2014 Panda Cup

2014 Panda Cup
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityChengdu, Sichuan
Dates4–8 June 2014
Teams4 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up Croatia
Third place China
Fourth place New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored15 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Ewandro (3 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Gabriel Boschilia[1]
2015

The 2014 Panda Cup was the inaugural edition of Panda Cup, an under-19 association football competition. The tournament was hosted in Chengdu between 4 and 8 June 2014.[2] Players born on or after 1 January 1995 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Participating teams

Team Confederation
 Brazil CONMEBOL
 China (host) AFC
 Croatia UEFA
 New Zealand OFC

Venues

China
Chengdu
Shuangliu Sports Centre Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium
30°34′13″N 103°53′45″E / 30.5704°N 103.8957°E / 30.5704; 103.8957 30°58′35″N 103°39′00″E / 30.9763°N 103.6499°E / 30.9763; 103.6499
Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 12,700

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Brazil (C) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
3  China 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  New Zealand 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: Unknown
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champions

Matches

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

China 1–0 New Zealand
Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Brazil 4–1 Croatia
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center

Brazil 0–0 New Zealand
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
China 0–1 Croatia
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Tan Hai (China)

Croatia 2–1 New Zealand
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
China 1–4 Brazil
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Goalscorers

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goal

References

  1. ^ "Lucão e Boschilia miram Libertadores animados por aprendizado de 2014". gazetaesportiva.com (in Chinese). 1 January 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. ^ "熊猫杯赛程:国青连战新西兰克罗地亚 末战交锋巴西". Sina (in Chinese). 2 June 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2018.