Matchworld Cup

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Matchworld Cup
Founded2011
RegionEurope (UEFA), Asia (AFC), Africa (CAF)
Number of teams6 (2011), 8 (2012), 4 (2013)
Current championsUkraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Most successful team(s)Al-Hilal, Zenit St. Petersburg, Shakhtar Donetsk (1 title)
WebsiteMatchworld 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

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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

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Group stage

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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]

Ranking matches

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5th place

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3rd place

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Final

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 2011 Matchworld Cup 
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
1st title

2012

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Group stage

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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:
  1. ^ a b Bunyodkor got the second place spot and Iraq u23 got the third place after a draw.

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:
  1. ^ a b One extra point for both Uzbekistan U-23 and Rostov for winning in penalties.

Ranking matches

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7th place

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5th place

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3rd place

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Final

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 2012 Matchworld Cup 
Russia Zenit St. Petersburg
1st title

2013

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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

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19 January 2013 Zenit St. Petersburg Russia 0–1 Egypt 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 
Ukraine FC Shakhtar Donetsk
1st title

Performances by team

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Zenit vs Al-Hilal: match report
  7. ^ Shakhtar vs Zamalek: match report
  8. ^ Shakhtar vs Al-Hilal: match report
  9. ^ Zenit vs Zamalek: match report
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