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Peace Cup
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Peace Cup | |
| logo | [[File:Peace Cup.gif | 250px]] |
| organiser | Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation | |
| (Unification Church) | ||
| founded | 2003 | |
| abolished | 2012 | |
| region | International | |
| number of teams | 8 (or 12) | |
| most successful club | NED PSV Eindhoven | |
| ENG Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| FRA Lyon | ||
| ENG Aston Villa | ||
| GER Hamburger SV | ||
| (1 title each) | ||
| website | peacecup.com | |
| continent | Asia |
(Unification Church) ENG Tottenham Hotspur FRA Lyon ENG Aston Villa GER Hamburger SV (1 title each) The Peace Cup was an invitational pre-season friendly football tournament for club teams which was held every two years by the Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation.
History and format
The Peace Cup was held every two years, with the Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation invited football clubs from various nations.
A corresponding event featuring women's national teams, the Peace Queen Cup, began in 2006.
In October 2012, it was announced that the Peace Cup will no longer be held, following the death of Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon.
Format
From 2003 to 2007, the Peace Cup was played between 8 clubs, divided into two groups of 4 teams.
The winner of each group qualified for the final, which was played in a single match.
The first three competitions were held in South Korea, and the 2009 version was held in Madrid and Andalusia, Spain with 12 teams participating.
The fifth competition took place again in South Korea in July 2012, and four teams which had South Korean players entered.
Participants
South Korea's Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma participated in every tournament as the club is sponsored by the Unification Church.
Previous winners were PSV, Tottenham Hotspur, Lyon, Aston Villa, and Hamburger SV, who were the final champions.
Prize
From 2003 to 2007, the prize money of the tournament was approximately €2 million for the winning team, and €500,000 for the runners-up.
Results
Finals
| Year | Host | Champions | url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/2200/peace-cup-2009/2009/04/12/1206507/a-brief-history-of-the-peace-cup | title=Peace Cup History | publisher=Goal | access-date=15 July 2009 }} | Runners-up | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NED PSV Eindhoven | 1–0 | FRA Lyon | 8 | ||||
| 2005 | ENG Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | 8 | |||||
| 2007 | FRA Lyon | 1–0 | ENG Bolton Wanderers | 8 | ||||
| 2009 | ENG Aston Villa | 0–0 | ||||||
| ITA Juventus | 12 | |||||||
| 2012 | GER Hamburger SV | 1–0 | ROK Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 4 |
Awards
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.
| Year | Golden Ball | Golden Shoe |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | KOR Park Ji-sung | NED Mark van Bommel (2) |
| 2005 | IRL Robbie Keane | IRL Robbie Keane (4) |
| 2007 | FRA Karim Benzema | SWE Kim Källström (2) |
| 2009 | ENG Ashley Young | BRA Hulk (3) |
| 2012 | SWE Marcus Berg | NED Mitchell Schet (2) |
Controversy
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 name 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.
References
References
- (2 August 2010). "Warming Up for the Kick-off". The Wall Street Journal.
- "Peace Queen Cup 2006".
- (October 29, 2012). "Church Scraps Peace Cup". Super Sport.
- "Jerez se convierte hoy en una de las sedes oficiales de la 'Peace Cup 2009'". AndaluciaPress.
- "Peace Cup might go to Spain". The Washington Times.
- (2011-08-02). link. Sports Seoul
- (2005-01-27). "Sundowns in Peace Cup". BBC.
- (2003-02-05). "Galaxy to compete in inaugural World Peace King Cup". USA Today.
- "Peace Cup History". Goal.
- (2007-07-19). "who will win the gold?".
- (22 July 2003). "Park chosen best player of the Peace Cup". PSV Eindhoven.
- "History of Peace Cup". JoyNews24.
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