| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Russia | 
| City | Saint Petersburg | 
| Dates | 4 to 14 June 2019 | 
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) | 
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 | 
| Goals scored | 65 (2.71 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Kirill Kosarev (4 goals) | 
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]
Participating nations
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
- All times are Further-eastern European Time (UTC+03:00).
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
| 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 | 
Group B
| 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 | 
| Greece  | 4–4 |  Tajikistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Thymianis  10' Michelis  42' Tzimas  44' Tsakiris  66' | RFS FFT | Rahmatov  34' Soirov  63' (pen.), 70' Zairov  67' | 
| Turkey  | 1–0 |  Kyrgyzstan | 
|---|---|---|
| Arslantas  40' | RFS TFF | 
| Tajikistan  | 1–1 |  Kyrgyzstan | 
|---|---|---|
| Kamolov  90+3' | FFT RFS | Shigaibaev  25' | 
Group C
| 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 | 
Placement matches
Places 9–12
| Kyrgyzstan  | 1–1 |  India | 
|---|---|---|
| Shigaibaev  88' | RFS AIFF | Mishra  75' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Artykbaev  Kanybekov  Rusakov  | 3–1 | Rohit Danu  H.Singh  Sailo  J.Singh  | 
| Tajikistan  | 0–3 |  Armenia | 
|---|---|---|
| RFS FFA | Alaverdyan  35' Grigoryan  45' Kolozyan  53' | 
11th Place
| India  | 0–1 |  Tajikistan | 
|---|---|---|
| AIFF RFS | Panzhiev  39' | 
9th Place
| Kyrgyzstan  | 0–3 |  Armenia | 
|---|---|---|
| RFS | Petrosyan  21', 50' Avetisyan  23' | 
Places 5–8
7th Place
5th Place
| Iran  | 0–1 |  Greece | 
|---|---|---|
| Tzimas  81' | 
Semifinals
| Russia  | 1–1 |  Russia 2 | 
|---|---|---|
| Kosarev  30' | RFS | Pelikh  15' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Litvinov  Gerchikov  Suleymanov  Oganesyan  Vladimirov  | 5–3 | Petukhov  Joseph  Zakharov  Bem  | 
Third place
Final
Final ranking
| 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 | 
Goalscorers
There were 69 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.65 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
 Panagiotis Tzimas Panagiotis Tzimas
 Ali Sobhani Ali Sobhani
 Nikita Iosifov Nikita Iosifov
2 goals
 Franco Orozco Franco Orozco
 Matías Palacios Matías Palacios
 Tomas Leonardo Lecanda Tomas Leonardo Lecanda
 Grenik Petrosyan Grenik Petrosyan
 Georgios Vrakas Georgios Vrakas
 Akash Mishra Akash Mishra
 Aria Barzegar Aria Barzegar
 Emir Shigaibaev Emir Shigaibaev
 Danila Prokhin Danila Prokhin
 Rustam Soirov Rustam Soirov
 Muhammet Arslantas Muhammet Arslantas
 Oğuzhan Akgün Oğuzhan Akgün
1 goal
 Oscar Exequiel Zeballos Oscar Exequiel Zeballos
 Matías Godoy Matías Godoy
 Cristian Nicholas Medina Cristian Nicholas Medina
 Lautaro Ezequiel Cano Lautaro Ezequiel Cano
 Narek Alaverdyan Narek Alaverdyan
 Narek Grigoryan Narek Grigoryan
 Aram Kolozyan Aram Kolozyan
 Patvakan Avetisyan Patvakan Avetisyan
 Konstantinos Thymianis Konstantinos Thymianis
 Nikolaos Michelis Nikolaos Michelis
 Ioannis Tsakiris Ioannis Tsakiris
 Theodoros Pournaras Theodoros Pournaras
 Ioannis Fakkis Ioannis Fakkis
 Rohit Danu Rohit Danu
 Ahmad Jalali Ahmad Jalali
 Reza Mohammad Moharrami Reza Mohammad Moharrami
 Ryskeldi Artykbaev Ryskeldi Artykbaev
 Dan Pușcaș Dan Pușcaș
 Valeriu Gaiu Valeriu Gaiu
 Ilie Ghiderman Ilie Ghiderman
 Denis Faizullin Denis Faizullin
 Maksim Petrov Maksim Petrov
 Marat Apshatsev Marat Apshatsev
 Ilya Petukhov Ilya Petukhov
 Danil Pelikh Danil Pelikh
 Sharifbek Rahmatov Sharifbek Rahmatov
 Islom Zairov Islom Zairov
 Amadoni Kamolov Amadoni Kamolov
 Ozodbek Panzhiev Ozodbek Panzhiev
 Ilkay İşler Ilkay İşler
 Burak Yasin Yeşilay Burak Yasin Yeşilay
1 own goal
 Muhammed Rafi (against Bulgaria) Muhammed Rafi (against Bulgaria)
References
- ↑ "Tournament history". granatkin.com. Valentina Granatkin Memorial. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ↑ "About Valentin Granatkin Memorial 2019". rfs.ru. RFS. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ↑ "INDIA U18 TO PLAY AGAINST RUSSIA AND BULGARIA IN GRANATKIN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ↑ "Valentin Granatkin Memorial 2019 Participating teams". rfs.ru. RFS. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- 1 2 3 "St. Petersburg will receive the Valentin Granatkin Memorial". rfs.ru. RFS. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ↑ "PARTICIPANTS". granatkin.com. Valentina Granatkin Memorial. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ↑ "Старшие юноши сыграют на Мемориале Валентина Гранаткина". rfs.ru. RFS. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ↑ "Valentin Granatkin Memorial 2019 GROUP STANDINGS". rfs.ru. RFS. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.