Millennium Super Soccer Cup

Millennium Super Soccer Cup
Sahara Cup
Tournament details
Host country	India
Dates	10–25 January 2001
Teams	13 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Error creating thumbnail: File missing FR Yugoslavia
Runners-up	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	58 (2.64 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tryggvi Guðmundsson; Error creating thumbnail: File missing Keisuke Ota; Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saša Ilić; (3 goals each)

The Millennium Super Soccer Cup, known as the Sahara Cup for sponsorship reasons, was an international football tournament held in India from 10 January to 25 January 2001.^[1] The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were the eventual champions after defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina in the final.^[2]^[3]

Venues[edit | edit source]

Kolkata	Kochi	Goa
Salt Lake Stadium	Nehru Stadium	Fatorda Stadium
Capacity: 120,000	Capacity: 60,000	Capacity: 35,000

Teams[edit | edit source]

Results[edit | edit source]

Group stage[edit | edit source]

Group I[edit | edit source]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Error creating thumbnail: File missing FR Yugoslavia	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Bangladesh	2	0	0	2	1	6	–5	0
4	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Iraq	Withdrew on 8 January without citing reasons^[4]

12 January 2001

19:30

Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–0	Bangladesh
Hota Error creating thumbnail: File missing 55', 58'	Report

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi

Referee: Vasan Surem (Indonesia)

14 January 2001

17:30

FR Yugoslavia Error creating thumbnail: File missing	1–1	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Petković Error creating thumbnail: File missing 86'	Report	Bešlija Error creating thumbnail: File missing 75'

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi

Referee: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)

16 January 2001

19:00

FR Yugoslavia Error creating thumbnail: File missing	4–1	Bangladesh
Ilić Error creating thumbnail: File missing 19', 38' Rašović Error creating thumbnail: File missing 80' Trobok Error creating thumbnail: File missing 89'	Report	Firoj Mahmud Error creating thumbnail: File missing 6'

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi

Referee: Michael Andrews (India)

Group II[edit | edit source]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uruguay B	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Iceland	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	3	Advance to knockout stage
3	India	2	0	0	2	0	6	–6	0
4	Indonesia	Withdrew on 10 January

11 January 2001

17:30

Uruguay B	2–1	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Iceland
Alexandro Umpiérrez Error creating thumbnail: File missing 26' (pen.) Ricardo Varela Error creating thumbnail: File missing 29'	Report	Þórhallur Hinriksson Error creating thumbnail: File missing 31'

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi

Attendance: 2,340

Referee: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)

13 January 2001

17:00

India	0–3	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Iceland
	Report	Guðmundsson Error creating thumbnail: File missing 44', 52', 69'

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Arambekade G. C. Deshapriya (Sri Lanka)

15 January 2001

17:30

India	0–3	Uruguay B
	Report	Juan Selages Error creating thumbnail: File missing 38' Ricardo Varela Error creating thumbnail: File missing 58' Wilson Martirena Error creating thumbnail: File missing 74'

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi

Referee: Arambekade G. C. Deshapriya (Sri Lanka)

Group III[edit | edit source]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jordan	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Romania XI	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3	Advance to knockout stage
3	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hong Kong	2	0	0	2	2	6	–4	0
4	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cameroon	Withdrew on 10 January without citing reasons^[4]

11 January 2001

15:45

Romania XI Error creating thumbnail: File missing	0–1	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jordan
	Report	Ibrahim Error creating thumbnail: File missing 87'

Fatorda Stadium, Margao

Referee: Bala Sundaraj (India)

14 January 2001

15:30

Romania XI Error creating thumbnail: File missing	4–2	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hong Kong
Liviu Zahariuc Error creating thumbnail: File missing 4' Sasu Error creating thumbnail: File missing 23' Sânmărtean Error creating thumbnail: File missing 59' Ioan Luca Error creating thumbnail: File missing 63'	Report	Kwok Yue Hung Error creating thumbnail: File missing 22', 45'

Fatorda Stadium, Margao

Referee: A. M. Yapa (Sri Lanka)

16 January 2001

17:00

Jordan Error creating thumbnail: File missing	2–0	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hong Kong
Al-Shaqran Error creating thumbnail: File missing 49' Al-Shboul Error creating thumbnail: File missing 84'	Report

Fatorda Stadium, Margao

Group IV[edit | edit source]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chile	3	3	0	5	0	+5	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japan University XI	3	2	1	4	1	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Uzbekistan	3	1	2	5	4	+1	3
4	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bahrain	3	0	3	0	9	–9	0

10 January 2001

15:00

Uzbekistan Error creating thumbnail: File missing	0–2	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japan University XI
	Report	Ota Error creating thumbnail: File missing 44' Horinouchi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 87'

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

Attendance: 12,500

Referee: S. Saleerajan (Malaysia)

12 January 2001

15:30

Uzbekistan Error creating thumbnail: File missing	5–0	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bahrain
Bahadir Annamotov Error creating thumbnail: File missing 15', 66' Aleksei Zhdanov Error creating thumbnail: File missing 26' (pen.) Oybek Usmankhodjaev Error creating thumbnail: File missing 53', 90'	Report

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

Referee: Binod Kumar Singh (India)

13 January 2001

19:00

Chile Error creating thumbnail: File missing	1–0	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japan University XI
Tapia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 34'	Report

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

15 January 2001

15:00

Chile Error creating thumbnail: File missing	2–0	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bahrain
Tapia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 29' Martel Error creating thumbnail: File missing 80'	Report

