2013 United Tournament

The 2013 United Tournament was an exhibition football club tournament that took place in Ukraine and Russia on 27 June – 7 July 2013. Four teams participated in it: Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv from Ukraine; Zenit St. Petersburg and Spartak Moscow from Russia. On 7 July 2013, Dynamo Kyiv beat Spartak Moscow 2–1 and won this tournament.[1][2]

2013 United Tournament
Tournament details
Host countriesUkraine
Russia
Dates27 June – 7 July 2013
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Dynamo Kyiv (1st title)
Runners-up Spartak Moscow
Third place Zenit St. Petersburg
Fourth place Shakhtar Donetsk
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored17 (2.13 per match)
Top scorer(s) Harmash (Dynamo Kyiv)
Husyev (Dynamo Kyiv)
(2 goals)

Each team played four matches: both a home and away fixture against the two teams from the opposing country.[3] The teams didn't play against their domestic rivals. Zenit St. Petersburg played their home matches in Kiev, as their Petrovsky Stadium was under renovation works.[4] The tiebreakers were: head-to-head results over the two legs, the aggregate goal difference. In total, 8 substitutions were allowed, but the additional five must take place at half time.[5]

Teams
Team Recent domestic honours Continental performances
Shakhtar Donetsk 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League – Winner
2012–13 Ukrainian Cup – Winner		 2012–13 UEFA Champions League – Round of 16
Dynamo Kyiv 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League – Third 2012–13 UEFA Champions League – Group stage
2012–13 UEFA Europa League – Round of 32
Zenit St. Petersburg 2012–13 Russian Premier League – Runner-up 2012–13 UEFA Champions League – Group stage
2012–13 UEFA Europa League – Round of 16
Spartak Moscow 2012–13 Russian Premier League – Fourth 2012–13 UEFA Champions League – Group stage

Venues
Donetsk, Ukraine Kiev, Ukraine Moscow, Russia
Donbass Arena Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium Eduard Streltsov Stadium
Capacity: 52,518 Capacity: 70,050 Capacity: 16,873 Capacity: 13,450

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dynamo Kyiv 4 3 1 0 8 5 +3 10
2 Spartak Moscow 4 1 1 2 3 3 0 4
3 Zenit St. Petersburg 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
4 Shakhtar Donetsk 4 1 1 2 1 3 −2 4
Source:

Matches
Spartak Moscow 0–1 Dynamo Kyiv
Report1
Report2		 Husyev  31' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,000
Zenit St. Petersburg 0–1 Shakhtar Donetsk
Report1
Report2		 Douglas Costa  69'
Attendance: 4,000
Shakhtar Donetsk 0–0 Spartak Moscow
Report1
Report2
Attendance: 24,391
Referee: Anatoly Abdula (Ukraine)
Zenit St. Petersburg 1–2 Dynamo Kyiv
Fayzulin  20' Report1
Report2		 Harmash  11'
Mehmedi  82'
Attendance: 28,300
Referee: Evgen Aranovsky (Ukraine)
Spartak Moscow 2–0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Movsisyan  43' (pen.)
Yakovlev  75'		 Report1
Report2
Attendance: 6,000
Dynamo Kyiv 3–3 Zenit St. Petersburg
Harmash  8'
Dudu  58'
Luís Neto  90' (o.g.)		 Report1
Report2		 Danny  40'
Kerzhakov  76'
Đorđević  84'
Attendance: 30,219
Referee: Yuri Mozharovsky (Ukraine)
Shakhtar Donetsk 0–1 Zenit St. Petersburg
Report1
Report2		 Bystrov  89'
Attendance: 23,331
Referee: Sergiy Berezka (Ukraine)
Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 Spartak Moscow
Lens  15'
Husyev  61'		 Report1
Report2		 Insaurralde  90+2'
Attendance: 51,300
Referee: Yuri Vaks (Ukraine)

Winners
Winners of the 2013 United Tournament

FC Dynamo Kyiv
First title

See also
  • Channel One Cup
  • Super Cup of Champions
  • Match World Cup
  • Spartak Moscow–Dinamo Kiev derby

References
  1. "Yanukovych congratulates Dynamo Kyiv on winning united tournament". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  2. Ukrinform Photo
  3. FC Dynamo Kyiv: Dynamo to take part in Ukrainian and Russian top clubs joint tournament
  4. FC Shakhtar Donetsk: United Tournament: schedule and regulations
  5. FC Zenit St. Petersburg: Zenit to take on Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kiev
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