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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]
20 January 2011 Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 1–3 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Al Maktoum Stadium
Luiz Adriano 89' Essa Al-Mehyani 47'
Ahmed Al-Fraidi 71'
Christian Wilhelmsson 90'
22 January 2011 Žilina Slovakia 5–2 Ukraine 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 Saudi Arabia 2–1 Slovakia 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
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]
20 January 2011 Persepolis Iran 3–2 Czech Republic 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 Czech Republic 0–3 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg Al Maktoum Stadium
Aleksandr Kerzhakov 1'
Aleksei Ionov 35'
Bruno Alves 75'
24 January 2011 Zenit St. Petersburg Russia 2–0 Iran 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 Czech Republic 1–2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Al Maktoum Stadium
Václav Kadlec 45' Douglas Costa 6'
Luiz Adriano 12'

3rd place

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26 January 2011 Persepolis Iran 1–3 Slovakia 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 Russia 1–1
(1–4 p)		 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Al Maktoum Stadium
Szabolcs Huszti 63' Mirel Rădoi 90+3'
Penalties
Luković soccer ball with check mark
Shirokov soccer ball with red X
Meira soccer ball with red X		 Rădoi soccer ball with check mark
Al-Shalhoub soccer ball with check mark
Al-Mehyani soccer ball with check mark
Hawsawi soccer ball with check mark


 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.
18 January 2012 Zenit St. Petersburg Russia 2–1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Huszti 13'
Criscito 41'		 Murzoev 87'
18 January 2012 Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 0–1 Iraq Iraq U-23 Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
W. Salim 87' (pen.)
20 January 2012 Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 1–0 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Pardaev 73'
20 January 2012 Iraq U-23 Iraq 1–2 Russia 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 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.
19 January 2012 Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 1–1
(5–6 p)		 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan U-23 Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Luiz Adriano 51' Turaev 42'
Penalties
Alan Patrick soccer ball with red X
Luiz Adriano soccer ball with check mark
Gai soccer ball with check mark
Mkhitaryan soccer ball with check mark
Kobin soccer ball with check mark
Aghahowa soccer ball with check mark
Hübschman soccer ball with red X		 Tuhtahujaev soccer ball with red X
Karimov soccer ball with check mark
Rahmatullaev soccer ball with check mark
Nagaev soccer ball with check mark
Pirimov soccer ball with check mark
Hashimov soccer ball with check mark
Ibragimov soccer ball with check mark
19 January 2012 Rostov Russia 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Tunisia Étoile Sportive du Sahel Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Bracamonte 10' Chehoudi 61'
Penalties
Kolodin soccer ball with check mark
Kruglov soccer ball with check mark
Élson soccer ball with check mark
Papadopulos soccer ball with check mark		 Felhi soccer ball with red X
Jabeur soccer ball with check mark
Santos soccer ball with check mark
Chehoudi soccer ball with red X
21 January 2012 Rostov Russia 0–1 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan U-23 Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Turaev 35'
21 January 2012 Étoile Sportive du Sahel Tunisia 1–4 Ukraine 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 Switzerland 3–5 Tunisia 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 Iraq 1–2 Russia Rostov Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Abdul-Raheem 24' Gațcan 6'
Poloz 81'

3rd place

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

Final

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


 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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16 January 2013 Zenit St. Petersburg Russia 4–1 Saudi Arabia 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 Ukraine 3–2 Egypt 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 Ukraine 3–2 Saudi Arabia 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 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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