Chicago Sister Cities International Cup

Last updated
Chicago Sister Cities International Cup
Chicago sister cities logo.jpg
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
City Flag of Chicago, Illinois.svg Chicago
DatesMay 1922, 2010
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star
Runners-up Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
Third place Flag of Poland.svg Legia Warsaw
Fourth place Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored7 (1.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Poland.svg Sebastian Szałachowski (2)

The Chicago Sister Cities International Cup (CSCIC) was a friendly soccer tournament hosted by the Chicago Fire in May 2010. [1] The tournament invited football clubs from Chicago's sister cities of Belgrade, Paris and Warsaw. Red Star of Belgrade, Paris Saint-Germain, and Legia Warsaw were the clubs chosen to represent their respective cities. [2]

Contents

Tournament

The Chicago Sister Cities International Cup got very good media attention for a friendly tournament. The mayor of Chicago Richard M. Daley even proclaimed May 19–22 Chicago Sister Cities International Cup Days. In the proclamation, Mayor Daley had great words about the sport stating that it "brings together athletes in friendly competition, and forges new relationships bound by mutual admiration, solidarity and fair play...and urge all citizens to celebrate the close ties of friendship and exchange that Chicago shares with Warsaw, Paris and Belgrade." Mayor Daley received jerseys from all four clubs and welcomed them to their sister city. Media outlets in Poland, Serbia and France covered the games and almost all had very positive reviews on the concept of the tournament. At the start of the tournament the Chicago Fire elected to take on PSG with Red Star v Legia following immediately after. The two winners booked their tickets for the final for the inaugural season while the two losers would have a consolation match for third place.

2010

Semi-finals
Chicago Fire Flag of the United States.svg 0 – 1 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
Report Chantome Soccerball shade.svg14'
Toyota Park, Bridgeview
Attendance: 9,254
Referee: Chris Penzo
Red Star Flag of Serbia.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Poland.svg Legia Warsaw
Trifunović Soccerball shade.svg75' Report
Toyota Park, Bridgeview
Referee: Tyler Ploger
Third place match
Chicago Fire Flag of the United States.svg 0 – 3 Flag of Poland.svg Legia Warsaw
Report Iwański Soccerball shade.svg59'
Szałachowski Soccerball shade.svg63, 86'
Attendance: 12,234
Referee: Chris Penzo
Final
Red Star Flag of Serbia.svg 1 – 1 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
Cadú Soccerball shade.svg73' Report Ceará Soccerball shade.svg90'
Penalties
7 – 6
Attendance: 12,354
Referee: Landis Wiley

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SeatGeek Stadium</span> Stadium

SeatGeek Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois, about twelve miles southwest of downtown Chicago. It is the home stadium of the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League, Chicago Fire FC II of the MLS Next Pro, Chicago Hounds of the Major League Rugby, and Chicago State Cougars men's and women's soccer teams of the NCAA Division I. The stadium has also hosted the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer, Chicago Machine of Major League Lacrosse, Chicago Bliss of the Legends Football League, and Chicago House AC of the National Independent Soccer Association. Originally Toyota Park when it opened on June 11, 2006, the facility has a capacity of 20,000 and was developed at a cost of around $100 million. The naming rights agreement with SeatGeek went into effect following the Fire's 2018 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1955–56 European Cup</span> 1st season of the UEFA club football tournament

The 1955–56 European Cup was the first season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The tournament was won by Real Madrid, who defeated Stade de Reims 4–3 in the final at Parc des Princes, Paris, on 13 June 1956.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1969–70 European Cup</span> 15th season of the UEFA club football tournament

The 1969–70 season was the 15th in the history of the European Cup, a club football tournament organised by UEFA for the domestic league champions of its member associations. It was won by Feyenoord of the Netherlands, who beat Scottish club Celtic after extra time in the final at San Siro in Milan on 6 May 1970. It was the first time the title had been won by a club from the Netherlands, and sparked a period of Dutch dominance in the competition, as Ajax won the next three titles. For this season, tiebreaker playoffs were abandoned in favour of the away goals rule; if both teams had scored the same number of away goals, one side was eliminated by the toss of a coin, something that was required in two of the matches.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1970–71 European Cup</span> 16th season of the UEFA club football tournament

The 1970–71 season of the European Cup club football tournament was won by Ajax in the final against Panathinaikos. It was the first time the cup went to Ajax, beginning a three-year period of domination, and the second consecutive championship for the Netherlands. Feyenoord, the defending champions, were eliminated by Romanian club UTA Arad in the first round.

