2017 CHINA CUP

2017 China Cup
中国杯国际足球锦标赛
Tournament details
Host country	China
Dates	10 – 15 January
Teams	4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Chile (1st title)
Runners-up	Iceland
Third place	China
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)	Seven players; (1 goal each)
Best player(s)	Eduardo Vargas
	2018 →

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 international football tournament. It was held from 10 to 15 January 2017 in Nanning, Guangxi, China.

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 Ranking (December 2016)^[5]
Chile	4
Croatia	14
Iceland	21
China (host)	82

Venue

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Nanning	Nanning class=notpageimage\| Location of the host city of the 2017 China Cup.
Guangxi Sports Center
22°46′01″N 108°23′17″E / 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

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

Coach: Marcello Lippi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Shi Xiaotian	(1990-03-06)6 March 1990 (aged 26)	0	0	Liaoning FC
2	2 DF	Bai Jiajun	(1991-03-20)20 March 1991 (aged 25)	0	0	Shanghai Shenhua
3	2 DF	Pei Shuai	(1993-01-14)14 January 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Changchun Yatai
4	3 MF	Fan Xiaodong	(1987-03-02)2 March 1987 (aged 29)	0	0	Changchun Yatai
5	2 DF	Yang Shanping	(1987-10-28)28 October 1987 (aged 29)	1	0	Tianjin Quanjian
6	2 DF	Gao Zhunyi	(1995-08-21)21 August 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Hebei China Fortune
7	4 FW	Wang Jingbin	(1995-05-09)9 May 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Fagiano Okayama
8	3 MF	Cai Huikang	(1989-10-10)10 October 1989 (aged 27)	18	0	Shanghai SIPG
9	4 FW	Mao Jianqing	(1986-08-08)8 August 1986 (aged 30)	9	2	Shanghai Shenhua
10	3 MF	Hu Rentian	(1991-01-21)21 January 1991 (aged 25)	1	1	Tianjin Teda
11	3 MF	Yin Hongbo	(1989-10-30)30 October 1989 (aged 27)	0	0	Henan Jianye
12	1 GK	Zou Dehai	(1993-02-27)27 February 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Hangzhou Greentown
13	2 DF	Deng Hanwen	(1995-01-08)8 January 1995 (aged 22)	0	0	Nei Mongol Zhongyou
14	3 MF	Feng Gang	(1993-03-06)6 March 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Hangzhou Greentown
15	3 MF	Chi Zhongguo	(1989-10-26)26 October 1989 (aged 27)	0	0	Yanbian Funde
17	3 MF	Cui Min	(1989-07-06)6 July 1989 (aged 27)	0	0	Yanbian Funde
18	3 MF	Chen Zhongliu	(1993-09-30)30 September 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Hangzhou Greentown
19	3 MF	Cao Yunding	(1989-11-22)22 November 1989 (aged 27)	1	0	Shanghai Shenhua
20	3 MF	Wang Jinxian	(1996-01-12)12 January 1996 (aged 20)	0	0	Dalian Yifang
21	3 MF	Hui Jiakang	(1989-01-15)15 January 1989 (aged 27)	1	0	Tianjin Teda
22	1 GK	Chi Wenyi	(1988-02-18)18 February 1988 (aged 28)	0	0	Yanbian Funde
23	2 DF	Fu Huan	(1993-07-12)12 July 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Shanghai SIPG

Source:^[6]^[7]

Chile

Coach: Juan Antonio Pizzi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Cristopher Toselli	(1988-06-15)15 June 1988 (aged 28)	7	0	Universidad Católica
2	2 DF	Cristián Cuevas	(1995-04-02)2 April 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Sint-Truiden
3	2 DF	Óscar Opazo	(1990-10-18)18 October 1990 (aged 26)	0	0	Santiago Wanderers
4	2 DF	Branco Ampuero	(1993-07-19)19 July 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Deportes Antofagasta
5	2 DF	Paulo Díaz	(1994-03-24)24 March 1994 (aged 22)	1	0	San Lorenzo
6	4 FW	José Pedro Fuenzalida	(1985-02-22)22 February 1985 (aged 31)	38	3	Universidad Católica
7	4 FW	Leonardo Valencia	(1991-04-25)25 April 1991 (aged 25)	2	0	Palestino
8	3 MF	Carlos Carmona	(1987-02-21)21 February 1987 (aged 29)	48	1	Atalanta
9	4 FW	Ángelo Sagal	(1993-04-18)18 April 1993 (aged 23)	1	0	Huachipato
10	4 FW	Júnior Fernándes	(1988-10-04)4 October 1988 (aged 28)	10	0	Dinamo Zagreb
11	4 FW	Eduardo Vargas	(1989-11-20)20 November 1989 (aged 27)	66	32	1899 Hoffenheim
12	1 GK	Gabriel Castellón	(1993-09-08)8 September 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Santiago Wanderers
13	3 MF	Pablo Galdames	(1996-12-30)30 December 1996 (aged 20)	0	0	Unión Española
14	3 MF	Esteban Pavez	(1990-05-01)1 May 1990 (aged 26)	1	0	Colo-Colo
15	2 DF	Jean Beausejour	(1984-06-01)1 June 1984 (aged 32)	85	6	Universidad de Chile
17	3 MF	Rafael Caroca	(1989-07-19)19 July 1989 (aged 27)	2	0	Deportes Iquique
18	2 DF	Sebastián Vegas	(1996-12-04)4 December 1996 (aged 20)	1	0	Monarcas Morelia
19	4 FW	Álvaro Ramos	(1992-04-14)14 April 1992 (aged 24)	0	0	Deportes Iquique
20	2 DF	Guillermo Maripán	(1994-05-06)6 May 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Universidad Católica
21	3 MF	César Pinares	(1991-05-23)23 May 1991 (aged 25)	0	0	Unión Española
22	4 FW	Ángelo Henríquez	(1994-04-13)13 April 1994 (aged 22)	9	2	Dinamo Zagreb
23	1 GK	Darío Melo	(1994-03-24)24 March 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Palestino

