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)
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All statistics correct as of 12 June 2019.

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

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
Source: RFS Granatkin
Bulgaria 0–0 Moldova
BFU FMF
Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jan Bobrovsky (Russia)
Russia 3–0 India
Kosarev 50', 73', 82' RFS AIFF
Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 500
Referee: Dmitry Streltsov (Russia)
Moldova 2–1 India
Puşcaş 54'
Gaiu 56' (pen.)		 FMF AIFF Danu 34'
Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 250
Referee: Yunus Koshko (Russia)
Russia 3–0 Bulgaria
Prokhin 44', 54'
Fayzullin 57'		 RFS BFU
Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Artyom Chistyakov (Russia)
India 1–1 Bulgaria
Mishra 50' AIFF BFU Rafi 7' (o.g.)
Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 100
Referee: Oleg Sokolov (Russia)
Moldova 0–1 Russia
FMF RFS Petrov 9'
Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 400
Referee: Evgeny Bulanov (Russia)

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
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

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

Places 9–12

Kyrgyzstan 1–1 India
Shigaibaev 88' RFS AIFF Mishra 75'
Penalties
Artykbaev soccer ball with check mark
Kanybekov soccer ball with check mark
Rusakov soccer ball with check mark		 3–1 Rohit Danu soccer ball with check mark
H.Singh soccer ball with red X
Sailo soccer ball with red X
J.Singh soccer ball with red X
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

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

9th Place

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

Places 5–8

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

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

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

Semifinals

Argentina 2–0 Turkey
Lecanda 28'
Palacios 65' (pen.)		 RFS
Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 700
Referee: Yunus Koshko (Russia)
Russia 1–1 Russia 2
Kosarev 30' RFS Pelikh 15'
Penalties
Litvinov soccer ball with check mark
Gerchikov soccer ball with check mark
Suleymanov soccer ball with check mark
Oganesyan soccer ball with check mark
Vladimirov soccer ball with check mark		 5–3 Petukhov soccer ball with check mark
Joseph soccer ball with red X
Zakharov soccer ball with check mark
Bem soccer ball with check mark
Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Referee: Sergey Kulikov (Russia)

Third place

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

Final

Argentina 1–0 Russia
Lecanda 74'
Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

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
Source: Granatkin

Goalscorers

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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  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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