2019 Granatkin Memorial Explained
| Year: | 2019 |
| City: | Saint Petersburg |
| Country: | Russia |
| Dates: | 4 to 14 June 2019 |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Confederations: | 3 |
| Venues: | 3 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Matches: | 24 |
| Goals: | 65 |
| Top Scorer: | Kirill Kosarev
(4 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2018 |
| Nextseason: | 2020 |
| Updated: | 12 June 2019 |
The 2019 Valentin Granatkin Memorial Cup is its 19th edition after dissolution of the USSR.[1] The tournament was held at Saint Petersburg, Russia from 4 to 14 June 2019, being organised by Russian Football Union.[2] [3]
Participating nations
Total of 12 National U-18 teams from three different confederations namely AFC, CONMEBOL and UEFA, participated in this edition of the tournament.[4] [5] The teams are further divided in three different groups, where Group A have Bulgaria, India, Moldova and host Russia, Group B have Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Greece and Group C have Argentina, Iran, Armenia and second team of host Russia as Russia 2.[6] [7]
Group stage
The participants will play each other in each group and the winners of each group and the best of the teams finished second in each group will play for the semifinals. The remaining teams will play for 5–8 places.[8]
Group A
--------
Group B
--------
Group C
--------
Placement matches
Places 9–12
9th Place
----
Places 5–8
5th Place
----
Semifinals
----
Third place
----
Final
Notes and References
- Web site: Tournament history . granatkin.com . Valentina Granatkin Memorial . 9 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190605132931/http://www.granatkin.com/page/2 . 5 June 2019 . live .
- Web site: About Valentin Granatkin Memorial 2019 . rfs.ru . RFS . 29 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190529182401/https://rfs.ru/tournament/1260 . 29 May 2019 . live .
- Web site: INDIA U18 TO PLAY AGAINST RUSSIA AND BULGARIA IN GRANATKIN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT . the-aiff.com . AIFF . 29 May 2019.
- Web site: Valentin Granatkin Memorial 2019 Participating teams . rfs.ru . RFS . 29 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190529182403/https://rfs.ru/tournament/1260/teams . 29 May 2019 . live .
- Web site: PARTICIPANTS . granatkin.com . Valentina Granatkin Memorial . 9 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190605132954/http://www.granatkin.com/participants/teams . 5 June 2019 . live .
- Web site: Старшие юноши сыграют на Мемориале Валентина Гранаткина . rfs.ru . RFS . 29 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190529184820/https://rfs.ru/news/209862 . 29 May 2019 . live .
- Web site: Valentin Granatkin Memorial 2019 GROUP STANDINGS . rfs.ru . RFS . 29 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190529182402/https://rfs.ru/tournament/1260/tables/all . 29 May 2019 . live .
- Web site: St. Petersburg will receive the Valentin Granatkin Memorial . rfs.ru . RFS . 29 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190529184832/https://rfs.ru/news/209840 . 29 May 2019 . live .
