2012 La Manga Cup

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2012 La Manga Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
DatesFebruary 15 – February 22
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Denmark.svg FC Nordsjælland (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Norway.svg Vålerenga
Third place Flag of Norway.svg Viking
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored24 (2.67 per match)
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The 2012 La Manga Cup was an exhibition international club football (soccer) competition featuring football club teams from Europe, which was held in February 2012. All matches were played in La Manga Stadium in La Manga, Spain. This was the fifteenth La Manga Cup. The tournament was won by FC Nordsjælland, who beat Vålerenga on goal differential after both clubs finished with identical records of two wins and one draw.

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La Manga Stadium

La Manga Club Football Stadium is a stadium in La Manga Club, south of La Manga, Spain. It was a resort stadium and was used to friendly matches and as a resting and training place for the Spain national football team.

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Teams

The following six clubs participated in the 2012 tournament: [1]

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Football Club Nordsjælland, commonly known as FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland or FCN, is a professional Danish football team from the North Zealand town of Farum. Founded as Farum Boldklub from the merger of the town's two football clubs Farum IK and Stavnsholt BK in 1991, the club changed its name to FC Nordsjælland in 2003.

Standings

With only six teams entered, the 2012 version of the Cup was contested in a Round Robin style format, wherein each participating team played against three of the other five teams entered in the competition, with the winner determined by points earned. [2] [3]

PlTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of Denmark.svg FC Nordsjælland 321083+57
2 Flag of Norway.svg Vålerenga 321030+37
3 Flag of Norway.svg Viking 312054+15
4 Flag of Norway.svg Strømsgodset 310244+03
5 Flag of Ukraine.svg FC Dnipro 302125−32
6 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Ekranas 300328−60

Matches

Viking Flag of Norway.svg 2–1 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Ekranas
André Danielsen Soccerball shade.svg 42'
Veton Berisha Soccerball shade.svg 90+3'		 Marko Anđelković Soccerball shade.svg 10'
La Manga Stadium , Murcia, Spain
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Flag of Ukraine.svg 1–4 Flag of Denmark.svg FC Nordsjælland
La Manga Stadium , Murcia, Spain
Strømsgodset Flag of Norway.svg 0–1 Flag of Norway.svg Vålerenga
La Manga Stadium , Murcia, Spain
FC Nordsjælland Flag of Denmark.svg 2–0 Flag of Norway.svg Strømsgodset
La Manga Stadium , Murcia, Spain
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Flag of Ukraine.svg 1–1 Flag of Norway.svg Viking
Penalties
1 – 3
La Manga Stadium , Murcia, Spain
Vålerenga Flag of Norway.svg 2–0 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Ekranas
La Manga Stadium , Murcia, Spain
Strømsgodset Flag of Norway.svg 4–1 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Ekranas
La Manga Stadium , Murcia, Spain
FC Nordsjælland Flag of Denmark.svg 2–2 Flag of Norway.svg Viking
Penalties
2 – 4
La Manga Stadium , Murcia, Spain
Vålerenga Flag of Norway.svg 0–0 Flag of Ukraine.svg FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Penalties
9 – 8
La Manga Stadium , Murcia, Spain

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References

  1. ↑ "La Manga Cup 2012 Standings" . Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "La Manga Cup 2012 Results" . Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "La Manga Cup 2012 Final Results" . Retrieved 22 Feb 2012.
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