Peace Cup

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Peace Cup
Peace Cup.gif
Organising body Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation
Founded2003
Abolished2012
RegionInternational
Last champions Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV
(1st title)
Most successful club(s) Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven
Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
Flag of France.svg Lyon
Flag of England.svg Aston Villa
Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV
(1 title each)
Website peacecup.com

The Peace Cup was an invitational pre-season friendly football tournament for club teams which was held every two years by the Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation. [1] It was usually contested by eight clubs from several continents, though 12 teams participated in 2009. The first three competitions were held in South Korea, and the 2009 Peace Cup was held in Madrid and Andalusia, Spain. [2] [3] Previous winners are PSV, Tottenham Hotspur, Lyon, Aston Villa, and Hamburger SV, who were the final champions.

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The tournament was originally organised and held in South Korea and contested in 2003, 2005, and 2007 between eight clubs from various countries, including the Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, which is owned by the organizing company.

A corresponding event featuring women's national teams, the Peace Queen Cup, began in 2006. [4]

History and format

Since 2003, the Peace Cup is being held every two years, the Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation invites football clubs from various nations. South Korea's Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma participates in every tournament as both the club and foundation are sponsored by the same organization, the Unification Church.

From 2003 to 2007, the Peace Cup was played between eight clubs, divided into two groups of four teams. The winner of each group qualified for the final, which was played in a single match. 2009 Peace Cup Andalucia was held in Spain, and 12 teams participated in the competition.

The fifth competition took place again in South Korea in July 2012, and four teams which had South Korean players entered. [5] In October 2012, it was announced that the Peace Cup will no longer be held, following the death of Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon. [6]

Prize

From 2003 to 2007, the prize money of the tournament was approximately €2 million for the winning team, [7] [8] and €500,000 for the runners-up. [7]

The trophy Copa de la Paz.JPG
The trophy

Results

Summary

YearHostFinal [9] Teams
ChampionsScoreRunners-up
2003 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven 1–0 Flag of France.svg Lyon 8
2005 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Flag of France.svg Lyon 8
2007 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of France.svg Lyon 1–0 Flag of England.svg Bolton Wanderers 8
2009 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of England.svg Aston Villa 0–0 ( a.e.t. )
(4–3 p )		 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 12
2012 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV 1–0 Flag of South Korea.svg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 4

Titles by club

TeamChampionsRunners-up
Flag of France.svg Lyon 1 (2007)2 (2003, 2005)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven 1 (2003)—
Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 1 (2005)—
Flag of England.svg Aston Villa 1 (2009)—
Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV 1 (2012)—
Flag of England.svg Bolton Wanderers —1 (2007)
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus —1 (2009)
Flag of South Korea.svg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma —1 (2012)

Awards

Golden Ball

The "Golden Ball" is awarded to the player on the basis of a vote taken among the media accredited to each Peace Cup tournament. There are also "Silver Ball" and "Bronze Ball" for the second and third best players respectively. [10] [11]

YearGolden BallSilver BallBronze Ball
2003 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Ji-sung Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arjen Robben Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark van Bommel
2005 Flag of Ireland.svg Robbie Keane Flag of Egypt.svg Mido Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Young-pyo
2007 Flag of France.svg Karim Benzema Flag of Finland.svg Jussi Jääskeläinen Flag of France.svg Nicolas Anelka
2009 Flag of England.svg Ashley Young Flag of Brazil.svg Hulk Flag of England.svg Marc Albrighton
2012 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Berg

Golden Shoe

YearPlayerTeamGoals
2003 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark van Bommel PSV Eindhoven 2
2005 Flag of Ireland.svg Robbie Keane Tottenham Hotspur 4
2007 Flag of Sweden.svg Kim Källström Lyon 2
2009 Flag of Brazil.svg Hulk Porto 3
2012 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mitchell Schet Groningen 2

Controversy

The original name of the competition was to be Sunmoon Peace Cup, named after Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation. However, after being criticized that it was too religious, the organization changed its name to World Peace King Cup and started preparation for its first tournament. Before the inauguration of the cup, the Asian Football Confederation warned that the term "world" can only be used by competitions organized by FIFA, and "king" can be used by competitions held by a kingdom. [12]

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  2. ↑ "Jerez se convierte hoy en una de las sedes oficiales de la 'Peace Cup 2009'" (in Spanish). AndaluciaPress. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
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  4. ↑ "Peace Queen Cup 2006". RSSSF . Retrieved 14 June 2008.
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  6. ↑ "Church Scraps Peace Cup". Super Sport. 29 October 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Sundowns in Peace Cup". BBC. 27 January 2005. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
  8. ↑ "Galaxy to compete in inaugural World Peace King Cup". USA Today. 5 February 2003. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
  9. ↑ "Peace Cup History". Goal. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
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