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Aalesund and Rosenborg in top Four at Copa del Sol 2011

FC Karpty Lviv is the winner of Copa del Sol 2011 after Monday´s 1-0 victory against fellow Ukrainian top side Shakhtar Donetsk while Aalesund and Rosenborg finish the tournament at 3rd and 4th place.

The 16 teams representing eight nations have completed the second edition of Copa del Sol in Spanish La Manga and Elche 27th January – 7th February. A total of 25 matches have been played with clubs representing Ukraine and Norway displaying top performance through the cup table.

The tournament winner Karpaty Lviv began their victorious journey by beating Norwegian Molde in penalties (5-3) following 1-1 after full time in the first round. The subsequent quarterfinal against Sweden´s IFK Göteborg provided a 1-0 win, and a place in the semifinals. Following a 1-1 score after full time in their semifinal against Norwegian Aalesund, Karpaty managed a new penalty victory (7-6) and a seat in yesterday´s final against fellow countrymen Shakhtar Donetsk.

-”We are delighted with the sportive level and strong media interest achieved with the second edition of Copa de Sol following a relatively short and intensive period of preparations. Together with partner NPFL we look forward to develop the event further for the next edition in 2012”, says Jonas Persson, CEO IEC in Sports.

The Ukrainian champions and Copa del Sol 2011 runner ups FC Shakhtar Donetsk came into the final through victories against Czech top side Viktoria Plzen (2-1) in the first round, Danish Nordsjaelland (3-1) and Norwegian Rosenborg (4-1) in the subsequent quarter- and semifinal.

-“We feel encouraged by the results and comments from participating clubs and organizing partners following Copa del Sol 2011. We believe this supports our objective to strengthen the sportive development of Nordic club football and preparations for high level clubs before upcoming play off phases in the European Cups”, says Jo Bergsvand, Head of Sports at the Norwegian Professional Football League (NPFL).

Final standings Copa del Sol 2011:


• 1. FC Karpty Lviv (Ukraine)
  
  
• 2. FC Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
  
  
• 3. Aalesund FK (Norway)
  
  
• 4. Rosenborg BK (Norway)
  
  
• 5. FC Spartak Moscow (Russia)
  
  
• 6. IFK Göteborg (Sweden)
  
  
• 7. FC Kobenhavn (Denmark)
  
  
• 8. Nordsjaelland (Denmark)
  
  
• 9. Tromso IL (Norway)
  
  
• 10. Sportul (Romania)
  
  
• 11. Vålerenga (Norway)
  
  
• 12. Malmö FF (Sweden)
  
  
• 13. Molde FK (Norway)
  
  
• 14. Rapid Bucharest (Romania)
  
  
• 15. FC Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic)
  
  
• 16. Wisla Krachov (Poland)
  
  

For additional information, results and match reports visit www.copadelsol.org

IEC in Sports

TAGS: Copa del Sol, Rosenborg, Aalesund

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	Team	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	P
1	Molde	30	17	7	6	54	38	58
2	Tromsø	30	15	8	7	56	34	53
3	Rosenborg	30	14	7	9	69	44	49
4	Odd Grenland	30	14	6	10	44	44	48
5	Brann	30	14	6	10	51	51	48
6	Haugesund	30	14	5	11	55	43	47
7	Vålerenga	30	14	5	11	42	33	47
8	Strømsgodset	30	12	9	9	44	44	45
9	Aalesund	30	12	7	11	38	38	43
10	Stabæk	30	11	6	13	44	50	39
11	Viking	30	9	10	11	33	40	37
12	Fredrikstad	30	10	6	14	38	41	36
13	Sogndal	30	8	10	12	24	31	34
14	Lillestrøm	30	9	7	14	46	52	34
15	Start	30	7	5	18	40	61	26
16	Sarpsborg 08	30	5	6	19	31	65	21

Games week 29

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team
2011-11-20	18:00	Strømsgodset	2 : 1	Vålerenga
2011-11-20	18:00	Tromsø	3 : 1	Rosenborg
2011-11-20	18:00	Fredrikstad	3 : 1	Aalesund
2011-11-20	18:00	Brann	2 : 0	Lillestrøm
2011-11-20	18:00	Odd Grenland	1 : 0	Sogndal
2011-11-20	18:00	Molde	3 : 1	Sarpsborg 08
2011-11-20	18:00	Viking	1 : 1	Start
2011-11-20	18:00	Stabæk	1 : 2	Haugesund

Games week 30

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team
2011-11-27	18:00	Sogndal	2 : 1	Molde
2011-11-27	18:00	Haugesund	5 : 1	Strømsgodset
2011-11-27	18:00	Aalesund	5 : 1	Brann
2011-11-27	18:00	Rosenborg	3 : 2	Viking
2011-11-27	18:00	Start	1 : 6	Tromsø
2011-11-27	18:00	Sarpsborg 08	3 : 2	Odd Grenland
2011-11-27	18:00	Vålerenga	2 : 0	Stabæk
2011-11-27	18:00	Lillestrøm	0 : 0	Fredrikstad

	Team	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	P
1	Hønefoss	30	16	9	5	61	28	57
2	Sandnes Ulf	30	18	2	10	58	32	56
3	Sandefjord Fotball	30	16	5	9	61	38	53
4	Bodø/Glimt	30	15	7	8	52	38	52
5	Ranheim	30	15	7	8	61	39	52
6	HamKam	30	14	9	7	52	40	51
7	Kongsvinger	30	14	7	9	50	36	49
8	Hødd	30	13	7	10	54	42	46
9	Bryne	30	11	11	8	47	38	44
10	Mjøndalen	30	10	10	10	42	51	40
11	Alta	30	10	9	11	45	51	39
12	Asker	30	9	7	14	38	56	34
13	Strømmen	30	9	7	14	43	58	34
14	Nybergsund	30	6	5	19	42	72	23
15	Randaberg	30	4	5	21	39	87	17
16	Løv-Ham	30	4	5	21	32	71	17

Games week 29

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team
2011-10-23	15:00	Bryne	2 : 2	Nybergsund
2011-10-23	15:00	Sandnes Ulf	6 : 0	Løv-Ham
2011-10-23	15:00	Hønefoss	3 : 0	Mjøndalen
2011-10-23	15:00	Ranheim	3 : 0	Randaberg
2011-10-23	15:00	Kongsvinger	2 : 0	Bodø/Glimt
2011-10-23	15:00	HamKam	1 : 4	Sandefjord Fotball
2011-10-23	15:00	Strømmen	1 : 2	Alta
2011-10-23	15:00	Asker	0 : 3	Hødd

Games week 30

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team
2011-10-30	13:00	Mjøndalen	1 : 2	Ranheim
2011-10-30	13:00	Løv-Ham	2 : 5	Hønefoss
2011-10-30	13:00	Nybergsund	2 : 6	Strømmen
2011-10-30	13:00	Sandefjord Fotball	5 : 1	Asker
2011-10-30	13:00	Alta	0 : 0	Bryne
2011-10-30	13:00	Hødd	3 : 1	HamKam
2011-10-30	13:00	Bodø/Glimt	3 : 1	Sandnes Ulf
2011-10-30	13:00	Randaberg	0 : 4	Kongsvinger

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