| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | India |
| City | Ahmedabad |
| Dates | 7–19 July 2019 |
| Teams | 4 (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 played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 26 (3.71 per match) |
| Attendance | 30,672 (4,382 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Sunil Chhetri Jong Il-gwan Ri Hyong-jin (3 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Jong Il-gwan |
| ← 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. The tournament was organized by the AIFF.
North Korea won the title by a 1–0 victory over Tajikistan in the final.
Participating nations
Though the tournament was supposed to be played by teams from different confederations, in this edition of the Intercontinental Cup all teams participating were from AFC only. All the four teams played each other in a round robin phase and the top two teams played the final.
The FIFA Rankings of participating national teams, as of 14 June 2019:
- Syria (85) - first appearance
- India (101) - second appearance - host
- Tajikistan (120) - first appearance
- North Korea (122) - first appearance
Venue
- All matches held at the TransStadia Arena, Ahmedabad, India.
| Ahmedabad |   Ahmedabad
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|---|---|
| TransStadia Arena (EKA Arena) | |
| 23°00′39.7″N 72°35′56.8″E / 23.011028°N 72.599111°E / 23.011028; 72.599111 (Ahmedabad) | |
| Capacity: 24,000 seats | |
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Matches
- Times listed are UTC+05:30.
Round Robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tajikistan
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | North Korea
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Syria
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | India (H)
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1 |
(H) Hosts
| India | 2–4 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
Chhetri  4' (pen.), 41' |
AIFF FFT |
| Syria | 5–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| AIFF |
|
| Tajikistan | 2–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| FFT AIFF |
| India | 2–5 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| AIFF |
|
| North Korea | 1–0 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| Ri Hyong-jin 33' |
AIFF FFT |
| India | 1–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Gahlot 52' |
AIFF | Al-Khatib 78' (pen.) |
Final
| Tajikistan | 0–1 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| AIFF FFT | Pak Hyon-il 71' |
Winners
| 2019 Intercontinental Cup Champion |
|---|
 North Korea First title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 26 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 3.71 goals per match.
3 goals
- Sunil Chhetri
- Jong Il-gwan
- Ri Hyong-jin
2 goals
1 goal
- Lallianzuala Chhangte
- Narender Gahlot
- Pak Hyon-il
- Ri Un-chol
- Sim Hyon-jin
- Ilhomjon Barotov
- Sheriddin Boboev
- Muhammadjon Rahimov
- Shahrom Samiev
Broadcasting rights
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| India (host)
|
Star Sports 2 |
References
- ^ "DPR Korea lift Hero Intercontinental Cup 2019 title". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hero Intercontinental Cup to be held in Ahmedabad". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Blue Tigers to face Tajikistan in Hero Intercontinental Cup 2019 opener on July 7". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
| Friendly association football tournaments in 2019 | |
|---|---|
| « 2018 2020 » | |
| Florida Cup |  Orlando (10–12 January) |
| Match Premier Cup |  Doha (21–29 January) |
| The Dubai International Cup |  Dubai (21 January–8 February) |
| FNL Cup |  Pafos (8–21 February) |
| Lunar New Year Cup |  Hong Kong (5–7 February) |
| Airmarine Cup |  Kuala Lumpur (20–23 March) |
| International Friendship Championship |  Basra (20–26 March) |
| China Cup |  Nanning (21–25 March) |
| Panda Cup | Chengdu (25–29 May) |
| King's Cup |  Buriram (5–8 June) |
| Merlion Cup |  Singapore (7–9 June) |
| Intercontinental Cup | Ahmedabad (7–19 July) |
| International Champions Cup | Multiple locations (16 July–10 August) |
| Premier League Asia Trophy | Nanjing and Shanghai (17–20 July) |
| J.League World Challenge |  Yokohama (19 July) |
| Emirates Cup |  London (28 July) |
| Audi Cup |  Munich (30–31 July) |
| MLS All-Star Game | Orlando (31 July) |
| Joan Gamper Trophy |  Barcelona (4 August) |
| La Liga-Serie A Cup | Miami and Ann Arbor (7–10 August) |
| Women's International Champions Cup | Cary (15–18 August) |
| PSSI Anniversary Cup |  Cibinong |
| Arena Cup |  Medulin |
| Copa Opta |  Bogota |