China Cup
{{short description|International football tournament}}
{{Infobox football tournament
| name = China Cup
| logo =
| caption = China Cup logo
| organiser = Chinese Football Association
| founded = 2017
| abolished =
| region = International
| number of teams = 4
| current champions = {{fb|URU}} (2nd title)
| most successful team = {{fb|URU}}
(2 titles)
| website = {{official URL}}
| current =
}}
The China Cup International Football Championship ({{zh|中国杯国际足球锦标赛}}) is an annual association football tournament organized in China by Wanda Sports Holdings.{{cite web|title=Wanda to Bring First International Soccer Tournament to China|url=http://www.wanda-group.com/2016/latest_0713/1265.html|work=Wanda-Group.com|access-date=24 November 2016|date=13 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125050022/http://www.wanda-group.com/2016/latest_0713/1265.html|archive-date=25 November 2016|url-status=dead}} The Championship was inaugurated in 2017 as a single-elimination tournament with four national teams, of which one is China, the host. It is planned to build up to eight teams.
Results
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| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:100%;" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2" style="width:2%;|Ed.
! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;|Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;|Hosts |width="1%" rowspan=21 style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top-style:hidden; border-bottom-style:hidden;"| ! colspan=3|Final |width="1%" rowspan=21 style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top-style:hidden; border-bottom-style:hidden;"| ! colspan=3|Third place playoff or losing semi-finalists |width="1%" rowspan=21 style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top-style:hidden; border-bottom-style:hidden;"| ! rowspan=2|Number of teams | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="width:15%; |Champions
! style="width:10%; |Score ! style="width:15%; |Runners-up ! style="width:15%; |Third place ! style="width:10%; |Score ! style="width:15%; |Fourth place | |||||||||
| 1 | 2017 | align=left| {{Flag|China}} | {{fb-big|CHI}} | 1–0 | {{fb-big|ISL}} | {{fb-big|China}} | 1–1 {{pso|4–3}} | {{fb-big|CRO}} | {{center|4}} |
| 2 | 2018 | align=left| {{Flag|China}} | {{fb-big|URU}} | 1–0 | {{fb-big|WAL}} | {{fb-big|CZE}} | 4–1 | {{fb-big|China}} | {{center|4}} |
| 3 | 2019 | align=left| {{Flag|China}} | {{fb-big|URU}} | 4–0 | {{fb-big|THA}} | {{fb-big|UZB}} | 1–0 | {{fb-big|China}} | {{center|4}} |
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Team
!Winners !Runners-up !Third place !Fourth place |
|---|
| style="background:gold;"|{{fb|URU}}
| style="background:gold;"|2 (2018, 2019) | — | — | — |
| style="background:gold;"|{{fb|CHI}}
| style="background:gold;"|1 (2017) | — | — | — |
| style="background:silver;"|{{fb|ISL}}
| — | style="background:silver;"|1 (2017) | — | — |
| style="background:silver;"|{{fb|WAL}}
| — | style="background:silver;"|1 (2018) | — | — |
| style="background:silver;"|{{fb|THA}}
| — | style="background:silver;"|1 (2019) | — | — |
| style="background:#cc9966;"|{{fb|PRC}}
| — | — | style="background:#cc9966;"|1 (2017) |
| style="background:#cc9966;"|{{fb|CZE}}
| — | — | style="background:#cc9966;"|1 (2018) | — |
| style="background:#cc9966;"|{{fb|UZB}}
| — | — | style="background:#cc9966;"|1 (2019) | — |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{fb|CRO}}
| — | — | — | style="background:#9acdff;"|1 (2017) |
All-time top goalscorers
{{Original research section|date=May 2022}}
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!Rank !Player !Team !Goals !Year(s) (goals) |
| rowspan="2"|1
|align="left"|Gareth Bale |align="left"|{{fb|WAL}} |rowspan="2"|3 |2018 (3) |
| align="left"|Cristhian Stuani
|align="left"|{{fb|URU}} |2019 (3) |
| rowspan="3"|3
|align="left"|Edinson Cavani |align="left"|{{fb|URU}} |rowspan="3"|2 |2018 (2) |
| align="left"|Gastón Pereiro
|align="left"|{{fb|URU}} |2019 (2) |
| align="left"|Sam Vokes
|align="left"|{{fb|WAL}} |2018 (2) |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.china-cup.com.cn/index.htm}} {{in lang|zh}}
- {{Weibo|1006066092242308}}
{{China Cup}}
{{Football in China}}
{{Friendly association football tournaments in Asia}}
Category:Football cup competitions in China
Category:International men's association football invitational tournaments
Category:Chinese football friendly trophies