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The 2012
Copa del Sol The Copa del Sol was an annual exhibition international club football tournament played on the south coast of Spain in January–February, one month before the kickoff of the national leagues, that ran from 2010 to 2014. The tournament was a ch ...
took place in
Benidorm Benidorm is a town and municipality in the province of Alicante, Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Benidorm has been a tourist destination within Spain since 1925, when its port was extended and the first hotels were built, though ...
and
La Manga La Manga (), or La Manga del Mar Menor (meaning "The Sandbar of the Minor Sea") is a seaside spit of Mar Menor in the Region of Murcia, Spain. The strip is 21 km long and 100 metres wide (average), separating the Mediterranean Sea from the ...
, Spain between 28 January and 7 February 2012. Unlike last years edition, the format of the competition will be played as a group stage.


Group stage


Benidorm Group

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La Manga Group

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Final


Winners


Goalscorers

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Welliton Welliton Soares de Morais (born 22 October 1986), or simply Welliton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Goiás. During his time at Spartak Moscow, Welliton was a very prolific scorer and won the Russian Premier League top s ...
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Anzhi Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founde ...
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Zlatko Tripić Zlatko Tripić (born 2 December 1992) is a Norwegian-Bosnian footballer who plays as a winger for Viking FK. Club career Tripić was born in Rijeka, Croatia to Bosnian parents. When he was 9 months old, he moved to Norway with his parents and ...
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Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...
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Nikola Nikezić Nikola Nikezić ( cyrl, Никола Никезић, ; born 13 June 1981) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer. Club career He also played for Domžale and Gorica in the Slovenian PrvaLiga and FK Budućnost Podgorica and FK Sutjeska ...
( Olimpija) *
Bořek Dočkal Bořek Dočkal (born 30 September 1988) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and captained Sparta Prague. He has previously spent time with Turkish side Konyaspor and Norwegian side Rosenborg. Dočkal represente ...
( Rosenborg) *
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Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia: * FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club * HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team * Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club * WB ...
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( Aalesund) *
Michael Barrantes Michael Barrantes Rojas (; born 4 October 1983) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Cartaginés. On 6 November 2011, he scored two goals for Aalesund in the 2011 Norwegian Cup Final, in a 2–1 wi ...
( Aalesund) *
Leke James Leke Samson James (born 1 November 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sivasspor in Süper Lig. Club career Early career He started out his career in his native homeland playing for Bridge Boys. Aalesund He tr ...
( Aalesund) * Jason Morrison ( Aalesund) *
Christian Myklebust Christian Myklebust (born 11 March 1992) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played for Aalesunds FK. He played youth football for Skedsmo FK before joining Lillestrøm SK's recruit setup in 2009. In 2010 he joined Aalesunds FK, made his d ...
( Aalesund) *
Fredrik Ulvestad Fredrik Stensøe Ulvestad (born 17 June 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin. Career Ulvestad started his career in the youth team of SK Herd before signing for hometown club ...
( Aalesund) * Aleksei Ivanov (
Anzhi Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founde ...
) * Mos Abdellaoue (
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Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
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Dame N'Doye Dame N'Doye (born 21 February 1985) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent the better part of his career with Copenhagen, serving two spells at the club and becoming its all-time topscorer in 2018. He ...
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Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
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Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
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Göteborg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has a p ...
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Göteborg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has a p ...
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Göteborg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has a p ...
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Daniel Sobralense Daniel Lopes da Silva (born 10 February 1983), known as Daniel Sobralense, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Campinense as an attacking midfielder. Career statistics Honours Club ;Fortaleza *Campeonato Cearense: 2004, 2007, 2016 ;P ...
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Göteborg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has a p ...
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( Kalmar) * Erik Israelsson ( Kalmar) * Daniel Mendes ( Kalmar) *
Måns Söderqvist Måns Oskar Söderqvist (born 8 February 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Oskarshamns AIK as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname ...
( Kalmar) *
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Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...
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Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...
) * Adnan Bešić ( Olimpija) *
Dejan Djermanović Dejan Djermanović (born 17 June 1988) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Rudar Velenje. Career Djermanović played for Slavija Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina and for Krško and Rudar Velenje in Slovenia, be ...
( Olimpija) *
Dalibor Radujko Dalibor Radujko (born 17 June 1985) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss club SC Kriens. Club career Radujko made his Olimpija Ljubljana debut in September 2010. Honours Koper *Slovenian PrvaLiga The Slovenian Prva ...
( Olimpija) *
Filip Valenčič Filip Valenčič (born 7 January 1992) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for ÍBV. Club career Valenčič started his senior career with local side Interblock, before moving to Slovenian PrvaLiga side Olimpija Ljubljana i ...
( Olimpija) *
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( Olimpija) *
John Chibuike John Chibuike (born 10 October 1988) is a Nigerian footballer who played as a secondary striker. Career Starting his career in Enugu Rangers and made the senior team in the 2008-2009 season, in 2009 prior to the start of Allsvenskan he was bou ...
( Rosenborg) * Rade Prica ( Rosenborg) * Eduardo ( Shakhtar Donetsk) *
Fernandinho Fernandinho is a hypocorism of the name Fernando and means "Little Fernando" or "Fernando Jr." in Portuguese. Fernandinho may refer to: Footballers *Fernandinho (footballer, born January 1981), Éldis Fernando Damasio, Brazilian footballer who ...
( Shakhtar Donetsk) * Yevhen Seleznyov ( Shakhtar Donetsk) *
Artyom Dzyuba Artem (or Artyom) Sergeyevich Dzyuba (russian: Артём Сергеевич Дзюба, ; born 22 August 1988) is a Russian professional football player who plays as a striker for the Russia national football team. He began his career with Spa ...
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Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia: * FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club * HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team * Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club * WB ...
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Nicolás Pareja Nicolás Martín Pareja (born 19 January 1984) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a central defender. After starting out at Argentinos Juniors he went on to spend most of his career with Spartak Moscow and Sevilla, winni ...
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Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia: * FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club * HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team * Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club * WB ...
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Daniel Arnefjord Daniel Arnefjord (born 21 March 1979) is a Swedish footballer who last played for Aalesunds FK in the Norwegian Tippeligaen as a centre back. Career After several seasons in the lower divisions Arnefjord got his breakthrough after he was bought ...
( Aalesund for
Anzhi Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founde ...
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Shamil Lakhiyalov Shamil Gadzhialiyevich Lakhiyalov (russian: Шамиль Гаджиалиевич Лахиялов; born 28 October 1979) is a Russian football official and a former player of Avar ethnicity. He is the president of FC Legion-Dynamo Makhachkala. ...
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Anzhi Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founde ...
for Aalesund)


References





External links


Copa del Sol: Official Page

Toppfotball.no: Match Reports
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