2015 Panda Cup

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.

2015 Panda Cup

Tournament details
Host country	China
City	Chengdu, Sichuan
Dates	24–28 June 2015
Teams	4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Japan (1st title)
Runners-up	Slovakia
Third place	China PR
Fourth place	Kyrgyzstan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	24 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Koki Ogawa (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Takumi Sasaki[1]
Best goalkeeper	Zhang Yan

Participating teams

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

Venues

Chengdu	Shuangliu Sports Centre
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
30.5704°N 103.8957°E
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 PR	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) Champion.

Matches

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

24 June 2015

16:00

China PR	1–2	Slovakia
Yang Liyu  38'		Kopičár  10' (pen.) Balaj  85'

Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center

Referee: Shi Zhenlu (China)

24 June 2015

19:30

Japan	6–0	Kyrgyzstan
Ogawa  8', 54' Urata  18' Ichimi  60', 89' Iwasaki  90+3'

Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center

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26 June 2015

16:00

Slovakia	3–1	Kyrgyzstan
Horník  9' Šalata  35' Zagidulin  70' (o.g.)		Mambetaliev  14'

Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center

26 June 2015

19:30

China PR	1–5	Japan
Yang Liyu  34'		Kishimoto  6', 53', 67', 69' Ogawa  83'

Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center

Referee: Fu Ming (China)

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28 June 2015

16:00

Japan	2–1	Slovakia
Ogawa  17', 20'		Kopičár  68' (pen.)

Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center

28 June 2015

19:30

Kyrgyzstan	0–2	China PR
		Murzashev  20' (o.g.) Yang Liyu  77'

Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center

Referee: Shi Zhenlu (China)

Goalscorers

5 goals

Koki Ogawa

4 goals

Takeru Kishimoto

3 goals

Yang Liyu

2 goals

Kazunari Ichimi

Adrián Kopičár

1 goal

Yuto Iwasaki Itsuki Urata

Aidar Mambetaliev Filip Balaj

Denis Horník Tomáš Šalata

Own goals

• Azat Murzashev (against China PR)
• Danislam Zagidulin (against Slovakia)

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.