2019 Panda Cup

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2019 Panda Cup
Tournament details
Host countryChina
City Chengdu
Dates25–29 May 2019
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Runners-upFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Third placeFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Fourth placeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored15 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang JaeHwan
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The 2019 Panda Cup was the sixth edition of the international youth association football competition.

Contents

The tournament was hosted in Chengdu between 25 and 29 May 2019, and was include an international youth football development forum as part of the event. Previously held as an under-19 event, Chengdu Football Association announced that the 2019 edition would be an under-18 event. [1] [2]

South Korea finished top of the standings for the tournament but were later stripped of the title following prizegiving celebrations which were considered offensive and disrespectful to both the tournament hosts and the Chinese people. [3] [4]

Participating teams

In May 2018, it was announced that hosts China had invited South Korea, New Zealand and Thailand to participate in the 2019 Panda Cup. [2] Thailand opted to name an U-18 side in preparation for the 2019 AFF Under-18 Cup., [5] as did China and South Korea, while New Zealand elected to send their U17 side in preparation for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup later in the year, [6] [7]

TeamConfederation
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (host) AFC
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea AFC
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand OFC
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand AFC

Venues

Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap  
Download coordinates as: KML
Chengdu
Shuangliu Sports Centre
30°34′13″N103°53′45″E / 30.5704°N 103.8957°E / 30.5704; 103.8957 (Shuangliu Sports Centre)
Capacity: 26,000

Matches

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 330091+89
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 320141+36
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 310225−33
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 300307−70
Source: www.thecfa.cn
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored;

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

South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
  • Heo Yool Soccerball shade.svg3'
  • Cho Hyun Taek Soccerball shade.svg10'
 [8]
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
[9]
  • Soccerball shade.svg43' Jesse Randall
  • Soccerball shade.svg72' (pen) Matthew Garbett
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  • Soccerball shade.svg36' Kim Geon-oh
  • Soccerball shade.svg38' Lee Jin-yong
  • Soccerball shade.svg49' Kwon Hyeok-kyu
  • Soccerball shade.svg90' An Jae-jun
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg2–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
[10]
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
  • Hwang JaeHwan Soccerball shade.svg52'Soccerball shade.svg56'Soccerball shade.svg79'
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center

Goalscorers

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Controversies

Following the completion of the competition, the South Korea team was criticised for disrespecting the trophy. A South Korean player was seen to place the trophy on the ground and place his foot on it. The Panda Cup organising committee issued a formal statement on the issue and demanded an apology from the players and the South Korean representatives. [11] [12] South Korea were subsequently stripped of the title despite the apology. [13]

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  3. ↑ "S Korea stripped of Panda Cup by China amid online outrage" Taipei Times/AFP (2019-05-31) http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2019/05/31/2003716090
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  5. ↑ "Timnas U-18 Thailand Ikut Turnamen Panda Cup 2019". www.topskor.id (in Thai). Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Fresh faces in Panda Cup squad". www.Nzfootball.co.nz. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  7. ↑ 熊猫杯前瞻-中韩大战备受期待 泰新黑马成色十足. sports.sina.cn (in Chinese). Sina News. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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  11. ↑ 熊猫杯组委会声明：对所有参与者的侮辱 必须道歉. Sina.com (in Chinese). 29 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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