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The '''Peace Cup''' is a football ([[soccer]]) tournament organized by the [[Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation]] (SPFF).<ref>[http://www.tparents.org/moon-talks/sunmyungmoon02/SM020629.htm "The Establishment of the Sun Moon Peace Cup Promotion Committee"]. ''www.tparents.org'', 2002. Retrieved April 3, 2007.</ref> The eight-team event involves major professional clubs from different continents and is held every two years in South Korea. The tournament began in 2003, capitalizing on South Korea's stunning performance at the 2002 [[World Cup]], which had been co-hosted by South Korea and Japan.
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The '''Peace Cup''' is a football ([[soccer]]) tournament held every two years in South Korea. The eight-team event, began in 2003, capitalizing on South Korea's stunning performance at the 2002 [[World Cup]], which had been co-hosted by South Korea and Japan. A corresponding women's tournament called the [[Peace Queen Cup]] is held on alternate years.
  
The SPFF was founded by Reverend [[Sun Myung Moon]], the leader of the [[Unification Church]], who inspired the Peace Cup as a means to promote world peace and encourage professional teams to serve their communities. All profits from the tournament are used to sponsor the Play Soccer Make Peace program,<ref>Selle, Bob. [http://www.wango.org/news/news/psmp.htm "Soccer for Peace"]. ''www.wango.org''. Retrieved April 8, 2007.</ref> organized by the World Association for Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO), which holds youth soccer events in over 35 countries in the developing world.
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The SPFF was founded by Reverend [[Sun Myung Moon]], the leader of the [[Unification Church]], who inspired the Peace Cup as a means to promote world peace and encourage professional teams to serve their communities.<ref>DISCLAIMER: Sun Myung Moon is the founder of the New World Encyclopedia.</ref> All profits from the tournament are used to sponsor the Play Soccer Make Peace program,<ref>Selle, Bob. [http://www.wango.org/news/news/psmp.htm "Soccer for Peace"]. ''www.wango.org''. Retrieved April 8, 2007.</ref> organized by the World Association for Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO), which holds youth soccer events in over 35 countries in the developing world.
 
   
 
   
 
"The objective of the tournament is to present and spread the vision of peace and culture in the world through football," Peace Cup chairman [[Chung Hwan Kwak]] said at the opening event. "Profits from the games will be used to nurture the hopes and dreams of unfortunate youths in Third World countries."
 
"The objective of the tournament is to present and spread the vision of peace and culture in the world through football," Peace Cup chairman [[Chung Hwan Kwak]] said at the opening event. "Profits from the games will be used to nurture the hopes and dreams of unfortunate youths in Third World countries."
 
In 2006 a women's tournament called the [[Peace Queen Cup]] was created, inviting eight women's national teams from five continents to compete.
 
  
 
==Tournament Origins==
 
==Tournament Origins==

Revision as of 03:16, 30 July 2007

The Peace Cup Logo.

The Peace Cup is a football (soccer) tournament held every two years in South Korea. The eight-team event, began in 2003, capitalizing on South Korea's stunning performance at the 2002 World Cup, which had been co-hosted by South Korea and Japan. A corresponding women's tournament called the Peace Queen Cup is held on alternate years.

The SPFF was founded by Reverend Sun Myung Moon, the leader of the Unification Church, who inspired the Peace Cup as a means to promote world peace and encourage professional teams to serve their communities.[1] All profits from the tournament are used to sponsor the Play Soccer Make Peace program,[2] organized by the World Association for Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO), which holds youth soccer events in over 35 countries in the developing world.

"The objective of the tournament is to present and spread the vision of peace and culture in the world through football," Peace Cup chairman Chung Hwan Kwak said at the opening event. "Profits from the games will be used to nurture the hopes and dreams of unfortunate youths in Third World countries."

Tournament Origins

The idea of the Peace Cup came form Reverend Moon's love for soccer and his desire to use sports to promote world peace.[3] He first announced the tournament in Seoul, Korea on June 12, 2002 at the Arts Center of the Little Angels School, in a speech titled "The Role of Sports in Creating World Peace".[4] "The Sun Moon Peace Cup will not only celebrate a healthy spirit of humanity," he noted, "It will be a place where people unite in one mind, as one family, and in one heart, to open the way toward God's ideal of creation, a world of peace, freedom and happiness."

Reverend Moon had previously been involved in sponsoring soccer teams in Korea, including the highly successful professional team Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.[5]as well as professional teams in Brazil—Cene and Atletico Sorocaba. Seongnam is the most successful team in the history of the K-League, South Korea's professional soccer league, with a record seven titles.

Brazilian star Pele was a consultant, together with his company Pele Productions, in the initial planning of the first Peace Cup and spent time with the founder of the event in Irvington, New York in 2002. Although he was unable to convince the Brazilian team Sao Paulo to attend the inaugural event, Uruguay's Nacional did participate. Pele attended the final game of the 2003 Peace Cup and said at the time: "When you mention the word 'peace,' when you are trying to bring peace in the world, I will always be there. I've worked for UNESCO and UNICEF and kids all over the world."

Format

The Peace Cup is accredited with football's international governing body FIFA, and South Korea's Football Association. Chung Hwan Kwak, the chairman of the Peace Cup, has also been the president of the Korea Professional Football League (K-League) [6]and the president of participating club Seongnam Ilhwa. After two successful tournaments, it is now one of the most prestigious and sought-after soccer events for European clubs in the off-season.

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. The groups are determined by a draw two months prior to the event. Each team is allowed six substitutions per game including the goalkeeper from a roster of 23 players.