The 1974–75 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup club football tournament was won by Dynamo Kyiv in a convincing final victory against Ferencváros. It was the first of two Cup Winners' Cup successes for the club.

The 2006 Major League Soccer season was the 11th season in the history of Major League Soccer. It began on April 1, 2006, and ended with MLS Cup 2006 on November 12, 2006, at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas, for the second consecutive year.

The 1997–98 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup club football tournament was won by Chelsea in the final against Stuttgart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2006 FIFA Club World Cup</span> International football competition

The 2006 FIFA Club World Cup was a football tournament held in Japan between 10 and 17 December 2006. It was the third FIFA Club World Cup.

The 1996–97 UEFA Cup was the 26th season of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It was won by German side Schalke 04, who beat Internazionale of Italy on penalties after the two-legged final finished 1–1 on aggregate. Defending champions Bayern Munich were eliminated in the first round by Valencia.

The 2006 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through September, open to all soccer teams in the United States.

The 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs were the postseason to Major League Soccer's 2008 season, and culminated with MLS Cup 2008 on November 23, 2008 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California.

The 2009 SuperLiga was the third edition of the SuperLiga. The top four overall Major League Soccer teams from the 2008 season not already qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League earned qualification, as well as four clubs from the Mexican Primera División. All games of the tournament were broadcast live on Fox Sports World in Canada, Telefutura in the United States, and Televisa and TV Azteca in Mexico and an internet stream on the SuperLiga website. UANL won their first title after beating Chicago Fire 4–3 on penalties in the final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 FIFA Club World Cup</span> International football competition

The 2011 FIFA Club World Cup was a football tournament that was played from 8 to 18 December 2011. It was the eighth edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations as well as the host nation's league champions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 MLS Cup Playoffs</span> Football tournament season

The 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs is the postseason to Major League Soccer's 2009 season. MLS Cup 2009 concluded the season on November 22, 2009, at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington. Real Salt Lake won the Cup in penalties over the L.A. Galaxy.

The 2010 SuperLiga was the fourth edition of the SuperLiga. The top four overall Major League Soccer teams from the 2009 season not already qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League earned qualification as well as four clubs from the Primera División de México.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship</span> International football competition

The 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship, the ninth edition of the CONCACAF Women's Championship/Gold Cup/Women's World Cup qualifying tournament, was a women's soccer tournament that took place in the United States between 15 and 26 October 2014. It served as CONCACAF's qualifier to the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. The top three teams qualified directly. The fourth placed team advanced to a play-off against the third placed team of the 2014 Copa América Femenina.

This article contains the results of the Republic of Ireland women's national football team between 2000 and 2009. During the 2000s the Republic of Ireland competed in three UEFA Women's Championship qualification campaigns – 2001, 2005 and 2009 – and three FIFA Women's World Cup campaigns – 2003, 2007 and 2011. They also played in the 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2008 Algarve Cups. The Republic of Ireland also went on three tours of the United States – 2004, 2006 and 2008. During the decade the Republic of Ireland also enjoyed some minor successes. In 2000 they won the Celt Cup – a four team tournament that also featured Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. In their 2005 UEFA Women's Euro campaign they also won their second level group, finishing above Romania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malta. This effectively saw them promoted to the elite group of nations which competed directly for qualification to major tournaments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 MLS Cup Playoffs</span> Football tournament season

The 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 25, and ended on December 9 with MLS Cup 2017, the 22nd league championship match for MLS. This is the 22nd version of the MLS Cup Playoffs, the tournament culminating the Major League Soccer regular season. Twelve teams, the top six of each conference, compete in the MLS Cup Playoffs.

The 2018 Tournament of Nations was the second Tournament of Nations, an international women's football tournament, consisting of a series of friendly games. It was held in the United States, from July 26 to August 2, 2018, and featured the same four teams as the previous tournament.

The Polish League Cup was a short lived cup competition in Poland spanning three editions from 1999 to 2002.

References

  1. "Fire to host international tournament". 9 April 2010.
  2. "Chicago Sister Cities". Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-05-19.