2019 Granatkin Memorial

The 2019 Valentin Granatkin Memorial Cup is its 19th edition after dissolution of the USSR.[1] The tournament was held at Saint Petersburg, Russia from 4 to 14 June 2019, being organised by Russian Football Union.[2][3]

2019 Granatkin Memorial
Tournament details
Host countryRussia
CitySaint Petersburg
Dates4 to 14 June 2019
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored65 (2.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)Russia Kirill Kosarev
(4 goals)
2018
2020
All statistics correct as of 12 June 2019.

Participating nations

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Total of 12 National U-18 teams from three different confederations namely AFC, CONMEBOL and UEFA, participated in this edition of the tournament.[4][5][6] The teams are further divided in three different groups, where Group A have Bulgaria, India, Moldova and host Russia, Group B have Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Greece and Group C have Argentina, Iran, Armenia and second team of host Russia as Russia 2.[7][8][5]

Group stage

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The participants will play each other in each group and the winners of each group and the best of the teams finished second in each group will play for the semifinals. The remaining teams will play for 5–8 places.[5]

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Russia 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9
  Moldova 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
  Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2
  India 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: RFS Granatkin
Bulgaria  0–0  Moldova
BFU FMF
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jan Bobrovsky (Russia)
Russia  3–0  India
Kosarev   50', 73', 82' RFS AIFF
Attendance: 500
Referee: Dmitry Streltsov (Russia)

Moldova  2–1  India
Puşcaş   54'
Gaiu   56' (pen.)
FMF AIFF Danu   34'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Yunus Koshko (Russia)
Russia  3–0  Bulgaria
Prokhin   44', 54'
Fayzullin   57'
RFS BFU
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Artyom Chistyakov (Russia)

India  1–1  Bulgaria
Mishra   50' AIFF BFU Rafi   7' (o.g.)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Oleg Sokolov (Russia)
Moldova  0–1  Russia
FMF RFS Petrov   9'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Evgeny Bulanov (Russia)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Turkey 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7
  Greece 3 1 2 0 8 5 +3 5
  Tajikistan 3 0 2 1 5 10 −5 2
  Kyrgyzstan 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: RFS Granatkin
Greece  4–4  Tajikistan
Thymianis   10'
Michelis   42'
Tzimas   44'
Tsakiris   66'
RFS FFT Rahmatov   34'
Soirov   63' (pen.), 70'
Zairov   67'
Stadium Turbostroitel, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 300
Referee: Andrey Fissenko (Russia)
Turkey  1–0  Kyrgyzstan
Arslantas   40' RFS TFF
Stadium Turbostroitel, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 300
Referee: Evgeny Bulanov (Russia)

Tajikistan  1–1  Kyrgyzstan
Kamolov   90+3' FFT RFS Shigaibaev   25'
Stadium Turbostroitel, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 350
Referee: Konstantin Averyanov (Russia)
Turkey  0–0  Greece
RFS TFF
Stadium Turbostroitel, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 250
Referee: Artem Petrenko (Russia)

Kyrgyzstan  1–4  Greece
Artykbaev   72' RFS Vrakas   17' (pen.), 49'
Tzimas   27'
Pournaras   29'
Stadium Turbostroitel, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 300
Referee: Maksim Matyunin (Russia)
Tajikistan  0–5  Turkey
RFS TFF İşler   15'
Akgün   39', 41'
Yeşilay   56'
Arslantas   90+1'
Stadium Turbostroitel, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 450
Referee: Jan Bobrovsky (Russia)

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Argentina 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9
  Russia 2 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
  Iran 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
  Armenia 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: RFS Granatkin
Argentina  2–0  Armenia
Orozco   56'
Palacios   60'
AFA FFA
Roshchino Arena, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 400
Referee: Oleg Sokolov (Russia)
Russia   22–1  Iran
Iosifov   56' (pen.), 65' RFS FFIRI Sobhani   88'
Roshchino Arena, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 550
Referee: Maksim Matyunin (Russia)

Armenia  0–2  Iran
FFA FFIRI Sobhani   25'
Jalali   34'
Roshchino Arena, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 300
Referee: Andrey Fissenko (Russia)
Russia   21–2  Argentina
Iosifov   13' RFS AFA Orozco   76'
Lecanda   78'
Roshchino Arena, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Sergey Kulikov (Russia)

