2013 Philippine Peace Cup

2013 Philippine Peace Cup
Tournament details
Host country Philippines
Dates 11–15 October
Teams 3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Philippines (2nd title)
Runners-up  Chinese Taipei
Third place  Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 3
Goals scored 8 (2.67 per match)

The 2013 Philippine Peace Cup was the second edition of the tournament, an international football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) to celebrate peace month in the country through football. This edition involved the national teams of the Philippines and only two invitees instead of three. It was held in Bacolod, Negros Occidental from 11–15 October 2013.[1]

Participants

New Caledonia, Kyrgyzstan and an unspecified team from the 2012 Philippine Peace Cup were initially mooted as participants.[1] On 24 September, the PFF announced that Chinese Taipei, runners-up in the previous edition of the tournament had confirmed their participation.[2] They also sent an invitation to the Federation of Uganda Football Associations, but they turned it down citing the expensive airfare and the bad timing due to having other commitments.[3]

The Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association (FERWAFA) were another invitee and the PFF claimed that they were close to finalizing their participation.[4] However, the FERWAFA stated that they hadn't made any decision and had to check if they had budget to compete in the tournament.[5] On 27 September, the FERWAFA confirmed that they had arranged an international friendly match against Uganda on 15 October,[6] thus ruling them out of the tournament.

The following day, it was announced that Pakistan would be participating in the tournament.[7] The PFF then stated that only three teams would be involved.[8] Burundi and 2013 SAFF Championship winners Afghanistan were also considered as invitees.[2]

Venue

Bacolod
Panaad Stadium
Panaad Stadium
2013 Philippine Peace Cup (Philippines)
Capacity: 20,000

Squads

For more details on this topic, see 2013 Philippine Peace Cup squads.

Fixtures

Key to colours in round-robin
Team that won the tournament

All times listed are UTC+8.

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Philippines 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
 Chinese Taipei 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
 Pakistan 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3

11 October 2013
19:00
Philippines  1–2  Chinese Taipei
J. Younghusband  45+3' Report Li Mao  14'
Lin Chang-lun  65'

13 October 2013
16:00
Chinese Taipei  0–1  Pakistan
Report Rehman  7'
Panaad Stadium, Bacolod
Referee: Wilfredo Bermejo (Philippines)

15 October 2013
19:00
Philippines  3–1  Pakistan
Reichelt  33'
Greatwich  78'
Schröck  88' 		Report Kalim Ullah  15'
Panaad Stadium, Bacolod
Referee: Heru Santoso (Indonesia)

Awards

 2013 Philippine Peace Cup Champions 

Philippines
Second title

Goalscorers

1 goal

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cedelf Tupas (2013-08-20). "Azkals pick up stride with Peace Cup, friendlies". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cedelf Tupas (2013-09-24). "Peace Cup: PFF eyeing 2 African teams". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  3. ↑ "Uganda snubs Philippines Peace Cup invite". MTN Football. 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  4. ↑ Karlo Sacamos (2013-09-25). "PFF finalizing negotiations with Rwanda XI for four-nation Peace Cup". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  5. ↑ Bonnie Mugabe (2013-09-26). "Amavubi invited to play in Philippines Peace Cup". The New Times (Rwanda). Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  6. ↑ Bonnie Mugabe (2013-09-28). "Amavubi to play Uganda Cranes on Oct. 15". The New Times (Rwanda). Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  7. ↑ Shahrukh Sohail (2013-09-28). "Pakistan set to play in Philippines Peace Cup - Exclusive". Football Pakistan. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  8. ↑ Karl Decena (2013-10-02). "Azkals to host Chinese Taipei, Pakistan in 2013 Peace Cup in Bacolod". InterAKTV. Retrieved 2013-10-08.