2019 Intercontinental Cup (India)

2019 Hero Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
CityAhmedabad
Dates7–19 July 2019
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions North Korea (1st title)
Runners-up Tajikistan
Third place Syria
Fourth place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored26 (3.71 per match)
Attendance30,672 (4,382 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Sunil Chhetri
North Korea Jong Il-gwan
North Korea Ri Hyong-jin
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)North Korea Jong Il-gwan[1]
2018
2023

The 2019 Intercontinental Cup (known as the 2019 Hero Intercontinental Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second edition of the Intercontinental Cup, a 4-nations football tournament held at TransStadia Arena in the Indian city of Ahmedabad between the 7th and 19th of July 2019.[2] The tournament was organized by the AIFF.[3][4][5]

North Korea won the title by a 1–0 victory over Tajikistan in the final.[1]

  1. ^ a b "DPR Korea lift Hero Intercontinental Cup 2019 title". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Mumbai Football Arena To Host Hero Intercontinental Cup From June 1". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. ^ "India to Pplay Syria, Tajikistan & DPR Korea in the second edition of Hero Intercontinental Cup in July". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Tajikistan national team in the tournament "Intercontinental Cup 2019" will play with Syria, the DPR Korea and India". fft.tj. Tajikistan Football Association. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Hero Intercontinental Cup to be held in Ahmedabad". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.