Peace Cup

Peace Cup
Organising body	Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation ; (Unification Church)
Founded	2003
Abolished	2012
Region	International
Number of teams	8 (or 12)
Most successful club(s)	PSV Eindhoven; Tottenham Hotspur; Lyon; Aston Villa; Hamburger SV; (1 title each)
Website	peacecup.com

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.^[1]

History and format

Since 2003, the Peace Cup is being held every two years, the Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation invites football clubs from various nations.

A corresponding event featuring women's national teams, the Peace Queen Cup, began in 2006.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.

he first three competitions were held in South Korea, and the 2009 version was held in Madrid and Andalusia, Spain with 12 teams participating.^[4]^[5]

The fifth competition took place again in South Korea in July 2012, and four teams which had South Korean players entered.^[6]

Participants

South Korea's Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma participates in every tournament as the club is sponsored by the Unification Church.

Previous winners are 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,^[7]^[8] and €500,000 for the runners-up.^[7]

Results

Finals

Year	Host	Champions	Score^[9]	Runners-up	Teams
2003	South Korea	PSV Eindhoven	1–0	Lyon	8
2005		Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Lyon	8
2007		Lyon	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	8
2009	Spain	Aston Villa	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Juventus	12
2012	South Korea	Hamburger SV	1–0	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	4

Titles by club

Team	Champions	Runners-up
Lyon	1 (2007)	2 (2003, 2005)
PSV Eindhoven	1 (2003)	—
Tottenham Hotspur	1 (2005)	—
Aston Villa	1 (2009)	—
Hamburger SV	1 (2012)	—
Bolton Wanderers	—	1 (2007)
Juventus	—	1 (2009)
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	—	1 (2012)

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.^[10]^[11]

Year	Golden Ball	Golden Shoe
2003	Park Ji-sung	Mark van Bommel (2)
2005	Robbie Keane	Robbie Keane (4)
2007	Karim Benzema	Kim Källström (2)
2009	Ashley Young	Hulk (3)
2012	Marcus Berg	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.^[12]

References

^ "Warming Up for the Kick-off". The Wall Street Journal. 2 August 2010.
^ "Peace Queen Cup 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
^ "Church Scraps Peace Cup". Super Sport. 29 October 2012.
^ "Jerez se convierte hoy en una de las sedes oficiales de la 'Peace Cup 2009'" (in Spanish). AndaluciaPress. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
^ "Peace Cup might go to Spain". The Washington Times. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
^ 국제 클럽축구대항전 피스컵, 2012년 한국 개최. Naver.com (in Korean). Sports Seoul. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Sundowns in Peace Cup". BBC. 27 January 2005. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
^ "Galaxy to compete in inaugural World Peace King Cup". USA Today. 5 February 2003. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
^ "Peace Cup History". Goal. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
^ "who will win the gold?". daum.net (in Korean). 19 July 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2009.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Park chosen best player of the Peace Cup". PSV Eindhoven. 22 July 2003. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
^ "History of Peace Cup". Naver.com (in Korean). JoyNews24. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2009.

External links

Official website

[1] "Warming Up for the Kick-off". The Wall Street Journal. 2 August 2010.

[rsssfqueencup-2] "Peace Queen Cup 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 June 2008.

[3] "Church Scraps Peace Cup". Super Sport. 29 October 2012.

[andaluciapress-4] "Jerez se convierte hoy en una de las sedes oficiales de la 'Peace Cup 2009'" (in Spanish). AndaluciaPress. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2008.

[thewashingtontimes-5] "Peace Cup might go to Spain". The Washington Times. Retrieved 14 June 2008.

[6] 국제 클럽축구대항전 피스컵, 2012년 한국 개최. Naver.com (in Korean). Sports Seoul. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.

[bbc-7] "Sundowns in Peace Cup". BBC. 27 January 2005. Retrieved 14 June 2008.

[usatoday-8] "Galaxy to compete in inaugural World Peace King Cup". USA Today. 5 February 2003. Retrieved 14 June 2008.

[history-9] "Peace Cup History". Goal. Retrieved 15 July 2009.

[10] "who will win the gold?". daum.net (in Korean). 19 July 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2009.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[Peace_Cup-11] "Park chosen best player of the Peace Cup". PSV Eindhoven. 22 July 2003. Retrieved 1 July 2017.

[12] "History of Peace Cup". Naver.com (in Korean). JoyNews24. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2009.

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