Philippine Peace Cup

Philippine Peace Cup

Founded	2012
Abolished	2014
Teams	3–4
Last champions	Myanmar (1st title)
Most championships	Philippines (2 titles)
Broadcaster	ABS-CBN Sports and Action

The Philippine Peace Cup was a four-nation international football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) which involved the national teams of the Philippines and three invitees. The inaugural edition took place in 2012, replacing the annual Long Teng Cup. The tournament took place around September to celebrate peace month in the Philippines. ^[1]

Tournament name

The 2012 edition of the third annual Long Teng Cup was given to Philippines by the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA). ^[2] The PFF then renamed it as the Paulino Alcántara Cup, ^[3] after Filipino–Spanish football legend who played for Barcelona. It was again renamed to the Paulino Alcántara Peace Cup, and eventually to the Philippine Peace Cup. The Philippine Sports Commission, which operates the Rizal Memorial Stadium where the tournament was held, had a rule against events named after an individual. ^[1] As the tournament celebrated peace month, the presidential adviser on the country's peace process played a role in the naming. ^[4]

Broadcasting

ABS-CBN was the official TV partner of the Peace Cup, airing the matches involving the Philippines on Studio 23 and other matches via international broadcasters, from 2012 to 2013. Starting from 2014, ABS-CBN Sports and Action aired the games.

Summary

Year	Host city	1st place	2nd place	3rd place	4th place
2012	Manila	Philippines	Chinese Taipei	Guam	Macau
2013	Bacolod	Philippines	Chinese Taipei	Pakistan	—
2014	Manila	Myanmar	Philippines	Palestine	Chinese Taipei

General statistics

As of 2014 Philippine Peace Cup

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Philippines	7	5	0	2	20	8	+12
Chinese Taipei	7	2	1	4	11	19	-8
Myanmar	2	2	0	0	7	3	+4
Palestine	2	1	0	1	8	7	+1
Guam	3	1	0	2	3	3	0
Pakistan	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1
Macau	3	0	1	2	2	10	-8

References

1. Decena, Karl (2012-09-07). "PFF renames Alcantara Cup to Peace Cup". InterAKTV. Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
2. Leyba, Olmin (2012-06-13). "PFF plans to hold P9M 4-nation meet". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2012-08-11.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. Tupas, Cedelf (2012-07-28). "PFF invites Guam XI to 4-nation tournament". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
4. Moore, Roy (2012-08-31). "Paulino Alcantara Peace Cup moved to Rizal Memorial Stadium". GMA News. Philippines. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2012-09-14.