{{Short description|Four-nation international football tournament in the Philippines}} {{Infobox football tournament | image = [[File:Philippine Peace Cup.jpeg|250px]] | founded = 2012 | abolished = 2014 | number of teams = 3–4 | current champions = {{fb|MYA}} <br/> (1st title) | most successful team = {{fb|PHI}} <br/> (2 titles) | broadcasters = [[ABS-CBN Sports and Action]] | website = }}
The '''Philippine Peace Cup''' was a four-nation international [[Association football|football]] competition organized by the [[Philippine Football Federation]] (PFF) which involved the national teams of the [[Philippines]] and three invitees. The inaugural edition took place in 2012, replacing the annual [[Long Teng Cup]]. The tournament took place around September to celebrate peace month in the Philippines.<ref name="interaksyon1">{{cite news |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pff-renames-alcantara-cup-to-peace-cup |title=PFF renames Alcantara Cup to Peace Cup |author=Decena, Karl |work=InterAKTV |date=2012-09-07 |access-date=2012-09-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909020315/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pff-renames-alcantara-cup-to-peace-cup |archive-date=2012-09-09 }}</ref>
==Tournament name== The 2012 edition of the third annual '''Long Teng Cup''' was given to Philippines by the [[Chinese Taipei Football Association]] (CTFA).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.philstar.com/sportshub/pacquiao-bradley-2012/article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=69&articleId=816741 |title=PFF plans to hold P9M 4-nation meet |work=The Philippine Star |author=Leyba, Olmin |date=2012-06-13 |access-date=2012-08-11 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The PFF then renamed it as the [[Paulino Alcántara]] Cup,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sports.inquirer.net/54669/pff-invites-guam-xi-to-4-nation-tournament |title=PFF invites Guam XI to 4-nation tournament |author=Tupas, Cedelf |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=2012-07-28 |access-date=2012-07-28 |archive-date=2014-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219022053/http://sports.inquirer.net/54669/pff-invites-guam-xi-to-4-nation-tournament |url-status=live }}</ref> after [[Filipino people|Filipino]]–[[Spanish people|Spanish]] football legend who played for [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]. It was again renamed to the '''Paulino Alcántara Peace Cup''', and eventually to the '''Philippine Peace Cup'''. The [[Philippine Sports Commission]], which operates the [[Rizal Memorial Stadium]] where the tournament was held, had a rule against events named after an individual.<ref name="interaksyon1"/> As the tournament celebrated peace month, the presidential adviser on the country's peace process played a role in the naming.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/271980/sports/football/paulino-alcantara-peace-cup-moved-to-rizal-memorial-stadium |title=Paulino Alcantara Peace Cup moved to Rizal Memorial Stadium |author=Moore, Roy |work=GMA News |location=Philippines |date=2012-08-31 |access-date=2012-09-14 |archive-date=2014-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129084837/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/271980/sports/football/paulino-alcantara-peace-cup-moved-to-rizal-memorial-stadium |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Broadcasting== [[ABS-CBN]] was the official TV partner of the Peace Cup, airing the matches involving the [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]] on [[Studio 23]] and other matches via international broadcasters, from 2012 to 2013. Starting from 2014, [[ABS-CBN Sports and Action]] aired the games.
==Summary== {| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align: center;" |- ! width=50px| Year ! width=50px| Host city ! width=100px| 1st place ! width=100px| 2nd place ! width=100px| 3rd place ! width=100px| 4th place |- | [[2012 Philippine Peace Cup|2012]] | [[Manila]] | {{fb-big|PHI}} | {{fb-big|TPE}} | {{fb-big|GUM}} | {{fb-big|MAC}} |- | [[2013 Philippine Peace Cup|2013]] | [[Bacolod]] | {{fb-big|PHI}} | {{fb-big|TPE}} | {{fb-big|PAK}} | — |- | [[2014 Philippine Peace Cup|2014]] | [[Manila]] | {{fb-big|MYA}} | {{fb-big|PHI}} | {{fb-big|PLE}} | {{fb-big|TPE}} |- |}
==General statistics== ''As of 2014 Philippine Peace Cup'' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width: 45%; text-align: center;" |- ! width="10%" | Team ! width="05%" | {{tooltip|Pld|Games played}} ! width="05%" | {{tooltip|W|Wins}} ! width="05%" | {{tooltip|D|Draws}} ! width="05%" | {{tooltip|L|Losses}} ! width="05%" | {{tooltip|GF|Goals for}} ! width="05%" | {{tooltip|GA|Goals against}} ! width="05%" | {{tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} |- | align="left" | {{fb|Philippines}} | 7 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 20 || 8 || +12 |- | align="left" | {{fb|Chinese Taipei}} | 7 || 2 || 1 || 4 || 11 || 19 || -8 |- | align="left" | {{fb|Myanmar}} | 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 3 || +4 |- | align="left" | {{fb|Palestine}} | 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 8 || 7 || +1 |- | align="left" | {{fb|Guam}} | 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 3 || 0 |- | align="left" | {{fb|Pakistan}} | 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3 || -1 |- | align="left" | {{fb|Macau}} | 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 10 || -8 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Football in the Philippines}} {{Friendly association football tournaments in Asia}}
[[Category:Philippine Peace Cup| ]] [[Category:International association football competitions hosted by the Philippines]] [[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2012]] [[Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2014]] [[Category:2012 establishments in the Philippines]] [[Category:2014 disestablishments in the Philippines]] [[Category:Men's international association football invitational tournaments]]