2007-09 International Challenge Trophy

Tournament details
Dates	2 December 2009 – 19 May 2011
Teams	11
Final positions
Champions	Portugal (1st title)
Runners-up	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	46 (2.56 per match)
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The 2009–11 International Challenge Trophy was the third edition of the International Challenge Trophy. Originally, 12 teams were expected to enter the competition. Hungary, however, withdrew before any draw was made. ^[1] The draw for the competition took place on 28 August 2009 in Dublin. Teams were placed into three groups, two of four teams and one of three. ^[2] The three group winners and the best runner up then qualified for the semi-finals. Portugal eventually emerged as the winners after defeating England C in the final.

Group A

Matches

2 December 2009

Malta U-23	1-3	Italy Lega Pro U-21
	(Report)

Malta

3 March 2010

Belgium U-23	1-0	Malta U-23
Kums 74' ( pen.)	(Report)

Daknamstadion, Lokeren, Belgium

10 March 2010

Romania U-23	0-0	Italy Lega Pro U-21
	(Report)

Romania

11 May 2010

Belgium U-23	1-0	Romania U-23
	(Report)

Belgium

20 October 2010

Malta U-23	0-4	Romania U-23
	(Report)

Malta

10 November 2010

Italy Lega Pro U-21	4-1	Belgium U-23
	(Report)

Italy

Final table

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Italy Lega Pro U-21	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
2	Belgium U-23	3	2	0	1	3	4	-1	6
3	Romania U-23	3	1	1	1	4	1	-3	4
4	Malta U-23	3	0	0	3	1	8	-7	0

Group B

Matches

26 May 2010

Republic of Ireland U-23	1-2	England C
Madden 67'	(Report)	Fleming 27' Porter 63'

Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Ireland

Referee: Alan Kelly ( Ireland)

28 September 2010

Estonia U-23	0-1	Republic of Ireland U-23
	(Report)	Williams 42'

Tallinn, Estonia

Referee: Eiko Saar (Estonia)

12 October 2010

Estonia U-23	0-1	England C
	(Report)	Howells ?'

Estonia

Final table

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	England C	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	6
2	Republic of Ireland U-23	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
3	Estonia U-23	2	0	0	2	0	2	-2	0

Group C

Matches

10 October 2009

Poland U-23	0-0	Portugal U-23
	(Report)

Poland

24 November 2009

Northern Ireland U-23	2-2	Wales Semi Pro
Magee ?' Fordyce ?'	(Report)

Shamrock Park, Portadown, Northern Ireland

3 March 2010

Portugal U-23	7-2	Wales Semi Pro
Gomes 14' Ribeiro 31' Vaz Tê 33', 69' Machado 56' Gama 79' Saleiro 82'	(Report)	?' ?'

Estádio Municipal de Fátima, Fátima, Portugal

Referee: Duarte Gomes (Portugal)

11 August 2010

Northern Ireland U-23	2-0	Poland U-23
Owens ?' Donnelly ?'	(Report)

The Showgrounds, Coleraine, Northern Ireland

12 October 2010

Portugal U-23	2-0	Northern Ireland U-23
Orlando Sá 63' Castro 77'	(Report)

Municipal Stadium, Cartaxo, Portugal

Referee: Duarte Gomes (Portugal)

13 October 2010

Wales Semi Pro	0-2	Poland U-23
	(Report)

Wales

Final table

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Portugal U-23	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	7
2	Northern Ireland U-23	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Poland U-23	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Wales Semi Pro	3	0	1	2	4	11	-7	1

Knock-out stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	9 February
	England C	1
					19 May
	Belgium U-23	0
					England C	0
	23 March
					Portugal U-23	1
	Italy Lega Pro U-21	2
	Portugal U-23	3

Semi-finals

9 February 2011

England C	1-0	Belgium U-23
Barnes-Homer 7'	(Report)

Kenilworth Road, Luton, England

Attendance: 2,315

23 March 2011

Italy Lega Pro U-21	2-3 ( a.e.t.)	Portugal U-23
Falcinelli 10' Ficarrotta 15'	(Report)	Orlando Sá 10' Candeias 86' ( pen.) Saleiro 114'

Stadio Polisportivo Provinciale, Erice, Italy

Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)

Final

19 May 2011

England C	0-1	Portugal U-23
	(Report)	Tavares 63'

Sixfields Stadium, Northampton, England

Attendance: 1,517

Team details

England C Portugal U-23 GK Preston Edwards DF Lee Vaughan DF Connor Franklin  65' DF Rob Atkinson MF Max Porter MF Michael Wilde  73' FW Andy Mangan FW Danny Rose  81' FW George Donnelly FW Josh Simpson  71' FW Sean Clancy Substitutes: MF Matty Blair  65' FW Reece Styche  71' MF Josh Coulson  73' FW Jack Byrne  81' Manager: Paul Fairclough GK Hugo Ventura DF João Gonçalves DF Daniel Carriço DF Yohan Tavares MF Tiago Pinto  84' MF Nuno Coelho FW Yannick Djaló  90' FW André Castro  75' FW Carlos Saleiro  75' FW André Santos FW Pizzi  84' Substitutes: DF Yazalde Pinto  75' MF Vítor Gomes  75' DF André Marques  84' FW Daniel Candeias  84' MF Rui Sampaio  90' Manager:  ??

2009–2011 International Challenge Trophy
Portugal First title

References