2018 Panda Cup

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2018 Panda Cup
Tournament details
Host countryChina
City Chengdu
Dates23–27 May 2018
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of England.svg  England
Third placeFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Fourth placeFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored17 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guo Tianyu
Flag of England.svg Nya Kirby
Flag of Uruguay.svg Nicolás Schiappacasse
(2 goals each)
Best player Flag of England.svg Ian Poveda-Ocampo
Best goalkeeper Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Peng
2017
2019

The 2018 Panda Cup was the fifth edition of the under-19 association football competition.

Contents

The tournament was hosted in Chengdu between 23 and 27 May. [1] [2] Players born on or after 1 January 1999 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Participating teams

In May 2018, it was announced that hosts China would join England, Hungary and Uruguay by participating in the 2018 Panda Cup. [1]

TeamConfederation
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (host) AFC
Flag of England.svg  England UEFA
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary UEFA
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay CONMEBOL

Venues

Chengdu
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
30°34′13″N103°53′45″E / 30.5704°N 103.8957°E / 30.5704; 103.8957 (Shuangliu Sports Centre)
Capacity: 25,000

Matches

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (C)330081+79
2Flag of England.svg  England 31113304
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 31022643
4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 30124731
Source: www.fa.org.cn
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champions

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

England  Flag of England.svg2–2Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Tang Shunqi (China)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg4–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report (in Chinese)

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg1–2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report (in Hungarian)
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)
England  Flag of England.svg0–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report (in Chinese)
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg0–1Flag of England.svg  England
Report (in Hungarian)
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report (in Chinese)
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Tang Shunqi (China)

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goals

References

  1. 1 2 "关于2018年"熊猫杯"国际青年足球锦标赛媒体报名的通知". Chinese Football Association. 2 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  2. "England U18s head to China for the Panda Cup this month with a 19-man squad named". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.