Russian Railways Cup

Russian Railways Cup

Russian Railways Cup ( _ru. Кубок РЖД) is an annual pre-season football tournament, held in Moscow and hosted by FC Lokomotiv Moscow.

The first edition of the tournament took place in 2007. Dutch club PSV Eindhoven won the title after beating Real Madrid 2-1 in the final. PSV Eindhoven beat Italian giants AC Milan 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw, in the first semi-final, while Real Madrid managed to come back from two goals down after the first half to beat the hosts Lokomotiv Moscow 5-2. In the third place playoff, AC Milan scored twice in the last ten minutes to draw with Lokomotiv Moscow 3-3. The Italians went on to claim the third place after beating the Russian club 5-4 on penalties.

Chelsea, Sevilla and AC Milan have been confirmed as participants for the 2008 competition. [http://www.chelseafc.com/xxchelsea180706/index.html#/page/NewsHomePage/list_2209129_1]

Russian Railways Cup from 2007

*Key:
**aet — "after extra time"
**ps — "penalty shootout"

ee also

*Amsterdam Tournament
*Emirates Cup
*Peace Cup
*Barclays Asia Trophy

External links

* [http://www.railwayscup.com/ Official website]


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