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The '''Peace Cup''' is a [[football (soccer)]] tournament organized by the [[Sunmoon Soccer Foundation for Peace]], which is connected to [[Sun Myung Moon|Reverend Sun Myung Moon]]'s [[Unification Church]], which regards the competition between clubs from several continents as a way of world peace promotion and is held every two years in South Korea. In 2006 a women's tournament called the [[Peace Queen Cup]] was created, inviting 8 women's national teams from 5 continents. | The '''Peace Cup''' is a [[football (soccer)]] tournament organized by the [[Sunmoon Soccer Foundation for Peace]], which is connected to [[Sun Myung Moon|Reverend Sun Myung Moon]]'s [[Unification Church]], which regards the competition between clubs from several continents as a way of world peace promotion and is held every two years in South Korea. In 2006 a women's tournament called the [[Peace Queen Cup]] was created, inviting 8 women's national teams from 5 continents. | ||
Revision as of 22:41, 21 February 2007
The Peace Cup is a football (soccer) tournament organized by the Sunmoon Soccer Foundation for Peace, which is connected to Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, which regards the competition between clubs from several continents as a way of world peace promotion and is held every two years in South Korea. In 2006 a women's tournament called the Peace Queen Cup was created, inviting 8 women's national teams from 5 continents.
Format
The competition is played between eight clubs, divided in two groups of four teams each. In the first stage, within their groups the teams play against each other once, and the winner of each group qualifies for the final, which is played in one single match.
Prize money
The prize money of the tournament, in both the 2003 and 2005 editions, is US$2,000,000 for the champion team and US$500,000 to the runner-up.
Venues
All the venues were used in the 2002 World Cup:
- Busan Asiad
- Daejeon Purple Arena
- Gwangju 1985 Stadium
- Seoul World Cup Stadium
- Suwon Bigbird Stadium
- Ulsan Big Crown Stadium
Participating teams
2003 edition
Originally AS Roma (Italy), Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) and São Paulo FC (Brazil) were scheduled to participate, but later withdrew.
Group A
- Besiktas of Turkey
- Ilhwa Chunma of South Korea
- Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa
- Olympique Lyonnais of France
Group B
- 1860 München of Germany
- Nacional of Uruguay
- Los Angeles Galaxy of the United States
- PSV Eindhoven of the Netherlands
2005 edition
Group A
- Ilhwa Chunma of South Korea
- Olympique Lyonnais of France
- Once Caldas of Colombia
- PSV Eindhoven of the Netherlands
Group B
- Boca Juniors of Argentina
- Real Sociedad of Spain
- Sundowns of South Africa
- Tottenham Hotspur of England
List of champions
| Year | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-Up
Titles by team
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