2017 China Cup

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.

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) Eduardo Vargas[1]

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

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

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

Venue
Nanning
Location of the host city of the 2017 China Cup.
Guangxi Sports Center
22.767°N 108.388°E / 22.767; 108.388 (Guangxi Sports Center)
Capacity: 60,000

Match officials

The following referees were chosen for the 2017 China Cup.

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

Squads

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

China
China

Coach: 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 Liaoning FC
2 2DF Bai Jiajun (1991-03-20)20 March 1991 (aged 25) 0 0 Shanghai Shenhua
3 2DF Pei Shuai (1993-01-14)14 January 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Changchun Yatai
4 3MF Fan Xiaodong (1987-03-02)2 March 1987 (aged 29) 0 0 Changchun Yatai
5 2DF Yang Shanping (1987-10-28)28 October 1987 (aged 29) 1 0 Tianjin Quanjian
6 2DF Gao Zhunyi (1995-08-21)21 August 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Hebei China Fortune
7 4FW Wang Jingbin (1995-05-09)9 May 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Fagiano Okayama
8 3MF Cai Huikang (1989-10-10)10 October 1989 (aged 27) 18 0 Shanghai SIPG
9 4FW Mao Jianqing (1986-08-08)8 August 1986 (aged 30) 9 2 Shanghai Shenhua
10 3MF Hu Rentian (1991-01-21)21 January 1991 (aged 25) 1 1 Tianjin Teda
11 3MF Yin Hongbo (1989-10-30)30 October 1989 (aged 27) 0 0 Henan Jianye
12 1GK Zou Dehai (1993-02-27)27 February 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Hangzhou Greentown
13 2DF Deng Hanwen (1995-01-08)8 January 1995 (aged 22) 0 0 Nei Mongol Zhongyou
14 3MF Feng Gang (1993-03-06)6 March 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Hangzhou Greentown
15 3MF Chi Zhongguo (1989-10-26)26 October 1989 (aged 27) 0 0 Yanbian Funde
17 3MF Cui Min (1989-07-06)6 July 1989 (aged 27) 0 0 Yanbian Funde
18 3MF Chen Zhongliu (1993-09-30)30 September 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Hangzhou Greentown
19 3MF Cao Yunding (1989-11-22)22 November 1989 (aged 27) 1 0 Shanghai Shenhua
20 3MF Wang Jinxian (1996-01-12)12 January 1996 (aged 20) 0 0 Dalian Yifang
21 3MF Hui Jiakang (1989-01-15)15 January 1989 (aged 27) 1 0 Tianjin Teda
22 1GK Chi Wenyi (1988-02-18)18 February 1988 (aged 28) 0 0 Yanbian Funde
23 2DF Fu Huan (1993-07-12)12 July 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Shanghai SIPG

Source:[6][7]

Chile
Chile

Coach: 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 Universidad Católica
2 2DF Cristián Cuevas (1995-04-02)2 April 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Sint-Truiden
3 2DF Óscar Opazo (1990-10-18)18 October 1990 (aged 26) 0 0 Santiago Wanderers
4 2DF Branco Ampuero (1993-07-19)19 July 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Deportes Antofagasta
5 2DF Paulo Díaz (1994-03-24)24 March 1994 (aged 22) 1 0 San Lorenzo
6 4FW José Pedro Fuenzalida (1985-02-22)22 February 1985 (aged 31) 38 3 Universidad Católica
7 4FW Leonardo Valencia (1991-04-25)25 April 1991 (aged 25) 2 0 Palestino
8 3MF Carlos Carmona (1987-02-21)21 February 1987 (aged 29) 48 1 Atalanta
9 4FW Ángelo Sagal (1993-04-18)18 April 1993 (aged 23) 1 0 Huachipato
10 4FW Júnior Fernándes (1988-10-04)4 October 1988 (aged 28) 10 0 Dinamo Zagreb
11 4FW Eduardo Vargas (1989-11-20)20 November 1989 (aged 27) 66 32 1899 Hoffenheim
12 1GK Gabriel Castellón (1993-09-08)8 September 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Santiago Wanderers
13 3MF Pablo Galdames (1996-12-30)30 December 1996 (aged 20) 0 0 Unión Española
14 3MF Esteban Pavez (1990-05-01)1 May 1990 (aged 26) 1 0 Colo-Colo
15 2DF Jean Beausejour (1984-06-01)1 June 1984 (aged 32) 85 6 Universidad de Chile
17 3MF Rafael Caroca (1989-07-19)19 July 1989 (aged 27) 2 0 Deportes Iquique
18 2DF Sebastián Vegas (1996-12-04)4 December 1996 (aged 20) 1 0 Monarcas Morelia
19 4FW Álvaro Ramos (1992-04-14)14 April 1992 (aged 24) 0 0 Deportes Iquique
20 2DF Guillermo Maripán (1994-05-06)6 May 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Universidad Católica
21 3MF César Pinares (1991-05-23)23 May 1991 (aged 25) 0 0 Unión Española
22 4FW Ángelo Henríquez (1994-04-13)13 April 1994 (aged 22) 9 2 Dinamo Zagreb
23 1GK Darío Melo (1994-03-24)24 March 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Palestino

