2011 Lev Yashin Cup

2011 Lev Yashin Cup
Tournament details
Host country Russia
Dates July 15 – July 16
Teams 4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Germany SC Freiburg (1st title)
Runners-up Serbia OFK Beograd
Third place England Everton F.C.
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4

The 2011 Lev Yashin Cup was an international invitational football tournament contested among the under-21 youth squads of Everton F.C., FC Dynamo Moscow, OFK Beograd, and SC Freiburg which took place on July 15 and July 16, 2011 in Moscow, Russia.[1] All matches were played at the Arena Khimki.

The tournament was formed and named in honor of former Soviet/Russian national football team goalkeeper, Lev Yashin by Dynamo Moscow, the club with which he spent his entire career. Naming rights for the tournament were bought by VTB Bank. “Russia is preparing for the World Cup 2018. That’s why we decided to make an emphasis on young players who I hope will participate in this great event”, said Vasily Titov, chairman of Dynamo Moscow, while explaining the change in the tournament format since its inception in 2008.[2]

Teams

The youth squads of the following four clubs participated in the tournament:

Matches

The following games are part of the tournament.

Preliminary Matches

Third Place Match

Final

July 16, 2011
SerbiaOFK Beograd 0-6[8] GermanySC Freiburg
Abdel Aziz  12'

References

  1. ↑ "Dynamo to showcase best youth of world in Lev Yashin Cup". rt.com. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Dynamo to showcase best youth of world in Lev Yashin Cup". rt.com. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Everton coach Stubbs delighted with showing in Lev Yashin Cup". tribalfootball.com. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Everton Reserves 0-1 SC Freiburg". efcstickytoffee.blogspot.com. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Everton Reserves 0-1 SC Freiburg". efcstickytoffee.blogspot.com. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Everton coach Stubbs delighted with showing in Lev Yashin Cup". tribalfootball.com. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Win Delights Stubbs". evertonfc.com. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "The cup of Lev Yashin goes to Germany". RT Sports News. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.