The Valais Cup is an international football tournament that is part of the Valais Football Summer Cups. It is played at the

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in Sion,

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. The competition features football teams preparing their season in

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and its surroundings. Five European top-clubs participated in the first edition of the tournament 6, 9 and 13 July 2013:

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and Sion. Porto won the Valais Cup after its victory 3–0 against Marseille.

Participants

The tournament featured five European clubs: *

* Sion

Competition format

The tournament consisted of three matchdays for a total of four matches. Sion, Marseille and VfL Wolfsburg played two games, while Saint-Étienne and Porto played only one match.

Results

Matchday 1

Matchday 2

Matchday 3

Ranking

During the Valais Cup, points were distributed as follows: *Victory after 90 minutes : 3 pts *Draw after 90 minutes + victory after penalty shootout : 2 pts *Draw after 90 minutes + defeat after penalty shootout : 1 pt *Defeat after 90 minutes : 0 pt
The ranking of each team will be determined as follows: a) greatest average number of points obtained per match (for teams that play two matches, the total number of points will be divided by two in order to obtain an average);
b) direct confrontation (if applicable);
c) average goal difference per match (for teams that play two matches, the total goal difference will be divided by two in order to obtain an average);
d) average number of goals scored per match (for teams that play two matches, the total number of goals scored will be divided by two in order to obtain an average);
e) by drawing lots in case it is not possible to decide between two teams on the basis of the rules laid down under letters a, b, c and d above. Source: Valais Cup official website
Pld = Number of match player; W = Win; DW = Draw + victory after penalty shootout; DL = Draw + defeat after penalty shootout; L = Lost; GA (average) = Goal average/Number of matches played; PTS = Points; PTS Average = PTS/M

Awards

Best player:

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Best goalkeeper: Helton –

References

External links

Official website
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