2015 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
| CIS Cup, Кубок Содружества 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Russia |
| Dates | 16–25 January 2015 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Africa (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 34 |
| Goals scored | 85 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Alexey Yevseyev(5 goals) |
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International football competition
2015 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the 23rd annual Commonwealth of Independent States Cup since its establishment in 1993. It was hosted in Saint Petersburg, Russia between 16 and 25 January 2015.
Saint Petersburg hosted the event for the sixth time, with all matches being held in a single venue (Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex). All participating nations were represented by their youth (U20/U21) national teams.[1]
Format
- Group stage
Twelve teams were divided into three groups of four. The top two of each group qualified automatically for a play-off along with the two best third placed teams. The other third placed team along with the three bottom participants out of each group proceed to the play-off which would place its participants 9th through 12th places.
- Playoffs
The winners of the quarter-finals advanced further into semi-finals, while the other four less fortunate entered play-off for the fifth place. Next the winners of the semi-finals advanced to the final, while the other two participants played for the third place. Simultaneously the winners of the play-off for the fifth place continued to the fifth place match, while the other two played for the seventh place.
Participants
The following 12 teams, shown with age of youth national team, took part in the tournament:
| Team | Coach | Notes | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia U21 | Nikolai Pisarev | Host | 13th |
 Belarus U21 | Igor Kovalevich | 4th | |
 Lithuania U21 | Arminas Narbekovas | 4th | |
 Latvia U21 | Dainis Kazakevičs | 4th | |
 Estonia U21 | Martin Reim | 4th | |
 Moldova U21 | Igor Ursachi | 4th | |
 Kazakhstan U21 | Saulius Širmelis | 4th | |
 Tajikistan U20 | Alisher Tukhtaev | 4th | |
 Turkmenistan U20 | Ahmet Agamyradow | 3rd | |
 Kyrgyzstan U20 | Mirlan Eshenov | 4th | |
| Finland U21 | Tommi Kautonen | 1st | |
| South Africa U20 | David Notoane | 1st |
Squads
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| Turkmenistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Finland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Estonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
All subsequent times UTC+3
| Belarus | 1–0 | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
Teslyuk  54' | Report |
| Finland | 1–1 | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Aaltonen 50' | Report | Annaýew 7' |
| Belarus | 1–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Yablonskiy 34' | Report |
| Turkmenistan | 3–1 | Estonia |
|---|---|---|
| Nurmyradow 34', 52' Annagulyyew 67' | Report | Saarts 45' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Moldova | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Latvia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
All subsequent times UTC+3
| Moldova | 1–1 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
| Spătaru 71' | Report | Sagynbaev 81' |
| Latvia | 1–1 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
| Tīdenbergs 56' | Report | Kozubaev 82' |
| Moldova | 1–1 | Latvia |
|---|---|---|
| Bejan 82' | Report | Tīdenbergs 49' |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2–1 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Duyshobekov 45' Umarov 50' (pen.) | Report | Yevseyev 83' (pen.) |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tajikistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
All subsequent times UTC+3
| South Africa | 1–1 | Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
| Liphoko 9' | Report | Krušnauskas 31' |
| Tajikistan | 1–0 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Ergashev 51' | Report |
| Kazakhstan | 1–0 | Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
| Aimbetov 74' | Report |
| Tajikistan | 1–3 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Rakhmonov 72' (pen.) | Report | Madisha 26' Monamodi 38'Domingo 50' |
| South Africa | 0–0 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Lithuania | 1–2 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| Malinauskas 4' | Report | Ergashev 78' Rakhmonov 86' |
Consolation round
Bracket
| 9th – 12th place (22 Jan) | 9th place match (24 Jan) | ||||||
| Estonia | 2 | ||||||
| Moldova | 3 | ||||||
| Moldova (p) | 1 | ||||||
| Latvia | 1 | ||||||
| Latvia | 2 | ||||||
| Lithuania | 0 | 11th place match (24 Jan) | |||||
| Estonia | 2 | ||||||
| Lithuania | 1 | ||||||
Places 9 to 12
Eleventh place match
Ninth place match
| Moldova | 1–1 | Latvia |
|---|---|---|
| Semirov 30' | Report | Flaksis 75' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
Bîrdan  Ciofu Macrițchii Ursu Rozgoniuc Paireli | 6–5 | Svārups Vītolnieks Flaksis Kiriļins Gutkovskis Bērenfelds |
Final stages
Bracket
| 5th place match (25 Jan) | 5th – 8th place (23 Jan) | Quarterfinals (21 Jan) | Semifinals (23 Jan) | Final (25 Jan) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Belarus (p) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 0 | Belarus | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 3 | South Africa (p) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 3 | South Africa | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | Finland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th place match (25 Jan) | Tajikistan | 1 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 3rd place match (25 Jan) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | Finland | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 2 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | Belarus | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | 0 | Finland | 1 | Turkmenistan | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Kyrgyzstan | 0–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rahimi 79' |
| Belarus | 1–1 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Yarotsky 78' | Report | Jalilov 64' |
| Penalties | ||
| Poznyak Zaleski Klimovich Zolotov Ignatenko | 3–1 | Sariev Tuliyev Shaikhov Aimbetov |
| Tajikistan | 0–2 | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Annaýew 45' Annagulyyew 86' |
| Russia | 0–2 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Maraisane 50' Luthuli 55' |
Places 5 to 8
| Kazakhstan | 0–3 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Yevseyev 48' (pen.), 81' (pen.) Guliyev 72' |
| Tajikistan | 1–3 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
| Rakhmonov 90' | Report | Kozubaev 70' Akhmataliev 18'Bokoleev 54' |
Semi-finals
| Belarus | 1–1 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Klimovich 74' | Report | Madisha 90' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
| Poznyak Yablonskiy Zaleski Chernyshov Karpovich | 3–4 | Madisha Maraisane Seriba Domingo Modiba |
| Turkmenistan | 0–4 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hatakka 30', 65' Hovi 54'Yaghoubi 80' (pen.) |
Seventh place match
| Kazakhstan | 2–0 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| Sariev 23', 85' | Report |
Fifth place match
| Russia | 3–1 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
| Kurzenyov 19', 72' Kirisov 42' | Report | Umarov 70' |
Third place match
| Belarus | 4–0 | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Milevsky 30' Yablonskiy 47' (pen.)Yevdokimov 64'Yarotsky 82' | Report |
Final
| South Africa | 2–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Madisha 15' Maraisane 78' | Report | Tamminen 38' |
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | South Africa |
 | Finland |
 | Belarus |
| 4 | Turkmenistan |
| 5 | Russia |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 7 | Kazakhstan |
| 8 | Tajikistan |
| 9 | Moldova |
| 10 | Latvia |
| 11 | Estonia |
| 12 | Lithuania |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexey Yevseyev | Russia | 5 |
| 2 | Dani Hatakka | Finland | 4 |
| 3 | Motjeka Madisha | South Africa | 3 |
| Abdurasul Rakhmonov | Tajikistan | 3 |
References
- ^ Tournament format at the official website
External links
- Official website
- Russian Football Union Official web-site (in Russian)
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