The 9th Qatar International Friendship Tournament was held in Doha, Qatar from 27 December 2009 to 2 January 2010. This edition featured senior national teams for the first time and also reverted to four teams from eight in previous editions.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Qatar |
Dates | 27 December – 2 January |
Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Korea DPR (1st title) |
Runners-up | Qatar |
Third place | Mali |
Fourth place | Iran |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 11 (1.83 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Magid Mohamed Choe Kum-chol (2 goals each) |
← 2009 2012 → |
The total prize money for the tournament was $600,000, of which $250,000 was allocated for the winner.[1] Korea DPR won the tournament after Qatar was held to a goalless draw with Mali in the final match.[2]
Participating nations
editMatches
editRound robin tournament
editTeam | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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North Korea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Qatar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Mali | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Iran | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 |
Mali | 0–1 | North Korea |
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Choe Kum-chol 54' |
Qatar | 3–2 | Iran |
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Ali Afif 6' Magid Mohamed 10', 90+2' |
Milad Meydavoudi 38' Ehsan Hajsafi 47' |
Iran | 1–2 | Mali |
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Karim Ansarifard 12' | Tenema N'Diaye 29' Dramane Traoré 31' |
Qatar | 0–1 | North Korea |
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[1] | Choe Kum-chol 59' |
Winner
edit9th International Friendship Tournament champion |
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North Korea 1st title |
References
edit- ^ a b Chool, Yoon (31 December 2009). "North Korea Beats Qatar 1-0 at Friendly Tournament". The Korea Times. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Seung-woo, Kang (3 January 2010). "North Korea Wins Qatar Football Tourney". The Korea Times. Retrieved 16 June 2024.