2012 Philippine Peace Cup

Philippine Peace Cup 2012 Philippines September 25–29 4 1 1 1 Philippines 1 Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) Guam Macau 6 19 PHI Denis Wolf (4 goals) PHI Denis Wolf PHI Eduard Sacapaño 2013 The 2012 Philippine Peace Cup was the inaugural edition of the tournament, four-nation international football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF). It was originally slated for October 12–16 but the PFF moved it to September 25–29 to give way to the participation of local side Loyola Meralco Sparks in the 2012 Singapore Cup.http://www.philstar.com/sportsarticle.aspx?articleid=830741&publicationsubcategoryid=69 PFF mulls new date for 4-nation bash The Philippine Star Leyba, Olmin 2012-07-24 2012-08-11 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes ABS-CBN covered the games on Studio 23. The tournament was due to be the third annual Long Teng Cup, however, the organizers, the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA), withdrew from staging the 2012 edition and requested the PFF to host it.http://www.philstar.com/sportshub/pacquiao-bradley-2012/article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=69&articleId=816741 PFF plans to hold P9M 4-nation meet The Philippine Star Leyba, Olmin 2012-06-13 2012-08-11 September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes The PFF then renamed it as the Paulino Alcántara Cup,http://sports.inquirer.net/54669/pff-invites-guam-xi-to-4-nation-tournament PFF invites Guam XI to 4-nation tournament Tupas, Cedelf P. Philippine Daily Inquirer 2012-07-28 2012-07-28 after Filipino–Spanish football legend who played for FC Barcelona. It was again renamed to the Paulino Alcántara Peace Cup and eventually to the Philippine Peace Cup as the Philippine Sports Commission, which operates the Rizal Memorial Stadium where the tournament will be held, has a rule against events named after an individual.http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pff-renames-alcantara-cup-to-peace-cup PFF renames Alcantara Cup to Peace Cup Decena, Karl InterAKTV 2012-09-07 2012-09-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20120909020315/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pff-renames-alcantara-cup-to-peace-cup 2012-09-09 dead The month of September is also peace month in the Philippines and the tournament saw involvement of the office of the presidential adviser on the country's peace process.http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/271980/sports/football/paulino-alcantara-peace-cup-moved-to-rizal-memorial-stadium Paulino Alcantara Peace Cup moved to Rizal Memorial Stadium Moore, Roy GMA News Philippines 2012-08-31 2012-09-14 After 99 years, the Philippines won their first international title since the 1913 Far Eastern Games.http://sports.inquirer.net/64486/azkals-end-99-year-wait-for-international-crown Azkals end 99-year wait for international crown Tupas, Cedelf Inquirer Philippines 2012-09-29 2013-09-15 Competing teams This tournament was due to be the third staging of the Long Teng Cup, all four participants of the tournament were to take part. However, Hong Kong withdrew from participating with Pakistan initially being mooted as their replacement.http://sports.inquirer.net/53337/busy-suzuki-buildup-schedule-for-azkals Busy Suzuki buildup schedule for Azkals Tupas, Cedelf P. Philippine Daily Inquirer 2012-07-19 2012-07-28 The PFF then invited Guam which they eventually accepted, thus replacing Hong Kong as the fourth team.http://www.guampdn.com/article/20120811/SPORTS/208110326/Matao-will-play-Philippines Matao will play in Philippines Guam Pacific Daily News 2012-08-11 2012-08-11 August 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes The four national teams that will take part are: TPE GUM MAC PHI Venue The tournament was supposed to be held at Panaad Stadium in Bacolod, Negros Occidental. This was due to it supposedly being more financially feasible and that renovations were going to take place from August to September at Rizal Memorial Stadium. However, at the end of August 2012, PFF president Mariano Araneta announced that it will be moved back to the Rizal Memorial Stadium because the project, funded by FIFA which will turn the football field into an artificial turf, didn’t push through. Araneta added that conducting the tournament in Manila will lessen the expenses of the PFF in the event, which is estimated at ₱6 million.http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/rizal-stadium-to-host-inaugural-paulino-alcantara-peace-cup Rizal Stadium to host inaugural Paulino Alcantara Peace Cup Decena, Karl InterAKTV/TV5 2012-09-29 2013-09-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20131227062619/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/rizal-stadium-to-host-inaugural-paulino-alcantara-peace-cup 2013-12-27 dead Manila Metro Manila Rizal Memorial StadiumOld Metro Manila location map.svg Metro Manila right 150 Metro Manila 10 Red pog.svg 14.563403 120.992 Rizal Stadium Capacity: 30,000 200px Matches All times listed are UTC+8. Group A main WDL PHI TPE GUM MAC complete 3 0 0 9 1 H 1 1 1 5 5 1 0 2 3 3 0 1 2 2 10 PHI TPE GUM MAC Q KO green1 September 25, 2012 16:00 TPE 2–2 Report MAC Lo Chih-en 48 Yang Chao-hsun 89 pen. R. Torrão 45 Chan Kin Seng 57 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila Jovanie Villagracia (Philippines) September 25, 2012 19:30 PHI 1–0 Report GUM Reichelt 81 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila Phung Dinh Dung (Vietnam) September 27, 2012 16:00 TPE 2–0 Report GUM Lo Chih-an 11 S. Guerrero 45 o.g. Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila Steve Supresencia (Philippines) September 27, 2012 19:30 PHI 5–0 Report MAC Wolf 22 45 64 De Murga 49 Reichelt 69 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila Vo Quang Vinh (Vietnam) September 29, 2012 16:00 MAC 0–3 Report GUM Lopez 45 55 Naputi 90 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila Jovanie Villagracia (Philippines) September 29, 2012 19:30 PHI 3–1 Report TPE Wolf 10 Caligdong 34 Porteria 43 Chang Han 51 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila Phung Dinh Dung (Vietnam) Awards The following were awarded by the PFF after the tournament:http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/after-championship-finish-azkals-sweep-peace-cup-awards After championship finish, Azkals sweep Peace Cup awards Decena, Karl InterAKTV/TV5 2012-09-29 2013-09-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20121102050533/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/after-championship-finish-azkals-sweep-peace-cup-awards# 2012-11-02 dead fb 2012 Philippine Peace Cup champions Philippines First Best Goalkeeper AwardBest Defender AwardBest Midfielder AwardPHI Eduard SacapañoPHI Jeffrey ChristiaensPHI Matthew UyMost Valuable PlayerGolden BootFair Play AwardPHI Denis WolfPHI Denis WolfPHI Philippines Top goalscorers 4 goals PHI Denis Wolf 2 goals GUM Marcus Lopez PHI Patrick Reichelt 1 goal 22em TPE Chang Han TPE Lo Chih-an TPE Lo Chih-en TPE Yang Chao-hsun GUM Dylan Naputi MAC Chan Kin Seng MAC Ricardo Torrão PHI Emelio Caligdong PHI Carli de Murga PHI OJ Porteria 1 own goal GUM Scott Guerrero (against Chinese Taipei) References 2 2012 Category:2012 in Philippine football