Prize money

The prize money of the tournament, in both the 2003 and 2005 editions, was US$ 2 million for the champion team and US$ 500,000 to the runner-up. Besides the championship trophy, three awards are presented: the Fair Play award to the team finishing first in the fair play judging; the Golden Shoe to the top goal scorer; and the Golden Ball, to the tournament's most valuable player in a vote by the attending media.

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Peace Cup trophy.

Following the championship game at the 2005 event a check for US $1 million was presented by Rev. Moon to the World Association for Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO) to promote the Play Soccer Make Peace program. According to a tournament official, the Peace Cup costs US$ 17 million to stage. Funding for the event came from corporate sponsors and event-sponsors such as Korean Air and Heineken.

The Peace Cup Trophy and Emblem

The message of the tournament is captured in the championship trophy image of three figures who, desiring to bring peace to the world, together hold the earth between them and leap skyward. The height of the trophy is 36cm with its breadth being 12cm.

The emblem of the Peace Cup takes a motif composed of the sun, the moon, and a human being (see top). Together they form a human being exhilarated by football all over the world. The red as the sun expresses the passion of a human being. The yellow as the moon wishes the game would be played as a pure football festival of mankind, while the green represents a human being with arms stretched represents peace, the peace of mankind. It employs a strong will to unite people around the world into one and create a peaceful world through football.

Venues

The venues for the 2003 event which ran from July 15-July 22, were all used in the 2002 World Cup:

  • Busan Asiad Main Stadium
  • Daejeon Purple Arena
  • Jeonju World Cup Stadium
  • Seoul World Cup Stadium
  • Suwon Bigbird Stadium
  • Ulsan Big Crown Stadium

The venues for the 2005 event which ran from July 15-July 24, were the same as the 2003 event, except that the Gwangju World Cup Stadium was used instead of the Jeonju World Cup Stadium.

  • Busan Asiad Main Stadium
  • Daejeon Purple Arena
  • Gwangju World Cup Stadium
  • Seoul World Cup Stadium
  • Suwon Bigbird Stadium
  • Ulsan Big Crown Stadium

Tournaments

The 2003 event drew an average of 28,304 fans for the 12 opening round games, including 51,578 to the opening game at the Seoul World Cup Stadium between Seongnam and Turkish club Beşiktas. The final game saw 33,778 fans brave monsoon conditions at the Seoul World Cup Stadium to see Mark van Bommel score the lone goal as Dutch champion PSV Eindhoven downed French champion Lyon 1-0. PSV's Korean star Ji Sung Park, who later joined Manchester United, was named the 2003 MVP. The event was notable for the return of PSV coach Guus Hiddink to Korea where he had become a national hero after coaching the country's national team to the semifinals of the 2002 World Cup. Over 70 Korean reporters and 56 photographers followed Hiddink's moves at both the 2003 and 2005 events.

The 2005 event [7] saw 62,000 watch the 2003 champion PSV Eindhoven beat Korean club Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, 2-1, in the opening game at the World Cup Stadium. It was a stunning crowd considering that South Korea's professional league's average crowd per game in 2005 was just 11,552.

The final game was won by English club Tottenham Hotspur when it downed 2003 runner up, French champion Lyon, 3-1 in the final at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. Tottenham's Robbie Keane was named the MVP after scoring two goals in the final game.

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

Group B

2005 edition

Group A

Group B

List of champions

  • 2003—PSV Eindhoven
  • 2005 Winner—Tottenham Hotspur


Notes

  1. DISCLAIMER: Sun Myung Moon is the founder of the New World Encyclopedia.
  2. Selle, Bob. "Soccer for Peace". www.wango.org. Retrieved April 8, 2007.
  3. Haydon, John. "Peace Cup is latest goodwill event for sport." www.tparents.org. Retrieved April 4, 2007.
  4. Moon, Sun Myung, 2002. "The Role of Sports in Creating World Peace" www.tparents.org. Retrieved April 4, 2007
  5. Seongnam Ilwha Chunma F.C.]. www.esifc.com. Retrieved April 4, 2007.
  6. Interview with C.H. Kwak FFWPU, 2005. Retrieved April 4, 2007.
  7. Interview with C.H. Kwak FFWPU, 2003. Retrieved April 4, 2007.

References
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  • Kim, Peter. "Triumph of the Il Hwa Soccer Team." Unification News. December 1995. p. 7.
  • Cho, Jin-seo. "Lyon Advance to Final." The Korea Times. July 21, 2005. p. 20.
  • Haydon, John. "Lyon, Tottenham to meet in final; French champion Olympique Lyon meets Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League tomorrow in the eight-team Peace Cup's championship game at World Cup Stadium." The Washington Times. July 23, 2005. p. C4.
  • Haydon, John. "Peace Cup is latest goodwill event for sport". The Washington Times. July 15, 2003. p. C3.
  • Haydon, John. "Dutch team, popular coach ousted in Cup." The Washington Times. July 21, 2005. p. C1.
  • Haydon, John."Boca Juniors continue on road to recovery." The Washington Times. July 18, 2005. p. C2.
  • Haydon, John. "Defending champs open with win." The Washington Times. July 17, 2005. p. D3.
  • Haydon, John. "In soccer-crazy country, Seoul still yearning for club." The Washington Times. July 19, 2003. p. C6.
  • Haydon, John. "S. Korea's ex-coach remains a hero." The Washington Times. July 18, 2003. p. C2.
  • Haydon, John. "Team unwelcome until it won a title." The Washington Times. July 17, 2003. p. C6.
  • Haydon, John. "World Cup Stadium is a symbol of Seoul's future." The Washington Times. July 16, 2003. p. C5.
  • Cox, Gerry. "Mido Touch Suits Spurs." Daily Star. July 22, 2005. p. 68.
  • Hills, David. "Viagra retailer Pele." The Observer. May, 9. 2004. p. 4.

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