2013 Valais Youth Cup

The Valais Youth Cup was a two-day international football tournament that featured four teams. It was played at the Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac in Le Bouveret, Switzerland.

2013 Valais Youth Cup
2013 Valais Youth Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countrySwitzerland
Dates12–15 June 2013
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up Ghana
Third place Egypt
Fourth place Kosovo
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored15 (3.75 per match)

Teams

In February 2013, FIFA gave Kosovo permission to play games against FIFA members' youth teams. This competition saw Kosovo compete in their first officially recognised fixture when they played Ghana, on 14 June 2013. The tournament was used to prepare Egypt and Ghana for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup competition.

Teams Confederation Ref
 Brazil CONMEBOL [1]
 Egypt CAF
 Ghana
 Kosovo UEFA

Kosovo

Coach: Kosovo Rafet Prekazi

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Altik Muhaxheri (1992-01-09)9 January 1992 (aged 21) Kosovo Vëllaznimi
1GK Florent Zymeri (1992-10-27)27 October 1992 (aged 20) Kosovo Vushtrria
2DF Lorik Maxhuni (1992-07-02)2 July 1992 (aged 20) Kosovo Drenica
2DF Arjan Jasiqi (1992-09-02)2 September 1992 (aged 20) Kosovo Deçani
2DF Armend Thaqi (1992-10-10)10 October 1992 (aged 20) Kosovo Hajvalia
2DF Përparim Islami (1993-05-01)1 May 1993 (aged 20) Kosovo Hysi
2DF Alban Lekaj (1994-01-04)4 January 1994 (aged 19) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
3MF Argjend Mustafa (Captain) (1992-08-30)30 August 1992 (aged 20) Albania Besa Kavajë
3MF Flamur Shala (1992-11-28)28 November 1992 (aged 20) Kosovo Feronikeli
3MF Florent Avdyli (1993-07-10)10 July 1993 (aged 19) Kosovo Hajvalia
3MF Pleurat Hajdini (1994-01-21)21 January 1994 (aged 19) Kosovo Hysi
3MF Armand Drevina (1994-02-03)3 February 1994 (aged 19) Germany Alemannia Aachen
3MF Drilon Musaj (1994-09-11)11 September 1994 (aged 18) Kosovo Trepça'89
3MF Argjend Malaj (1994-10-16)16 October 1994 (aged 18) Kosovo Prishtina
3MF Milot Rashica (1996-06-28)28 June 1996 (aged 16) Kosovo Vushtrria
3MF Bersant Celina (1996-09-09)9 September 1996 (aged 16) England Manchester City
4FW Gentrit Begolli (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 22) Kosovo Prishtina
4FW Vedat Muriqi (1994-04-24)24 April 1994 (aged 19) Albania Teuta Durrës

Competition format
 
Semi-finals
12 June		Final
15 June
 
      
 
17:00 CEST - Le Bouveret
 
 
 Brazil1
 
18:00 CEST - Le Bouveret
 
 Egypt0
 
 Brazil1 (4)
 
19:30 CEST - Le Bouveret
 
 Ghana1 (3)
 
 Ghana2 (5)
 
 
 Kosovo2 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
15:30 CEST - Le Bouveret
 
 
 Egypt8
 
 
 Kosovo0

Matches

Semi-finals
Brazil 1–0 Egypt
Ademilson 60' Report
Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac, Le Bouveret
Referee: Pascal Erlachner (Switzerland)
Ghana 2–2 Kosovo
Narh 7'
Addico 61'		 Report Muriqi 41'
Musaj 73'
Penalties
5–4
Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac, Le Bouveret
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)

Third place play-off
Egypt 8–0 Kosovo
Ahmed El Sayed Rafat Ahmed 5', 55'
Koka 25'
El Metwally 47'
Kahraba 56', 61'
Omar Bassam Mohamed Helmy Hassan 75', 85'		 Report
Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac, Le Bouveret
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)

Final
Brazil 1–1 Ghana
Vinícius Araújo 25' Report Assifuah 90+4'
Penalties
4–3
Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac, Le Bouveret
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

References
  1. "Press conference for the launch of the Valais Football Summer Cups". Matchworld Group SA. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  2. "U21 e Kosovës, në Zvicër për sensacion" [Kosovo's U21, in Switzerland for sensation]. albinfo.ch (in Albanian). 11 June 2013.
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