2023 Intercontinental Cup (India)

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2023 Hero Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host country India
City Bhubaneswar
Dates9–18 June 2023
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of India.svg  India (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Third placeFlag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Fourth placeFlag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored10 (1.43 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of India.svg Lallianzuala Chhangte
Flag of India.svg Sunil Chhetri
(2 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of India.svg Sandesh Jhingan
2019
2024

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]

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Participating nations

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: [8]

Venue

Bhubaneswar
Kalinga Stadium
20°17′17″N85°49′25.5″E / 20.28806°N 85.823750°E / 20.28806; 85.823750 (Ahmedabad)
Capacity: 15,000 seats
KalingaStadium.jpg

Matches

Round robin

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of India.svg  India (H)321030+37Advances to Final
2Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 312031+25
3Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 31022423
4Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 30120331
Source: AIFF
(H) Hosts
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg3–1Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Report Wohale Soccerball shade.svg62'
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Referee: Harish Kundu (India)
India  Flag of India.svg2–0Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Report
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)

Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svg0–0Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Referee: Ramachandran Venkatesh (India)
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg0–1Flag of India.svg  India
Report Chhetri Soccerball shade.svg81'
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)

Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg1–0Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Gantuya Soccerball shade.svg46' (o.g.) Report
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)
India  Flag of India.svg0–0Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Referee: Javiz Mohamed (Maldives)

Final

India  Flag of India.svg2–0Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 12,600
Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)

Winners

 2023 Intercontinental Cup Champion 
Flag of India.svg
India

Second title

Goalscorers

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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