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

Referee: P. K. Bose (India)

The match was originally scheduled for 10 January, but was later postponed as the Chilean team had trouble with its equipment, which was kept at Johannesburg at the day of the match.^[5]

17 January 2001

17:00

Chile Error creating thumbnail: File missing	2–0	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Uzbekistan
Villaseca Error creating thumbnail: File missing 41' Meléndez Error creating thumbnail: File missing 86'	Report

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

Referee: S. Saleerajan (Malaysia)

17 January 2001

19:00

Bahrain Error creating thumbnail: File missing	0–2	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japan University XI
	Report	Ota Error creating thumbnail: File missing 39' Hideki Sekine Error creating thumbnail: File missing 79'

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

Referee: Binod Kumar Singh (India)

Knockout stage[edit | edit source]

Bracket[edit | edit source]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

18 January – Kochi

Uruguay B	2
		22 January – Kolkata
Bosnia and Herzegovina (golden goal)	3
		Bosnia and Herzegovina	1
20 January – Kolkata
		Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chile	0
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chile	2
				25 January – Kolkata
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Iceland	0
				Bosnia and Herzegovina	0
20 January – Goa
				Error creating thumbnail: File missing FR Yugoslavia	2
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FR Yugoslavia	2
		23 January – Kolkata
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Romania XI	0
		Error creating thumbnail: File missing FR Yugoslavia	1
21 January – Kolkata
		Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japan University XI	0
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jordan	0

Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japan University XI	4

Quarter-finals[edit | edit source]

18 January 2001

19:00

Uruguay B	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pereira Error creating thumbnail: File missing 12' Juan Segales Error creating thumbnail: File missing 59'	Report	Kavazović Error creating thumbnail: File missing 40' Muharemović Error creating thumbnail: File missing 83' Bešlija Template:Golden goal

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi

Referee: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)

20 January 2001

16:30

FR Yugoslavia Error creating thumbnail: File missing	2–0	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Romania
Ilić Error creating thumbnail: File missing 30' Bogdanović Error creating thumbnail: File missing 45'	Report

Fatorda Stadium, Margao

Referee: Balu Sundarraj (India)

20 January 2001

18:30

Chile Error creating thumbnail: File missing	2–0	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Iceland
González Error creating thumbnail: File missing 37', 50'	Report

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

Referee: Hassan Marshoud (Jordan)

21 January 2001

17:00

Jordan Error creating thumbnail: File missing	0–4	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japan University XI
	Report	Fujita Error creating thumbnail: File missing 31' Ota Error creating thumbnail: File missing 54' Yoshimura Error creating thumbnail: File missing 58' Hideki Sekine Error creating thumbnail: File missing 67'

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

Referee: Binod Kumar Singh (India)

Semi-finals[edit | edit source]

22 January 2001

17:00

Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–0	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chile
Muharemović Error creating thumbnail: File missing 75'	Report

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

Referee: Rungkly Mangkol (Thailand)

23 January 2001

17:00

FR Yugoslavia Error creating thumbnail: File missing	1–0	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japan University XI
Duljaj Error creating thumbnail: File missing 5'	Report

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

Referee: S. Salerajan (Malaysia)

Final[edit | edit source]

25 January 2001

17:00

Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–2	Error creating thumbnail: File missing FR Yugoslavia
	Report	Duljaj Error creating thumbnail: File missing 6' Bogdanović Error creating thumbnail: File missing 45'

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Rungkly Mangkol (Thailand)

Statistics[edit | edit source]

Goalscorers[edit | edit source]

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Firoj Mahmud Titu
Zehrudin Kavazović
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fernando Martel
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rodrigo Meléndez
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marco Villaseca
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Þórhallur Hinriksson
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yoshimasa Fujita
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Satoshi Horinouchi
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Keiji Yoshimura
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Badran Al-Shaqran
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Haitham Al-Shboul
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Faisal Ibrahim
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ioan Luca
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lucian Sânmărtean
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marius Sasu
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Liviu Zahariuc
Wilson Martirena
Daniel Pereira
Alexandro Umpiérrez
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aleksei Zhdanov
Template:Country data FRY Template:Preview warning Dušan Petković
Template:Country data FRY Template:Preview warning Vuk Rašović
Template:Country data FRY Template:Preview warning Goran Trobok

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Sengupta, Somnath (10 May 2011). "India National Football Team: The Tactical Dilemma". thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
↑ "Yugoslavia romp to glory". telegraphindia.com. 25 January 2001. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
↑ "Mirna Bosna" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 25 January 2001. Retrieved 15 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Millennium Super Soccer Cup - India 2001".
↑ Retamal, Rodrigo (16 January 2017). "La inolvidable desventura chilena de la Copa Millenium" [The unforgettable misadventures of Chile at the Millennium Cup]. La Tercera (in español). Retrieved 24 December 2020.

External links[edit | edit source]

[1] Sengupta, Somnath (10 May 2011). "India National Football Team: The Tactical Dilemma". thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.

[2] "Yugoslavia romp to glory". telegraphindia.com. 25 January 2001. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

[3] "Mirna Bosna" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 25 January 2001. Retrieved 15 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[RSSSF1-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Millennium Super Soccer Cup - India 2001".

[5] Retamal, Rodrigo (16 January 2017). "La inolvidable desventura chilena de la Copa Millenium" [The unforgettable misadventures of Chile at the Millennium Cup]. La Tercera (in español). Retrieved 24 December 2020.

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