Source:^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Croatia

Coach: Ante Čačić

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Dominik Livaković	(1995-01-09)9 January 1995 (aged 22)	0	0	Dinamo Zagreb
2	2 DF	Matej Mitrović	(1993-11-10)10 November 1993 (aged 23)	4	1	Rijeka
3	2 DF	Borna Barišić	(1992-11-10)10 November 1992 (aged 24)	0	0	Osijek
4	2 DF	Toni Datković	(1993-11-06)6 November 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Koper
5	2 DF	Mateo Barać	(1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Osijek
6	2 DF	Nikola Matas	(1987-06-22)22 June 1987 (aged 29)	0	0	Osijek
7	3 MF	Mario Šitum	(1992-04-04)4 April 1992 (aged 24)	0	0	Dinamo Zagreb
8	3 MF	Domagoj Antolić	(1990-06-30)30 June 1990 (aged 26)	4	0	Dinamo Zagreb
9	4 FW	Mirko Marić	(1995-05-16)16 May 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Lokomotiva
10	3 MF	Franko Andrijašević	(1991-06-22)22 June 1991 (aged 25)	1	0	Rijeka
11	4 FW	Antonio Perošević	(1992-03-06)6 March 1992 (aged 24)	0	0	Osijek
12	1 GK	Andrej Prskalo	(1987-05-01)1 May 1987 (aged 29)	0	0	Rijeka
13	2 DF	Jakov Filipović	(1992-10-17)17 October 1992 (aged 24)	0	0	Inter Zaprešić
14	3 MF	Luka Ivanušec	(1998-11-26)26 November 1998 (aged 18)	0	0	Lokomotiva
15	3 MF	Josip Mišić	(1994-06-28)28 June 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Rijeka
16	3 MF	Fran Tudor	(1995-09-27)27 September 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Hajduk Split
17	2 DF	Josip Juranović	(1995-08-16)16 August 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Hajduk Split
18	3 MF	Filip Ozobić	(1991-04-08)8 April 1991 (aged 25)	0	0	Gabala
19	2 DF	Josip Pivarić	(1989-01-30)30 January 1989 (aged 27)	9	0	Dinamo Zagreb

Source:^[12]