Iran  2–4  Argentina
Barzegar   14'
Moharrami   89'
FFIRI AFA Zeballos   39' (pen.)
Godoy   78'
Medina   84'
Cano   88'
Roshchino Arena, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 300
Referee: Dmitry Streltsov (Russia)
Armenia  0–2  Russia 2
FFA RFS Apshatsev   7'
Petukhov   90+1'
Roshchino Arena, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 600
Referee: Andrey Fissenko (Russia)

Placement matches

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Places 9–12

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Kyrgyzstan  1–1  India
Shigaibaev   88' RFS AIFF Mishra   75'
Penalties
Artykbaev  
Kanybekov  
Rusakov  
3–1 Rohit Danu  
H.Singh  
Sailo  
J.Singh  
Stadium Turbostroitel, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 300
Referee: Artem Petrenko (Russia)
Tajikistan  0–3  Armenia
RFS FFA Alaverdyan   35'
Grigoryan   45'
Kolozyan   53'
Roshchino Arena, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 350
Referee: Ilya Ivanov (Russia)

11th Place

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India  0–1  Tajikistan
AIFF RFS Panzhiev   39'
Stadium Turbostroitel, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jan Bobrovsky (Russia)

9th Place

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Kyrgyzstan  0–3  Armenia
RFS Petrosyan   21', 50'
Avetisyan   23'
Roshchino Arena, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 300
Referee: Oleg Sokolov (Russia)

Places 5–8

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Moldova  1–2  Iran
Ghiderman   39' FMF RFS Barzegar   55'
Sobhani   90+1'
Roshchino Arena, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 400
Referee: Artyom Chistyakov (Russia)
Greece  2–0  Bulgaria
Fakkis   10'
Tzimas   33'
RFS
Stadium Turbostroitel, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 300
Referee: Konstantin Averyanov (Russia)

7th Place

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Moldova  1–1  Bulgaria
Dolghi   90' (pen.) RFS Petkov   80'
Penalties
3–4
Stadium Turbostroitel, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 300
Referee: Artem Petrenko (Russia)

5th Place

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Iran  0–1  Greece
Tzimas   81'
Roshchino Arena, Saint Petersburg

Semifinals

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Argentina  2–0  Turkey
Lecanda   28'
Palacios   65' (pen.)
RFS
Attendance: 700
Referee: Yunus Koshko (Russia)
Russia  1–1  Russia 2
Kosarev   30' RFS Pelikh   15'
Penalties
Litvinov  
Gerchikov  
Suleymanov  
Oganesyan  
Vladimirov  
5–3 Petukhov  
Joseph  
Zakharov  
Bem  
Referee: Sergey Kulikov (Russia)

Third place

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Turkey  4–2  Russia 2
Kol   21'
Gulli   26', 73'
Arslantas   90+1'
Petukhov   13' (pen.)
Shkolik   89'

Final

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Argentina  1–0  Russia
Lecanda   74'

Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Argentina 5 5 0 0 11 3 +8 15
2   Russia 5 3 1 1 8 2 +6 10
3   Turkey 5 3 1 1 10 4 +6 10
4   Russia 2 5 2 1 2 8 8 0 7
5   Greece 5 3 2 0 11 5 +6 11
6   Iran 5 2 0 3 7 8 −1 6
7   Bulgaria 5 0 3 2 2 7 −5 3
8   Moldova 5 1 2 2 4 5 −1 5
9   Armenia 5 2 0 3 6 6 0 6
10   Kyrgyzstan 5 0 2 3 3 0 +3 2
11   Tajikistan 5 1 2 2 6 13 −7 5
12   India 5 0 2 3 3 8 −5 2
Source: Granatkin

Goalscorers

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There were 69 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.65 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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  1. ^ "Tournament history". granatkin.com. Valentina Granatkin Memorial. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. ^ "About Valentin Granatkin Memorial 2019". rfs.ru. RFS. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  3. ^ "INDIA U18 TO PLAY AGAINST RUSSIA AND BULGARIA IN GRANATKIN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Valentin Granatkin Memorial 2019 Participating teams". rfs.ru. RFS. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "St. Petersburg will receive the Valentin Granatkin Memorial". rfs.ru. RFS. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  6. ^ "PARTICIPANTS". granatkin.com. Valentina Granatkin Memorial. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Старшие юноши сыграют на Мемориале Валентина Гранаткина". rfs.ru. RFS. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Valentin Granatkin Memorial 2019 GROUP STANDINGS". rfs.ru. RFS. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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