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.

8 June 2013
20:45
Singapore NFA U-16 Singapore 1 – 2 England Arsenal
Irfan Fandi  61' Report Faiq Jerfri  16'
Harry Donovan  66'
Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang
Attendance: 5,205
Referee: Phung Dinh Dung (Vietnam)

10 June 2013
18:00
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'
Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang
Attendance: 1,967
Referee: Mohd Yazeen (Singapore)

12 June 2013
20:45
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 1 – 2 Singapore Singapore NFA U-16
Marvin Diehl  78' Report Irfan Fandi  8'
Andin Addie  18'
Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang
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.

8 June 2013
18:00
Singapore NFA U-15 Singapore 0 – 7 Brazil Corinthians
Report Léo Jaba  9', 12', 55', 73'
Wesley Duarte  63'
Matheus  64'
Rafael Mudesto  77'
Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang
Attendance: 5,205
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

10 June 2013
20:45
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 0 – 0 Singapore Singapore NFA U-15
Report
Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang
Attendance: 4,580
Referee: Phung Dinh Dung (Vietnam)

12 June 2013
18:00
Corinthians Brazil 2 – 0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Matheus  50'
Miullen  62'		 Report
Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang
Attendance: 3,013
Referee: Mohd Yazeen (Singapore)

Knockout Stage

Semi-Finals Final
 Brazil Corinthians  2  
 England Arsenal  0  
 
     Brazil Corinthians  1 (5)
   Netherlands PSV Eindhoven  1 (3)
Third place
 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt  2  England Arsenal  2
 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven  3    Germany Eintracht Frankfurt  3

Semi-Finals

12 June 2013
18:00
Corinthians Brazil 2 – 0 England Arsenal
Matheus  15'
Léo Jaba  29'		 Report
Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang
Attendance: 4,288
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

12 June 2013
20:45
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 2 – 3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Nils Herdt  17'
Volkan Egri  83'		 Report Matthias Verreth  15', 39'
Leandro Fernandes  75'
Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang
Attendance: 2,343
Referee: Phung Dinh Dung (Vietnam)

5th/6th Placing play-off

14 June 2013
18:00
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'
Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang
Attendance: 5,069
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

3rd/4th Placing play-off

14 June 2013
15:15
Arsenal England 2 – 3 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Tolaji Adeyinka Bola  45'
Christopher Willock  67'		 Report Adrian Matuschewski  8', 28'
Marvin Diehl  44'
Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang
Attendance: 4,288
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

Final

14 June 2013
20:45
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
Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang
Attendance: 5,826
Referee: Irwan Samsudin (Singapore)

Team of the Tournament

Pos.PlayerClubAppearance
GK Netherlands Mike Meulenhof PSV 1
DF Netherlands Dante Rigo PSV 1
DF England Stefan Broccoli Arsenal 1
DF Brazil Renan Borges Corinthians 1
DF Singapore Danish Jefri Singapore NFA U-15 1
MF Brazil Matheus Corinthians 1
MF Netherlands Lennerd Daneels PSV 1
MF Germany DANIEL Chavero Eintracht Frankfurt 1
MF Netherlands Jaell Hattu PSV 1
MF England Harry Donovan Arsenal 1
FW Singapore Irfan Fandi Singapore NFA U-16 1

Goalscorers

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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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