2023 Intercontinental Cup (India) Explained
| Tourney Name: | Hero Intercontinental Cup |
| Year: | 2023 |
| City: | Bhubaneswar |
| Country: | India |
| Dates: | 9–18 June 2023 |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Confederations: | 2 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion: | IND |
| Count: | 2 |
| Second: | LBN |
| Third: | VAN |
| Fourth: | MGL |
| Matches: | 7 |
| Goals: | 10 |
| Attendance: | 31200 |
| Player: | Sandesh Jhingan |
| Prevseason: | 2019 |
| Nextseason: | 2024 |
The 2023 Intercontinental Cup (known as the 2023 Hero Intercontinental Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the third edition of the Intercontinental Cup, a four-nation football tournament held at the Kalinga Stadium, in the Indian city of Bhubaneswar between the 9 to 18 June 2023. The tournament was organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).[1] North Korea won the previous edition by a 1–0 victory over Tajikistan in the final in 2019.[2] India became the champion of this edition after defeating Lebanon by 2–0 in the final. With two goals each, Lallianzuala Chhangte and Sunil Chhetri of India were joint-top scorers of the tournament.[3] Sandesh Jhingan of India was awarded best player of the tournament.[4]
Participating nations
The tournament is being played by teams from two different confederations in the FIFA international window from 9 to 18 June 2023. India, as host, is joined by Lebanon and Mongolia from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and Vanuatu from the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).[5] [6] The teams play each other in a round-robin phase, and the top two teams will play the final.[7]
The FIFA Rankings of the participating national teams, [8]
- (99) - first appearance
- (101) - third appearance - host
- (164) - first appearance
- (183) - first appearance
Venue
Prize money
| Position | Amount (USD) |
|---|
| Champions | 100000 |
| Runners-up | 50000 |
|
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New Indian ExpressStandings
Round robin
Matches
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Final
Notes and References
- Web site: Bhubaneswar to host Hero Intercontinental Cup 2023 in June. the-aiff.com. 19 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230419110635/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/bhubaneswar-to-host-hero-intercontinental-cup-2023-in-june . 19 April 2023 . live .
- Web site: DPR Korea lift Hero inter-continental cup 2019 title. . the-aiff.com . 21 July 2019 . https://archive.today/20190729145527/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9827 . 29 July 2019 . dead .
- News: Das Sharma . Amitabha . India beats Lebanon to win Intercontinental Cup title . 18 June 2023 . . . 18 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230618181952/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/india-win-intercontinental-cup-title-lebanon-score-result-goals-highlights-chhetri/article66983483.ece. 18 June 2023 . live.
- Web site: Rawat. Akhil . Champions! Chhetri and his knights make it a momentous night for India . 18 June 2023 . AIFF . 18 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230618173241/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/champions-chhetri-and-his-knights-make-it-a-momentous-night-for-india. 18 June 2023 . live .
- Web site: Hero Intercontinental Cup 2023: A quick-start guide to the Blue Tigers' opponents . the-aiff.com . 7 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230607032718/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/hero-intercontinental-cup-2023-a-quick-start-guide-to-the-blue-tigers-opponents . 7 June 2023 . live .
- Web site: Hero Intercontinental Cup Rival Watch: Vanuatu. khelnow.com. Khel Now India. 4 June 2023. Uttiyo. Sarkar. 15 June 2023. 4 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230604190649/https://khelnow.com/football/2023-06-indian-football-hero-intercontinental-cup-rival-watch-vanuatu.
- Web site: India to play Mongolia in Hero Intercontinental Cup 2023 opener. the-aiff.com . 7 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230518171805/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-to-play-mongolia-in-hero-intercontinental-cup-2023-opener. 18 May 2023 . live .
- Web site: FIFA Men's Ranking . fifa.com . 15 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406092822/https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/men?dateId=id13974. 6 April 2023. live .
