 Naveen Patnaik handing the 2023 Intercontinental Cup trophy toSunil Chhetri. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | India |
| City | Bhubaneswar |
| Dates | 9–18 June 2023 |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  India (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Lebanon |
| Third place |  Vanuatu |
| Fourth place |  Mongolia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 10 (1.43 per match) |
| Attendance | 31,200 (4,457 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Lallianzuala ChhangteSunil Chhetri (2 goals each) |
| Best player | Sandesh Jhingan |
←2019 2024 → | |
The2023 Intercontinental Cup (known as the2023Hero Intercontinental Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the third edition of theIntercontinental Cup, a four-nationfootball tournament held at theKalinga Stadium, in the Indian city ofBhubaneswar between the 9 to 18 June 2023. The tournament was organized by theAll India Football Federation (AIFF).[1]North Korea won the previous edition by a 1–0 victory overTajikistan in the final in 2019.[2]India became the champion of this edition after defeatingLebanon by 2–0 in the final. With two goals each,Lallianzuala Chhangte andSunil Chhetri of India were joint-top scorers of the tournament.[3]Sandesh Jhingan of India was awarded best player of the tournament.[4]
The tournament was played by teams from two differentconfederations in theFIFA international window from 9 to 18 June 2023.India, as host, is joined byLebanon andMongolia from theAsian Football Confederation (AFC), andVanuatu from theOceania Football Confederation (OFC).[5][6] The teams play each other in around-robin phase, and the top two teams played the final.[7]
TheFIFA Rankings of the participating national teams, as of 6 April 2023:[update][8]
| Bhubaneswar | |
|---|---|
| Kalinga Stadium | |
| 20°17′17″N85°49′25.5″E / 20.28806°N 85.823750°E /20.28806; 85.823750 (Bhubaneswar) | |
| Capacity:15,000 seats | |
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| Position | Amount (USD)[9] |
|---|---|
| Champions | 100000 |
| Runners-up | 50000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India(H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Advances toFinal |
| 2 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Vanuatu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mongolia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
| 2023 Intercontinental Cup Champion |
|---|
 India Second title |
There were 10 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 1.43 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Gantogtokh Gantuya (against Vanuatu)| Merlion Cup |  Singapore (24–26 March) |
|---|---|
| Intercontinental Cup | India (9–18 June) |
| King's Cup |  Thailand (7–10 September) |
| Merdeka Tournament |  Malaysia (13–17 October) |
