2012 La Manga Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Spain |
| Dates | February 15 – February 22 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  FC Nordsjælland (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Vålerenga |
| Third place | Viking |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 24 (2.67 per match) |
← 2011 2013 → | |
International football competition
The 2012 La Manga Cup was an exhibition international club football (soccer) competition featuring football club teams from Europe, which was held in February 2012. All matches were played in La Manga Stadium in La Manga, Spain. This was the fifteenth La Manga Cup. The tournament was won by FC Nordsjælland, who beat Vålerenga on goal differential after both clubs finished with identical records of two wins and one draw.
Teams
The following six clubs participated in the 2012 tournament:[1]
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk from the Ukrainian Premier League in Ukraine
FC Nordsjælland from the Danish Superliga in Denmark
FK Ekranas from the A Lyga in Lithuania
Strømsgodset from the Tippeligaen in Norway- Vålerenga from the Tippeligaen in Norway
- Viking from the Tippeligaen in Norway
Standings
With only six teams entered, the 2012 version of the Cup was contested in a Round Robin style format, wherein each participating team played against three of the other five teams entered in the competition, with the winner determined by points earned.[2][3]
| Pl | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Nordsjælland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | Vålerenga | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Viking | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| 4 | Strømsgodset | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 3 |
| 5 |  FC Dnipro | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
| 6 |  FK Ekranas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Matches
| Viking | 2–1 | FK Ekranas |
|---|---|---|
André Danielsen  42'Veton Berisha 90+3' | Marko Anđelković 10' |
| FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 1–1 | Viking |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 1 – 3 | ||
| FC Nordsjælland | 2–2 | Viking |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 2 – 4 | ||
| Vålerenga | 0–0 | FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 9 – 8 | ||
References
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Friendly association football tournaments in 2012 | |
|---|---|
« 2011 2013 » | |
| Copa Bimbo |  Montevideo (13–15 January) |
| Match World Cup |  Dubai (18–23 January) |
| Football Impact Cup |  Marbella (22–28 January) |
| Asian Challenge Cup |  Hong Kong (23–26 January) |
| Copa del Sol | |
| Marbella Cup | Marbella (3–9 February) |
| La Manga Cup | La Manga Club (15–22 February) |
| Desert Diamond Cup |  Arizona (22 February – 3 March) |
| Hawaiian Islands Invitational | Hawaii (23–25 February) |
| Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic | Florida (24 February – 3 March) |
| World Football Challenge | |
| Peace Cup |  Suwon (19–22 July) |
| Polish Masters |  Wrocław (21–22 July) |
| Winoly Cup |  Beijing (27 July) |
| Eusébio Cup |  Lisbon (27 July) |
| Summer of Champions' Cup |  Bucharest (11 August) |
| Philippine Peace Cup |  Manila (25–29 September) |
| Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu | Madrid (26 September) |
