2016 Panda Cup
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityChengdu, Sichuan
Dates15–19 June 2016
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Japan (2nd title)
Runners-up Croatia
Third place China
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored18 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Croatia Josip Špoljarić
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Daisuke Sakai[1]
Best goalkeeperChina Zhang Yan

The 2016 Panda Cup was the third edition of Panda Cup, an under-19 association football competition. The tournament was hosted in Chengdu between 15 and 19 June 2016.[2] Players born on or after 1 January 1997 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Participating teams

Team Confederation
 China (host)AFC
 CroatiaUEFA
 Czech RepublicUEFA
 JapanAFC

Venues

Chengdu
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
30°34′13″N 103°53′45″E / 30.5704°N 103.8957°E / 30.5704; 103.8957 (Shuangliu Sports Centre)
Capacity: 25,000

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Japan (C) 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 6
3  China 3 0 2 1 0 3 3 2
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 3 7 4 1
Source: Unknown
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champions

Matches

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

Japan 5–0 Croatia
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Tang Shunqi (China)
China 0–0 Czech Republic
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Tan Hai (China)

Czech Republic 1–2 Japan
  • Šrain 47'
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Memetjan Ahmet (China)
Croatia 3–0 China
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: He Xiaohu (China)

China 0–0 Japan
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)
Czech Republic 2–5 Croatia
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Li Sicheng (China)

Goalscorers

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. "U-19日本代表 Panda Cup 2016 第3戦 U-19中国代表と引き分けるも大会2連覇!". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 19 June 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. "2016年"熊猫杯"国际青年足球锦标赛媒体报名通知". Chinese Football Association (in Chinese). 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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