2017 China Cup

2017 China Cup
中国杯国际足球锦标赛
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates10 – 15 January
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Chile (1st title)
Runners-up Iceland
Third place China
Fourth place Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored7 (1.75 per match)
Attendance82,473 (20,618 per match)
Top scorer(s)Seven players
(1 goal each)
Best player(s)Chile Eduardo Vargas[1]
2018 →

The 2017 Gree China Cup International Football Championship (Chinese: 2017年格力中国杯国际足球锦标赛) was the inaugural edition of the China Cup, an international football tournament. It was held from 10 to 15 January 2017 in Nanning, Guangxi, China.

The tournament was hosted by the Chinese Football Association, Wanda Sports Holdings, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Sports Bureau and the Nanning Municipal Government,[2] and sponsored by Gree Electric.[3]

Participants

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In November 2016, the participants were announced.[4]

Team FIFA Ranking
(December 2016)[5]
 Chile
4
 Croatia
14
 Iceland
21
 China (host)
82

Venue

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Nanning
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Location of the host city of the 2017 China Cup.
Guangxi Sports Center
22°46′01″N 108°23′17″E / 22.767°N 108.388°E / 22.767; 108.388 (Guangxi Sports Center)
Capacity: 60,000

Match officials

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The following referees were chosen for the 2017 China Cup.

Referees
Assistant referees
  • China Cao Yi
  • China Ma Ji
  • South Korea Kim Young-ha
  • South Korea Yoon Kwang-yeol

Squads

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Age, caps and goals as of the start of the tournament, 10 January 2017.

China

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China

Coach: Italy Marcello Lippi

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Shi Xiaotian (1990-03-06)6 March 1990 (aged 26) 0 0 China Liaoning FC
2 2DF Bai Jiajun (1991-03-20)20 March 1991 (aged 25) 0 0 China Shanghai Shenhua
3 2DF Pei Shuai (1993-01-14)14 January 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 China Changchun Yatai
4 3MF Fan Xiaodong (1987-03-02)2 March 1987 (aged 29) 0 0 China Changchun Yatai
5 2DF Yang Shanping (1987-10-28)28 October 1987 (aged 29) 1 0 China Tianjin Quanjian
6 2DF Gao Zhunyi (1995-08-21)21 August 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 China Hebei China Fortune
7 4FW Wang Jingbin (1995-05-09)9 May 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Japan Fagiano Okayama
8 3MF Cai Huikang (1989-10-10)10 October 1989 (aged 27) 18 0 China Shanghai SIPG
9 4FW Mao Jianqing (1986-08-08)8 August 1986 (aged 30) 9 2 China Shanghai Shenhua
10 3MF Hu Rentian (1991-01-21)21 January 1991 (aged 25) 1 1 China Tianjin Teda
11 3MF Yin Hongbo (1989-10-30)30 October 1989 (aged 27) 0 0 China Henan Jianye
12 1GK Zou Dehai (1993-02-27)27 February 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 China Hangzhou Greentown
13 2DF Deng Hanwen (1995-01-08)8 January 1995 (aged 22) 0 0 China Nei Mongol Zhongyou
14 3MF Feng Gang (1993-03-06)6 March 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 China Hangzhou Greentown
15 3MF Chi Zhongguo (1989-10-26)26 October 1989 (aged 27) 0 0 China Yanbian Funde
17 3MF Cui Min (1989-07-06)6 July 1989 (aged 27) 0 0 China Yanbian Funde
18 3MF Chen Zhongliu (1993-09-30)30 September 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 China Hangzhou Greentown
19 3MF Cao Yunding (1989-11-22)22 November 1989 (aged 27) 1 0 China Shanghai Shenhua
20 3MF Wang Jinxian (1996-01-12)12 January 1996 (aged 20) 0 0 China Dalian Yifang
21 3MF Hui Jiakang (1989-01-15)15 January 1989 (aged 27) 1 0 China Tianjin Teda
22 1GK Chi Wenyi (1988-02-18)18 February 1988 (aged 28) 0 0 China Yanbian Funde
23 2DF Fu Huan (1993-07-12)12 July 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 China Shanghai SIPG

Source:[6][7]

