Matchworld Cup Explained

Founded:	2011
Region:	Europe (UEFA), Asia (AFC), Africa (CAF)
Number Of Teams:	6 (2011), 8 (2012), 4 (2013)
Current Champions:	Shakhtar Donetsk
Most Successful Team:	Al-Hilal, Zenit St. Petersburg, Shakhtar Donetsk (1 title)
Televisión Broadcasters:	Irán Private Televisión Irán Public Televisión beIN Sports (Middle East, Australia, United States (English-Language and Spanish-Language), Latin América (Spanish-Language) and Brazil (Portuguese-Language)
Website:	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]

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
width=15%	Winner	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Runner-up	width=15%	Third place	width=10%	Score	width=15%	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

Group B

Ranking matches

Final

2012

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Ranking matches

Final

2013

Final standings

All times are local (UTC+4).

Matches

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

• Dubai Cup
• Super Cup of Champions
• Dubai Challenge Cup
• United Tournament

External links

• Matchworld Cup
• Matchworld Group

Notes and References

1. News: Passela . Amith . 2013-01-13 . Shakhtar look for Abu Dhabi fixtures to provide Champions League warm-up . . 2014-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140817191312/http://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/shakhtar-look-for-abu-dhabi-fixtures-to-provide-champions-league-warm-up . 2014-08-17 . dead .
2. News: 2013-01-17 . Henrikh Mkhitaryan: I don't seek to be Matchworld Cup's top scorer . . 2014-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140817191613/http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/141517/ . 2014-08-17 . live .
3. News: 2013-01-09 . Shakhtar & Zenit to compete in Abu Dhabi Matchworld Cup . . 2014-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140817192925/http://v1.sport360.com/article/shakhtar-zenit-compete-abu-dhabi-matchworld-cup . 2014-08-17 . dead .
4. News: Jose . James . 2013-01-16 . Stage all set for the Matchworld Cup . . 2014-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140817192314/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=/data/nationsports/2013/January/nationsports_January141.xml&section=nationsports . 2014-08-17 . dead .
5. News: Narayan . M. Satya . 2013-01-13 . Egypt's Zamalek to play in Matchworld Cup . . 2014-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140817193316/http://gulfnews.com/sport/football/egypt-s-zamalek-to-play-in-matchworld-cup-1.1131747 . 2014-08-17 . dead .