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Intercontinental Cup (India)

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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 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]

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
Details
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 India Sunil Chhetri 13 11 1.18 2023
2 North Korea Jong Il-gwan 3 4 0.75 2018
3 North Korea Ri Hyong-jin 3 4 0.75 2018
4 India Lallianzuala Chhangte 3 7 0.42 2023
5 Syria Shadi Al Hamwi 2 3 0.66 2019
6 Syria Mohammad Marmour 2 3 0.66 2019
7 Syria Firas Al Khatib 2 3 0.66 2019
8 Tajikistan Komron Tursunov 2 4 0.5 2019
9 Kenya 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.
  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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