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 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
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 | Al-Hilal | 1–1 (4–1 pen.) |
Zenit St. Petersburg | Žilina | 3–1 | Persepolis | Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai |
6 |
2012 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 5–0 | Uzbekistan U-23 | Bunyodkor | 1–1 (5–4 pen.) |
Shakhtar Donetsk | Maktoum Bin Rashid Stadium, Dubai |
8 |
2013 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Round robin | Zenit St. Petersburg | Zamalek | Round robin | Al-Hilal | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
4 |
2011
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Group A
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Al-Hilal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
Žilina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
20 January 2011 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–3 | Al-Hilal | Al Maktoum Stadium |
Luiz Adriano 89' | Essa Al-Mehyani 47' Ahmed Al-Fraidi 71' Christian Wilhelmsson 90' |
22 January 2011 | Žilina | 5–2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Al Maktoum Stadium |
Momodou Ceesay 4' Róbert Jež 45' Ondřej Šourek 53' Róbert Pich 55' Patrik Mráz 76' |
Luiz Adriano 28(P)' Henrikh Mkhitaryan 58(P)' |
24 January 2011 | Al-Hilal | 2–1 | Žilina | Al Maktoum Stadium |
Christian Wilhelmsson 1' Yasser Al-Qahtani 53' |
Ondřej Šourek 54' |
Group B
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
Persepolis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
Sparta Prague | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
20 January 2011 | Persepolis | 3–2 | Sparta Prague | Al Maktoum Stadium |
Maziar Zare 18(P)' Ebrahim Shakouri 53' Hadi Norouzi 58' |
Lukáš Třešňák 48' Léonard Kweuke 65' |
22 January 2011 | Sparta Prague | 0–3 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Al Maktoum Stadium |
Aleksandr Kerzhakov 1' Aleksei Ionov 35' Bruno Alves 75' |
24 January 2011 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 2–0 | Persepolis | Al Maktoum Stadium |
Aleksandr Kerzhakov 7' Sergey Semak 79' |
Ranking matches
[edit]5th place
[edit]26 January 2011 | Sparta Prague | 1–2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Al Maktoum Stadium |
Václav Kadlec 45' | Douglas Costa 6' Luiz Adriano 12' |
3rd place
[edit]26 January 2011 | Persepolis | 1–3 | Žilina | Al Maktoum Stadium |
Maziar Zare 73(P)' | Tomáš Majtán 7' Róbert Pich 11' Ebrahim Shakouri 22(O.G.)' |
Final
[edit]26 January 2011 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 1–1 (1–4 p) | Al-Hilal | Al Maktoum Stadium |
Szabolcs Huszti 63' | Mirel Rădoi 90+3' | |||
Penalties | ||||
Luković Shirokov Meira |
Rădoi Al-Shalhoub Al-Mehyani Hawsawi |
2011 Matchworld Cup |
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Al-Hilal 1st title |
2012
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
Bunyodkor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] |
Iraq U-23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] |
Neuchâtel Xamax | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
18 January 2012 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 2–1 | Bunyodkor | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Huszti 13' Criscito 41' |
Murzoev 87' |
18 January 2012 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 0–1 | Iraq U-23 | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
W. Salim 87' (pen.) |
20 January 2012 | Bunyodkor | 1–0 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Pardaev 73' |
20 January 2012 | Iraq U-23 | 1–2 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Abdul-Raheem 59' | Bukharov 10' Kerzhakov 75' |
Group B
[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Uzbekistan U-23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5[a] |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
Rostov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2[a] |
Étoile Sportive du Sahel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
19 January 2012 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Uzbekistan U-23 | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Luiz Adriano 51' | Turaev 42' | |||
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) | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Bracamonte 10' | Chehoudi 61' | |||
Penalties | ||||
Kolodin Kruglov Élson Papadopulos |
Felhi Jabeur Santos Chehoudi |
21 January 2012 | Rostov | 0–1 | Uzbekistan U-23 | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Turaev 35' |
21 January 2012 | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | 1–4 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Omrani 18' | Mkhitaryan 10', 12' Srna 62' Eduardo 88' |
Ranking matches
[edit]7th place
[edit]23 January 2012 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 3–5 | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Souni 15' Mbengue 53' Gomes 75' |
Chehoudi 6', 33' Jbali 8', 37' Sassi 67' |
5th place
[edit]23 January 2012 | Iraq U-23 | 1–2 | Rostov | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Abdul-Raheem 24' | Gațcan 6' Poloz 81' |
3rd place
[edit]23 January 2012 | Bunyodkor | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Shakhtar Donetsk | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
Final
[edit]23 January 2012 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 5–0 | Uzbekistan U-23 | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
2012 Matchworld Cup |
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Zenit St. Petersburg 1st title |
2013
[edit]Final standings
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
2 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
3 | Zamalek | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Al-Hilal | 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 | Al-Hilal | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
17:00 | Aleksandr Bukharov 27' Hulk 36' (pen.) Bruno Alves 58' Luka Đorđević 62' |
Report | Sulaiman Al-Abdullah 31' | Attendance: 20[6] Referee: Abdulwahed Khater (UAE) |
16 January 2013 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3–2 | Zamalek | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
20:00 | Eduardo da Silva 9' Darijo Srna 43' Henrikh Mkhitaryan 89' |
Report | Ahmed Hassan 17' Mohamed Ibrahim 21' |
Attendance: 550[7] Referee: Ali Hasan Kareem (UAE) |
19 January 2013 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3–2 | Al-Hilal | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
17:00 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan 20' Răzvan Raț 66' Taison 82' |
Report | Yoo Byung-Soo 38' Wesley Lopes 88' (pen.) |
Attendance: 690[8] Referee: Adel Alnaqbi (UAE) |
19 January 2013 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 0–1 | Zamalek | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
20:00 | Report | Ahmed Samir 34' | Attendance: 100[9] Referee: Hamed Ali Youssef (UAE) |
2013 Match World Cup |
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FC Shakhtar Donetsk 1st title |
Performances by team
[edit]Team | Winners | Runners-Up | Third | Fourth |
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Zenit St. Petersburg | 1 (2012) | 2 (2011, 2013) | ||
Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 (2013) | 1 (2012) | ||
Al-Hilal | 1 (2011) | 1 (2013) | ||
Uzbekistan U-23 | 1 (2012) | |||
Žilina | 1 (2011) | |||
Bunyodkor | 1 (2012) | |||
Zamalek | 1 (2013) | |||
Persepolis | 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