Chile

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Chile

Coach: Argentina Juan Antonio Pizzi

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Cristopher Toselli (1988-06-15)15 June 1988 (aged 28) 7 0 Chile Universidad Católica
2 2DF Cristián Cuevas (1995-04-02)2 April 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden
3 2DF Óscar Opazo (1990-10-18)18 October 1990 (aged 26) 0 0 Chile Santiago Wanderers
4 2DF Branco Ampuero (1993-07-19)19 July 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Chile Deportes Antofagasta
5 2DF Paulo Díaz (1994-03-24)24 March 1994 (aged 22) 1 0 Argentina San Lorenzo
6 4FW José Pedro Fuenzalida (1985-02-22)22 February 1985 (aged 31) 38 3 Chile Universidad Católica
7 4FW Leonardo Valencia (1991-04-25)25 April 1991 (aged 25) 2 0 Chile Palestino
8 3MF Carlos Carmona (1987-02-21)21 February 1987 (aged 29) 48 1 Italy Atalanta
9 4FW Ángelo Sagal (1993-04-18)18 April 1993 (aged 23) 1 0 Chile Huachipato
10 4FW Júnior Fernándes (1988-10-04)4 October 1988 (aged 28) 10 0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
11 4FW Eduardo Vargas (1989-11-20)20 November 1989 (aged 27) 66 32 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim
12 1GK Gabriel Castellón (1993-09-08)8 September 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Chile Santiago Wanderers
13 3MF Pablo Galdames (1996-12-30)30 December 1996 (aged 20) 0 0 Chile Unión Española
14 3MF Esteban Pavez (1990-05-01)1 May 1990 (aged 26) 1 0 Chile Colo-Colo
15 2DF Jean Beausejour (1984-06-01)1 June 1984 (aged 32) 85 6 Chile Universidad de Chile
17 3MF Rafael Caroca (1989-07-19)19 July 1989 (aged 27) 2 0 Chile Deportes Iquique
18 2DF Sebastián Vegas (1996-12-04)4 December 1996 (aged 20) 1 0 Mexico Monarcas Morelia
19 4FW Álvaro Ramos (1992-04-14)14 April 1992 (aged 24) 0 0 Chile Deportes Iquique
20 2DF Guillermo Maripán (1994-05-06)6 May 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Chile Universidad Católica
21 3MF César Pinares (1991-05-23)23 May 1991 (aged 25) 0 0 Chile Unión Española
22 4FW Ángelo Henríquez (1994-04-13)13 April 1994 (aged 22) 9 2 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
23 1GK Darío Melo (1994-03-24)24 March 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Chile Palestino

Source:[8][9][10][11]

Croatia

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Croatia

Coach: Croatia Ante Čačić

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Dominik Livaković (1995-01-09)9 January 1995 (aged 22) 0 0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
2 2DF Matej Mitrović (1993-11-10)10 November 1993 (aged 23) 4 1 Croatia Rijeka
3 2DF Borna Barišić (1992-11-10)10 November 1992 (aged 24) 0 0 Croatia Osijek
4 2DF Toni Datković (1993-11-06)6 November 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Slovenia Koper
5 2DF Mateo Barać (1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Croatia Osijek
6 2DF Nikola Matas (1987-06-22)22 June 1987 (aged 29) 0 0 Croatia Osijek
7 3MF Mario Šitum (1992-04-04)4 April 1992 (aged 24) 0 0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
8 3MF Domagoj Antolić (1990-06-30)30 June 1990 (aged 26) 4 0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
9 4FW Mirko Marić (1995-05-16)16 May 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Croatia Lokomotiva
10 3MF Franko Andrijašević (1991-06-22)22 June 1991 (aged 25) 1 0 Croatia Rijeka
11 4FW Antonio Perošević (1992-03-06)6 March 1992 (aged 24) 0 0 Croatia Osijek
12 1GK Andrej Prskalo (1987-05-01)1 May 1987 (aged 29) 0 0 Croatia Rijeka
13 2DF Jakov Filipović (1992-10-17)17 October 1992 (aged 24) 0 0 Croatia Inter Zaprešić
14 3MF Luka Ivanušec (1998-11-26)26 November 1998 (aged 18) 0 0 Croatia Lokomotiva
15 3MF Josip Mišić (1994-06-28)28 June 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Croatia Rijeka
16 3MF Fran Tudor (1995-09-27)27 September 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Croatia Hajduk Split
17 2DF Josip Juranović (1995-08-16)16 August 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Croatia Hajduk Split
18 3MF Filip Ozobić (1991-04-08)8 April 1991 (aged 25) 0 0 Azerbaijan Gabala
19 2DF Josip Pivarić (1989-01-30)30 January 1989 (aged 27) 9 0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb

Source:[12]

