2018 Panda Cup

2018 Panda Cup
Tournament details
Host country China
City Chengdu
Dates 23–27 May 2018
Teams 4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  China PR (1st title)
Runners-up  England
Third place  Hungary
Fourth place  Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
Goals scored 17 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) China Guo Tianyu
England Nya Kirby
Uruguay Nicolás Schiappacasse
(2 goals each)
Best player England Ian Poveda-Ocampo
Best goalkeeper China Peng Peng

The 2018 Panda Cup was the fifth edition of the under-19 association football competition.

The tournament was hosted in Chengdu between 23 and 27 May.[1][2] Players born on or after 1 January 1999 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Participating teams

In May 2018, it was announced that hosts China would join England, Hungary and Uruguay by participating in the 2018 Panda Cup.[1]

Team Confederation
 China PR (host)AFC
 EnglandUEFA
 HungaryUEFA
 UruguayCONMEBOL

Venues

Chengdu
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
30°34′13″N 103°53′45″E / 30.5704°N 103.8957°E / 30.5704; 103.8957 (Shuangliu Sports Centre)
Capacity: 25,000

Matches

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  China PR (C) 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9
2  England 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Hungary 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4  Uruguay 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
Source: www.fa.org.cn
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champion.

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

England  2–2  Uruguay
  • Kirby  63' (pen.)
  • Nmecha  72'
 Report
Referee: Tang Shunqi (China)
China PR  4–0  Hungary
 Report (in Chinese)
Referee: Ai Kun (China)
Uruguay  1–2  Hungary
 Report (in Hungarian)
  • Krebsz  41'
  • Daróczi  70'
Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)
England  0–1  China PR
Report (in Chinese)
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)
Hungary  0–1  England
Report (in Hungarian)
  • Kirby  11'
Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)
China PR  3–1  Uruguay
 Report (in Chinese)
Referee: Tang Shunqi (China)

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goals

References

  1. 1 2 "关于2018年"熊猫杯"国际青年足球锦标赛媒体报名的通知". Chinese Football Association. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "England U18s head to China for the Panda Cup this month with a 19-man squad named". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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