2013 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup


2013 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the 21st annual Commonwealth of Independent States Cup since its establishment in 1993. It was hosted in Saint Petersburg, Russia between 18 and 27 January 2013.
Saint Petersburg hosted the event for the fourth time, with all matches being held in a single venue. All participating nations were represented by their youth national teams.

Format

Twelve teams were divided into three groups of four. The top two of each group qualified automatically for a play-off along with the two best third placed teams. The other third placed team along with the three bottom participants out of each group proceed to the play-off which would place its participants 9th through 12th places.
The winners of the quarter finals advanced further into semi-finals, while the other four less fortunate entered play-off for the fifth place. Next the winners of the semi-finals advanced to the final, while the other two participants played for the third place. Simultaneously the winners of the play-off for the fifth place continued to the fifth place match, while the other two played for the seventh place.

Participants

The following 12 teams, shown with age of youth national team, took part in the tournament:
TeamCoachNotesParticipation
Russia U21 Nikolai PisarevHost11th
Ukraine U21 Serhiy Kovalets2nd
Belarus U21 Aleksey Vergeyenko2nd
Lithuania U21 Mindaugas Neoras2nd
Latvia U21 Marians Pahars2nd
Estonia U21 Martin Reim2nd
Moldova U21 Alexandru Curteian2nd
Kazakhstan U21 Sergei Borovsky2nd
Uzbekistan U20 Ahmadjon Musaev1st
Tajikistan U20 Mubin Ergashev2nd
Turkmenistan U20 Röwşen Muhadow2nd
Kyrgyzstan U20 Anarbek Ormombekov2nd

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Results

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Group B

Results

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Group C

Results

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Consolation round

Bracket

Places 9 to 12

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11th place match

9th place match

Final stages

Bracket

Quarterfinals

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Places 5 to 8

Semifinals

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7th place match

5th place match

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

RankTeam
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12

Top scorers