2018 Panda Cup Explained

Tourney Name:Panda Cup
Year:2018
City:Chengdu
Country:China
Dates:23–27 May 2018
Num Teams:4
Confederations:3
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:1
Matches:6
Goals:17
Top Scorer: Guo Tianyu
Nya Kirby
Nicolás Schiappacasse
(2 goals each)
Player: Ian Poveda-Ocampo
Goalkeeper: Peng Peng
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

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]

TeamConfederation
(host) AFC
UEFA
UEFA
CONMEBOL

Venues

Chengdu
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
30.5704°N 103.8957°W
Capacity: 25,000

Matches

All times are China Standard Time

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Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goals

Notes and References

  1. News: 关于2018年“熊猫杯”国际青年足球锦标赛媒体报名的通知. 11 May 2018. Chinese Football Association. 2 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180511145828/http://www.fa.org.cn/bulletin/media/2018-04-24/531056.html. 11 May 2018. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: England U18s head to China for the Panda Cup this month with a 19-man squad named. www.thefa.com. 11 May 2017. en.