2013 International Women's Club Championship

2013 mobcast cup International Women's Club Championship
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Dates 30 November–8 December
Teams 5 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions INAC Kobe Leonessa (1st title)
Runners-up Chelsea
Third place Sydney FC
Fourth place Colo Colo
Tournament statistics
Matches played 5
Goals scored 21 (4.2 per match)
Attendance 11,555 (2,311 per match)
Top scorer(s) Francisca Lara
Beverly Goebel-Yanez
Emi Nakajima
Renee Rollason
(2 goals)

The 2013 International Women's Club Championship was the second world wide international women's football club tournament, and was held in Japan from 30 November–8 December 2013. Five teams, comprising representatives from Europe, Australia, South America, and Asia took part in the competition.

Participating teams

The invited teams were the champions of Europe, Australia, South America, Japan, and the Nadeshiko League Cup.[1][2][3][4] As INAC Kobe Leonessa won both the Japanese Cup and league, the runner-up of the league will be invited as well. An unidentified team from the United States was also invited but ultimately declined.[5] Wolfsburg, the champions of Europe, also apparently declined, and they were replaced by Chelsea.[6]

Team Tournament Won Confederation or FA
England Chelsea invitee UEFA
Australia Sydney FC 2012–13 W-League Football Federation Australia
Chile Colo Colo 2012 Copa Libertadores Femenina CONMEBOL
Japan NTV Beleza 2013 Nadeshiko League (runners-up) Japan Football Association
Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa 2013 Nadeshiko League Cup

Results

  Play-off Semi-finals Final
 England Chelsea 3
 Australia Sydney FC 2
 Australia Sydney FC 1
 Japan NTV Beleza 0
 England Chelsea 2
 Japan Kobe Leonessa 4
 
 
 Chile Colo Colo 0 Third place
 Japan Kobe Leonessa 3
   Australia Sydney FC (pen.) 3 (4)
   Chile Colo Colo 3 (2)

Play-off

30 November 2013
12:30
Sydney FC Australia 1–0 Japan NTV Beleza
Kete  61' Report
Summary
Kanko Stadium, Okayama
Attendance: 1,652
Referee: Jung Ji-Young (South Korea)

Semifinals

4 December 2013
18:00
Colo Colo Chile 0–3 Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa
Report (Spanish)
Summary 		Goebel-Yanez  15'
Kawasumi  39'
Nakajima  61'
Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium, Kagoshima
Attendance: 2,892
Referee: Qin Liang (China)

4 December 2013
18:30
Chelsea England 3–2 Australia Sydney FC
Coombs  36'
Aluko  52'
Ōgimi  57' 		Report
Summary 		Rollason  75'
Taylor  81'
Kanko Stadium, Okayama
Attendance: 2,201
Referee: Jung Ji-Young (South Korea)

Third place match

7 December 2013
13:10
Colo Colo Chile 3–3 Australia Sydney FC
Ascanio  8'
Lara  86', 88' 		Report
Summary 		Perry  22'
Camilleri  23'
Rollason  79'
  Penalties  
Sáez
Lara
C. Soto
Villamayor 		2–4 Rollason
Dumont
Green
Bolger
Kerr
Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium, Kagoshima
Attendance: 1,289
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

Final

8 December 2013
13:10
INAC Kobe Leonessa Japan 4–2 England Chelsea
Takase  10'
Goebel-Yanez  28'
Ji  74'
Nakajima  90' 		Report
Summary 		Williams  80'
Blundell  83'
Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Attendance: 3,521
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Chelsea
GK 1 Japan Ayumi Kaihori
DF 2 Japan Yukari Kinga
DF 5 Japan Junko Kai
DF 25 Japan Shiori Miyake
DF 21 Japan Ayaka Watanabe
MF 10 South Korea Ji So-Yun
MF 6 Japan Chiaki Minamiyama  71'
MF 7 Japan Emi Nakajima
FW 9 Japan Nahomi Kawasumi (c)
FW 17 United States Beverly Goebel-Yanez  76'
FW 11 Japan Megumi Takase
Substitutes:
GK 18 Japan Rei Takenaka
DF 3 United States Rebecca Moros
DF 15 Japan Midori Isokane
DF 16 Japan Akane Shimizu
DF 22 Japan Maho Yamada
MF 8 Japan Homare Sawa  71'
MF 20 Japan Yōko Tanaka  76'
FW 13 Japan Ayu Nakada
FW 14 Japan Mai Kyōkawa
FW 19 Japan Ayaka Michigami
Manager:
Japan Takayoshi Ishihara
GK 13 England Marie Hourihan
DF 2 England Danielle Buet  88'
DF 6 England Laura Bassett
DF 18 Sweden Emma Wilhelmsson  28'
DF 21 England Hannah Blundell
MF 12 United States Allie Long  69'
MF 19 England Laura Coombs  82'
MF 8 England Rachel Williams
FW 22 England Rosella Ayane  45'
FW 7 Japan Yūki Ōgimi (c)
FW 9 England Eniola Aluko
Substitutes:
GK 1 Japan Mai Konno
DF 15 England Meaghan Sargeant  69'
DF 26 Northern Ireland Laura Rafferty  88'
MF 4 England Drew Spence
MF 11 Japan Aya Noguchi  82'
MF 20 England Jodie Brett  45'
Manager:
England Emma Hayes

Assistant referees:
Naomi Teshirogi (Japan)
Chie Ohata (Japan)
Fourth official:
Nami Sato (Japan)

Goalscorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Chile Francisca Lara Chile Colo Colo 2
United States Beverly Goebel-Yanez Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa
Japan Emi Nakajima Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa
Australia Renee Rollason Australia Sydney FC
5 Venezuela Yusmery Ascanio Chile Colo Colo 1
England Eniola Aluko England Chelsea
England Hannah Blundell England Chelsea
England Laura Coombs England Chelsea
England Rachel Williams England Chelsea
Japan Yūki Ōgimi England Chelsea
South Korea Ji So-Yun Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa
Japan Nahomi Kawasumi Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa
Japan Megumi Takase Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa
Australia Trudy Camilleri Australia Sydney FC
New Zealand Emma Kete Australia Sydney FC
Australia Ellyse Perry Australia Sydney FC
England Jodie Taylor Australia Sydney FC

Prize-pool

The total prize-pool was $100,000.

References

  1. ↑ mobcast cup INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 Nadeshiko League official website, August 2013 viewed 2013-08-19
  2. ↑ Japan's Nadeshiko League Women's Soccer United forum, 15 August 2013 viewed 2013-08-19
  3. ↑ Final in Nishigaoka International Women's Club Championship 12.8 Nikkan Sports website, August 2013 viewed 2013-08-19
  4. ↑ Sydney FC to take on world’s best The Women's Game blog, 11 September 2013 viewed 2013-10-22
  5. ↑ Mobcast Cup organizers had contact with NWSL team Equalizer Soccer blog, 18 October 2013 viewed 2013-10-22
  6. ↑ CHELSEA LADIES TO COMPETE IN JAPAN ChelseaFC.com, 8 November 2013 viewed 2013-11-8
  7. ↑ "Sydney FC finish third in World Club Championship". Football Federation Australia. 7 December 2013.

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