Weifang Cup Explained

The Weifang Cup is a football tournament which traditionally features invited national and club teams composed of under-20 players although the first tournament in 2006 included under-13 and under-15 teams as well. The tournament is held by the China Football Association and Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. every summer in the city of Weifang, China.

In 2012 this tournament expanded to 12 teams.[1]

Winners

YearWinnerscoreRunners-up
2006U-15Shandong Luneng RRalign=left Bayern Munich
U-13Shandong Luneng 4–0align=left Beijing Team
2007RRalign=left
2008
2009Espanyol 1–0align=left
20103–1align=left Tianjin Teda
2011Guadalajara 3–1align=left
2012Villarreal 1–0align=left
2013São Paulo 4–0align=left Shandong Luneng
2014River Plate 1–0align=left Shandong Luneng
2015Men1–0align=left Guadalajara
WomenRRalign=left
2016MenDesportivo Brasil 4–1align=left
WomenRRalign=left
2017Men4–0align=left Desportivo Brasil
WomenRRalign=left
2018MenBoca Juniors 3–0align=left Shandong Luneng
WomenRRalign=left
2019MenBoca Juniors 2–0align=left Santos
WomenRRalign=left
2020 Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.weifangcup.cn/en/NewsView.asp?id=134 “Weifang Cup” 2012 International Youth Football Tournament press conference