Panda Cup Explained

Panda Cup
Organiser:CFA and Chengdu Football Association
Founded:2014
Region:International
Number Of Teams:4
Current Champions: (1st title)
Most Successful Team: (2 titles)
Current:2023 Panda Cup

The Panda Cup International Youth Football Tournament is an annual international youth football tournament that is held in the city of Chengdu, China.

The tournament was first announced in April 2014.[1]

The original logo was designed by a Los Angeles–based Chinese student; it was inspired by a Chinese dragon, a giant panda and the Olympic rings.[2]

Originally an under-19 event, the tournament format began as a single round league format. Prior to the 2019 event tournament the Chinese Football Association announced the intention to expand the format in future years to include more teams or multiple age groups. An international youth football development seminar and other events run in conjunction with the Panda Cup.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: (中国足球)2014国际青年足球邀请赛6月将在成都举行巴西、克罗地亚、新西兰派队参赛_网易体育. https://web.archive.org/web/20171013225436/http://sports.163.com/14/0424/22/9QKLNUJ700051C89.html. dead. 13 October 2017. sports.163.com. 23 May 2017. zh. 24 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Logo of 2014 Panda Cup Comes out. www.gochengdu.cn. 24 May 2017. en. 28 May 2014.
  3. News: 2019熊猫杯赛程出炉:中国U18国青5月底对阵韩国 . 17 May 2019 . Sina . Sports.sina.com . 15 May 2019. zh.