The 2013 Emirates Cup was a pre-season football friendly tournament hosted by Arsenal at its home ground, the Emirates Stadium in London. It was the sixth Emirates Cup, an invitational competition inaugurated in 2007. Held on the weekend of 3–4 August 2013, the participants were Arsenal, Porto, Napoli, and Galatasaray. The 2013 edition marked the resumption of the Emirates Cup as the tournament took a hiatus in 2012 due to the Summer Olympics.
2013 Emirates Cup
Napoli manager Rafael Benítez standing on the touchline
Didier Drogba (left) scored two goals in the tournament
The Emirates Cup is a pre-season association football invitational competition hosted by English club Arsenal at their home ground, Emirates Stadium, in Holloway, London. The two-day competition was inaugurated in 2007 and is named after Arsenal's main sponsor, Emirates. It has been held every summer except 2012 due to the London Olympics, 2016 because of pitch renovation work, 2018 because of stadium building work, and 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Arsenal celebrate with the trophy after winning the 2015 Emirates Cup.
A wide shot of the Emirates Stadium, where Arsenal faced Real Madrid in 2008.
Arsenal won the inaugural Emirates Cup held in 2007.
Galatasaray was the first Turkish club to win the Emirates Cup.
