Tournament details | |
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Host country | India |
City | Bhubaneswar |
Dates | 9–18 June 2023 |
Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | India (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Lebanon |
Third place | Vanuatu |
Fourth place | Mongolia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 7 |
Goals scored | 10 (1.43 per match) |
Attendance | 31,200 (4,457 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Lallianzuala Chhangte Sunil Chhetri (2 goals each) |
Best player(s) | Sandesh Jhingan |
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]
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, as of 6 April 2023: [update] [8]
Bhubaneswar | |
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Kalinga Stadium | |
20°17′17″N85°49′25.5″E / 20.28806°N 85.823750°E | |
Capacity: 15,000 seats | |
Position | Amount (USD) |
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Champions | 100000 |
Runners-up | 50000 |
Source=New Indian Express
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | India (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Advances to Final |
2 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | Vanuatu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | Mongolia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
2023 Intercontinental Cup Champion |
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India Second title |
There were 10 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 1.43 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
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