2014 International Women's Club Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Japan |
| Dates | 30 November–6 December |
| Teams | 6 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 São José (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Arsenal |
| Third place |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Fourth place |
Okayama Yunogo Belle |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 20 (3.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 7,872 (1,312 per match) |
The 2014 International Women's Club Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Nestlé Cup, was the third worldwide international women's football club tournament, held in Japan from 30 November to 6 December 2014.
Sao Jose won the final 2–0 against Arsenal.[1]
Participating teams
Jiangsu Huatai from China won the last open spot by winning a qualifying tournament, called the Asian Women's Club Championship by some sources. As with the last edition the UEFA Champions League winners Wolfsburg didn't participate.
| Team | Tournament won | Confederation or FA |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal[2] |
invitee (2013–14 FA Women's Cup) | UEFA |
 Melbourne Victory[3] |
2013–14 W-League | Football Federation Australia |
| São José[2] |
2013 Copa Libertadores Femenina | CONMEBOL |
 Jiangsu Huatai |
IWCC Qualifying tournament winner | AFC |
| Okayama Yunogo Belle[4] |
2014 Nadeshiko League Regular Series | Japan Football Association |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
2014 Nadeshiko League Exciting Series |
Results
The schedule was revealed on 7 October 2014.[5]
| Playoffs | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
5 | |||||||||
| Jiangsu Huatai |
1 | |||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
0 | |||||||||
| São José |
1 | |||||||||
| São José |
2 | |||||||||
| Arsenal |
0 | |||||||||
| Arsenal |
2 | Third place | ||||||||
| Okayama Yunogo Belle |
0 | |||||||||
| Okayama Yunogo Belle |
5 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
4 | |||||||
| Melbourne Victory |
0 | Okayama Yunogo Belle |
0 | |||||||
All times are local (UTC+9)
First round
30 November 2014 11:05 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
5–1 | Jiangsu Huatai |
|---|---|---|
Katō  11'Kira 27', 58' 76' (o.g.)Kishikawa 86' |
Wang L. 41' |
Mimasaka Rugby Football Field, Mimasaka Attendance: 1,295 |
30 November 2014 14:10 |
| Okayama Yunogo Belle |
5–0 | Melbourne Victory |
|---|---|---|
| Nakano 1', 82' Arimachi 6', 37'Miyama 75' |
Report |
Mimasaka Rugby Football Field, Mimasaka Attendance: 1,863 |
Semifinals
3 December 2014 16:05 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
0–1 | São José |
|---|---|---|
| Debinha 59' |
Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka, Tokyo Attendance: 965 |
3 December 2014 19:05 |
| Arsenal |
2–0 | Okayama Yunogo Belle |
|---|---|---|
| Ohno 16', 58' |
Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka, Tokyo Attendance: 1,339 |
Third place play-off
6 December 2014 11:35 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
4–0 | Okayama Yunogo Belle |
|---|---|---|
| Gotō 13' Shibata 59'Otaki 77'Usui 90' |
Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka, Tokyo Attendance: 1,041 |
Final
6 December 2014 15:10 |
| São José |
2–0 | Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
| Rosana 4' Giovania 71' (p) |
Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka, Tokyo Attendance: 1,365 |
Prize-pool
The total prize-pool was 10 million Yen (about $85,000) for all teams combined.
References
- ↑ http://shekicks.net/news/view/10995
- 1 2 "Arsenal Ladies going back to Japan". Arsenal F.C. 7 October 2014.
- ↑ "Westfield W-League 2014/15 season draw released". Football Federation Australia. 25 July 2014.
- ↑ "Yunogo Belle are the Japan Nadeshiko League Champions 2014 (First stage)". Women's Soccer United. 17 August 2014.
- ↑ "International Women's Club Championship 2014". Full Bloom. 7 October 2014.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
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