The 2014 PFF Peace Cup was the third edition of the tournament, an international football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) to celebrate peace month in the country through football. It was held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila and was originally scheduled to take place from September 3–9, 2014.[1] It was then revised to September 3–6 due to a change in format.[2]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Philippines |
| Dates | September 3–6 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Myanmar (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Philippines |
| Third place |  Palestine |
| Fourth place |  Chinese Taipei |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 26 (6.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ahmad Maher Wridat (5 goals) |
Participants edit
PFF president Mariano Araneta stated that the teams being initially eyed are Chinese Taipei, Myanmar, Palestine and Vietnam.[3] The PFF were due to announce the final list of invited teams on August 6, a day after the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup draw in Hanoi, Vietnam.[4] At the draw, where Philippines coach Thomas Dooley was in attendance, he revealed that Palestine, Myanmar and Vietnam were the invitees for the tournament. However, Vietnam would only take part if they were not drawn with the Philippines at the Suzuki Cup. Vietnam were however drawn with the Philippines therefore another team would need to be invited.[5] On August 7, the PFF confirmed the participation of Myanmar, Palestine as well as Chinese Taipei which replaced Vietnam.[1]
Venue edit
| Manila | |
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| Rizal Memorial Stadium | .svg)  RMS 2014 Philippine Peace Cup (Philippines) |
| Capacity: 12,500 | |
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Matches edit
The tournament was originally to be a single round-robin tournament format with match dates on September 3, 6 and 9.[1] However, the PFF received an advisory from FIFA on August 28 informing them of the new "two-match per international window" regulations. Therefore, the PFF revised the format to allot a maximum of two matches.[2]
Semifinals edit
| Myanmar | 4–1 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
Kyaw Zayar Win  26', 49' Tin Win Aung 38' Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit 71' |
Report | Wridat 87' |
| Philippines | 5–1 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Gier 25' J. Younghusband 37' Chen Yi-wei 65' (o.g.) Hartmann 74', 88' |
Report | Yen Ho-shen 80' |
Third place match edit
| Palestine | 7–3 (a.e.t.) | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Mereles 5' Wridat 9', 107', 112', 117' Abuhabib 90+2' Bahdari 109' |
Report | Wu Pai-ho 53' (pen.) Yen Ho-shen 76' Lin Chang-lun 87' |
Final edit
| Philippines | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Sato 50' P. Younghusband 71' (pen.) |
Report | Kyaw Ko Ko 8' Min Min Thu 90+2' Soe Min Oo 103' |
Statistics edit
Awards edit
| 2014 Philippine Peace Cup champions |
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 Myanmar First title |
Goalscorers edit
- 5 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
Chen Yi-wei (playing against the Philippines)
References edit
- ^ a b c Marisse Panaligan (2014-08-07). "Azkals to host Palestine, Chinese Taipei, Myanmar in 2014 Peace Cup". GMA News. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ^ a b "PFF Advisory on PFF Peace Cup 2014 Matches". Philippine Football Federation. 2014-08-30. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- ^ Manolo Pedralvez (2014-06-03). "Dooley eyes AFF Suzuki Cup crown for Azkals next". Rappler. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
- ^ Cedelf Tupas (2014-08-04). "Palestine may headline Peace Cup". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
- ^ "We need another team for Peace Cup, says Dooley". ASEAN Football Federation. 2014-08-05. Retrieved 2014-08-05.