Iceland

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Iceland

Coach: Iceland Heimir Hallgrímsson

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Hannes Þór Halldórsson (1984-04-27)27 April 1984 (aged 32) 40 0 Denmark Randers
2 2DF Birkir Már Sævarsson (1984-11-11)11 November 1984 (aged 32) 65 1 Sweden Hammarby IF
3 2DF Kristinn Jónsson (1990-08-04)4 August 1990 (aged 26) 5 0 Norway Sarpsborg 08
4 2DF Orri Sigurður Ómarsson (1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Iceland Valur
5 2DF Jón Guðni Fjóluson (1989-04-10)10 April 1989 (aged 27) 8 0 Sweden IFK Norrköping
6 3MF Victor Pálsson (1991-04-30)30 April 1991 (aged 25) 4 0 Denmark Esbjerg
7 3MF Aron Sigurðarson (1993-10-08)8 October 1993 (aged 23) 1 0 Norway Tromsø
8 4FW Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson (1991-02-26)26 February 1991 (aged 25) 3 0 Norway Molde
9 4FW Kjartan Finnbogason (1986-07-09)9 July 1986 (aged 30) 4 0 Denmark Horsens
10 3MF Björn Daníel Sverrisson (1990-05-29)29 May 1990 (aged 26) 6 0 Norway AGF
11 3MF Arnór Smárason (1988-09-07)7 September 1988 (aged 28) 19 2 Sweden Hammarby IF
12 1GK Ögmundur Kristinsson (1989-06-19)19 June 1989 (aged 27) 12 0 Sweden Hammarby IF
13 1GK Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson (1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Denmark Nordsjælland
14 2DF Kári Árnason (1982-10-13)13 October 1982 (aged 34) 55 3 Sweden Malmö FF
15 2DF Viðar Ari Jónsson (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Iceland Fjölnir
16 3MF Oliver Sigurjónsson (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 21) 1 0 Iceland Breiðablik
17 3MF Óttar Magnús Karlsson (1997-02-21)21 February 1997 (aged 19) 0 0 Norway Molde
18 3MF Theódór Elmar Bjarnason (1987-03-04)4 March 1987 (aged 29) 32 0 Denmark AGF
19 3MF Sigurður Egill Lárusson (1992-01-22)22 January 1992 (aged 24) 0 0 Iceland Valur
20 2DF Böðvar Böðvarsson (1995-04-09)9 April 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Denmark Midtjylland
21 4FW Albert Guðmundsson (1997-06-15)15 June 1997 (aged 19) 0 0 Netherlands Jong PSV
22 4FW Elías Már Ómarsson (1995-01-18)18 January 1995 (aged 21) 5 0 Sweden IFK Göteborg

Source:[13]

Matches

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The official draw was announced on 7 December 2016.[14] All times are local, CST (UTC+8).

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 January – Nanning
 
 
 China0
 
15 January – Nanning
 
 Iceland2
 
 Iceland0
 
11 January – Nanning
 
 Chile1
 
 Chile (p)1 (4)
 
 
 Croatia1 (1)
 
Third place
 
 
14 January – Nanning
 
 
 China (p)1 (4)
 
 
 Croatia1 (3)

Semi-finals

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China 0–2 Iceland
Report
Attendance: 23,876
China PR
Iceland
Chile 1–1 Croatia
 Report
Penalties
 4–1
Attendance: 6,686
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Chile
Croatia

Third-place playoff

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China PR
Croatia

Final

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Iceland 0–1 Chile
Report
Attendance: 26,335
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Iceland
Chile

Goalscorers

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There were 7 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.75 goals per match.

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ 中国杯”完满落幕：智利折桂 巴尔加斯获最佳. people.com.cn (in Chinese). 17 January 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Wanda to Bring First International Soccer Tournament to China". www.wanda-group.com. 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. ^ 格力携手万达共同打造“中国杯”助力中国足球发展. ifeng.com (in Chinese). 8 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  4. ^ “中国杯”一月在南宁开赛 三强队与国足确认参赛. Chinese Football Association (in Chinese). 22 November 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  5. ^ FIFA Rankings December 2016
  6. ^ 将辞丙申岁 力战中国杯. Chinese Football Association. 3 January 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  7. ^ 国脚中国杯号码曝光：毛剑卿9号 胡人天10号. qq.com. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Nómina de la Selección Chilena para la China Cup 2017" [Roster of the Chilean national team for the 2017 China Cup]. ANFP (in Spanish). 12 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Jugadores liberados de la convocatoria de la Selección Chilena" [Players released from the Chilean national team squad]. ANFP (in Spanish). 27 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Jugador convocado a la Selección Chilena" [Player called up to the Chilean national team]. ANFP (in Spanish). 27 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016. Ángelo Sagal
  11. ^ "Jugador convocado a la Selección Chilena" [Player called up to the Chilean national team]. ANFP (in Spanish). 27 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016. Sebastián Vegas
  12. ^ "Replacements in Croatia squad: Tudor and Ivanušec to travel to China Cup". Croatian Football Federation. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  13. ^ "A karla - Hópurinn sem leikur á Kína-mótinu". Football Association of Iceland. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  14. ^ "La Roja debutará ante Croacia en la China Cup 2017" [La Roja will debut against Croatia at the 2017 China Cup]. ANFP (in Spanish). 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
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