The 2012 Peace Cup Suwon was an invitational friendly football tournament. It was the fifth competition of the

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, and was held in

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from 19 to 22 July.

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, the host of the tournament, invited three European clubs, each of which had a South Korean player, in addition to its club

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. Three invited clubs

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and

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were having

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and

Ji Dong-won Ji Dong-won (, or ; born 28 May 1991) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Suwon FC. Early life Born in Chuja Islands, an archipelago of Jeju City, Ji began his football career at Gwangyang Jecheol High Sch ...

, respectively.

Teams

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Goalscorers

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peace Cup

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