The 2019 Gree China Cup International Football Championship (Chinese: 2019 年格力中国杯国际足球锦标赛) was the third edition of the
China Cup
The China Cup International Football Championship () is an annual association football tournament organized in China by Wanda Sports Holdings. The Championship was inaugurated in 2017 as a single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination ...
, an international football tournament held in China annually. It took place from 21 to 25 March 2019 in
Nanning
Nanning (; ; za, Namzningz) is the capital and largest city by population of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Southern China. It is known as the "Green City" because of its abundance of lush subtropical foliage. Located in the South o ...
,
Guangxi,
China.
Participating teams
On 11 February 2019, it was announced that
Thailand
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,
Uruguay
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and
Uzbekistan
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would participate in the 2019 China Cup.
Venues
Match officials
The following referees were chosen for the 2019 China Cup.
;Referees
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Ma Ning
Ma Ning (; 1922 – 3 December 2010) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and major general of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). A decorated army veteran of the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War, he transferred ...
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Milorad Mažić
Milorad Mažić ( sr-Cyrl, Милорад Мажић, ; born 23 March 1973) is a Serbian international association football referee. He became a FIFA referee in 2009. Beside working in the Serbian football league system, Mažić officiated numer ...
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Salman Ahmad Falahi
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* Salman, Khuzestan, a village in Khuzestan Province
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Mohammed Al-Shammari
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;Assistant referees
* Cao Yi
* Zhang Cheng
* Mohammad Darman
* Yousuf Al-Shamari
Squads
China PR
Coach:
Fabio Cannavaro
Fabio Cannavaro (; born 13 September 1973) is an Italian professional football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of club Benevento.
A centre-back, he spent the majority of his career in Italy. He started his career at Nap ...
Source:
Thailand
Coach:
Sirisak Yodyardthai
Sirisak Yodyardthai ( th, ศิริศักดิ์ ยอดญาติไทย) is a Thai football manager who last managed Thai Honda in the Thai League 1 and sometimes coached their youth sides. He is currently the manager of Pattaya ...
(caretaker)
Source:
Uruguay
Coach:
Óscar Tabárez
Óscar Washington Tabárez Silva (; born 3 March 1947), known as ''El Maestro'' (The Teacher), is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former player. He most recently coached the Uruguay national team.
After an unassuming career as ...
Source:
Uzbekistan
Coach:
Héctor Cúper
Héctor Raúl Cúper (; born 16 November 1955) is an Argentine football manager and former player.
As a player, he was a defender who spent most of his career at Club Ferro Carril Oeste, where played 463 games. His nickname was "Cabezón" ("Bi ...
Source
Matches
All times are local,
Time in China, CST (
UTC+8
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).
Bracket
Semi-finals
Third-place playoff
Final
Goalscorers
Notes
References
External links
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2019
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International association football competitions hosted by China
2019 in association football
Sport in Guangxi
Nanning
2019 in Chinese football
March 2019 sports events in China