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2013 Lion City Cup

The Lion City Cup is one of the oldest and prestigious youth tournaments in the world with its first edition dating back to 1977, organised by The Red Card and co-organised by the national footballing body Football Association of Singapore.[1]

2013 25th Lion City Cup
25th Canon Lion City Cup 2013
Tournament details
Host countrySingapore
Dates8 June – 16 June (9 days)
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Corinthians (1st title)
Runners-upNetherlands PSV Eindhoven
Third placeGermany Eintracht Frankfurt
Fourth placeEngland Arsenal
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored49 (4.45 per match)
Attendance47,766 (4,342 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Léo Jaba (6)
Best player(s)Brazil Matheus
Best goalkeeperBrazil Victor
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The 25th Lion City Cup, also known as the 25th Canon Lion City Cup due to sponsorship reasons, was held from 8 to 16 June 2013 at the Jalan Besar Stadium.[2]

This year's edition promised more fun and excitement as big names were set to come down to Singapore to battle against the hosts' youth teams. The teams also got to tour around Singapore to better understand the nation.

Teams edit

The participating teams usually include other big clubs especially those based in Europe and Singapore's very own National Football Academy (NFA) boys. It served to provide greater exposure for the Baby Cubs. Six teams will compete for the prestigious trophy in this edition.

This year, the Under-15 teams of Arsenal F.C., PSV Eindhoven, Eintracht Frankfurt and Corinthians were invited to the tournament. Singapore was represented by the NFA Under-15 and Under-16 teams.[3]

The six teams are divided into two groups of three, and the top two teams of each group will advance into the semi-finals. They will then compete for the final, and the losers of the semi-finals will play in the 3rd/4th Placing play-off while the last-placed teams in their respective groups will play in the 5th/6th Placing play-off.

Venue edit

City Stadium Capacity Location Hotel Location
Singapore Jalan Besar Stadium 8,000 1°18′36″N 103°51′37″E / 1.3100°N 103.8603°E / 1.3100; 103.8603 (Jalan Besar Stadium) PARKROYAL on Kitchener Road 1°18′44″N 103°51′14″E / 1.3123°N 103.8540°E / 1.3123; 103.8540 (PARKROYAL Hotel)

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Eintracht Frankfurt (A) 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
  Arsenal (A) 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
  Singapore NFA U-16 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
Updated to match(es) played on 12 June 2013. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to the knockout stage.
Singapore NFA U-16  1 – 2  Arsenal
Irfan Fandi   61' Report Faiq Jerfri   16'
Harry Donovan   66'
Attendance: 5,205
Referee: Phung Dinh Dung (Vietnam)
Arsenal  3 – 4  Eintracht Frankfurt
Nils Herdt   1', 40'
Ahmed Ben Diack   25'
Adrian Matuschewski   75'		 Report Christopher Willock   32' (pen.)
kasyah Nasrullah Wallace   42'
Kaylen Miles Hinds   49'
Attendance: 1,967
Referee: Mohd Yazeen (Singapore)
Eintracht Frankfurt  1 – 2  Singapore NFA U-16
Marvin Diehl   78' Report Irfan Fandi   8'
Andin Addie   18'
Attendance: 5,982
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Corinthians (A) 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6
  PSV Eindhoven (A) 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
  Singapore NFA U-15 2 0 1 1 0 7 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on 12 June 2013. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to the knockout stage.
Singapore NFA U-15  0 – 7  Corinthians
Report Léo Jaba   9', 12', 55', 73'
Wesley Duarte   63'
Matheus   64'
Rafael Mudesto   77'
Attendance: 5,205
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)
PSV Eindhoven  0 – 0  Singapore NFA U-15
Report
Attendance: 4,580
Referee: Phung Dinh Dung (Vietnam)
Corinthians  2 – 0  PSV Eindhoven
Matheus   50'
Miullen   62'		 Report
Attendance: 3,013
Referee: Mohd Yazeen (Singapore)

Knockout stage edit

 
Semi-FinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Corinthians2
 
 
 
  Arsenal0
 
  Corinthians1 (5)
 
 
 
  PSV Eindhoven1 (3)
 
  Eintracht Frankfurt2
 
 
  PSV Eindhoven3
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  Arsenal2
 
 
  Eintracht Frankfurt3

Semi-finals edit

Corinthians  2 – 0  Arsenal
Matheus   15'
Léo Jaba   29'		 Report
Attendance: 4,288
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)
Eintracht Frankfurt  2 – 3  PSV Eindhoven
Nils Herdt   17'
Volkan Egri   83'		 Report Matthias Verreth   15', 39'
Leandro Fernandes   75'
Attendance: 2,343
Referee: Phung Dinh Dung (Vietnam)

5th/6th Placing play-off edit

Singapore NFA U-16  4 – 1  Singapore NFA U-15
Adam Hakeem   3'
Syafiq Irawan   35'
Andin Addie   59'
Lionel Tan   66'		 Report Syukri Bashir   12'
Attendance: 5,069
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

3rd/4th Placing play-off edit

Arsenal  2 – 3  Eintracht Frankfurt
Tolaji Bola   45'
Christopher Willock   67'		 Report Adrian Matuschewski   8', 28'
Marvin Diehl   44'
Attendance: 4,288
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

Final edit

Corinthians  1 – 1  PSV Eindhoven
Léo Jaba   43' Report Karim Bannani   78'
Penalties
Matheus  
Fabricio Rodrigues  
Leonardo dos Santos  
Renan Areias  
Léo Jaba  		 5 – 3   Dante Rigo
  Jaell Hattu
  Lennerd Daneels
  Robin Schoonbrood
Attendance: 5,826
Referee: Irwan Samsudin (Singapore)

Team of the Tournament edit

Pos. Player Club Appearance
GK   Mike Meulenhof PSV 1
DF   Dante Rigo PSV 1
DF   Stefan Broccoli Arsenal 1
DF   Renan Borges Corinthians 1
DF   Danish Jefri Singapore NFA U-15 1
MF   Matheus Corinthians 1
MF   Lennerd Daneels PSV 1
MF   DANIEL Chavero Eintracht Frankfurt 1
MF   Jaell Hattu PSV 1
MF   Harry Donovan Arsenal 1
FW   Irfan Fandi Singapore NFA U-16 1

Goalscorers edit

References edit

  1. ^ "About the". Lion City Cup. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Fixtures". Lion City Cup. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  3. ^ "25th Canon Lion City Cup Teams Revealed". Lion City Cup. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
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