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International Women's Club Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | International Women's Club Championship |
| founded | 2012 |
| abolished | 2014 |
| region | International |
| number of teams | 4–6 |
| organiser | Japan Football Association |
| Nadeshiko League | |
| current champions | Brazil São José (1st title) |
| most successful club | France Olympique Lyonnais |
| Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa | |
| Brazil São José (1 title each) | |
| website |
Nadeshiko League Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa Brazil São José (1 title each)
The International Women's Club Championship (IWCC), previously named the mobcast Cup and the Nestlé Cup for sponsorship reasons, was an invitational association football tournament contested by women's clubs. It was organised by the Japan Football Association and the Nadeshiko League. The first IWCC took place in Japan in November 2012 with participation from four teams: Olympique Lyonnais (Europe), Canberra United (Australia), INAC Kobe Leonessa (Japan) and NTV Beleza (cup winner, Japan).
The tournament billed itself as a world championship and frequently invited domestic and continental champions from around the world. The Nadeshiko League's senior executive announced in October 2012 that they intended to run the competition for three years and expand to include more champions, such as the South American Copa Libertadores winner. It was envisaged that FIFA, the sport's global governing body, would ultimately endorse the tournament as the female equivalent of the FIFA Club World Cup.
Results
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ||||||||||
| details | JPN | |||||||||
| Japan | FRA | |||||||||
| Olympique Lyonnais | 2–1 | |||||||||
| JPN | ||||||||||
| INAC Kobe Leonessa | JPN | |||||||||
| NTV Beleza | 4–3 | AUS | ||||||||
| Canberra United | 4 | |||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||||
| details | JPN | |||||||||
| Japan | JPN | |||||||||
| INAC Kobe Leonessa | 4–2 | ENG | ||||||||
| Chelsea | AUS | |||||||||
| Sydney FC | 3–3 | |||||||||
| 4–2 | CHI | |||||||||
| Colo Colo | 5 | |||||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||||
| details | JPN | |||||||||
| Japan | BRA | |||||||||
| São José | 2–0 | ENG | ||||||||
| Arsenal | JPN | |||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 4–0 | JPN | ||||||||
| Okayama Yunogo Belle | 6 |
Honours
| Year | Most valuable | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| player | Most impressive | ||
| player | Top goalscorer | ||
| 2012 | FRA Corine Franco | KOR Ji So-yun | SUI Lara Dickenmann |
| USA Beverly Goebel-Yanez | |||
| JPN Azusa Iwashimizu | |||
| JPN Asano Nagasato | |||
| 2013 | USA Beverly Goebel-Yanez | ||
| CHI Francisca Lara | |||
| JPN Emi Nakajima | |||
| AUS Renee Rollason | |||
| 2014 | JPN Saori Arimachi | ||
| JPN Chinatsu Kira | |||
| JPN Manami Nakano | |||
| JPN Shinobu Ohno |
Prize money
The winners earned $60,000 out of a total purse of $100,000.
References
References
- (28 October 2014). "International Women's Club Championship 2014". Full Bloom Guidebook.
- Kessel, Anna. (29 November 2013). "Chelsea Ladies anticipate 'mind-blowing' reception in Japan for IWCC". [[The Guardian]].
- (30 November 2012). "Women's round-up: November 2012". FIFA.
- [http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/topics/2012/379.html International women's club championship set for November] Japan Football Association, 18 October 2012, viewed 23 November 2012
- (17 October 2012). "１１月に国際女子クラブ選手権初開催！日テレなど参加 (''International Women's Club Championship will be first held in November! NTV etc. participate'')".
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