Intercontinental Cup (India)

{{Short description|International football tournament}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}} {{Other uses|Intercontinental Cup (disambiguation){{!}}Intercontinental Cup}} {{Infobox football tournament | logo = Intercontinental cup india.jpg | organiser = [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] | founded = {{start date and age|2018}} | region = India | teams = 4 | current champions = {{nowrap|{{fb|Syria}} (1st title)}} | most successful team = {{fb|India}} (2 titles) | current = [[2024 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2024]] }}

The '''Intercontinental Cup''' is a four-nation [[association football|football]] tournament organised by the [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF). It was launched as a replacement for the [[Nehru Cup]], with the first edition held as the [[2018 Intercontinental Cup (India)]].<ref>{{cite web|title=All Whites squad named for Intercontinental Cup|url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/63061|publisher=New Zealand Football|access-date=15 July 2022|archive-date=14 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714220054/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/63061|url-status=live}}</ref> Naming rights of the tournament were purchased by the [[Hero MotoCorp]], which also sponsored the national team at that time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mumbai Football Arena To Host Hero Intercontinental Cup From June 1|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8928|website=www.the-aiff.com|access-date=23 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612145833/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8928|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 7 January 2023, the AIFF confirmed that the Intercontinental Cup would become an annual competition as part of their "Vision 2047" initiative.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 January 2023 |title=Vision 2047, the Indian football strategic roadmap |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/media/uploads/2023/01/Vision-2047-The-Indian-Football-Strategic-Roadmap-2023-2047.pdf |access-date=6 August 2024 |website=Vision 2047, The Indian Football Strategic Roadmap (2023 - 2047)}}</ref> The first edition was won by [[India national football team|India]], while the next edition held in [[2019 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2019]] was won by [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]].<ref name="aiff statement">{{cite web |title=INDIA TO PLAY SYRIA, TAJIKISTAN & DPR KOREA IN SECOND EDITION OF HERO INTERCONTINENTAL CUP IN JULY |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9667 |website=the-aiff.com |publisher=AIFF |access-date=13 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206104141/https://the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9667 |archive-date=6 December 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="tajik fed statement">{{cite web |title=TAJIKISTAN NATIONAL TEAM IN THE TOURNAMENT "INTERCONTINENTAL CUP 2019" WILL PLAY WITH SYRIA, THE DPRK AND INDIA |url=http://fft.tj/sbornaya-tadzhikistana-na-turnire-intersontinental-cup-2019-sygraet-s-siriej-kndr-i-indiej/ |website=fft.tj |publisher=Tajikistan Football Association |access-date=13 May 2019 |archive-date=20 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520081525/http://fft.tj/sbornaya-tadzhikistana-na-turnire-intersontinental-cup-2019-sygraet-s-siriej-kndr-i-indiej/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="venue">{{cite web |title=HERO INTERCONTINENTAL CUP TO BE HELD IN AHMEDABAD |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9687 |website=the-aiff.com |publisher=AIFF |access-date=18 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521082013/https://the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9687 |archive-date=21 May 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Results== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;" ! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Host city ! colspan="3" |Final ! rowspan="2" |3rd place ! rowspan="2" |4th place |- !Winner !Score!!Runner-up |- |2018<br />''[[2018 Intercontinental Cup (India)|Details]]'' |[[Mumbai, India|Mumbai]] |'''{{fb-big|India}}''' |'''[[2018 Intercontinental Cup (India)#Final|2–0]]''' |{{fb-big|Kenya}} |{{fb-big|New Zealand}} |{{fb-big|Chinese Taipei}} |- |2019<br />''[[2019 Intercontinental Cup (India)|Details]]'' |[[Ahmedabad, India|Ahmedabad]] |'''{{fb-big|North Korea}}''' |'''[[2019 Intercontinental Cup (India)#Final|1–0]]''' |{{fb-big|Tajikistan}} |{{fb-big|Syria|1980}} |{{fb-big|India}} |- |2023<br />''[[2023 Intercontinental Cup (India)|Details]]'' |[[Bhubaneswar, India|Bhubaneswar]] |'''{{fb-big|India}}''' |[[2023 Intercontinental Cup (India)#Final|'''2–0''']] |{{fb-big|Lebanon}} |{{fb-big|Vanuatu}} |{{fb-big|Mongolia}} |- |2024<br />''[[2024 Intercontinental Cup (India)|Details]]'' |[[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] |'''{{fb-big|Syria|1980}}''' |Round robin |{{fb-big|Mauritius}} |{{fb-big|India}} |'''—''' |}

==Medal summary== {{Medals table | caption = | host = | flag_template = fb | event = | team = | gold_IND = 2 | silver_IND = 0 | bronze_IND = 1 | gold_SYR = 1 | silver_SYR = 0 | bronze_SYR = 1 | gold_PRK = 1 | silver_PRK = 0 | bronze_PRK = 0 | gold_KEN = 0 | silver_KEN = 1 | bronze_KEN = 0 | gold_TJK = 0 | silver_TJK = 1 | bronze_TJK = 0 | gold_LBN = 0 | silver_LBN = 1 | bronze_LBN = 0 | gold_NZL = 0 | silver_NZL = 0 | bronze_NZL = 1 | gold_VAN = 0 | silver_VAN = 0 | bronze_VAN = 1 | gold_MRI = 0 | silver_MRI = 1 | bronze_MRI = 0 }}

==Statistics== ===Goalscorers=== {| class="wikitable sortable nowrap" style="text-align: center" |+ Players with most goals |- !Rank !Player !{{abbr|Goals}} !{{abbr|Apps|Appearance}} !Ratio !Last season |- |1 | align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sunil Chhetri]] |'''13''' |'''11''' |1.18 |[[2023 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2023]] |- |2 | align="left"|{{fbicon|PRK}} '''[[Jong Il-gwan]]''' |'''3''' |'''4''' |0.75 |[[2018 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2018]] |- |3 | align="left"|{{fbicon|PRK}} Ri Hyong-jin |'''3''' |'''4''' |0.75 |[[2018 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2018]] |- |4 | align="left"|{{fbicon|IND}} '''[[Lallianzuala Chhangte]]''' |'''3''' |'''7''' |0.42 |[[2023 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2023]] |- |5 | align="left"|{{fbicon|SYR|1980}} '''[[Shadi Al Hamwi]]''' |'''2''' |'''3''' |0.66 |[[2019 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2019]] |- |6 | align="left"|{{fbicon|SYR|1980}} '''[[Mohammad Marmour]]''' |'''2''' |'''3''' |0.66 |[[2019 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2019]] |- |7 | align="left"|{{fbicon|SYR|1980}} [[Firas Al Khatib]] |'''2''' |'''3''' |0.66 |[[2019 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2019]] |- |8 | align="left"|{{fbicon|TJK}} '''[[Komron Tursunov]]''' |'''2''' |'''4''' |0.5 |[[2019 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2019]] |- |9 | align="left"|{{fbicon|KEN}} [[Jockins Atudo]] |'''2''' |'''4''' |0.5 |[[2018 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2018]] |}

''NOTE: Players in '''bold''' are still active internationally''

==See also== * [[Nehru Cup]] * [[Tri-Nation Series (India)|Tri-Nation Series]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/heroic Intercontinental Cup]

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