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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]

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 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   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

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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
  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
  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

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5th place

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

3rd place

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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

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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

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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
  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:
  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

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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: [citation needed]
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

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7th place

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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

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

3rd place

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

Final

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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

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Final standings

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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: [citation needed]

All times are local (UTC+4).

Matches

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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

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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

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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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