2013_OSN_Cup

2013 OSN Cup

2013 OSN Cup

International football competition


The 2013 OSN Cup was an association football tournament held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 5 September 2013 to 9 September 2013.[1] The tournament was organized by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and sponsored by the Middle Eastern and North African TV network OSN. This was the premier edition of the tournament. New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Trinidad and Tobago and the United Arab Emirates were invited to the tournament. All matches were held at the King Fahd International Stadium[2] About the tournament, SAFF president Ahmed Eid Al-Harbi said, "Our goal is to promote the culture of football in the Kingdom, set more platforms for our talented team to demonstrate their skills and to encourage new talent to step forward and be proud participants in Saudi Arabia’s modern football history."[3] The United Arab Emirates were crowned champions after defeating New Zealand 2–0 in the final.

Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...

Squads

Brackets

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 September
 
 
 UAE (pen.)3 (7)
 
9 September
 
 Trinidad and Tobago3 (6)
 
 UAE2
 
5 September
 
 New Zealand 0
 
 Saudi Arabia0
 
 
 New Zealand1
 
Third place
 
 
9 September
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago3
 
 
 Saudi Arabia1

Semi-finals

More information United Arab Emirates, 3–3 ...
More information Saudi Arabia, 0–1 ...
Referee: Abdulameer Abdulshaheed (Bahrain

Third place play-off

More information Trinidad and Tobago, 3–1 ...

Final

More information United Arab Emirates, 2–0 ...

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. "OSN Cup 2013". OSN. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  2. "OSN Cup match schedule announced". albawaba.com. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  3. "Warriors get ready for OSN Cup". socawarriors.net. Retrieved 1 September 2013.

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