Английская Википедия:Croatian World Club Championship
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The Croatian World Club Championship is a FIFA sanctioned international football tournament for Croatian diaspora football clubs. Founded in 2007, the tournament is organised by the Croatian Football Federation on behalf of the Croatian Heritage Foundation and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Croatia.
History
The Croatian World Club Championship was founded in 2007 by the Croatian Heritage Foundation and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Croatia. The tournament is held every four years in Croatia by various host cities and venues. Clubs and teams with Croatian heritage or connections (Croatian diaspora) from around the world are selected for invitation to participate in the eight team tournament.
The inaugural tournament was hosted by Zagreb and surrounding region between 24 and 30 June 2007. Toronto Croatia won the first championship with a 3–1 victory over runner-up Canberra Croatia. Croatian Football Federation president Vlatko Marković presented Toronto the Championship trophy. Burgenland Croatian finished third.[1]
The second tournament was hosted by Split and surrounding region between 26 June and 1 July 2011. Toronto Croatia claimed back to back titles in 2011 with a 5–0 victory in the championship final over runner-up Canberra Croatia. SV Dinamo Ottakring finished third.[2]
The third edition of the tournament was hosted by Zagreb and surrounding region between 28 June and 4 July 2015. NK Pajde Möhlin won its first title in the 2015 edition of the tournament with a 4–0 victory in the championship final over runner-up Vojvođanski Hrvati. Toronto Croatia finished third.[3]
Format of Championship
Structure
- 8 teams compete
- Those 8 teams are separated into 2 groups of 4 teams each
- Winner of each group advances to the championship final
- Runner-up of each group advances to bronze play-off
Rules
- 3 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
- 0 points for a loss
- Goal differences used to differentiate two teams on equal points in group stage
Schedule
- Group matches are played over three game days, each consisting of two matches
- The bronze play-off and championship final are played on the same day (fourth game day)
2007 Championship
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The inaugural tournament was hosted by Zagrab and surrounding region between 24 and 30 June 2007. The eight teams selected to participate were: Toronto Croatia (Canada), SC Croat San Pedro (USA), HNK Zrinski Chicago (USA) from CONCACAF, Sydney United (Australia) from AFC, NK Croatia Essen (Germany), SD Croatia Berlin (Germany), AS Croatia Villefranche (France) and Burgenland Croatian (Austria) from UEFA. Of these only Burgenland was not an established club, but rather a selection side assembled after the Croatian World Games.[4] Sydney United had to withdraw from the tournament due to financial and organisational reasons, so Canberra FC (known as Canberra Croatia at the tournament) stepped in to participate.
Group A
- Шаблон:Flagicon Toronto Croatia
- Шаблон:Flagicon NK Croatia Essen
- Шаблон:Flagicon SC Croat San Pedro
- Шаблон:Flagicon Burgenland Croats
| Team | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 |
| Burgenland Croatian | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| SC Croat San Pedro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| NK Croatia Essen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | -17 | 0 |
- 25 June 2007
Toronto Croatia - Burgenland Croatian 1:0 (0:0)
NK Croatia Essen - SC Croat San Pedro 0:3 (0:2)
- 27 June 2007
Burgenland Croatian - SC Croat San Pedro 1:1 (0:1)
Toronto Croatia - NK Croatia Essen 9:0 (4:0)
- 28 June 2007
Burgenland Croatian - NK Croatia Essen 5:0 (2:0)
Toronto Croatia - SC Croat San Pedro 2:1 (1:1)
Group B
- Шаблон:Flagicon Canberra Croatia
- Шаблон:Flagicon SD Croatia Berlin
- Шаблон:Flagicon HNK Zrinski Chicago
- Шаблон:Flagicon AS Croatia Villefranche
| Team | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 |
| HNK Zrinski Chicago | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| SD Croatia Berlin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 4 |
| AS Croatia Villefranche | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | -12 | 0 |
- 25 June 2007
SD Croatia Berlin - HNK Zrinski Chicago 1:3 (1:2)
AS Croatia Villefranche - Canberra Croatia 1:5 (0:0)
- 27 June 2007
AS Croatia Villefranche - HNK Zrinski Chicago 0:3 (0:1)
Canberra Croatia - SD Croatia Berlin 2:2 (1:1)
- 28 June 2007
AS Croatia Villefranche - SD Croatia Berlin 1:6 (0:3)
Canberra Croatia - HNK Zrinski Chicago 3:1 (1:1)
Bronze play-off
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Final
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2011 Championship
