2023 Intercontinental Cup (India)
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 Naveen Patnaik handing the 2023 Intercontinental Cup trophy to Sunil Chhetri. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | India |
| City | Bhubaneswar |
| Dates | 9–18 June 2023 |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  India (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Lebanon |
| Third place |  Vanuatu |
| Fourth place |  Mongolia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 10 (1.43 per match) |
| Attendance | 31,200 (4,457 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Lallianzuala Chhangte Sunil Chhetri (2 goals each) |
| Best player | Sandesh Jhingan |
← 2019 2024 → | |
The 2023 Intercontinental Cup (known as the 2023 Hero Intercontinental Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the third edition of the Intercontinental Cup, a four-nation football tournament held at the Kalinga Stadium, in the Indian city of Bhubaneswar between the 9 to 18 June 2023. The tournament was organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).[1] North Korea won the previous edition by a 1–0 victory over Tajikistan in the final in 2019.[2] India became the champion of this edition after defeating Lebanon by 2–0 in the final. With two goals each, Lallianzuala Chhangte and Sunil Chhetri of India were joint-top scorers of the tournament.[3] Sandesh Jhingan of India was awarded best player of the tournament.[4]
The tournament was played by teams from two different confederations in the FIFA international window from 9 to 18 June 2023. India, as host, is joined by Lebanon and Mongolia from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and Vanuatu from the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).[5][6] The teams play each other in a round-robin phase, and the top two teams played the final.[7]
The FIFA Rankings of the participating national teams, as of 6 April 2023:[update][8]
Venue
- All matches are being held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India.[1]
| Bhubaneswar | |
|---|---|
| Kalinga Stadium | |
| 20°17′17″N 85°49′25.5″E / 20.28806°N 85.823750°E | |
| Capacity: 15,000 seats | |
