• Source: 2009 World Football Challenge

      • The 2009 World Football Challenge was the first edition of the World Football Challenge, an exhibition international club association football competition featuring football clubs from Europe and North America, which has been held first in summer of 2009 in United States. Chelsea was the champions.


      Format


      In 2009, each team played the other three teams in the tournament once in a round-robin tournament format, with each game played at a neutral venue in the United States. Chelsea emerged as the World Football Challenge champion for 2009. The following four clubs participated in the 2009 tournament:

      Chelsea from the Premier League in England
      América from the Primera División in Mexico
      Inter Milan from the Serie A in Italy
      Milan from the Serie A in Italy


      Venues


      Six cities served as the venues of the 2009 World Football Challenge.


      Rules



      Clubs received one point for each goal scored in regulation time (up to three goals per game). Clubs earned three points for a win that does not go into penalty kicks. After 90 minutes of play, if the match was tied, each team received one point and the winner of the penalty kicks received an additional point. The team with the highest overall number of points determined the World Football Challenge champion.


      Standings




      Matches




      Top goalscorers




      References




      External links


      Official website

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