2012 La Manga Cup

2012 La Manga Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
DatesFebruary 15 – February 22
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsDenmarkFC Nordsjælland (1st title)
Runners-upNorway Vålerenga
Third placeNorway Viking
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored24 (2.67 per match)
2011
2013

The 2012 La Manga Cup was an exhibition international club football (soccer) competition featuring football club teams from Europe, which was held in February 2012. All matches were played in La Manga Stadium in La Manga, Spain. This was the fifteenth La Manga Cup. The tournament was won by FC Nordsjælland, who beat Vålerenga on goal differential after both clubs finished with identical records of two wins and one draw.

Teams

The following six clubs participated in the 2012 tournament:[1]

Standings

With only six teams entered, the 2012 version of the Cup was contested in a Round Robin style format, wherein each participating team played against three of the other five teams entered in the competition, with the winner determined by points earned.[2][3]

Pl Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Denmark FC Nordsjælland 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7
2 Norway Vålerenga 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
3 Norway Viking 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
4 Norway Strømsgodset 3 1 0 2 4 4 +0 3
5 Ukraine FC Dnipro 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 2
6 Lithuania FK Ekranas 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0

Matches

Viking Norway2–1Lithuania FK Ekranas
André Danielsen 42'
Veton Berisha 90+3'
Marko Anđelković 10'
Strømsgodset Norway0–1Norway Vålerenga

FC Nordsjælland Denmark2–0Norway Strømsgodset
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine1–1Norway Viking
Penalties
1 – 3
Vålerenga Norway2–0Lithuania FK Ekranas

Strømsgodset Norway4–1Lithuania FK Ekranas
FC Nordsjælland Denmark2–2Norway Viking
Penalties
2 – 4
Vålerenga Norway0–0Ukraine FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Penalties
9 – 8

References

  1. ^ "La Manga Cup 2012 Standings". Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. ^ "La Manga Cup 2012 Results". Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  3. ^ "La Manga Cup 2012 Final Results". Retrieved 22 Feb 2012.