2013 Valais Cup

2013 Valais Cup
Valais Football Summer Cups
Tournament details
Host countrySwitzerland
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsPortugal Porto (1st title)
Runners-upFrance Saint-Étienne
Third placeGermany VfL Wolfsburg
Fourth placeSwitzerland Sion
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored11 (2.75 per match)
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The Valais Cup is an international football tournament that is part of the Valais Football Summer Cups. It is played at the Stade de Tourbillon in Sion, Switzerland.

The competition features football teams preparing their season in Valais and its surroundings.

Five European top-clubs participated in the first edition of the tournament 6, 9 and 13 July 2013:[1] Porto, Marseille, VfL Wolfsburg, Saint-Étienne and Sion. Porto won the Valais Cup after its victory 3–0 against Marseille.

Participants

The tournament featured five European clubs:[1]

Competition format

The tournament consisted of three matchdays for a total of four matches. Sion, Marseille and VfL Wolfsburg played two games, while Saint-Étienne and Porto played only one match.

Results

Matchday 1

Sion Switzerland0–4Germany VfL Wolfsburg
Report Naldo 22'
Diego 29'
Dost 43', 61'
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)

Matchday 2

Saint-Étienne France1–1Germany VfL Wolfsburg
Hamouma 38' Report Lopes 90'
Penalties
5–4
Referee: Charles Helbling (Switzerland)
Sion Switzerland1–1France Marseille
Karlen 87' Report Marques 9' (o.g.)
Penalties
4–3
Referee: Stefan Studer (Switzerland)

Matchday 3

Marseille France0–3Portugal Porto
Report Izmailov 29'
Martínez 55'
Iturbe 76'
Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)

Ranking

During the Valais Cup, points were distributed as follows:[7]

  • Victory after 90 minutes : 3 pts
  • Draw after 90 minutes + victory after penalty shootout : 2 pts
  • Draw after 90 minutes + defeat after penalty shootout : 1 pt
  • Defeat after 90 minutes : 0 pt


The ranking of each team will be determined as follows:[7]

a) greatest average number of points obtained per match (for teams that play two matches, the total number of points will be divided by two in order to obtain an average);
b) direct confrontation (if applicable);
c) average goal difference per match (for teams that play two matches, the total goal difference will be divided by two in order to obtain an average);
d) average number of goals scored per match (for teams that play two matches, the total number of goals scored will be divided by two in order to obtain an average);
e) by drawing lots in case it is not possible to decide between two teams on the basis of the rules laid down under letters a, b, c and d above.

Pos Teams Pld W DW DL L GA (Avg.) Points Pts. Avg.
1 Portugal Porto 1 1 0 0 0 +3 3 3
2 France Saint-Étienne 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2
3 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 2 1 0 1 0 +2 4 2
4 Switzerland Sion 2 0 1 0 1 -2 2 1
5 France Marseille 2 0 0 1 1 -1.5 1 0.5

Source: Valais Cup official website[8]
Pld = Number of match player; W = Win; DW = Draw + victory after penalty shootout; DL = Draw + defeat after penalty shootout; L = Lost; GA (average) = Goal average/Number of matches played; PTS = Points; PTS Average = PTS/M

Awards

Best player: Brazil Fernando – Porto[8]
Best goalkeeper: Brazil Helton – Porto[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Valais Football Summer Cups". Valais Football Summer Cups. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  2. ^ "FCPorto". Fcporto.pt. 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  3. ^ Olympique de Marseille. "Amical : ce sera le FC Porto le 13 juillet". OM.net. Retrieved 2013-09-04.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "VfL Wolfsburg ǀ Detailseite". Vfl-wolfsburg.de. 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  5. ^ "ASSE : Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne, Ligue 1 de Football Français, Allez Les verts !". Asse.fr. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  6. ^ "FC Sion - Valais Cup: l'affiche complète dévoilée". Fc-sion.ch. 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  7. ^ a b "Valais Cup 2013 RegulationS\publisher=Admin8.iomedia.ch" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-09-04.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ a b c "Valais Football Summer Cups". Valais Football Summer Cups. 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-09-04.