| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Indonesia | 
| Dates | 27 April – 3 May 2018 | 
| Teams | 4 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Bahrain | 
| Runner-up |  Uzbekistan | 
| Third place |  Indonesia | 
| Fourth place |  North Korea | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 | 
| Goals scored | 16 (2.67 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) |  Mohamed Marhoon (3 goals) | 
The 2018 PSSI Anniversary Cup was a four-team under-23 association football tournament held at Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong, Bogor Regency from 27 April until 3 May 2018.[1] The tournament was organised to commemorate the 88th anniversary of Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI).[2] Earlier, the tournament was expected to be kicked off on 28 April, however PSSI later changed it on 27 April due to Liga 1 matches that were to be held on that day.[3]
Bahrain emerged as the tournament champion with 7 points ahead of the rest of the teams.[4]
Participating nations
A total of four nations comprising host Indonesia, Bahrain, North Korea and Malaysia have earlier announced their participation in the tournament.[2][3][5] On 12 April 2018, Malaysia announced their withdrawal as the tournament date is coinciding with their league schedule that resulted in each of their players to be busy with their respective club matches that will prevent them from playing with the national team.[6][7] Two replacement candidates from Senegal and Uzbekistan are then called by PSSI,[8] with Thailand, Vietnam, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan being also decided as other potential candidates despite both Thailand and Vietnam having responded that their players were also busy with tight league schedules in their country.[9] The PSSI later decided Uzbekistan as the suitable replacement candidate.[9][10]
 Indonesia (Host) Indonesia (Host)
 Bahrain Bahrain
 North Korea North Korea
 Uzbekistan (replacing Uzbekistan (replacing Malaysia) Malaysia)
Match officials
The following referees and their assistants were chosen for the tournament.[11]
- Referees
 Khoun Virak Khoun Virak
 Luk Kin Sun Luk Kin Sun
 Mustafa Umarella Mustafa Umarella
 Yudi Nurcahya Yudi Nurcahya
- Assistant referees
 Fok Pong Shing Fok Pong Shing
 Wong Ping Chung Wong Ping Chung
 Agus Mulyadi Agus Mulyadi
 Agus Prima Aspa Agus Prima Aspa
 Dedek Duha Dedek Duha
Regulation
The tournament followed Asian Games regulation with all participating teams will be using their U-23 national team with an advantage to use three senior players.[12] It was decided through a round-robin format and team with the highest point would become the winner.[13]
Venue
The sole venue stadium was the Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong of Bogor Regency. Earlier, the PSSI also expected the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta to be used for the tournament, but the stadium was being renovated to host the upcoming 2018 Asian Games, where Indonesia became the host.[1]
|  Cibinong | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pakansari Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 30,000 | ||
|  | 
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bahrain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Champion | 
| 2 |  Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Runner–up | 
| 3 |  Indonesia (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | Third place | 
| 4 |  North Korea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Fair-play points; 6) Penalty shoot-out
(H) Hosts
Matches
| Uzbekistan  | 2–2 |  North Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Alijonov  8' Sidorov  25' | Report | Jo Sol-song  32', 86' | 
| Bahrain  | 3–3 |  Uzbekistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Hashim  35' Marhoon  50', 59' | Report | Amonov  43' Gafurov  72' Kodirkulov  90+3' | 
| Indonesia  | 0–0 |  North Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| North Korea  | 1–4 |  Bahrain | 
|---|---|---|
| Song Kum-song  60' | Report | Sanad  15' Jasim  52' Al-Sherooqi  57', 75' | 
| Indonesia  | 0–0 |  Uzbekistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Winners
| 2018 PSSI Anniversary Cup | 
|---|
|  Bahrain First title | 
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
 Ahmed Al-Sherooqi Ahmed Al-Sherooqi
 Jo Sol-song Jo Sol-song
- 1 goal
 Ahmed Sanad Ahmed Sanad
 Jasim Alsalma Jasim Alsalma
 Sayed Hashim Isa Sayed Hashim Isa
 Song Kum-song Song Kum-song
 Khojiakbar Alijonov Khojiakbar Alijonov
 Azibek Amonov Azibek Amonov
 Husniddin Gafurov Husniddin Gafurov
 Sanjar Kodirkulov Sanjar Kodirkulov
 Andrey Sidorov Andrey Sidorov
References
- 1 2 "Stadion Pakansari Jadi Venue Tunggal Anniversary Cup" (in Indonesian). Bola.net. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- 1 2 Eris Eka Jaya (27 February 2018). "PSSI Gelar Anniversary Cup, Korut, Malaysia, dan Bahrain Jadi Peserta" (in Indonesian). Kompas. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- 1 2 Amalia Dwi Septi (28 February 2018). "PSSI Majukan Kick-off Turnamen Anniversary Cup 2018" (in Indonesian). DetikCom. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ "Bahrain Olympic team lift soccer crown in Indonesia". Gulf Digital News. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ↑ Robert (26 February 2018). "PSSI Jelaskan Format Anniversary Cup 2018" (in Indonesian). Bolalob. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ Benediktus Gerendo Pradigdo (12 April 2018). "Malaysia Urung Ikut PSSI Anniversary Cup 2018" (in Indonesian). Bola. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ Hasiolan Eko P Gultom (12 April 2018). "Alasan Timnas Malaysia Undur Diri dari Anniversary Cup Bukan Karena Takut Kalah dari Indonesia" (in Indonesian). Tribun News. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ Mochamad Hary Prasetya (13 April 2018). "Malaysia Batal Ikut Anniversary Cup, PSSI Kontak Senegal dan Uzbekistan" (in Indonesian). Bola. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- 1 2 Arby Rahmat (12 April 2018). "Timnas Uzbekistan Gantikan Malaysia di Anniversary Cup 2018" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ Rais Adnan (13 April 2018). "Juara Piala Asia U-23 Gantikan Malaysia Di Anniversary Cup 2018" (in Indonesian). Goal.com. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ Bandung Saputra (24 April 2018). "Ini Wasit yang Bertugas di PSSI Anniversary Cup 2018" (in Indonesian). Vavel. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ↑ Gerry Putra (17 March 2018). "PSSI Terapkan Regulasi Asian Games di Anniversary Cup" (in Indonesian). Bolalob. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ Nurdin Saleh (3 April 2018). "Timnas U-23 Ikuti Anniversary Cup pada 27 April, Ini Jadwalnya" (in Indonesian). Tempo. Retrieved 3 April 2018.









