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2019 Panda Cup

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = Panda Cup

| year = 2019

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| city = Chengdu

| country = China

| dates = 25–29 May 2019

| num_teams = 4

| confederations = 2

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| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| champion_other = {{fbu|19|KOR}}

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| third_other = {{fbu|17|NZL}}

| fourth_other = {{fbu|19|CHN}}

| matches = 6

| goals = 15

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|KOR}} Hwang JaeHwan

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The 2019 Panda Cup was the sixth edition of the international youth association football competition.

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.{{cite news |title=2019熊猫杯赛程出炉:中国U18国青5月底对阵韩国 |url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/other/2019-05-15/doc-ihvhiews2092439.shtml |accessdate=17 May 2019 |agency=Sina |publisher=Sports.sina.com |date=15 May 2019|language=Chinese}}{{cite web|title=Thailand to join hosts China PR, Korea Republic and New Zealand for Panda Cup 2019|url=https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/1084496/thailand-to-join-hosts-china-pr-korea-republic-and-new-zealand-for-panda-cup-2019/|website=www.foxsportsasia.com|accessdate=7 May 2019|date=23 April 2019|language=th}}

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."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{{cite web|title=South Korean Youth Team apologises to organising committee|url=http://www.thecfa.cn/qtxw/20190530/27265.html|publisher=Chinese Football Association|accessdate= May 30, 2019}}

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.

Thailand opted to name an U-18 side in preparation for the 2019 AFF Under-18 Cup.,{{cite web|title=Timnas U-18 Thailand Ikut Turnamen Panda Cup 2019|url=https://www.topskor.id/detail/96444/profile.html|website=www.topskor.id|accessdate=7 May 2019|language=th|archive-date=4 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604142916/https://www.topskor.id/detail/96444/profile.html|url-status=dead}} 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,{{cite web|title=Fresh faces in Panda Cup squad|url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/76757|website=www.Nzfootball.co.nz|accessdate=21 May 2019|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604142916/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/76757|archive-date=4 June 2019|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |script-title=zh:熊猫杯前瞻-中韩大战备受期待 泰新黑马成色十足 |url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/gqgs/2019-05-20/doc-ihvhiqay0048074.shtml |website=sports.sina.cn |date=20 May 2019 |publisher=Sina News |accessdate=20 May 2019 |language=Chinese}}

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Team

! Confederation

{{fbu|19|CHN}} (host)AFC
{{fbu|19|KOR}}AFC
{{fbu|17|NZL}}OFC
{{fbu|19|THA}}AFC

Venues

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!Chengdu

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| label = Shuangliu Sports Centre

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| lat_deg = 30.5704

| lon_deg = 103.8957

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Shuangliu Sports Centre
{{coord|30.5704|103.8957|type:landmark|display=i|name=Shuangliu Sports Centre}}
Capacity: 26,000

Matches

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

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|date = {{Start date|2019|5|25|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

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|score = 2–1

|report = {{cite web |title=เสียประตูเร็ว! ช้างศึก U19 พ่ายเกาหลีใต้ 1-2 ประเดิมแพนด้า คัพ |url=https://sport.mthai.com/football-thai/390518.html |website=Sport.mthai.com |publisher=Spor. MThai |accessdate=25 May 2019 |language=th |archive-date=25 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525102258/https://sport.mthai.com/football-thai/390518.html |url-status=dead }}

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|goals1 =

  • Heo Yool {{goal|3|}}
  • Cho Hyun Taek {{goal|10}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|5|25|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

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|score = 0–2

|report = {{cite web |title=熊猫杯-U18国足0-2失利遭开门黑 后防两次送点 |url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/gqgs/2019-05-25/doc-ihvhiqay1371096.shtml |website=Sina.com |date=25 May 2019 |accessdate=25 May 2019 |language=Chinese}}

|team2 = {{fbu|17|NZL}}

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  • {{goal|43}} Jesse Randall
  • {{goal|72|pen}} Matthew Garbett

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|5|27|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

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|score = 0–4

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|team2 = {{fbu|19|KOR}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

  • {{goal|36}} Kim Geon-oh
  • {{goal|38}} Lee Jin-yong
  • {{goal|49}} Kwon Hyeok-kyu
  • {{goal|90}} An Jae-jun

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{{Football box

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|time = 19:00

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|score = 2–0

|report = {{cite web |title=China U18 lose 2-0 to Thailand in Panda Cup |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/27/c_138094636.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527201218/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/27/c_138094636.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 27, 2019 |website=Xinhuanet |accessdate=29 May 2019 |language=Chinese}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|5|29|df=y}}

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|score = 0–1

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|5|29|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|19|KOR}}

|score = 3–0

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|team2 = {{fbu|19|CHN}}

|goals1 =

  • Hwang JaeHwan {{goal|52}}{{goal|56}}{{goal|79}}

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Goalscorers

3 goals

  • {{flagicon|KOR}} Hwang Jae-hwan

2 goals

1 goal

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  • {{flagicon|KOR}} Heo Yool
  • {{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Hyun-taek
  • {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Geon-oh
  • {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Jin-yong
  • {{flagicon|KOR}} Kwon Hyeok-kyu
  • {{flagicon|KOR}} An Jae-jun
  • {{flagicon|THA}} Anatcha Thepsiri
  • {{flagicon|THA}} Sitthinan Rungrueang
  • {{flagicon|NZL}} Jesse Randall
  • {{flagicon|NZL}} Matthew Garbett

{{div col end}}

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.{{cite web |script-title=zh:熊猫杯组委会声明：对所有参与者的侮辱 必须道歉 |url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/gqgs/2019-05-29/doc-ihvhiqay2347577.shtml |website=Sina.com |date=29 May 2019 |accessdate=30 May 2019 |language=Chinese}}{{cite news |url=https://www.chinapress.com.my/20190530/脚踩-熊猫杯惹风波-韩足队道歉灭火/| title=脚踩-熊猫杯惹风波-韩足队道歉灭火|accessdate=30 May 2019 |agency=ChinaPress |date=29 May 2019}}

South Korea were subsequently stripped of the title despite the apology.{{cite web |title=Panda Cup 2019: Korea Republic U-18s stripped of the title by China despite public apology |url=https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/1109031/panda-cup-2019-korea-republic-u-18s-stripped-of-the-title-by-china-despite-public-apology/ |website=FoxSportAsia |publisher=Fox Sports |accessdate=31 May 2019 |date=30 May 2019}}

References

{{reflist|2}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.thecfa.cn/}} {{in lang|zh}}

{{Panda Cup}}

{{2019 in Chinese football}}

{{Friendly tournaments 2019}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2018 Panda Cup}}

Category:Anti-South Korean sentiment in China

Category:International association football competitions hosted by China

Category:2019 in association football

Category:Sport in Chengdu

Category:2019 in Chinese football

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