Iceland

Coach: Heimir Hallgrímsson

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Hannes Þór Halldórsson	(1984-04-27)27 April 1984 (aged 32)	40	0	Randers
2	2 DF	Birkir Már Sævarsson	(1984-11-11)11 November 1984 (aged 32)	65	1	Hammarby IF
3	2 DF	Kristinn Jónsson	(1990-08-04)4 August 1990 (aged 26)	5	0	Sarpsborg 08
4	2 DF	Orri Sigurður Ómarsson	(1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Valur
5	2 DF	Jón Guðni Fjóluson	(1989-04-10)10 April 1989 (aged 27)	8	0	IFK Norrköping
6	3 MF	Victor Pálsson	(1991-04-30)30 April 1991 (aged 25)	4	0	Esbjerg
7	3 MF	Aron Sigurðarson	(1993-10-08)8 October 1993 (aged 23)	1	0	Tromsø
8	4 FW	Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson	(1991-02-26)26 February 1991 (aged 25)	3	0	Molde
9	4 FW	Kjartan Finnbogason	(1986-07-09)9 July 1986 (aged 30)	4	0	Horsens
10	3 MF	Björn Daníel Sverrisson	(1990-05-29)29 May 1990 (aged 26)	6	0	AGF
11	3 MF	Arnór Smárason	(1988-09-07)7 September 1988 (aged 28)	19	2	Hammarby IF
12	1 GK	Ögmundur Kristinsson	(1989-06-19)19 June 1989 (aged 27)	12	0	Hammarby IF
13	1 GK	Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson	(1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Nordsjælland
14	2 DF	Kári Árnason	(1982-10-13)13 October 1982 (aged 34)	55	3	Malmö FF
15	2 DF	Viðar Ari Jónsson	(1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Fjölnir
16	3 MF	Oliver Sigurjónsson	(1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 21)	1	0	Breiðablik
17	3 MF	Óttar Magnús Karlsson	(1997-02-21)21 February 1997 (aged 19)	0	0	Molde
18	3 MF	Theódór Elmar Bjarnason	(1987-03-04)4 March 1987 (aged 29)	32	0	AGF
19	3 MF	Sigurður Egill Lárusson	(1992-01-22)22 January 1992 (aged 24)	0	0	Valur
20	2 DF	Böðvar Böðvarsson	(1995-04-09)9 April 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Midtjylland
21	4 FW	Albert Guðmundsson	(1997-06-15)15 June 1997 (aged 19)	0	0	Jong PSV
22	4 FW	Elías Már Ómarsson	(1995-01-18)18 January 1995 (aged 21)	5	0	IFK Göteborg

Source:^[13]

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	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 ( p)	1 (4)

		Croatia	1 (3)

Semi-finals

10 January 2017

20:00

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

Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning

Attendance: 23,876

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok ( South Korea)

China PR

Iceland

11 January 2017

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)

Chile

Croatia

Third-place playoff

14 January 2017

15:35

China	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)

China PR

Croatia

Final

15 January 2017

15:35

Iceland	0–1	Chile
	Report	Sagal 18'

Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning

Attendance: 26,335

Referee: Ma Ning ( China)

Iceland

Chile

Goalscorers

There were 7 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.75 goals per match.

1 goal

References

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v t e Friendly association football tournaments in 2017
« 2016 2018 »
Marbella Cup	Marbella (3 January)
Florida Cup	Florida (8–21 January)
China Cup	Nanning (10–15 January)
Telekom Cup (winter)	Düsseldorf (14 January)
J.League Challenge	Bangkok (24–26 January)
Lunar New Year Cup	Hong Kong (28–31 January)
The Atlantic Cup	Algarve (31 January – 7 February)
Desert Diamond Cup	Arizona (15–25 February)
Carolina Challenge Cup	South Carolina (18–25 February)
Puskás Cup	Felcsút (2–5 June)
King's Cup	Bangkok (15–23 July)
Telekom Cup (summer)	Mönchengladbach (15 July)
International Champions Cup	China / United States / Singapore (18–30 July)
Premier League Asia Trophy	Hong Kong (19–22 July)
Emirates Cup	London (29–30 July)
Audi Cup	Munich (1–2 August)
MLS All-Star Game	Chicago (2 August)
Joan Gamper Trophy	Barcelona (7 August)
Jingjinji Champions Cup	Beijing (1–3 September)
Independence Cup	Korçë (28 November)
CTFA International Tournament	Taipei (1–5 December)
Aceh World Solidarity Tsunami Cup	Banda Aceh (2–6 December)
M-150 Cup	Buriram (9–15 December)

v t e Friendly association football tournaments in 2017
« 2016 2018 »
Marbella Cup	Marbella (3 January)
Florida Cup	Florida (8–21 January)
China Cup	Nanning (10–15 January)
Telekom Cup (winter)	Düsseldorf (14 January)
J.League Challenge	Bangkok (24–26 January)
Lunar New Year Cup	Hong Kong (28–31 January)
The Atlantic Cup	Algarve (31 January – 7 February)
Desert Diamond Cup	Arizona (15–25 February)
Carolina Challenge Cup	South Carolina (18–25 February)
Puskás Cup	Felcsút (2–5 June)
King's Cup	Bangkok (15–23 July)
Telekom Cup (summer)	Mönchengladbach (15 July)
International Champions Cup	China / United States / Singapore (18–30 July)
Premier League Asia Trophy	Hong Kong (19–22 July)
Emirates Cup	London (29–30 July)
Audi Cup	Munich (1–2 August)
MLS All-Star Game	Chicago (2 August)
Joan Gamper Trophy	Barcelona (7 August)
Jingjinji Champions Cup	Beijing (1–3 September)
Independence Cup	Korçë (28 November)
CTFA International Tournament	Taipei (1–5 December)
Aceh World Solidarity Tsunami Cup	Banda Aceh (2–6 December)
M-150 Cup	Buriram (9–15 December)

Participants

Venue

Match officials