2013 Lion City Cup

2013 25th Lion City Cup
25th Canon Lion City Cup 2013
Tournament details
Host countrySingapore
Dates8 June – 16 June (9 days)
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Corinthians (1st title)
Runners-upNetherlands PSV Eindhoven
Third placeGermany Eintracht Frankfurt
Fourth placeEngland Arsenal
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored49 (4.45 per match)
Attendance47,766 (4,342 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Léo Jaba (6)
Best player(s)Brazil Matheus
Best goalkeeperBrazil Victor
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International football competition

The Lion City Cup is one of the oldest and prestigious youth tournaments in the world with its first edition dating back to 1977, organised by The Red Card and co-organised by the national footballing body Football Association of Singapore.[1]

The 25th Lion City Cup, also known as the 25th Canon Lion City Cup due to sponsorship reasons, was held from 8 to 16 June 2013 at the Jalan Besar Stadium.[2]

This year's edition promised more fun and excitement as big names were set to come down to Singapore to battle against the hosts' youth teams. The teams also got to tour around Singapore to better understand the nation.

Teams

The participating teams usually include other big clubs especially those based in Europe and Singapore's very own National Football Academy (NFA) boys. It served to provide greater exposure for the Baby Cubs. Six teams will compete for the prestigious trophy in this edition.

This year, the Under-15 teams of Arsenal F.C., PSV Eindhoven, Eintracht Frankfurt and Corinthians were invited to the tournament. Singapore was represented by the NFA Under-15 and Under-16 teams.[3]

The six teams are divided into two groups of three, and the top two teams of each group will advance into the semi-finals. They will then compete for the final, and the losers of the semi-finals will play in the 3rd/4th Placing play-off while the last-placed teams in their respective groups will play in the 5th/6th Placing play-off.

Venue

City Stadium Capacity Location Hotel Location
Singapore Jalan Besar Stadium 8,000 1°18′36″N 103°51′37″E / 1.3100°N 103.8603°E / 1.3100; 103.8603 (Jalan Besar Stadium) PARKROYAL on Kitchener Road 1°18′44″N 103°51′14″E / 1.3123°N 103.8540°E / 1.3123; 103.8540 (PARKROYAL Hotel)

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt (A) 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
England Arsenal (A) 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
Singapore Singapore NFA U-16 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
Updated to match(es) played on 12 June 2013. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to the knockout stage.
Singapore NFA U-16 Singapore1 – 2England Arsenal
Irfan Fandi 61' Report Faiq Jerfri 16'
Harry Donovan 66'
Attendance: 5,205
Referee: Phung Dinh Dung (Vietnam)
Arsenal England3 – 4Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Nils Herdt 1', 40'
Ahmed Ben Diack 25'
Adrian Matuschewski 75'		 Report Christopher Willock 32' (pen.)
kasyah Nasrullah Wallace 42'
Kaylen Miles Hinds 49'
Attendance: 1,967
Referee: Mohd Yazeen (Singapore)
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany1 – 2Singapore Singapore NFA U-16
Marvin Diehl 78' Report Irfan Fandi 8'
Andin Addie 18'
Attendance: 5,982
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Corinthians (A) 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (A) 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
Singapore Singapore NFA U-15 2 0 1 1 0 7 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on 12 June 2013. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to the knockout stage.
Singapore NFA U-15 Singapore0 – 7Brazil Corinthians
Report Léo Jaba 9', 12', 55', 73'
Wesley Duarte 63'
Matheus 64'
Rafael Mudesto 77'
Attendance: 5,205
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands0 – 0Singapore Singapore NFA U-15
Report
Attendance: 4,580
Referee: Phung Dinh Dung (Vietnam)
Corinthians Brazil2 – 0Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Matheus 50'
Miullen 62'		 Report
Attendance: 3,013
Referee: Mohd Yazeen (Singapore)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-FinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Brazil Corinthians2
 
 
 
England Arsenal0
 
Brazil Corinthians1 (5)
 
 
 
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven1 (3)
 
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt2
 
 
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven3
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
England Arsenal2
 
 
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt3

Semi-finals

Corinthians Brazil2 – 0England Arsenal
Matheus 15'
Léo Jaba 29'		 Report
Attendance: 4,288
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany2 – 3Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Nils Herdt 17'
Volkan Egri 83'		 Report Matthias Verreth 15', 39'
Leandro Fernandes 75'
Attendance: 2,343
Referee: Phung Dinh Dung (Vietnam)

5th/6th Placing play-off

Singapore NFA U-16 Singapore4 – 1Singapore Singapore NFA U-15
Adam Hakeem 3'
Syafiq Irawan 35'
Andin Addie 59'
Lionel Tan 66'		 Report Syukri Bashir 12'
Attendance: 5,069
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

3rd/4th Placing play-off

Arsenal England2 – 3Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Tolaji Bola 45'
Christopher Willock 67'		 Report Adrian Matuschewski 8', 28'
Marvin Diehl 44'
Attendance: 4,288
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

Final

Corinthians Brazil1 – 1Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Léo Jaba 43' Report Karim Bannani 78'
Penalties
Matheus soccer ball with check mark
Fabricio Rodrigues soccer ball with check mark
Leonardo dos Santos soccer ball with check mark
Renan Areias soccer ball with check mark
Léo Jaba soccer ball with check mark		 5 – 3 soccer ball with check mark Dante Rigo
soccer ball with check mark Jaell Hattu
soccer ball with check mark Lennerd Daneels
soccer ball with red X Robin Schoonbrood
Attendance: 5,826
Referee: Irwan Samsudin (Singapore)

Team of the Tournament

Pos. Player Club Appearance
GK Netherlands Mike Meulenhof PSV 1
DF Netherlands Dante Rigo PSV 1
DF England Stefan Broccoli Arsenal 1
DF Brazil Renan Borges Corinthians 1
DF Singapore Danish Jefri Singapore NFA U-15 1
MF Brazil Matheus Corinthians 1
MF Netherlands Lennerd Daneels PSV 1
MF Germany DANIEL Chavero Eintracht Frankfurt 1
MF Netherlands Jaell Hattu PSV 1
MF England Harry Donovan Arsenal 1
FW Singapore Irfan Fandi Singapore NFA U-16 1

Goalscorers

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ^ "About the". Lion City Cup. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Fixtures". Lion City Cup. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  3. ^ "25th Canon Lion City Cup Teams Revealed". Lion City Cup. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.