Peace Cup
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| Founded | 2003 |
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| Region | International |
| Number of teams | 8 (12 in 2009) |
| Current champions |  Aston Villa |
| Website | www.peacecup.com |
The Peace Cup is an invitational pre-season friendly football tournament for club teams, currently held every two years by the Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation.[1] It is contested by the eight clubs from several continents, though 12 teams participated in 2009. The first three competitions were held in South Korea, and the 2009 Peace Cup Andalucia was held in Madrid and Andalusia, Spain.[2][3] Previous winners are PSV, Tottenham Hotspur, Lyon, and Aston Villa, who are current champions, having won the most recent final in Seville against Juventus on 2 August 2009.[4]
The tournament was originally organised and held in South Korea and contested in 2003, 2005, and 2007 between eight clubs from various countries, including the Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, which is owned by the organizing company.
A corresponding event for women's teams began in 2006 with the name "Peace Queen Cup", featuring eight women's national teams from five continents.[5]
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[edit] History and Cup format
Since 2003, the Peace Cup is being held every two years, the Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation invites football clubs from various nations. South Korea's Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma participates in every tournament as both the club and foundation are sponsored by the same organization, the Unification Church.
From 2003 to 2007, the Peace Cup was played between eight clubs, divided into two groups of four teams. The winner of each group qualified for the final, which was played in a single match. 2009 Peace Cup Andalucia was held in Spain, and 12 teams participated in the competition.
It was announced that the 2011 tournament is probably to be held in London, Liverpool, Manchester, and Glasgow, despite the interest from Madrid, Bilbao, and Buenos Aires. It was also confirmed that only eight teams will compete from 2011 competition. Among those teams are the presence of the giants portuguese Benfica, the holders Aston Villa and Seongnam. [6]
The fifth competition will take place in South Korea in July 2012.[7]
[edit] Controversy over naming
The original name of the competition was to be Sunmoon Peace Cup, named after Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation. However, after being criticized that it was too religious, the organization changed its named to World Peace King Cup and started preparation for its first tournament. Before the inauguration of the cup, the Asian Football Confederation warned that the term "world" can only be used by competitions organized by FIFA, and "king" can be used by competitions held by a kingdom.[8]
[edit] Prize
From 2003 to 2007, the prize money of the tournament was approximately €2 million for the winning team[9][10] and €500,000 for the runners-up.[9]
[edit] Results
[edit] Summaries of previous tournaments
| Year | Final[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | |
| 2003 |  PSV |
1–0 |
 Lyon |
| 2005 | Tottenham Hotspur |
3–1 | Lyon |
| 2007 | Lyon |
1–0 |
Bolton Wanderers |
| 2009 | Aston Villa |
0–0 (aet) (4–3 on penalties) |
 Juventus |
| 2012 | |||
[edit] Winners and finalists
| Team[4] | Titles | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Lyon |
1 (2007) | 2 (2003, 2005) |
| Aston Villa |
1 (2009) | 0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
1 (2005) | 0 |
| PSV |
1 (2003) | 0 |
| Bolton Wanderers |
0 | 1 (2007) |
| Juventus |
0 | 1 (2009) |
[edit] Awards
[edit] Most Valuable Players
The Golden ball is awarded to the player on the basis of a vote taken among the media accredited to each Peace Cup tournament. There are also Silver Ball and Bronze Ball for the second and third best players respectively.[11]
| Year | Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 |  Park Ji-Sung[12] |
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| 2005 |  Robbie Keane |
 Mido |
Lee Young-Pyo |
| 2007 | Karim Benzema |
 Jussi Jääskeläinen |
Nicolas Anelka |
| 2009 | Ashley Young |
 Hulk |
Marc Albrighton |
[edit] Golden Shoe
| Year | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Mark van Bommel |
PSV | 2 |
| 2005 | Robbie Keane |
Tottenham Hotspur | 4 |
| 2007 |  Kim Källström |
Lyon | 2 |
| 2009 | Hulk |
Porto | 3 |
[edit] Peace Queen Cup
[edit] Summaries of previous tournaments
| Year | Final[13] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-Up | |
| 2006 |  United States |
1–0 |
 Canada |
| 2008 | United States |
1–0 |
Canada |
| 2010 | South Korea |
2–1 |
 Australia |
[edit] References
- ^ Warming Up for the Kick-off, Wall Street Journal, August 2, 2010
- ^ "Jerez se convierte hoy en una de las sedes oficiales de la 'Peace Cup 2009'" (in Spanish). AndaluciaPress. http://www.andaluciapress.com/noticia.php?id=67578. Retrieved 2008-06-14.[dead link]
- ^ "Peace Cup might go to Spain". The Washington Times. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/jul/16/peace-cup-might-go-to-spain/. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- ^ a b c "Peace Cup History". Goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en/news/2200/peace-cup-2009/2009/04/12/1206507/a-brief-history-of-the-peace-cup. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
- ^ "Peace Queen Cup 2006". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesw/wom-peacecup06.html. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- ^ "2011년 피스컵 영국에서 열린다(Korean)". Sports Khan. 2009-07-31. http://sports.khan.co.kr/news/sk_index.html?cat=view&art_id=200907311633404&sec_id=520101. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ "국제 클럽축구대항전 피스컵, 2012년 한국 개최" (in Korean). Sports Seoul (Naver). 2011-08-02. http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=107&oid=073&aid=0002076723. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ "History of Peace Cup(Korean)". http://news.naver.com/news/read.php?mode=LSD&office_id=111&article_id=0000013693§ion_id=107&menu_id=107. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ a b "Sundowns in Peace Cup". BBC. 2005-01-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4212241.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- ^ "Galaxy to compete in inaugural World Peace King Cup". USA Today. 2003-02-05. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/mls/galaxy/2003-02-05-peace-cup_x.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- ^ "(Korean) who will win the gold?". media daum. 2007-07-19. http://sports.media.daum.net/nms/popup/printnewsview.do?newsid=112382&cate=24635. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ^ "(Korean)Park Ji-Sung gets Golden Ball". hani.co.kr. http://www.hani.co.kr/section-006002000/2003/07/006002000200307222247203.html. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ^ "Peace Cup (South Korea)". RSSSF. September 24, 2009. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/peacecup.html. Retrieved November 8, 2009.
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