2015 Panda Cup

2015 Panda Cup
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityChengdu, Sichuan
Dates24–28 June 2015
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Japan (1st title)
Runners-up Slovakia
Third place China
Fourth place Kyrgyzstan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored24 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Koki Ogawa
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Takumi Sasaki[1]
Best goalkeeperChina Zhang Yan
2014
2016

The 2015 Panda Cup was the second edition of Panda Cup, an under-19 association football competition. The tournament was hosted in Chengdu between 24 and 28 June 2015.[2] Players born on or after 1 January 1997 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Participating teams

Team Confederation
 China (host) AFC
 Japan AFC
 Kyrgyzstan AFC
 Slovakia UEFA

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 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9
2  Slovakia 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  China 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4  Kyrgyzstan 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
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)

China 1–2 Slovakia
  • Yang Liyu 38'
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Shi Zhenlu (China)
Japan 6–0 Kyrgyzstan
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center

Slovakia 3–1 Kyrgyzstan
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
China 1–5 Japan
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Japan 2–1 Slovakia
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Kyrgyzstan 0–2 China
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Shi Zhenlu (China)

Goalscorers

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

References

  1. ^ "U-18日本代表 Panda Cup 第3戦マッチレポート vs.U-18スロバキア代表". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 28 June 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. ^ "2015年"熊猫杯"国际青年足球锦标赛媒体报名通知". Chinese Football Association (in Chinese). 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.