The Valais Cup is an international football tournament that is part of the Valais Football Summer Cups. It is played at the Stade de Tourbillon in Sion, Switzerland.
| Valais Football Summer Cups | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Switzerland |
| Teams | 5 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Porto (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Saint-Étienne |
| Third place |  VfL Wolfsburg |
| Fourth place |  Sion |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 11 (2.75 per match) |
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The competition features football teams preparing their season in Valais and its surroundings.
Five European top-clubs participated in the first edition of the tournament 6, 9 and 13 July 2013:[1] Porto, Marseille, VfL Wolfsburg, Saint-Étienne and Sion. Porto won the Valais Cup after its victory 3–0 against Marseille.
Participants
editThe tournament featured five European clubs:[1]
Competition format
editThe tournament consisted of three matchdays for a total of four matches. Sion, Marseille and VfL Wolfsburg played two games, while Saint-Étienne and Porto played only one match.
Results
editMatchday 1
edit| Sion | 0–4 | VfL Wolfsburg |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Naldo  22'Diego 29'Dost 43', 61' |
Matchday 2
edit| Saint-Étienne | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg |
|---|---|---|
| Hamouma 38' |
Report | Lopes 90' |
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
| Sion | 1–1 | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Karlen 87' |
Report | Marques 9' (o.g.) |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Matchday 3
editRanking
editDuring the Valais Cup, points were distributed as follows:[7]
- Victory after 90 minutes : 3 pts
- Draw after 90 minutes + victory after penalty shootout : 2 pts
- Draw after 90 minutes + defeat after penalty shootout : 1 pt
- Defeat after 90 minutes : 0 pt
The ranking of each team will be determined as follows:[7]
a) greatest average number of points obtained per match (for teams that play two matches, the total number of points will be divided by two in order to obtain an average);
b) direct confrontation (if applicable);
c) average goal difference per match (for teams that play two matches, the total goal difference will be divided by two in order to obtain an average);
d) average number of goals scored per match (for teams that play two matches, the total number of goals scored will be divided by two in order to obtain an average);
e) by drawing lots in case it is not possible to decide between two teams on the basis of the rules laid down under letters a, b, c and d above.
| Pos | Teams | Pld | W | DW | DL | L | GA (Avg.) | Points | Pts. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Saint-Étienne |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | VfL Wolfsburg |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Sion |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Marseille |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.5 | 1 | 0.5 |
Source: Valais Cup official website[8]
Pld = Number of match player; W = Win; DW = Draw + victory after penalty shootout; DL = Draw + defeat after penalty shootout; L = Lost; GA (average) = Goal average/Number of matches played; PTS = Points; PTS Average = PTS/M
Awards
editBest player: 
Fernando – Porto[8]
Best goalkeeper: Helton – Porto[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Valais Football Summer Cups". Valais Football Summer Cups. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ^ "FCPorto". Fcporto.pt. 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ^ Olympique de Marseille. "Amical : ce sera le FC Porto le 13 juillet". OM.net. Retrieved 2013-09-04.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "VfL Wolfsburg ǀ Detailseite". Vfl-wolfsburg.de. 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ^ "ASSE : Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne, Ligue 1 de Football Français, Allez Les verts !". Asse.fr. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ^ "FC Sion - Valais Cup: l'affiche complète dévoilée". Fc-sion.ch. 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ^ a b "Valais Cup 2013 RegulationS\publisher=Admin8.iomedia.ch" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-09-04.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Valais Football Summer Cups". Valais Football Summer Cups. 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-09-04.