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The second tournament was hosted by Split and surrounding region between 26 June - 2 July 2011. The eight teams selected to participate were: Toronto Croatia (Canada) and SC Croat San Pedro (USA) from CONCACAF, Canberra Croatia (Australia) from AFC, SV Dinamo Ottakring (Austria), SD Croatia Berlin (Germany), NK Croatia Zürich (Switzerland), NK Croatia Stuttgart (Germany) and NK Pajde Möhlin (Switzerland) from UEFA.[5]
Group A
- Шаблон:Flagicon Toronto Croatia
- Шаблон:Flagicon SV Dinamo Ottakring
- Шаблон:Flagicon SD Croatia Berlin
- Шаблон:Flagicon NK Croatia Zürich
| Team | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
| SV Dinamo Ottakring | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| NK Croatia Zürich | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| SD Croatia Berlin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
- 26 June 2011
Toronto Croatia - NK Croatia Zürich 4:1
SD Croatia Berlin - SV Dinamo Ottakring 2:3
- 28 June 2011
Toronto Croatia - SV Dinamo Ottakring 3:0
SD Croatia Berlin - NK Croatia Zürich 0:0
- 30 June 2011
Toronto Croatia - SD Croatia Berlin 2:0
SV Dinamo Ottakring - NK Croatia Zürich 0:0
Group B
- Шаблон:Flagicon Canberra Croatia
- Шаблон:Flagicon NK Pajde Möhlin
- Шаблон:Flagicon NK Croatia Stuttgart
- Шаблон:Flagicon SC Croat San Pedro
| Team | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra Croatia | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SC Croat San Pedro | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NK Pajde Möhlin | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NK Croatia Stuttgart | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Final group placings source:[6]
- 26 June 2011
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- 28 June 2011
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- 30 June 2011
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Bronze play-off
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Final
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2015 Championship
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The third tournament was hosted by Zagreb and surrounding region between 28 June - 4 July 2015. The eight teams selected to participate were: Toronto Croatia (Canada) from CONCACAF, Sydney United 58 (Australia) and Canberra Croatia (Australia) from AFC, AS Croatia Villefranche (France), Vojvođanski Hrvati (Serbia), Croatia Malmö (Sweden), NK Croatia Stuttgart (Germany) and NK Pajde Möhlin (Switzerland) from UEFA. Of these only Vojvođanski Hrvati was not an established club, but rather a selection side from the autonomous region of Vojvodina in Serbia's north.[7]
Croatian Football Federation President Davor Šuker and Zagreb Mayor Milan Bandić officially opened the tournament.[8]
Group A
- Шаблон:Flagicon Toronto Croatia
- Шаблон:Flagicon Vojvođanski Hrvati
- Шаблон:Flagicon Sydney United 58
- Шаблон:Flagicon AS Croatia Villefranche
| Team | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vojvođanski Hrvati | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| Toronto Croatia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 |
| AS Croatia Villefranche | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
| Sydney United 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 0 |
- 28 June 2015
17:30 | Stadion Hrvatskog dragovoljca | Toronto Croatia - Sydney United 58 | 5:2 (1:1)
- 29 June 2015
18:30 | Stadion Hrvatskog dragovoljca | AS Croatia Villefranche - Vojvođanski Hrvati | 1:3
- 1 July 2015
16:00 | Stadion Intera, Zaprešić | Vojvođanski Hrvati - Sydney United 58 | 3:1
19:30 | Stadion Intera, Zaprešić | Toronto Croatia - AS Croatia Villefranche | 1:1 (0:0)
- 2 July 2015
18:30 | Stadion Lučko | Vojvođanski Hrvati - Toronto Croatia | 2:2 (1:0)
18:30 | Stadion Rudeša | Sydney United 58 - AS Croatia Villefranche | 0:6
Group B
- Шаблон:Flagicon Canberra Croatia
- Шаблон:Flagicon NK Pajde Möhlin
- Шаблон:Flagicon NK Croatia Stuttgart
- Шаблон:Flagicon Croatia Malmö
| Team | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NK Pajde Möhlin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| Canberra Croatia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| Croatia Malmö | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| NK Croatia Stuttgart | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
- 29 June 2015
16:30 | Stadion Sesveta | Canberra Croatia - Croatia Malmö | 0:0 (0:0)
18:30 | Stadion Sesveta | NK Croatia Stuttgart - NK Pajde Möhlin | 0:2 (0:2)
- 1 July 2015
16:30 | Stadion Gorice | NK Pajde Möhlin - Croatia Malmö | 3:2 (1:2)
18:30 | Stadion Gorice | Canberra Croatia - NK Croatia Stuttgart | 3:1 (1:0)
- 2 July 2015
18:30 | Stadion Lučko | NK Pajde Möhlin - Canberra Croatia | 4:1 (1:1)
18:30 | Stadion Rudeša | Croatia Malmö - NK Croatia Stuttgart | 1:1
Bronze play-off
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Final
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References
External links
- HNS-vijesti Croatian Football Federation news
