The International Women's Club Championship (IWCC), previously named the mobcast Cup and the Nestlé Cup for sponsorship reasons, was an invitational association football tournament contested by women's clubs. It was organised by the Japan Football Association and the Nadeshiko League. The first IWCC took place in Japan in November 2012 with participation from four teams: Olympique Lyonnais (Europe), Canberra United (Australia), INAC Kobe Leonessa (Japan) and NTV Beleza (cup winner, Japan).
The tournament billed itself as a world championship and frequently invited domestic and continental champions from around the world. The Nadeshiko League's senior executive announced in October 2012 that they intended to run the competition for three years and expand to include more champions, such as the South American Copa Libertadores winner.International women's club championship set for November Japan Football Association, 18 October 2012, viewed 23 November 2012 It was envisaged that FIFA, the sport's global governing body, would ultimately endorse the tournament as the female equivalent of the FIFA Club World Cup.
Results YearHostFinalThird place matchNumber of teamsWinnersScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place2012detailsJapan Olympique Lyonnais2–1 INAC Kobe Leonessa NTV Beleza4–3 Canberra United42013detailsJapan INAC Kobe Leonessa4–2 Chelsea Sydney FC3–34–2 Colo Colo52014detailsJapan São José2–0 Arsenal Urawa Red Diamonds4–0 Okayama Yunogo Belle6
Honours YearMost valuableplayerMost impressiveplayerTop goalscorer2012 Corine Franco Ji So-yun Lara Dickenmann Beverly Goebel-Yanez Azusa Iwashimizu Asano Nagasato2013 Beverly Goebel-Yanez Francisca Lara Emi Nakajima Renee Rollason2014 Saori Arimachi Chinatsu Kira Manami Nakano Shinobu Ohno
Prize money The winners earned $60,000 out of a total purse of $100,000.
See also
FIFA Women's Club World Cup :pt:Torneio Internacional Interclubes de Futebol Feminino Women's International Champions Cup
References
External links (Japanese) International Women’s Club Championship (mobcast Cup) on Women's Soccer United (English) International Women's Club Championship (RSSSF)