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

2018 Panda Cup
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityChengdu
Dates23–27 May 2018
Teams4 (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 played6
Goals scored17 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)China Guo Tianyu
England Nya Kirby
Uruguay Nicolás Schiappacasse
(2 goals each)
Best player(s)England Ian Poveda-Ocampo
Best goalkeeperChina Peng Peng
2017
2019

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

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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

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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

Matches

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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
Report
China  4–0  Hungary
Report (in Chinese)

Uruguay  1–2  Hungary
Report (in Hungarian)
Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)
England  0–1  China
Report (in Chinese)

Hungary  0–1  England
Report (in Hungarian)
Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)
China  3–1  Uruguay
Report (in Chinese)

Goalscorers

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2 goals
1 goals

References

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  1. ^ a b "关于2018年"熊猫杯"国际青年足球锦标赛媒体报名的通知". Chinese Football Association. 2 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  2. ^ "England U18s head to China for the Panda Cup this month with a 19-man squad named". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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