Matchworld Cup
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Founded | 2011 |
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Region | Europe (UEFA), Asia (AFC), Africa (CAF) |
Number of teams | 6 (2011), 8 (2012), 4 (2013) |
Current champions | |
Most successful team(s) | Al-Hilal, Zenit St. Petersburg, Shakhtar Donetsk (1 title) |
Website | Matchworld Cup |
The Matchworld Cup was an annual international exhibition football club competition hosted by the United Arab Emirates from 2011 to 2013.[1] The winners were Al-Hilal in 2011,[1] Zenit St. Petersburg in 2012,[1] Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013.[2]
The 2011 and 2012 competitions were held in Dubai, and the 2013 competition was held in Abu Dhabi's Zayed Sports City Stadium.[3] The competition was organised by Matchworld Group Switzerland, Matchworld Football SA Sports Management Saudi Arabia, and Sportlive Russia.[4][5]
Results[edit]
Year | Final | Third Place | Venue | Teams | ||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||
2011 | 1–1 (4–1 pen.) |
3–1 | Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai |
6 | ||||
2012 | 5–0 | 1–1 (5–4 pen.) |
Maktoum Bin Rashid Stadium, Dubai |
8 | ||||
2013 | Round robin | Round robin | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
4 |
2011[edit]
Group stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
20 January 2011 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–3 | | Al Maktoum Stadium |
Luiz Adriano |
Essa Al-Mehyani Ahmed Al-Fraidi Christian Wilhelmsson |
22 January 2011 | Žilina | 5–2 | | Al Maktoum Stadium |
Momodou Ceesay Róbert Jež Ondřej Šourek Róbert Pich Patrik Mráz |
Luiz Adriano Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
24 January 2011 | Al-Hilal | 2–1 | | Al Maktoum Stadium |
Christian Wilhelmsson Yasser Al-Qahtani |
Ondřej Šourek |
Group B[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
20 January 2011 | Persepolis | 3–2 | | Al Maktoum Stadium |
Maziar Zare Ebrahim Shakouri Hadi Norouzi |
Lukáš Třešňák Léonard Kweuke |
22 January 2011 | Sparta Prague | 0–3 | | Al Maktoum Stadium |
Aleksandr Kerzhakov Aleksei Ionov Bruno Alves |
24 January 2011 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 2–0 | | Al Maktoum Stadium |
Aleksandr Kerzhakov Sergey Semak |
Ranking matches[edit]
5th place[edit]
26 January 2011 | Sparta Prague | 1–2 | | Al Maktoum Stadium |
Václav Kadlec |
Douglas Costa Luiz Adriano |
3rd place[edit]
26 January 2011 | Persepolis | 1–3 | | Al Maktoum Stadium |
Maziar Zare |
Tomáš Majtán Róbert Pich Ebrahim Shakouri |
Final[edit]
26 January 2011 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 1–1 (1–4 p) | | Al Maktoum Stadium |
Szabolcs Huszti |
Mirel Rădoi |
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Penalties | ||||
Luković Shirokov Meira |
Rădoi Al-Shalhoub Al-Mehyani Hawsawi |
2011 Matchworld Cup |
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1st title |
2012[edit]
Group stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
18 January 2012 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 2–1 | | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Huszti Criscito |
Murzoev |
18 January 2012 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 0–1 | | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
W. Salim |
20 January 2012 | Bunyodkor | 1–0 | | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Pardaev |
20 January 2012 | Iraq U-23 | 1–2 | | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Abdul-Raheem |
Bukharov Kerzhakov |
Group B[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5[a] | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2[a] | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
19 January 2012 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–1 (5–6 p) | | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Luiz Adriano |
Turaev |
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Penalties | ||||
Alan Patrick Luiz Adriano Gai Mkhitaryan Kobin Aghahowa Hübschman |
Tuhtahujaev Karimov Rahmatullaev Nagaev Pirimov Hashimov Ibragimov |
19 January 2012 | Rostov | 1–1 (4–2 p) | | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Bracamonte |
Chehoudi |
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Penalties | ||||
Kolodin Kruglov Élson Papadopulos |
Felhi Jabeur Santos Chehoudi |
21 January 2012 | Rostov | 0–1 | | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Turaev |
21 January 2012 | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | 1–4 | | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Omrani |
Mkhitaryan Srna Eduardo |
Ranking matches[edit]
7th place[edit]
23 January 2012 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 3–5 | | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Souni Mbengue Gomes |
Chehoudi Jbali Sassi |
5th place[edit]
23 January 2012 | Iraq U-23 | 1–2 | | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Abdul-Raheem |
Gațcan Poloz |
3rd place[edit]
23 January 2012 | Bunyodkor | 1–1 (5–4 p) | | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Final[edit]
23 January 2012 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 5–0 | | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
2012 Matchworld Cup |
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1st title |
2013[edit]
Final standings[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
All times are local (UTC+4).
Matches[edit]
16 January 2013 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 4–1 | | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
17:00 | Aleksandr Bukharov Hulk Bruno Alves Luka Đorđević |
Report | Sulaiman Al-Abdullah |
Attendance: 20[6] Referee: Abdulwahed Khater (UAE) |
16 January 2013 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3–2 | | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
20:00 | Eduardo da Silva Darijo Srna Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
Report | Ahmed Hassan Mohamed Ibrahim |
Attendance: 550[7] Referee: Ali Hasan Kareem (UAE) |
19 January 2013 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3–2 | | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
17:00 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan Răzvan Raț Taison |
Report | Yoo Byung-Soo Wesley Lopes |
Attendance: 690[8] Referee: Adel Alnaqbi (UAE) |
19 January 2013 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 0–1 | | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
20:00 | Report | Ahmed Samir |
Attendance: 100[9] Referee: Hamed Ali Youssef (UAE) |
2013 Match World Cup |
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1st title |
Performances by team[edit]
Team | Winners | Runners-Up | Third | Fourth |
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1 (2012) | 2 (2011, 2013) | |||
1 (2013) | 1 (2012) | |||
1 (2011) | 1 (2013) | |||
1 (2012) | ||||
1 (2011) | ||||
1 (2012) | ||||
1 (2013) | ||||
1 (2011) |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Passela, Amith (2013-01-13). "Shakhtar look for Abu Dhabi fixtures to provide Champions League warm-up". The National. Archived from the original on 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "Henrikh Mkhitaryan: I don't seek to be Matchworld Cup's top scorer". PanARMENIAN.Net. 2013-01-17. Archived from the original on 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "Shakhtar & Zenit to compete in Abu Dhabi Matchworld Cup". Sport 360. 2013-01-09. Archived from the original on 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ Jose, James (2013-01-16). "Stage all set for the Matchworld Cup". Khaleej Times. Archived from the original on 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ Narayan, M. Satya (2013-01-13). "Egypt's Zamalek to play in Matchworld Cup". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ Zenit vs Al-Hilal: match report
- ^ Shakhtar vs Zamalek: match report
- ^ Shakhtar vs Al-Hilal: match report
- ^ Zenit vs Zamalek: match report