Summary
The International Women's Club Championship (IWCC), previously named the mobcast Cup and the Nestlé Cup for sponsorship reasons,[1] was an international association football knockout cup competition contested by women's champion clubs. It was organised by the Japan Football Association and the Nadeshiko League.[2] The first International Women's Club Championship took place in Japan in November 2012 with participation from four teams; Olympique Lyonnais (Europe), Canberra United (Australia), INAC Kobe Leonessa (Japan) and NTV Beleza (cup winner, Japan).[3] The holders are São José, who beat Arsenal Ladies 2–0 in the 2014 final.
| Founded | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Region | International |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champions |  São José (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  Olympique Lyonnais  INAC Kobe Leonessa São José (1 title each) |
| Website | iwcchampionship.com (in Japanese) |
The Nadeshiko League's senior executive announced in October 2012 that they intended to run the competition for three years and expand to include more champions, such as the South American Copa Libertadores winner.[4] It was envisaged that International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), the sport's global governing body, would ultimately endorse the tournament as the female equivalent of the FIFA Club World Cup.[5]
Results edit
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||
| 2012 details |
Japan |
 Olympique Lyonnais |
2–1 (a.e.t.) |
 INAC Kobe Leonessa |
NTV Beleza |
4–3 |  Canberra United |
4 |
| 2013 details |
Japan |
INAC Kobe Leonessa |
4–2 |  Chelsea |
Sydney FC |
3–3 4–2 (p) |
 Colo Colo |
5 |
| 2014 details |
Japan |
 São José |
2–0 | Arsenal |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
4–0 | Okayama Yunogo Belle |
6 |
Honours edit
| Year | Most Valuable Player |
Most Impressive Player |
Top Goalscorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Corine Franco
|
 Ji So-yun
|
 Lara Dickenmann Beverly Goebel-Yanez Azusa Iwashimizu Asano Nagasato
|
| 2013 | Beverly Goebel-Yanez Francisca Lara Emi Nakajima Renee Rollason
| ||
| 2014 | Saori Arimachi Chinatsu Kira Manami Nakano Shinobu Ohno
|
Prize money edit
The winners earned $60,000 out of a total purse of $100,000.[4]
See also edit
- FIFA Women's Club World Cup
- pt:Torneio Internacional Interclubes de Futebol Feminino
- Women's International Champions Cup
References edit
- ^ "International Women's Club Championship 2014". Full Bloom Guidebook. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ Kessel, Anna (29 November 2013). "Chelsea Ladies anticipate 'mind-blowing' reception in Japan for IWCC". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "Women's round-up: November 2012". FIFA. 30 November 2012. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ a b International women’s club championship set for November Japan Football Association, Oct 18, 2012, viewed Nov. 23, 2012
- ^ "１１月に国際女子クラブ選手権初開催！日テレなど参加 (International Women's Club Championship will be first held in November! NTV etc. participate)" (in Japanese). Japan. Sports Nippon. 2012-10-17. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
External links edit
- International women's club football (Japanese)
- International Women’s Club Championship (mobcast Cup) on Women's Soccer United (English)
- International Women's Club Championship [1] (RSSSF)