2023 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup

The 2023 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup was the 83rd edition of the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup, an association football tournament organized by FIFA for clubs featuring players under the age of 21. It was held on 17 May and on Ascension Thursday, 18 May 2023.[1] Participants were announced on 4 April 2023. The schedule was published on 13 April 2023.[2]

2023 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup
Tournament details
Host country  Switzerland
Dates17–18 May 2023
TeamsMen: 8
Women: 8
Venue(s)Zürich
Final positions
ChampionsMen: Switzerland Zürich (6th title)
Women: Canada Vancouver Whitecaps (1st title)
Runners-upMen: Brazil Corinthians
Women: Switzerland Basel
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored72 (2 per match)
← 2022
2024

FC Zurich and Vancouver Whitecaps claimed the men's and women's titles respectively at the final on 18 May.[3]

Participating teams

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Eight men and women's teams are split into two groups of four each. Reigning champions FC Basel (men) and FC Zürich (women) return to defend their titles.[1] Arsenal are participating for the first time,[4] while Génération Foot is the first ever African team to join the tournament.[5]

Group Men[5] Women[4]
A   Génération Foot   Arsenal W.F.C.
  Olympique de Marseille   FC Rosengård
  FC Basel   FC Basel Frauen
  FC Zürich   FC Zürich Frauen
B   Liverpool   Vancouver Whitecaps
  Corinthians Paulista   Juventus
  FC Blue Stars   BSC YB Frauen
  Grasshopper Club   Grasshopper Club (women)

Men's tournament

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Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   GFA   ZUR   BAS   OMA
1   Génération Foot 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6 Knockout stage 2–0
2   Zürich 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5 3–0 1–1
3   Basel 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 2–0
4   Marseille 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1 0–1 1–1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head performance; 5) Fair play ranking; 6) Drawing of lots.[6]
Marseille  1–1  Zürich
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Génération Foot  2–0  Basel
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Marseille  0–1  Génération Foot
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Zürich  0–0  Basel
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Basel  2–0  Marseille
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Zürich  3–0  Génération Foot
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   GCZ   COR   LIV   BSZ
1   Grasshopper 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5 Knockout stage 0–0 3–0
2   Corinthians 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 5 3–0
3   Liverpool 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 1–1 0–0
4   Blue Stars 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0 0–1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head performance; 5) Fair play ranking; 6) Drawing of lots.[6]
Liverpool  1–1  Grasshopper
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Corinthians  3–0  Blue Stars
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Liverpool  0–0  Corinthians
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Grasshopper  3–0  Blue Stars
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Blue Stars  0–1  Liverpool
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Grasshopper  0–0  Corinthians
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Placement game

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Seventh place play-off

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Marseille  3–0  Blue Stars
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Fifth place play-off

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Basel  2–0  Liverpool
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Third place play-off

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Génération Foot  3–0  Grasshopper
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Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

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Génération Foot  0–0  Corinthians
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Penalties
2–4
Grasshopper  0–2  Zürich
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Final

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Corinthians  0–0  Zürich
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Penalties
0–2
 2023 FIFA Youth Cup winners 
 
Zürich
Sixth title

Women's tournament

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Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   ZUR   BAS   ROS   ARS
1   Zürich 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 Knockout stage 1–0
2   Basel 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 1–1 1–0
3   Rosengård 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 1–1
4   Arsenal 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1 0–0 1–2
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head performance; 5) Fair play ranking; 6) Drawing of lots.[7]
Arsenal  0–0  Basel
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Rosengård  1–1  Zürich
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Arsenal  1–2  Rosengård
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Basel  1–1  Zürich
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Zürich  1–0  Arsenal
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Basel  1–0  Rosengård
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   YB   VAN   GCZ   JUV
1   YB Frauen 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Knockout stage 1–0 3–0
2   Vancouver Whitecaps 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4 1–1
3   Grasshopper 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4 4–1
4   Juventus 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1 2–2 0–4
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head performance; 5) Fair play ranking; 6) Drawing of lots.[7]
Juventus  2–2  YB Frauen
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Vancouver Whitecaps  1–1  Grasshopper
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Juventus  0–4  Vancouver Whitecaps
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YB Frauen  3–0  Grasshopper
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Grasshopper  4–1  Juventus
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YB Frauen  1–0  Vancouver Whitecaps
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Placement game

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Seventh place play-off

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Arsenal  0–2  Juventus
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Fifth place play-off

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Rosengård  2–0  Grasshopper
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Third place play-off

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Zürich  0–1  YB Frauen
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Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Zürich1 (3)
 
 
 
  Vancouver Whitecaps (p)1 (5)
 
  Vancouver Whitecaps (p)1 (5)
 
 
 
  Basel1 (4)
 
  YB Frauen2 (4)
 
 
  Basel (p)2 (5)
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  Zürich1
 
 
  YB Frauen0

Semi-finals

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Zürich  1–1  Vancouver Whitecaps
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Penalties
3–5

YB Frauen  2–2  Basel
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Penalties
4–5

Final

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Vancouver Whitecaps  1–1  Basel
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Penalties
5–4
 2023 FIFA Youth Cup winners 
 
Vancouver Whitecaps
First title

Final standings

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Pos. Team G Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
    Zürich A 5 2 3 0 9 7 2 +5
    Corinthians B 5 1 4 0 7 3 0 +3
    Génération Foot A 5 3 1 1 10 6 3 +3
4   Grasshopper B 5 1 2 2 5 4 6 −2
5   Basel A 4 2 1 1 7 5 3 +2
6   Liverpool B 4 1 2 1 5 2 3 −1
7   Marseille A 4 1 1 2 4 4 4 0
8   Blue Stars B 4 0 0 4 0 0 10 −10

Women

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Pos. Team G Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
    Vancouver Whitecaps B 5 1 3 1 6 7 4 +3
    Basel A 5 1 4 0 7 5 4 +1
    YB Frauen B 5 3 2 0 11 9 4 +5
4   Zürich A 5 1 3 1 6 4 4 0
5   Rosengård A 4 2 1 1 7 5 3 +2
6   Grasshopper B 4 1 1 2 4 5 7 −2
7   Juventus B 4 1 1 2 4 5 10 −5
8   Arsenal A 4 0 1 3 1 1 5 −4

References

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  1. ^ a b "Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup 2023: Teams and groups confirmed". FIFA.com. FIFA. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Match Schedule - Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup 2023" (PDF). FIFA.com. FIFA. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  3. ^ Huaxia (19 May 2023). "Zurich, Vancouver Whitecaps win FIFA Youth Cup titles". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Women's tournament". FIFA. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Men's tournament". FIFA. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Rankings Men". FIFA.
  7. ^ a b "Rankings Women". FIFA.
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