2018 Panda Cup

The 2018 Panda Cup was the fifth edition of the under-19 association football competition.

2018 Panda Cup

Tournament details
Host country	China
City	Chengdu
Dates	23–27 May 2018
Teams	4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	China (1st title)
Runners-up	England
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	17 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Guo Tianyu Nya Kirby Nicolás Schiappacasse (2 goals each)
Best player(s)	Ian Poveda-Ocampo
Best goalkeeper	Peng Peng
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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]

Team	Confederation
China (host)	AFC
England	UEFA
Hungary	UEFA
Uruguay	CONMEBOL

Venues

Chengdu	Shuangliu Sports Centre
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
30.5704°N 103.8957°E / 30.5704; 103.8957 (Shuangliu Sports Centre)
Capacity: 25,000

Matches

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	China (C)	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9
2	England	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	Hungary	3	1	0	2	2	6	−4	3
4	Uruguay	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	1

Source: www.fa.org.cn
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champions

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

England	2–2	Uruguay
Kirby 63' (pen.) Nmecha 72'	Report	Vecino 15' Schiappacasse 78'

23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)

15:00

Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center

Referee: Tang Shunqi (China)

China	4–0	Hungary
Jiang Shenglong 36' Guo Tianyu 42' Xu Lei 82' Tao Qianglong 87'	Report (in Chinese)

23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)

19:00

Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center

Referee: Ai Kun (China)

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Uruguay	1–2	Hungary
Ferrares 78'	Report (in Hungarian)	Krebsz 41' Daróczi 70'

25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)

15:00

Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center

Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)

England	0–1	China
	Report (in Chinese)	Guo Tianyu 79'

25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)

19:00

Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center

Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

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Hungary	0–1	England
	Report (in Hungarian)	Kirby 11'

27 May 2018 (2018-05-27)

15:00

Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center

Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)

China	3–1	Uruguay
Zhu Chenjie 4' Liu Ruofan 80' Xu Haoyang 87'	Report (in Chinese)	Schiappacasse 17' (pen.)

27 May 2018 (2018-05-27)

19:00

Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center

Referee: Tang Shunqi (China)

Goalscorers

2 goals

• Guo Tianyu
• Nya Kirby
• Nicolás Schiappacasse

1 goals

• Jiang Shenglong
• Liu Ruofan
• Tao Qianglong
• Xu Haoyang
• Xu Lei
• Zhu Chenjie
• Felix Nmecha
• Máté Krebsz
• Zoltán Daróczi
• Brian Ferrares
• Thiago Vecino