# Matchworld Cup

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

| Year | Final | Final | Final | Third Place | Third Place | Third Place | Venue | Teams |
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | Venue | Teams |
| 2011 | Al-Hilal | 1–1 (4–1 pen.) | Zenit St. Petersburg | Žilina | 3–1 | Persepolis | Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai | 6 |
| 2012 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 5–0 | Uzbekistan U-23 | Bunyodkor | 1–1 (5–4 pen.) | Shakhtar Donetsk | Maktoum Bin Rashid Stadium, Dubai | 8 |
| 2013 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Round robin | Zenit St. Petersburg | Zamalek | Round robin | Al-Hilal | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 4 |

## 2011
### Group stage
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Al-Hilal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Žilina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| Persepolis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| Sparta Prague | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |

### Ranking matches
#### Final

* 2011 Matchworld Cup
* Al-Hilal 1st title

## 2012
### Group stage
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Bunyodkor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Iraq U-23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
* 1 2 Bunyodkor got the second place spot and Iraq u23 got the third place after a draw.

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Uzbekistan U-23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| Rostov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| Étoile Sportive du Sahel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
* 1 2 One extra point for both Uzbekistan U-23 and Rostov for winning in penalties.

### Ranking matches
#### Final

* 2012 Matchworld Cup
* Zenit St. Petersburg 1st title

## 2013
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Zamalek | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Al-Hilal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+4).

### Matches

* 2013 Match World Cup
* FC Shakhtar Donetsk 1st title

## Performances by team

| Team | Winners | Runners-Up | Third | Fourth |
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 1 (2012) | 2 (2011, 2013) | | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 (2013) | | | 1 (2012) |
| Al-Hilal | 1 (2011) | | | 1 (2013) |
| Uzbekistan U-23 | | 1 (2012) | | |
| Žilina | | | 1 (2011) | |
| Bunyodkor | | | 1 (2012) | |
| Zamalek | | | 1 (2013) | |
| Persepolis | | | | 1 (2011) |