Runners-Up – SKY BLUE FC (USA)

3rd Place – FK ENERGIYA VORONEZH (Russia)

4th Place – FORTUNA HJØRRING (Denmark)

MVP – Manon Melis (LdB FC)

Best Goalkeeper – Thora Helgadottir (LdB FC)

Best Defender – Janni Arnth (Fortuna)

Best Midfielder – Allie Long (Sky Blue FC)

Best Forward – Elena Danilova (FC Energiya)

Best Coach – Martin Sjogren (LdB FC)

Alanya Oba Stadium, Alanya, Turkey
17.03.2011 (Match 1 – Semifinal 1), KO 12:00 GMT
LdB FC Malmö (Sweden) vs FC Energiya Voronezh (Russia) 4:0 (2:0)
Goals: Nilla Fischer m.2, Linda Forsberg m.9, Sara Björk Gunnarsdottir m.60, Manon Melis m.90
Lineups:
LdB FC Malmö: 1.Thora Helgadottir – 2.Emma Wilhelmsson, 4.Malin Levenstad (C), 16.Lina Nilsson (13.Christina Øyangen Ørntoft), 19.Linda Forsberg (22.Nera Smajic) – 3.Amanda Ilestedt, 5.Nilla Fischer, 7.Annika Kukkonen (10.Sarah Storck), 8.Frida Nordin (9.Elin Rubensson) – 14.Manon Melis, 18.Sara Björk Gunnarsdottir.
FC Energiya Voronezh: 29.Irina Saratovtseva – 3.Yulia Zapotichnaya, 4.Adriana Parente (C), 14.Anastasia Kostyukova, 25.Efioanwan Ekpo (19.Anna Astapenko) – 5.Yulia Shubunova (17.Nana Gelbakhiani, 12.Lyudmyla Tsukanova), 11.Wanessa Ferreira (13.Nadejda Bosikova), 18.Olesya Mashina (10.Elena Terekhova), 23.Augustine Ejangue – 31.Ajara Njoya (9.Elena Danilova), 6.Veronica Phewa.

17.03.2011 (Match 2 – Semifinal 2), KO 15:00 GMT
Fortuna Hjørring (Denmark) vs Sky Blue FC (USA) 1:1 (1:1) Sky Blue FC win 8:7 after PKs
Goals: Sine Hovesen m.6, Allie Long m.23
Lineups:
Fortuna Hjørring: 1.Melissa Barbieri – 2.Mette V. Jensen, 3.Janni Arnth, 5.Camilla Mogensen, 10.Janne Madsen (C) (8.Megan Manthey) – 6.Lisa-Marie Woods, 9.Kristine Pedersen, 12.Chi-Chi Igbo (11.Leah Morales), 19.Sine Hovesen (7.Coralie Ducher), 21.Line S. Jensen – 4.Lise Munk (14.Caroline Rask).
Sky Blue FC: 23.Jenni Branam – 4.Kendall Fletcher, 5.Anita Asante, 14.Brittany Taylor, 15.Danielle Johnson – 10.Allie Long, 11.Therese Sjogran (6.Angie Kerr), 21.Laura Kalmari, 31.Carolyn Blank – 18.Eniola Aluko, 27.Casey Nogueira.

19.03.2011 (Match 3 – 3rd Place Match), KO 12:00 GMT
Fortuna Hjørring (Denmark) vs FC Energiya Voronezh (Russia) 0:2 (0:1)
Goals: Elena Danilova m.45, Elena Danilova m.53
Lineups:
Fortuna Hjørring: 1.Melissa Barbieri – 2.Mette V. Jensen, 3.Janni Arnth, 5.Camilla Mogensen, 10.Janne Madsen (C) – 7.Coralie Ducher, 9.Kristine Pedersen, 12.Chi-Chi Igbo (11.Leah Morales), 19.Sine Hovesen ((8.Megan Manthey), 21.Line S. Jensen – 4.Lise Munk (14.Caroline Rask).
FC Energiya Voronezh: 1.Veronika Shulga – 3.Yulia Zapotichnaya, 4.Adriana Parente (C) (6.Veronica Phewa), 14.Anastasia Kostyukova, 23.Augustine Ejangue (19.Anna Astapenko) – 5.Yulia Shubunova, 2.Erika Prado (18.Olesya Mashina), 10.Elena Terekhova (17.Nana Gelbakhiani), 13.Nadejda Bosikova – 31.Ajara Njoya, 9.Elena Danilova.

19.03.2011 (Match 4 – Final), KO 15:00 GMT
LdB FC Malmö (Sweden) vs Sky Blue FC (USA) 1:0 (1:0)
Goal: Sarah Storck m.13
Lineups:
LdB FC Malmö: 1.Thora Helgadottir – 22.Nera Smajic, 4.Malin Levenstad (C), 13.Christina Øyangen Ørntoft, 19.Linda Forsberg – 10.Sarah Storck (3.Amanda Ilestedt), 5.Nilla Fischer, 8.Frida Nordin (16.Lina Nilsson), 18.Sara Björk Gunnarsdottir – 9.Elin Rubensson, 14.Manon Melis.
Sky Blue FC: 1.Karen Bardsley – 4.Kendall Fletcher, 5.Anita Asante, 14.Brittany Taylor (C), 15.Danielle Johnson (3.Kiersten Dallstream) – 10.Allie Long, 11.Therese Sjogran (6.Angie Kerr), 21.Laura Kalmari (33.Alyssa Mautz), 31.Carolyn Blank – 18.Eniola Aluko, 27.Casey Nogueira.

New stadium in the Turkish resort town of Alanya will play host to the Inaugural International Women’s Tournament of Champions pitting 4 of the best club teams in the world.

Brand new Alanya Oba Stadyumu, tucked away in a picturesque spot overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, will stage all four internationally televised matches involving the current or former champions of the USA, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark in March 2011.

The 15,000 capacity all-seater soccer specific stadium was inaugurated last month with a friendly match between Turkish giants Galatasaray of Istanbul and high-flying German Bundesliga side Hannover 96. It is the future new home of the local team Alanyaspor.

Sky Blue FC of New Jersey, FK Energiya Voronezh, LdB FC Malmö, and Fortuna Hjørring will showcase their squads full of international talent during March 17-19 Tournament of Champions in Alanya. Often referred to as ‘The Pearl of the Turkish Riviera,’ on the coast of the Mediterranean and bordered by the breathtaking Taurus Mountains, Alanya is a fitting venue for the top-level international women’s football tournament.
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Click here for more information about the 2011 International Tournament of Champions

Zvezda beat the fellow title-challengers FC Energia Voronezh in front of about 900 home faithful braving rain and cold at the Zvezda Stadium in Perm Sunday. The seemingly comfortable 3:0 scoreline behind the strikes by Zvezda’s Ukrainian internationals Vera Djatel and Dasha Apanaschenko and an own goal from Yulia Zapotichnaya did not impress the Polish-born tactician:

“I am very disappointed with our team, especially with the way our midfielders and forwards played. 4-5 players completely fell out of the game today. We will have to work very hard, and the team will have to improve quickly if we want to achieve anything this season. This concerns both foreign and Russian players. This performance is completely unacceptable, and if we continue to play like this we’ll even struggle against our reserve team,” said Borkowski at the post-match press-conference.

Zvezda-2005 will play their next match away to last year’s Russian Premier League Runners-Up and Cup Winners – FC Rossiyanka (Moscow Region) on April 29th in Krasnoarmeysk.