The Panda Cup International Youth Football Tournament (Chinese: 熊猫杯国际青年足球邀请赛) is an annual international youth football tournament that is held in the city of Chengdu, China.
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| Organising body | CFA and Chengdu Football Association |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Region | International |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Current champions |  Australia (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) |  Japan (2 titles) |
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]
Previous Tournaments
edit| Years | Champions | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place | Number of teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014
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 Brazil
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 Croatia
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 China
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 New Zealand
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4
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2015
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 Japan
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 Slovakia
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China
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 Kyrgyzstan
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4
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2016
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Japan
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Croatia
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China
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 Czech Republic
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4
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2017
Details |
 Hungary
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Slovakia
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 Iran
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China
|
4
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2018
Details |
China
|
 England
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Hungary
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 Uruguay
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4
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2019
Details |
 South Korea
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 Thailand
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New Zealand
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China
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4
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2023
Details |
4
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2024
Details |
 Australia
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Kyrgyzstan
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China
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 Mongolia
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4
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References
edit- ^ "（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". sports.163.com (in Chinese). 24 April 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Logo of 2014 Panda Cup Comes out". www.gochengdu.cn. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "2019熊猫杯赛程出炉:中国U18国青5月底对阵韩国" (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com. Sina. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.