The 2016 Puskás Cup was the ninth edition of the
Puskás Cup
Puskás Cup or Puskás-Suzuki Kupa is an international football tournament founded by the Ferenc Puskás Football Academy in Felcsút, Hungary and the Magyar Suzuki Corporation in 2008. The aim of the founders is to establish a club tournament wh ...
and took place between 13 May to 16 May in
Felcsút
Felcsút is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1269 where its name was originated from the personal name "Csút". ("fel-" felső"means "upper" in Hungarian.) In the Middle Ages the owners were cru ...
,
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
.
Budapest Honvéd
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were the defending champions. One new team,
Genk Jeugd, were invited by the organisers for this event.
The 2016 Puskás Cup was won by
Budapest Honvéd
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...
by beating
Puskás Akadémia in penalty shootout in the final on 16 May 2016 at the
Pancho Arena
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Given name
*Pancho Barnes (1901 ...
in
Felcsút
Felcsút is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1269 where its name was originated from the personal name "Csút". ("fel-" felső"means "upper" in Hungarian.) In the Middle Ages the owners were cru ...
.
La Fábrica finished third by beating
Genk Jeugd 3-1.
Hagi Academy
The Gheorghe Hagi Football Academy () is a association football, football youth academy based in Ovidiu, Constanța County, which serves as the primary youth clinic of Romanian club FC Farul Constanța, Farul Constanța. Until 2021, it was the pr ...
finished fifth by beating
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...
2-1.
Participating teams
*
Budapest Honvéd
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''(former club of Ferenc Puskás)''
*
La Fábrica ''(former club of Ferenc Puskás)''
*
Hagi Academy
The Gheorghe Hagi Football Academy () is a association football, football youth academy based in Ovidiu, Constanța County, which serves as the primary youth clinic of Romanian club FC Farul Constanța, Farul Constanța. Until 2021, it was the pr ...
''(invited)''
*
Genk Jeugd ''(invited)''
*
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...
''(former club of Ferenc Puskás)''
*
Puskás Akadémia ''(host)''
Venues
Squads
Budapest Honvéd
Coach:
Krisztián Somogyi
La Fábrica
Coach:
Tristán David Celador
Genk Jeugd
Coach:
Eddy Vanhemel
Hagi Academy
Coach:
Nicolae Rosca
Panathinaikos
Coach:
Henk Herder
Puskás Akadémia
Coach:
Ivica Kulesevic
Results
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Group A
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Group B
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Fifth place play-off
Third place play-off
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
4 goals
*
Zsombor Bévárdi
Zsombor Bévárdi (born 30 January 1999) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Puskás Akadémia.
Club career
He scored the equalizer against Budapest Honvéd FC
Budapest Honvéd Football Club (), ...
(
Puskás Akadémia)
2 goals
*
Safouane Ahidar (
Genk Jeugd)
*
Benjámin Pratsler (
Budapest Honvéd
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)
*
Román Adrián Moreno (
La Fábrica)
1 goal
*
Zoltán Bence Banó-Szabó (
Budapest Honvéd
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)
*
Nikolasz Kovács (
Budapest Honvéd
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)
*
Milán Májer (
Budapest Honvéd
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)
*
Antonio Manuel Casas Marin (
La Fábrica)
*
Garcia Alberto Fernandez (
La Fábrica)
*
Rodriguez Inaki Elejalde (
La Fábrica)
*
Adrián de la Fuente Barquilla (
La Fábrica)
*
Elliot Gómez López (
La Fábrica)
*
Adriano Bertaccini
Adriano Bertaccini (born 13 August 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Sint-Truiden.
Club career
On 15 June 2023, Bertaccini signed a two-year contract with RFC Liège.
On 1 February 202 ...
(
Genk Jeugd)
*
Emeraude Molembia Bolingoli (
Genk Jeugd)
*
Denis Dragus (
Hagi Academy
The Gheorghe Hagi Football Academy () is a association football, football youth academy based in Ovidiu, Constanța County, which serves as the primary youth clinic of Romanian club FC Farul Constanța, Farul Constanța. Until 2021, it was the pr ...
)
*
Romeo Branica (
Hagi Academy
The Gheorghe Hagi Football Academy () is a association football, football youth academy based in Ovidiu, Constanța County, which serves as the primary youth clinic of Romanian club FC Farul Constanța, Farul Constanța. Until 2021, it was the pr ...
)
*
Catalin Itu (
Hagi Academy
The Gheorghe Hagi Football Academy () is a association football, football youth academy based in Ovidiu, Constanța County, which serves as the primary youth clinic of Romanian club FC Farul Constanța, Farul Constanța. Until 2021, it was the pr ...
)
*
Robert Neciu (
Hagi Academy
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)
*
Alexandru Mățan
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Club career
Viitorul Constanța
An academy graduate of Viitorul Const ...
(
Hagi Academy
The Gheorghe Hagi Football Academy () is a association football, football youth academy based in Ovidiu, Constanța County, which serves as the primary youth clinic of Romanian club FC Farul Constanța, Farul Constanța. Until 2021, it was the pr ...
)
*
Igli Doko (
Panathinaikos
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)
*
Gergely Mim (
Puskás Akadémia)
*
Balázs Varga
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(
Puskás Akadémia)
References
External links
Official website
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