2013 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the 21st annual
Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
The Commonwealth of Independent States Cup () is a defunct annual regional association football tournament, recognized by FIFA.
The tournament was initially established for football clubs of the former Soviet Union republics in 1993 (a year late ...
since its establishment in 1993. It was hosted in
Saint Petersburg
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Russia
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between 18 and 27 January 2013.
Saint Petersburg hosted the event for the fourth time, with all matches being held in a single venue (
Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex
The Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex () was an arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was closed in August 2019, and was subsequently demolished in 2020 for the construction of a SKA Arena, new modern complex which opened in 2023.
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). All participating nations were represented by their youth (U20/U21) national teams.
Tournament format at the official website
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Format
*Group stage
Twelve teams were divided into three groups of four. The top two of each group qualified automatically for a play-off along with the two best third placed teams. The other third placed team along with the three bottom participants out of each group proceed to the play-off which would place its participants 9th through 12th places.
*Playoffs
The winners of the quarter finals advanced further into semi-finals, while the other four less fortunate entered play-off for the fifth place. Next the winners of the semi-finals advanced to the final, while the other two participants played for the third place. Simultaneously the winners of the play-off for the fifth place continued to the fifth place match, while the other two played for the seventh place.
Participants
The following 12 teams, shown with age of youth national team, took part in the tournament:
Group stage
Group A
Results
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Group B
Results
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Group C
Results
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Consolation round
Bracket
Places 9 to 12
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11th place match
9th place match
Final stages
Bracket
Quarterfinals
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Places 5 to 8
Semifinals
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7th place match
5th place match
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
Top scorers
References
External links
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Russian Football Union Official web-site
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2012–13 in Russian football
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2013
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Events
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