Chicago Sister Cities International Cup

The Chicago Sister Cities International Cup often abbreviated as "CSCIC" was a friendly tournament being hosted by the Chicago Fire.[1] The tournament invited football clubs from Chicago's sister cities of Belgrade, Paris and Warsaw to come to Chicago and play against the Fire. Paris Saint-Germain, Red Star and Legia Warsaw were the clubs chosen to represent their respective cities.[2]

Chicago Sister Cities International Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
City Chicago
DatesMay 19–22
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Red Star
Runners-up Paris Saint-Germain
Third place Legia Warsaw
Fourth place Chicago Fire
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored7 (1.75 per match)

Tournament

The Chicago Sister Cities International Cup got very good media attention for a friendly tournament. The mayor of Chicago Richard M. Daley even proclaimed May 19–22 Chicago Sister Cities International Cup Days. In the proclamation, Mayor Daley had great words about the sport stating that it "brings together athletes in friendly competition, and forges new relationships bound by mutual admiration, solidarity and fair play...and urge all citizens to celebrate the close ties of friendship and exchange that Chicago shares with Warsaw, Paris and Belgrade." Mayor Daley received jerseys from all four clubs and welcomed them to their sister city. Media outlets in Poland, Serbia and France covered the games and almost all had very positive reviews on the concept of the tournament. At the start of the tournament the Chicago Fire elected to take on PSG with Red Star v Legia following immediately after. The two winners booked their tickets for the final for the inaugural season while the two losers would have a consolation match for third place.

2010
Semi-finals
Chicago Fire 0 – 1 Paris Saint-Germain
Report Chantome  14'
Toyota Park, Bridgeview
Attendance: 9,254
Referee: Chris Penzo
Red Star 1 – 0 Legia Warsaw
Trifunović  75' Report
Toyota Park, Bridgeview
Referee: Tyler Ploger
Third place match
Chicago Fire 0 – 3 Legia Warsaw
Report Iwański  59'
Szałachowski  63, 86'
Toyota Park, Bridgeview
Attendance: 12,234
Referee: Chris Penzo
Final
Red Star 1 – 1 Paris Saint-Germain
Cadú  73' Report Ceará  90'
Penalties
7 – 6
Toyota Park, Bridgeview
Attendance: 12,354
Referee: Landis Wiley

References
  1. http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/fire/post/_/id/204/fire-to-host-international-tournament
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-05-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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