Millennium Super Soccer Cup

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Millennium Super Soccer Cup
Sahara Cup
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates10–25 January 2001
Teams13 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Yugoslavia
Runners-up Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored58 (2.64 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iceland Tryggvi Guðmundsson
Japan Keisuke Ota
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Saša Ilić
(3 goals each)

The Millennium Super Soccer Cup, known as the Sahara Cup for sponsorship reasons, was an international football tournament held in India from 10 January to 25 January 2001. Yugoslavia were the eventual champions after defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina in the final.[1][2]

Venues

Kolkata Kochi Goa
Salt Lake Stadium Nehru Stadium Fatorda Stadium
Capacity: 120,000 Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 35,000

Teams

Results

Group stage

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Yugoslavia 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
3  Bangladesh 2 0 0 2 1 6 –5 0
4  Iraq Withdrew

Group II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uruguay B 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iceland 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
3  India 2 0 0 2 0 6 –6 0
4  Indonesia Withdrew

Group III

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Romania XI 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3  Hong Kong 2 0 0 2 2 6 –4 0
4  Cameroon Withdrew

Group IV

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Chile 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan University XI 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
3  Uzbekistan 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
4  Bahrain 3 0 0 3 0 9 –9 0

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
18 January – Kochi
 
 
 Uruguay B2
 
22 January – Kolkata
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (golden goal)3
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina1
 
20 January – Kolkata
 
 Chile0
 
 Chile2
 
25 January – Kolkata
 
 Iceland0
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina0
 
20 January – Goa
 
 Yugoslavia2
 
 Yugoslavia2
 
23 January – Kolkata
 
 Romania XI0
 
 Yugoslavia1
 
21 January – Kolkata
 
 Japan University XI0
 
 Jordan0
 
 
 Japan University XI4
 

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ^ "Yugoslavia romp to glory". telegraphindia.com. 25 January 2001. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Mirna Bosna" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 25 January 2001. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

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