2019 Panda Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| City | Chengdu |
| Dates | 25–29 May 2019 |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Korea |
| Runners-up |  Thailand |
| Third place |  New Zealand |
| Fourth place |  China |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 15 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer | 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.[1][2]
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.[3][4]
In May 2018, it was announced that hosts China had invited South Korea, New Zealand and Thailand to participate in the 2019 Panda Cup.[2] Thailand opted to name an U-18 side in preparation for the 2019 AFF Under-18 Cup.,[5] 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,[6][7]
| Team | Confederation |
|---|---|
| China (host) | AFC |
| South Korea | AFC |
| New Zealand | OFC |
| Thailand | AFC |
Venues
Matches
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Thailand |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
| 4 | China |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored;
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| South Korea | 2–1 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
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| China | 0–2 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| [9] |
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| New Zealand | 0–4 | South Korea |
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| South Korea | 3–0 | China |
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Goalscorers
3 goals
Hwang Jae-hwan
2 goals
1 goal
- Heo Yool
- Cho Hyun-taek
- Kim Geon-oh
- Lee Jin-yong
- Kwon Hyeok-kyu
- An Jae-jun
Anatcha Thepsiri- Sitthinan Rungrueang
Jesse Randall- Matthew Garbett
