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 official 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 country	China
City	Nanning, Guangxi
Dates	10–15 January 2017
Teams	4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Chile (1st title)
Runners-up	Iceland
Third place	China PR
Fourth place	Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	7 (1.75 per match)
Attendance	82,473 (20,618 per match)
Top scorer(s)	7 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 Rankings (December 2016)[5]
Chile	4
Croatia	14
Iceland	21
China PR (host)	82

Venues

Nanning	Guangxi Sports Center
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

Fu Ming Ma Ning

Kim Jong-hyeok Ko Hyung-jin

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 PR[6][7]

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 12 1GK Zou Dehai (1993-02-27)27 February 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Hangzhou Greentown 22 1GK Chi Wenyi (1988-02-18)18 February 1988 (aged 28) 0 0 Yanbian Funde 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 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 13 2DF Deng Hanwen (1995-01-08)8 January 1995 (aged 22) 0 0 Nei Mongol Zhongyou 23 2DF Fu Huan (1993-07-12)12 July 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Shanghai SIPG 4 3MF Fan Xiaodong (1987-03-02)2 March 1987 (aged 29) 0 0 Changchun Yatai 8 3MF Cai Huikang (1989-10-10)10 October 1989 (aged 27) 18 0 Shanghai SIPG 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 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 7 4FW Wang Jingbin (1995-05-09)9 May 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Fagiano Okayama 9 4FW Mao Jianqing (1986-08-08)8 August 1986 (aged 30) 9 2 Shanghai Shenhua

Chile[8][9][10][11]

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 12 1GK Gabriel Castellón (1993-09-08)8 September 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Santiago Wanderers 23 1GK Darío Melo (1994-03-24)24 March 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Palestino 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 15 2DF Jean Beausejour (1984-06-01)1 June 1984 (aged 32) 85 6 Universidad de Chile 18 2DF Sebastián Vegas (1996-12-04)4 December 1996 (aged 20) 1 0 Monarcas Morelia 20 2DF Guillermo Maripán (1994-05-06)6 May 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Universidad Católica 8 3MF Carlos Carmona (1987-02-21)21 February 1987 (aged 29) 48 1 Atalanta 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 17 3MF Rafael Caroca (1989-07-19)19 July 1989 (aged 27) 2 0 Deportes Iquique 21 3MF César Pinares (1991-05-23)23 May 1991 (aged 25) 0 0 Unión Española 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 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 19 4FW Álvaro Ramos (1992-04-14)14 April 1992 (aged 24) 0 0 Deportes Iquique 22 4FW Ángelo Henríquez (1994-04-13)13 April 1994 (aged 22) 9 2 Dinamo Zagreb

Croatia[12]

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

Iceland[13]

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

Matches

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

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	10 January - Nanning
	China PR	0
					15 January - Nanning
	Iceland	2
					Iceland	0
	11 January - Nanning
					Chile	1
	Chile (p)	1 (4)
	Croatia	1 (1)
					Third place
					14 January - Nanning
					China PR (p)	1 (4)
					Croatia	1 (3)

Semi-finals

10 January 2017 (2017-01-10)

20:00

China PR	0–2	Iceland
	Report	Finnbogason  64' Sigurðarson  88'

Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning

Attendance: 23,876

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

11 January 2017 (2017-01-11)

19:35

Chile	1–1	Croatia
Pinares  18'	Report	Andrijašević  76'
Penalties
Vargas Galdames Beausejour Ramos	4–1	Pivarić Antolić Marić

Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning

Attendance: 6,686

Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Third-place playoff

14 January 2017 (2017-01-14)

15:35

China PR	1–1	Croatia
Wang Jingbin  89'	Report	Ivanušec  36'
Penalties
Yin Hongbo Chi Zhongguo Fan Xiaodong Wang Jingbin Wang Jinxian	4–3	Pivarić Ozobić Perošević Juranović Mišić

Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning

Attendance: 25,576

Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Final

15 January 2017 (2017-01-15)

15:35

Iceland	0–1	Chile
	Report	Sagal  18'

Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning

Attendance: 26,335

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Goalscorers

1 goal

Wang Jingbin César Pinares Ángelo Sagal

Franko Andrijašević Luka Ivanušec

Aron Sigurðarson Kjartan Finnbogason

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