2019 Intercontinental Cup (India)

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2019 Hero Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host country India
City Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Dates7–19 July 2019
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Third placeFlag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Fourth placeFlag of India.svg  India
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored26 (3.71 per match)
Attendance30,672 (4,382 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of India.svg Sunil Chhetri
Flag of North Korea.svg Jong Il-gwan
Flag of North Korea.svg Ri Hyong-jin
(3 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of North Korea.svg Jong Il-gwan [1]
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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]

Contents

North Korea won the title by a 1–0 victory over Tajikistan in the final. [1]

Participating nations

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:

Venue

Ahmedabad
TransStadia Arena
(EKA Arena)
23°00′39.7″N72°35′56.8″E / 23.011028°N 72.599111°E / 23.011028; 72.599111 (Ahmedabad)
Capacity: 24,000 seats
EKA Arena Stadium(TransStadia).jpg

Matches

Round Robin

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 320163+36Advance to Final
2Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 320187+16
3Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 311165+14Third Place
4Flag of India.svg  India (H)3012510−51Fourth Place
Source: Soccerway
(H) Hosts
India  Flag of India.svg2–4Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Chhetri Soccerball shade.svg4' (pen.), 41' AIFF
FFT
TransStadia Arena, Ahmedabad
Attendance: 7,293
Referee: Jasur Mukhtarov (Uzbekistan)
Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg5–2Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
AIFF
TransStadia Arena, Ahmedabad
Attendance: 681
Referee: Venkatesh Ramachandran (India)
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg2–0Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
AIFF
FFT
TransStadia Arena, Ahmedabad
Attendance: 732
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta (India)
India  Flag of India.svg2–5Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
AIFF
TransStadia Arena, Ahmedabad
Attendance: 9,590
Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg1–0Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Ri Hyong-jin Soccerball shade.svg33' AIFF
FFT
TransStadia Arena, Ahmedabad
Attendance: 634
Referee: Venkatesh Ramachandran (India)
India  Flag of India.svg1–1Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Gahlot Soccerball shade.svg52' AIFF Al-Khatib Soccerball shade.svg78' (pen.)
TransStadia Arena, Ahmedabad
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jasur Mukhtarov (Uzbekistan)

Final

Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg0–1Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
AIFF
FFT 		Pak Hyon-il Soccerball shade.svg71'
TransStadia Arena, Ahmedabad
Attendance: 1,832
Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)

Winners

 2019 Intercontinental Cup Champion [1]  
Flag of North Korea.svg
North Korea
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 26 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 3.71 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Broadcasting rights

CountryBroadcaster
Flag of India.svg India (host) Star Sports 2

References

  1. 1 2 3 "DPR Korea lift Hero Intercontinental Cup 2019 title". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.
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