2013 Lion City Cup

2013 25th Lion City Cup
25th Canon Lion City Cup 2013
Tournament details
Host country Singapore
Dates 8 June – 16 June (9 days)
Teams 6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil Corinthians (1st title)
Runners-up Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Third place Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Fourth place England Arsenal
Tournament statistics
Matches played 11
Goals scored 49 (4.45 per match)
Attendance 47,766 (4,342 per match)
Top scorer(s) Brazil Léo Jaba (6)
Best player Brazil Matheus
Best goalkeeper Brazil Victor

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 games played on 12 June 2013.

Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

(A) = Advances to the knockout stage.

Singapore NFA U-16 Singapore 1 – 2 England Arsenal
Irfan Fandi  61' Report Faiq Jerfri  16'
Harry Donovan  66'
Attendance: 5,205
Referee: Phung Dinh Dung (Vietnam)
Arsenal England 3 – 4 Germany 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 Germany 1 – 2 Singapore 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 games played on 12 June 2013.

Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

(A) = Advances to the knockout stage.

Singapore NFA U-15 Singapore 0 – 7 Brazil 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 Netherlands 0 – 0 Singapore Singapore NFA U-15
Report
Attendance: 4,580
Referee: Phung Dinh Dung (Vietnam)
Corinthians Brazil 2 – 0 Netherlands 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 Brazil 2 – 0 England Arsenal
Matheus  15'
Léo Jaba  29'		 Report
Attendance: 4,288
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 2 – 3 Netherlands 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 Singapore 4 – 1 Singapore 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 England 2 – 3 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Tolaji Adeyinka Bola  45'
Christopher Willock  67'		 Report Adrian Matuschewski  8', 28'
Marvin Diehl  44'
Attendance: 4,288
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

Final

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

Team of the Tournament

Pos.PlayerClubAppearance
GKNetherlands Mike MeulenhofPSV1
DFNetherlands Dante RigoPSV1
DFEngland Stefan BroccoliArsenal1
DFBrazil Renan BorgesCorinthians1
DFSingapore Danish JefriSingapore NFA U-151
MFBrazil MatheusCorinthians1
MFNetherlands Lennerd DaneelsPSV1
MFGermany DANIEL ChaveroEintracht Frankfurt1
MFNetherlands Jaell HattuPSV1
MFEngland Harry DonovanArsenal1
FWSingapore Irfan FandiSingapore NFA U-161

Goalscorers

References

  1. ↑ "About the". Lion City Cup. 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  2. ↑ "Fixtures". Lion City Cup. 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  3. ↑ "25th Canon Lion City Cup Teams Revealed". Lion City Cup. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
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