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

Croatia
Croatia

Coach: 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 Dinamo Zagreb
2 2DF Matej Mitrović (1993-11-10)10 November 1993 (aged 23) 4 1 Rijeka
3 2DF Borna Barišić (1992-11-10)10 November 1992 (aged 24) 0 0 Osijek
4 2DF Toni Datković (1993-11-06)6 November 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Koper
5 2DF Mateo Barać (1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Osijek
6 2DF Nikola Matas (1987-06-22)22 June 1987 (aged 29) 0 0 Osijek
7 3MF Mario Šitum (1992-04-04)4 April 1992 (aged 24) 0 0 Dinamo Zagreb
8 3MF Domagoj Antolić (1990-06-30)30 June 1990 (aged 26) 4 0 Dinamo Zagreb
9 4FW Mirko Marić (1995-05-16)16 May 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Lokomotiva
10 3MF Franko Andrijašević (1991-06-22)22 June 1991 (aged 25) 1 0 Rijeka
11 4FW Antonio Perošević (1992-03-06)6 March 1992 (aged 24) 0 0 Osijek
12 1GK Andrej Prskalo (1987-05-01)1 May 1987 (aged 29) 0 0 Rijeka
13 2DF Jakov Filipović (1992-10-17)17 October 1992 (aged 24) 0 0 Inter Zaprešić
14 3MF Luka Ivanušec (1998-11-26)26 November 1998 (aged 18) 0 0 Lokomotiva
15 3MF Josip Mišić (1994-06-28)28 June 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Rijeka
16 3MF Fran Tudor (1995-09-27)27 September 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Hajduk Split
17 2DF Josip Juranović (1995-08-16)16 August 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Hajduk Split
18 3MF Filip Ozobić (1991-04-08)8 April 1991 (aged 25) 0 0 Gabala
19 2DF Josip Pivarić (1989-01-30)30 January 1989 (aged 27) 9 0 Dinamo Zagreb

Source:[12]

Iceland
Iceland

Coach: 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 Randers
2 2DF Birkir Már Sævarsson (1984-11-11)11 November 1984 (aged 32) 65 1 Hammarby IF
3 2DF Kristinn Jónsson (1990-08-04)4 August 1990 (aged 26) 5 0 Sarpsborg 08
4 2DF Orri Sigurður Ómarsson (1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Valur
5 2DF Jón Guðni Fjóluson (1989-04-10)10 April 1989 (aged 27) 8 0 IFK Norrköping
6 3MF Victor Pálsson (1991-04-30)30 April 1991 (aged 25) 4 0 Esbjerg
7 3MF Aron Sigurðarson (1993-10-08)8 October 1993 (aged 23) 1 0 Tromsø
8 4FW Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson (1991-02-26)26 February 1991 (aged 25) 3 0 Molde
9 4FW Kjartan Finnbogason (1986-07-09)9 July 1986 (aged 30) 4 0 Horsens
10 3MF Björn Daníel Sverrisson (1990-05-29)29 May 1990 (aged 26) 6 0 AGF
11 3MF Arnór Smárason (1988-09-07)7 September 1988 (aged 28) 19 2 Hammarby IF
12 1GK Ögmundur Kristinsson (1989-06-19)19 June 1989 (aged 27) 12 0 Hammarby IF
13 1GK Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson (1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Nordsjælland
14 2DF Kári Árnason (1982-10-13)13 October 1982 (aged 34) 55 3 Malmö FF
15 2DF Viðar Ari Jónsson (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Fjölnir
16 3MF Oliver Sigurjónsson (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 21) 1 0 Breiðablik
17 3MF Óttar Magnús Karlsson (1997-02-21)21 February 1997 (aged 19) 0 0 Molde
18 3MF Theódór Elmar Bjarnason (1987-03-04)4 March 1987 (aged 29) 32 0 AGF
19 3MF Sigurður Egill Lárusson (1992-01-22)22 January 1992 (aged 24) 0 0 Valur
20 2DF Böðvar Böðvarsson (1995-04-09)9 April 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Midtjylland
21 4FW Albert Guðmundsson (1997-06-15)15 June 1997 (aged 19) 0 0 Jong PSV
22 4FW Elías Már Ómarsson (1995-01-18)18 January 1995 (aged 21) 5 0 IFK Göteborg

Source:[13]

Matches

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

Bracket
 
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
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
China PR
Croatia

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

Goalscorers

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

1 goal

References
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