| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | India |
| City | Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
| Dates | 7–19 July 2019 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  North Korea (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Tajikistan |
| Third place | File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria |
| Fourth place |  India |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 26 (3.71 per match) |
| Attendance | 30,672 (4,382 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Template:Fbicon Sunil Chhetri Template:Fbicon Jong Il-gwan Template:Fbicon Ri Hyong-jin (3 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Template:Fbicon Jong Il-gwan[1] |
The 2019 Intercontinental Cup (known as the 2019 Hero Intercontinental Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second edition of the Intercontinental Cup, a 4-nations football tournament held at TransStadia Arena in the Indian city of Ahmedabad between the 7th and 19th of July 2019.[2] The tournament was organized by the AIFF.[3][4][5]
North Korea won the title by a 1–0 victory over Tajikistan in the final.[1]
Participating nations[edit | edit source]
Though the tournament was supposed to be played by teams from different confederations, in this edition of the Intercontinental Cup all teams participating were from AFC only.[3][4] All the four teams played each other in a round robin phase and the top two teams played the final.[5]
The FIFA Rankings of participating national teams, as of 14 June 2019:
- File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria (85) - first appearance
- India (101) - second appearance - host
- Tajikistan (120) - first appearance
- North Korea (122) - first appearance
Venue[edit | edit source]
- All matches held at the TransStadia Arena, Ahmedabad, India.[6]
| Ahmedabad | |
|---|---|
| TransStadia Arena (EKA Arena) | |
| 23°00′39.7″N 72°35′56.8″E / 23.011028°N 72.599111°E | |
| Capacity: 24,000 seats | |
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Matches[edit | edit source]
Round Robin[edit | edit source]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tajikistan
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | North Korea
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | Third Place |
| 4 | India (H)
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1 | Fourth Place |
| India | 2–5 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| AIFF |
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| North Korea | 1–0 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
Ri Hyong-jin  33' |
AIFF FFT |
Final[edit | edit source]
| Tajikistan | 0–1 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| AIFF FFT |
Pak Hyon-il 71' |
Winners[edit | edit source]
| 2019 Intercontinental Cup Champion[1] |
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| Template:Fb-big First title |
Statistics[edit | edit source]
Goalscorers[edit | edit source]
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Broadcasting rights[edit | edit source]
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| India (host)
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Star Sports 2 |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "DPR Korea lift Hero Intercontinental Cup 2019 title". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Mumbai Football Arena To Host Hero Intercontinental Cup From June 1". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "India to Pplay Syria, Tajikistan & DPR Korea in the second edition of Hero Intercontinental Cup in July". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Tajikistan national team in the tournament "Intercontinental Cup 2019" will play with Syria, the DPR Korea and India". fft.tj. Tajikistan Football Association. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Hero Intercontinental Cup to be held in Ahmedabad". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Blue Tigers to face Tajikistan in Hero Intercontinental Cup 2019 opener on July 7". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.