 2016

The 2016 Wembley Cup was the second edition of the Wembley Cup, an annual football competition contested by two teams. It took place at Wembley Stadium, London, England.

Spencer FC beat Weller Wanderers 7-4 in the final to win the competition and their second title.

Spencer FC England7–4England Weller Wanderers
Robert Pires 16'
Patrick Kluivert 33', 38'
Chuboi 63'
Seb Carmichael-Brown pen.' (70)
Manny 82'
Daniel Cutting 93'		 Report Robbie Fowler 14'
Kieran Brown 28'
Theo Baker 31', 49'
Attendance: 18,000+

Wembley Cup 2017

The 2017 Wembley Cup was the third edition of the Wembley Cup, an annual football competition contested by two teams. It took place at Wembley Stadium, London, England.

Hashtag United F.C. beat Tekkers Town 6-1 in the final to win the competition and their first title.

Hashtag United F.C. England6–1England Tekkers Town
Ryan Adams 23'
Dan Brown 45'
Theo Baker 55', 64'
Charlie Morley 85'
Phil Martin 87'		 Report Jeremy Lynch pen.' (27)
Attendance: 34,172
Referee: Jon Moss

Wembley Cup 2018

The 2018 Wembley Cup is scheduled to be the fourth edition of the Wembley Cup, an annual football competition contested by four teams. It will be played at Wembley Stadium, London, England. The competition will be the first to feature four teams – Hashtag United, F2FC, Rebel and XO.

There are four legends and four YouTubers, whose teams will be decided in a draft style format. Draft picks are as follows:

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hashtag United 3 3 0 6 1 +5 9
2 XO 3 1 2 2 3 -1 3
3 F2 3 1 2 3 4 -1 3
4 Rebel 3 1 2 3 6 -3 3

Group Stage - Round One

Hashtag United3–0Rebel
  • Neil Richmond
  • Casey Barker (o.g.)
F20–1XO
Christian Hurley

Group Stage - Round Two

Hashtag United1–0XO
Charley Morley
F22–1 (a.e.t.)Rebel
  • Simo Jepht Red card
  • Callum Ellesley gold-colored soccer ball
  • Jesse Waller-Lassen Yellow card

Group Stage - Round Three

Hashtag United2–1F2
Theo Baker
Neil Richmond 		Bradley Russell
XO1–2Rebel
Elliot Hackney Adam Boultwood (o.g.)
Dillon Gordon

Semi-Finals

Semi Final 1
Hashtag United0–1Rebel
Jesse Waller Lassen 6'
Semi Final 2
F21–0XO
Bradley Simmons gold-colored soccer ball

Final

Rebel0–1F2
David Trezeguet 5'

Wembley Cup Goalscorers

Player name Team(s) Goals scored
1 England Theo Baker Weller Wanderers / Hashtag United F.C. 4
2 England Daniel Cutting Sidemen United / Spencer FC / Tekkers Town 3
3 England RossiHD Spencer FC 2
Netherlands Patrick Kluivert Spencer FC
4 England Joe Weller Spencer FC / Weller Wanderers / Tekkers Town 1
Jersey ChrisMD Spencer FC / Weller Wanderers / Tekkers Town
England Billy Wingrove Spencer FC / Tekkers Town
France Robert Pires Spencer FC
Niger Chuboi Spencer FC
England Seb Carmichael-Brown Spencer FC / Hashtag United F.C.
England Manny Sidemen United / Spencer FC / Tekkers Town
England Robbie Fowler Weller Wanderers / Hashtag United F.C.
England Kieran Brown Weller Wanderers / Tekkers Town
England Ryan Adams Hashtag United F.C.
England Dan Brown Hashtag United F.C.
England Charlie Morley Hashtag United F.C.
England Phil Martin Hashtag United F.C.
England Jeremy Lynch Spencer FC / Tekkers Town

Wembley Cup Man of the Match Award Winners

- No player was awarded man of the match in 2015

Year Player name Team(s)
2016 England Theo Baker Weller Wanderers / Hashtag United F.C.
2017 England Scott Pollock Hashtag United F.C.

Records and statistics

Final

Team

  • Most wins: 2:
    • Spencer FC: 2015, 2016
  • Most consecutive wins: 2:
    • Spencer FC: 2015, 2016
  • Most goals in a final: 11:
    • Spencer FC 7–4 Weller Wanderers

Individual

References

  1. ^ "The Wembley Cup with EE: Portrait of an activation". 13 October 2017.
  2. ^ Hashtag United (10 October 2017). "HASHTAG WIN THE WEMBLEY CUP!" – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Holt, Molly (14 September 2017). "Liverpool and Manchester United legends confirmed for Wembley Cup". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 November 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ Summerscales, Robert (7 October 2017). "David James has EE Wembley Cup nightmare as he makes TWO howlers". MailOnline. Retrieved 25 November 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ Degun, Gurjit (9 October 2017). "YouTubers play alongside Gerrard, Fowler, Savage in Wembley Cup with EE". Campaign. Retrieved 25 November 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ "The Road to the Wembley Cup: EE's Winning YouTube Formula". Think with Google. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. ^ McCarthy, John (15 July 2015). "EE brings football-mad YouTubers together in 'the Wembley Cup' web series". The Drum. Retrieved 25 November 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. ^ "EE launches third series of The Wembley Cup – Comic Relief". Comic Relief. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  9. ^ "Spencer FC & F2 Freestylers set to battle as The Wembley Cup returns". Evening Standard. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  10. ^ "England to trial VARs in Wembley Cup". ESPN. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  11. ^ "Football Association announce VAR to be trialled at charity match at Wembley". The Independent. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  12. ^ "THE DRAFT! - Wembley Cup 2018 - Which Legends & YouTubers will get picked?!". November 22, 2018 – via YouTube.
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