Matchworld Cup

Matchworld Cup
Founded2011
RegionEurope (UEFA), Asia (AFC), Africa (CAF)
Number of teams6 (2011), 8 (2012), 4 (2013)
Current champions 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

Year Final Third Place Venue Teams
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

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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:
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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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:
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

5th place

26 January 2011 Sparta Prague 1–2 Shakhtar Donetsk Al Maktoum Stadium
Václav Kadlec 45' Douglas Costa 6'
Luiz Adriano 12'

3rd place

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

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 
Al-Hilal
1st title

2012

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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:
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Bunyodkor got the second place spot and Iraq u23 got the third place after a draw.
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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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:
Notes:
  1. ^ a b One extra point for both Uzbekistan U-23 and Rostov for winning in penalties.
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

7th place

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

23 January 2012 Iraq U-23 1–2 Rostov Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Abdul-Raheem 24' Gațcan 6'
Poloz 81'

3rd place

23 January 2012 Bunyodkor 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Shakhtar Donetsk Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium

Final

23 January 2012 Zenit St. Petersburg 5–0 Uzbekistan U-23 Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium


 2012 Matchworld Cup 
Zenit St. Petersburg
1st title

2013

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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:

All times are local (UTC+4).

Matches

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 
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
1st title

Performances by team

Team Winners Runners-Up Third Fourth
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

References

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  9. ^ Zenit vs Zamalek: match report
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