Inter Continental Cup
Founded | 2008 |
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Region | International (FIFA) |
Number of teams | 8 |
Current champions | ![]() |
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The Inter Continental Cup - Malaysia 2008 was an invitational football tournament, staged in Kuala Lumpur from May 15 to May 25, 2008. The eight-nation tournament features the national Olympic teams (Under-23), including the teams of Nigeria and Australia that participated in that year's 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The other teams taking part are Croatia, Chile, Iraq, Ireland, Togo and hosts Malaysia.
All teams participated with their under-23 selection, except Croatia, which sent its under-21 team.[1]
Argentina was scheduled to take part in the tournament, but withdrew later, replaced by fellow South American team Chile. Togo also replaced fellow African team Ghana who also withdrew from the tournament.[2]
All the matches were played at the KLFA Stadium in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur and the MBPJ Stadium in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Nigeria were the champions of the tournament, beating Australia 2-0 in the final.[3]
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Champions
Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
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Malaysia 2008 | ![]() |
2 - 0 |
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KLFA Stadium, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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Source: "Inter Continental Cup", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 26th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_Continental_Cup.
Footnotes
References
- "Australija pomela Ladićeve izabranike u Maleziji" [Australia sweapt Ladić's selection in Malaysia]. Index.hr. Zagreb. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
External links
- http://www.wsn.com/2008/04/18/football/news/asia/malaysia-to-host-intercontinental-cup_331491/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120910162647/http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3171
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121011145205/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU23/default.aspx?s=aus_u23men_newsfeatures_news_item&id=22141
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