The 2009 World Football Challenge was the first edition of the World Football Challenge, an exhibition international club association football competition featuring football clubs from Europe and North America, which has been held first in summer of 2009. Chelsea are the 2009 champions.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Teams | 4 (from 3 federations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Chelsea[1] |
| Runner-up |  América |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 14 (2.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 336,813 (56,136 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) |  Didier Drogba Diego Milito(2 goals) |
Format
editIn 2009, each team played the other three teams in the tournament once in a round-robin tournament format, with each game played at a neutral venue in the United States. Chelsea emerged as the World Football Challenge champion for 2009. The following four clubs participated in the 2009 tournament:[2][3][4]
- Chelsea from the Premier League in England
- América from the Primera División de México in Mexico
- Inter Milan from the Serie A in Italy
- Milan from the Serie A in Italy
Venues
editSix cities served as the venues of the 2009 World Football Challenge.[4]
| Palo Alto, CA | Pasadena, CA | Atlanta, GA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Stadium | Rose Bowl | Georgia Dome | |
| Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 95,542 | Capacity: 71,228 | |
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| Baltimore, MD | Foxborough, MA | Arlington, TX | |
| M&T Bank Stadium | Gillette Stadium | Cowboys Stadium | |
| Capacity: 71,008 | Capacity: 68,756 | Capacity: 80,000 | |
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Rules
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Clubs received one point for each goal scored in regulation time (up to three goals per game). Clubs earned three points for a win that does not go into penalty kicks. After 90 minutes of play, if the match was tied, each team received one point and the winner of the penalty kicks received an additional point. The team with the highest overall number of points determined the World Football Challenge champion.[5]
Standings
edit| Pos | Nation | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 15 |
| 2 | Mexico | América | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 8 |
| 3 |  Italy | Inter Milan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Italy | Milan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 |
Matches
edit| América | 1–1 | Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
Silva  51' | Report | Córdoba 61' |
| Penalties | ||
Chitiva  Mosquera Silva Márquez Ó. Rojas | 5–4 | Balotelli Milito Ibrahimović Vieira Burdisso |
| Inter Milan | 2–0 | Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Milito 4', 75' | Report |
Top goalscorers
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References
edit- ^ "The US tour has been concluded with the World Football Challenge bowl and a fourth win in four". Chelsea. chelseafc.com.
- ^ Scime, Adam (March 24, 2009). "Inter, Chelsea And Milan Enter World Football Challenge 2009 Tournament". Goal.com. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
Chelsea, Milan and Inter have entered the World Football Challenge 2009 tournament along with Mexican entrants Club America.
- ^ Cardillo, Michael (March 24, 2009). "World Football Challenge Coming to a City Near You". Fanhouse. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
... which brings super clubs Chelsea, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Club America to a six-match 'series' this summer...
- ^ a b "Chelsea, Inter, Club America and AC Milan to face off in U.S." ESPN Soccernet. March 24, 2009. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- ^ "World Football Challenge". World Football Challenge. Archived from the original on July 16, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- ^ "Report: AC Milan v Internazionale - World Football Challenge - ESPNFC". Soccernet.espn.go.com. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.