The Matchworld Cup was an annual international exhibition football club competition hosted by the United Arab Emirates from 2011 to 2013. The winners were Al-Hilal in 2011, Zenit St. Petersburg in 2012, Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013.
The 2011 and 2012 competitions were held in Dubai, and the 2013 competition was held in Abu Dhabi's Zayed Sports City Stadium. The competition was organised by Matchworld Group Switzerland, Matchworld Football SA Sports Management Saudi Arabia, and Sportlive Russia.
Results YearFinalThird PlaceVenueTeamsWinner Score Runner-upThird placeScoreFourth place 2011 Al-Hilal1–1(4–1 pen.) Zenit St. Petersburg Žilina3–1 PersepolisAl Maktoum Stadium,Dubai6 2012 Zenit St. Petersburg5–0 Uzbekistan U-23 Bunyodkor1–1(5–4 pen.) Shakhtar DonetskMaktoum Bin Rashid Stadium,Dubai8 2013 Shakhtar DonetskRound robin Zenit St. Petersburg ZamalekRound robin Al-HilalZayed Sports City Stadium,Abu Dhabi4 2011 Group stage Group A
Group B
Ranking matches 5th place
3rd place
Final
2012 Group stage Group A
Group B
Ranking matches 7th place
5th place
3rd place
Final
2013 Final standings
All times are local (UTC+4).
Matches
Performances by team TeamWinnersRunners-upThirdFourth Zenit St. Petersburg1 (2012)2 (2011, 2013) Shakhtar Donetsk1 (2013) 1 (2012) Al-Hilal1 (2011) 1 (2013) Uzbekistan U-23 1 (2012) Žilina 1 (2011) Bunyodkor 1 (2012) Zamalek 1 (2013) Persepolis 1 (2011) See also Dubai Cup Super Cup of Champions Dubai Challenge Cup United Tournament
References
External links Matchworld Cup Matchworld Group