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| Founded | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Region | Europe (UEFA), Asia (AFC), Africa (CAF) |
| Teams | 6 (2011), 8 (2012), 4 (2013) |
| Current champions | Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Most championships | 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 | edit source]| Year | Final | Third Place | Venue | Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||
| 2011 | Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal | 1–1 (4–1 pen.) |
Russia Zenit St. Petersburg | Slovakia Žilina | 3–1 | Iran Persepolis | Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai |
6 |
| 2012 | Russia Zenit St. Petersburg | 5–0 | Uzbekistan Uzbekistan U-23 | Uzbekistan Bunyodkor | 1–1 (5–4 pen.) |
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk | Maktoum Bin Rashid Stadium, Dubai |
8 |
| 2013 | Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk | Round robin | Russia Zenit St. Petersburg | Egypt Zamalek | Round robin | Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
4 |
2011
[edit | edit source]Group stage
[edit | edit source]Group A
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Slovakia Žilina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
| Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| Iran Persepolis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| Czech Republic Sparta Prague | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 24 January 2011 | Zenit St. Petersburg Russia | 2–0 | Iran Persepolis | Al Maktoum Stadium |
| Aleksandr Kerzhakov File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Sergey Semak File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
Ranking matches
[edit | edit source]5th place
[edit | edit source]3rd place
[edit | edit source]Final
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| 2011 Matchworld Cup |
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| Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1st title |
2012
[edit | edit source]Group stage
[edit | edit source]Group A
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Uzbekistan Bunyodkor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] |
| Iraq Iraq U-23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] |
| Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
| 18 January 2012 | Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland | 0–1 | Iraq Iraq U-23 | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
| W. Salim File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' (pen.) |
| 20 January 2012 | Bunyodkor Uzbekistan | 1–0 | Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
| Pardaev File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' |
Group B
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan Uzbekistan U-23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5[a] |
| Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| Russia Rostov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2[a] |
| Tunisia Étoile Sportive du Sahel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
| 21 January 2012 | Rostov Russia | 0–1 | Uzbekistan Uzbekistan U-23 | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
| Turaev File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' |
Ranking matches
[edit | edit source]7th place
[edit | edit source]5th place
[edit | edit source]| 23 January 2012 | Iraq U-23 Iraq | 1–2 | Russia Rostov | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
| Abdul-Raheem File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' | Gațcan File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Poloz File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' |
3rd place
[edit | edit source]| 23 January 2012 | Bunyodkor Uzbekistan | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Final
[edit | edit source]| 23 January 2012 | Zenit St. Petersburg Russia | 5–0 | Uzbekistan Uzbekistan U-23 | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
| 2012 Matchworld Cup |
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| Russia Zenit St. Petersburg 1st title |
2013
[edit | edit source]Final standings
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | Russia Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Egypt Zamalek | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
All times are local (UTC+4).
Matches
[edit | edit source]| 16 January 2013 | Zenit St. Petersburg Russia | 4–1 | Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 17:00 | Aleksandr Bukharov File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Hulk File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' (pen.) Bruno Alves File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Luka Đorđević File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' |
Report | Sulaiman Al-Abdullah File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' | Attendance: 20[6] Referee: Abdulwahed Khater (UAE) |
| 16 January 2013 | Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine | 3–2 | Egypt Zamalek | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 20:00 | Eduardo da Silva File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' Darijo Srna File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Henrikh Mkhitaryan File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
Report | Ahmed Hassan File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Mohamed Ibrahim File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' |
Attendance: 550[7] Referee: Ali Hasan Kareem (UAE) |
| 19 January 2013 | Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine | 3–2 | Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 17:00 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Răzvan Raț File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' Taison File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' |
Report | Yoo Byung-Soo File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Wesley Lopes File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' (pen.) |
Attendance: 690[8] Referee: Adel Alnaqbi (UAE) |
| 19 January 2013 | Zenit St. Petersburg Russia | 0–1 | Egypt Zamalek | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 20:00 | Report | Ahmed Samir File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' | Attendance: 100[9] Referee: Hamed Ali Youssef (UAE) |
| 2013 Match World Cup |
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| Ukraine FC Shakhtar Donetsk 1st title |
Performances by team
[edit | edit source]| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia Zenit St. Petersburg | 1 (2012) | 2 (2011, 2013) | ||
| Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 (2013) | 1 (2012) | ||
| Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal | 1 (2011) | 1 (2013) | ||
| Uzbekistan Uzbekistan U-23 | 1 (2012) | |||
| Slovakia Žilina | 1 (2011) | |||
| Uzbekistan Bunyodkor | 1 (2012) | |||
| Egypt Zamalek | 1 (2013) | |||
| Iran Persepolis | 1 (2011) |
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Zenit vs Al-Hilal: match report
- ^ Shakhtar vs Zamalek: match report
- ^ Shakhtar vs Al-Hilal: match report
- ^ Zenit vs Zamalek: match report