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2009 World Football Challenge

FieldValue
titleWorld Football Challenge
year2009
countryUnited States
num_teams4 (from 2 confederations)
championsEngland Chelsea
runner-upMexico América
matches6
goals14
attendance
top goal scorerCIV Didier Drogba
ARG Diego Milito
(2 goals)
nextseason2011
venue6 (in 6 host cities)

| runner-up = Mexico América ARG Diego Milito (2 goals)

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 in the United States. Chelsea was the champions.

Format

In 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:

  • Chelsea from the Premier League in England
  • América from the Primera División in Mexico
  • Inter Milan from the Serie A in Italy
  • Milan from the Serie A in Italy

Venues

Six cities served as the venues of the 2009 World Football Challenge.

Stanford, CaliforniaPasadena, CaliforniaAtlanta, Georgia{{location map+USAfloat=centerwidth=520caption=Location of the host cities of the 2009 World Football Challenge.places=Baltimore, MarylandFoxborough, MassachusettsArlington, Texas
Stanford StadiumRose BowlGeorgia Dome
Capacity: 50,000Capacity: 95,542Capacity: 71,228
[[File:Stanford Stadium new.jpg174x174px]][[File:Rose Bowl aerial.jpg149x149px]][[File:GeorgiaDome md.jpg181x181px]]
M&T Bank StadiumGillette StadiumCowboys Stadium
Capacity: 71,008Capacity: 68,756Capacity: 80,000
[[File:The United States Corps of Cadets stands on the field at M&T Bank Stadium.jpg181x181px]][[File:Gillette Stadium (Top View).jpg170x170px]][[File:Cowboysstadium js.jpg170x170px]]

Rules

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.

Standings

Matches

Mosquera Silva Márquez Ó. Rojas Milito Ibrahimović Vieira Burdisso

Lampard

Márquez

Zhirkov

Malouda

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerNationClubGoals
1Didier DrogbaCIVChelsea2
Diego MilitoARGInter Milan
3Iván CórdobaCOLInter Milan1
Enrique EsquedaMEXAmérica
Filippo InzaghiITAMilan
Frank LampardENGChelsea
Florent MaloudaFRAChelsea
Daniel MárquezMEXAmérica
Franco Di SantoARGChelsea
Clarence SeedorfNEDMilan
Juan Carlos SilvaMEXAmérica
Yuri ZhirkovRUSChelsea

References

References

  1. "The US tour has been concluded with the World Football Challenge bowl and a fourth win in four". chelseafc.com.
  2. Scime, Adam. (24 March 2009). "Inter, Chelsea And Milan Enter World Football Challenge 2009 Tournament". Goal.com.
  3. Cardillo, Michael. (24 March 2009). "World Football Challenge Coming to a City Near You". [[Fanhouse]].
  4. (24 March 2009). "Chelsea, Inter, Club America and AC Milan to face off in U.S.". [[ESPN Soccernet]].
  5. "World Football Challenge". World Football Challenge.
  6. (2009-07-26). "Report: AC Milan v Internazionale - World Football Challenge - ESPNFC". [[ESPN]].
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