Peace Cup#History and Cup format
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{{Infobox football tournament
| name = Peace Cup
| logo = 250px
| caption =
| organiser = Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation
(Unification Church)
| founded = 2003
| abolished = 2012
| region = International
| number of teams =8 (or 12)
| most successful club = {{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven
{{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur
{{flagicon|FRA}} Lyon
{{flagicon|ENG}} Aston Villa
{{flagicon|GER}} Hamburger SV
(1 title each)
| broadcasters =
| motto =
| website = [http://www.peacecup.com peacecup.com]
| current =
|continent=Asia}}
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.{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703999304575399113749665840 |title=Warming Up for the Kick-off |publisher=The Wall Street Journal |date=2 August 2010}}
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.
A corresponding event featuring women's national teams, the Peace Queen Cup, began in 2006.{{cite web |title=Peace Queen Cup 2006 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-peacecup06.html |access-date=2008-06-14 |website=RSSSF}}
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.{{cite news |url=http://www.supersport.com/football/fifa-internationals/news/121029/Church_scraps_Peace_Cup_tournament |title=Church Scraps Peace Cup |publisher=Super Sport |date=October 29, 2012}}
Format
From 2003 to 2007, the Peace Cup was played between 8 clubs, divided into two groups of 4 teams.
The winner of each group qualified for the final, which was played in a single match.
he first three competitions were held in South Korea, and the 2009 version was held in Madrid and Andalusia, Spain with 12 teams participating.{{cite web|title=Jerez se convierte hoy en una de las sedes oficiales de la 'Peace Cup 2009' |url=http://www.andaluciapress.com/noticia.php?id=67578 |access-date=2008-06-14 |publisher=AndaluciaPress |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422205312/http://www.andaluciapress.com/noticia.php?id=67578 |archive-date=April 22, 2009 }}{{cite web | title = Peace Cup might go to Spain | url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/jul/16/peace-cup-might-go-to-spain/ | access-date = 2008-06-14 | publisher=The Washington Times }}
The fifth competition took place again in South Korea in July 2012, and four teams which had South Korean players entered.{{cite news |date=2011-08-02 |script-title=ko:국제 클럽축구대항전 피스컵, 2012년 한국 개최 |url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=107&oid=073&aid=0002076723 |access-date=2011-10-11 |website=Naver.com |publisher=Sports Seoul |language=ko}}
Participants
South Korea's Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma participates in every tournament as the club is sponsored by the Unification Church.
Previous winners are PSV, Tottenham Hotspur, Lyon, Aston Villa, and Hamburger SV, who were the final champions.
Prize
From 2003 to 2007, the prize money of the tournament was approximately €2 million for the winning team,{{cite news | title = Sundowns in Peace Cup | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4212241.stm | access-date = 2008-06-14 | publisher=BBC | date=2005-01-27}}{{cite news | title = Galaxy to compete in inaugural World Peace King Cup | url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/mls/galaxy/2003-02-05-peace-cup_x.htm | access-date = 2008-06-14 | publisher=USA Today | date=2003-02-05}} and €500,000 for the runners-up.
Results
= Finals =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Host !Champions !Runners-up !Teams |
| 2003
| rowspan="3" |{{KOR}} |{{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven |align="center"|1–0 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Lyon |align="center"|8 |
| 2005
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur |align="center"|3–1 |align="center"|8 |
| 2007
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Lyon |align="center"|1–0 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Bolton Wanderers |align="center"|8 |
| 2009
|{{ESP}} |{{flagicon|ENG}} Aston Villa |align="center"|0–0 {{aet}} |{{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus |align="center"|12 |
| 2012
|{{KOR}} |{{flagicon|GER}} Hamburger SV |align="center"|1–0 |{{flagicon|ROK}} Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |align="center"|4 |
= Titles by club =
| class="wikitable" |
| Team
!Champions !Runners-up |
|---|
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Lyon
|1 (2007) |2 (2003, 2005) |
| {{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven
|1 (2003) |align="center"|— |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur
|1 (2005) |align="center"|— |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Aston Villa
|1 (2009) |align="center"|— |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Hamburger SV
|1 (2012) |align="center"|— |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Bolton Wanderers
|align="center"|— |1 (2007) |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus
|align="center"|— |1 (2009) |
| {{flagicon|ROK}} Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
|align="center"|— |1 (2012) |
Awards
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.{{cite web|url=http://sports.media.daum.net/nms/popup/printnewsview.do?newsid=112382&cate=24635 |title=who will win the gold?|date=2007-07-19 |website=daum.net |access-date=2009-07-15 |language=ko}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news|url=http://www.psv.nl/psv/nieuws/artikel/park-chosen-best-player-of-the-peace-cup.htm |title=Park chosen best player of the Peace Cup |publisher=PSV Eindhoven | date = 22 July 2003 | access-date = 1 July 2017}}
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Year
!Golden Ball !Golden Shoe | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2003 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Ji-sung | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|NED}} Mark van Bommel (2) |
| style="text-align:left;"| 2005 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IRL}} Robbie Keane | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IRL}} Robbie Keane (4) |
| style="text-align:left;"| 2007 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Karim Benzema | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Kim Källström (2) |
| style="text-align:left;"| 2009 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ashley Young | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Hulk (3) |
| style="text-align:left;"| 2012 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Berg | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|NED}} Mitchell Schet (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.{{cite news|url=http://news.naver.com/news/read.php?mode=LSD&office_id=111&article_id=0000013693§ion_id=107&menu_id=107|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719135435/http://news.naver.com/news/read.php?mode=LSD&office_id=111&article_id=0000013693§ion_id=107&menu_id=107|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-19|title=History of Peace Cup|access-date=2009-08-02|language=ko |publisher=JoyNews24 |website=Naver.com}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20121209042911/http://www.peacecup.com/en/peacecup/ Official website]
{{Peace Cup}}
{{Unification Church}}
{{Football in South Korea}}
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