Intercontinental Cup (India)

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The Intercontinental Cup is a four-nation football tournament organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). It was launched in 2018 as a replacement for Nehru Cup, with the first edition held as the 2018 Intercontinental Cup (India).[1] Naming rights of the tournament were purchased by Hero MotoCorp which also sponsored the national team at that time.[2] On 7 January 2023, the AIFF confirmed that the Intercontinental Cup would become an annual competition as part of their "Vision 2047" initiative to improve Indian football.[3]

Intercontinental Cup
Organising bodyAIFF
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
RegionIndia
Number of teams4
Current champions Syria (1st title)
Most successful team(s) India (2 titles)
2024

The first edition held in 2018 was won by India, while the next edition held in 2019 was won by North Korea.[4][5][6]

Results

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Year Host City Final 3rd Place 4th Place
Winner Score Runner-up
2018
Details
Mumbai  
India
2–0  
Kenya
 
New Zealand
 
Chinese Taipei
2019
Details
Ahmedabad  
North Korea
1–0  
Tajikistan
 
Syria
 
India
2023
Details
Bhubaneswar  
India
2–0  
Lebanon
 
Vanuatu
 
Mongolia
2024
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Hyderabad  
Syria
Round robin  
Mauritius
 
India

Medal summary

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  India2013
2  Syria1012
3  North Korea1001
4  Kenya0101
  Lebanon0101
  Mauritius0101
  Tajikistan0101
8  New Zealand0011
  Vanuatu0011
Totals (9 entries)44412

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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Players with most goals
Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Last season
1   Sunil Chhetri 13 11 1.18 2023
2   Jong Il-gwan 3 4 0.75 2018
3   Ri Hyong-jin 3 4 0.75 2018
4   Lallianzuala Chhangte 3 7 0.42 2023
5   Shadi Al Hamwi 2 3 0.66 2019
6   Mohammad Marmour 2 3 0.66 2019
7   Firas Al Khatib 2 3 0.66 2019
8   Komron Tursunov 2 4 0.5 2019
9   Jockins Atudo 2 4 0.5 2018

NOTE: Players in bold are still active internationally

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "All Whites squad named for Intercontinental Cup". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Mumbai Football Arena To Host Hero Intercontinental Cup From June 1". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Vision 2047, the Indian football strategic roadmap" (PDF). Vision 2047, The Indian Football Strategic Roadmap (2023 - 2047). 7 January 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "INDIA TO PLAY SYRIA, TAJIKISTAN & DPR KOREA IN SECOND EDITION OF HERO INTERCONTINENTAL CUP IN JULY". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. ^ "TAJIKISTAN NATIONAL TEAM IN THE TOURNAMENT "INTERCONTINENTAL CUP 2019" WILL PLAY WITH SYRIA, THE DPRK AND INDIA". fft.tj. Tajikistan Football Association. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  6. ^ "HERO INTERCONTINENTAL CUP TO BE HELD IN AHMEDABAD". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
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