2013 Valais Cup

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.

2013 Valais Cup
Valais Football Summer Cups
Tournament details
Host countrySwitzerland
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Porto (1st title)
Runners-up Saint-Étienne
Third place VfL Wolfsburg
Fourth place Sion
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored11 (2.75 per match)

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 0–4 VfL Wolfsburg
Report Naldo  22'
Diego  29'
Dost  43', 61'
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)

Matchday 2

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

Matchday 3

Marseille 0–3 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 Porto11000+333
2 Saint-Étienne10100022
3 VfL Wolfsburg21010+242
4 Sion20101-221
5 Marseille20011-1.510.5

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: FernandoPorto[8]
Best goalkeeper: HeltonPorto[8]

References

  1. "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.
  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. "Valais Cup 2013 RegulationS\publisher=Admin8.iomedia.ch" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  8. "Valais Football Summer Cups". Valais Football Summer Cups. 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
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