Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup

Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup is an international association football competition organised by FIFA.

Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup
Organising bodyFIFA (since 1991)
Founded1939
RegionInternational
Number of teamsMen: 10
Women: 6
Current championsMen: Switzerland Zürich (6th title)
Women: Canada Vancouver Whitecaps (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Men: England Manchester United (18 titles)
Women:
Canada Vancouver Whitecaps
Germany VfL Wolfsburg
Switzerland Young Boys
Switzerland Zürich
(1 title each)
WebsiteFIFA Youth Cup
2024 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup

History

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Founded by FC Blue Stars, Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup is an international youth club football tournament. The Zürich based club were one of the first to have a separate youth section. This youth section expanded to include a tournament involving the best youth teams in the world. Recognising its importance to youth football, FIFA took over the tournament in 1991.[1]

The women's tournament started in 2018. Young Boys women team won the first edition.[2]

Games are played in two 20-minute halves (25 for the final), only players between 18 and 20 years may participate. However, each team may have up to five players under the age of 18 feature. It is held on Ascension Thursday and the following day at the Buchlern sports stadium in Zürich.[3]

Performance by club

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Club Titles Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
  Manchester United 18 7 1954, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 2004, 2005 1955, 1964, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1991, 1994
  Grasshopper 7 6 1939, 1956, 1971, 1987, 1998, 2006, 2016 1949, 1946, 1996, 2001, 2009, 2012
  Zürich 6 9 1946, 1949, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2023 1953, 1961, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2024
  Basel 3 2 1997, 2009, 2022 1951, 2008
  Young Fellows Zürich 3 1941, 1942, 1953
  Barcelona 3 1993, 1994, 1995
  Boca Juniors 3 2002, 2010, 2019
  Austria Wien 2 1947, 1948
  Arsenal 2 1963, 1964
  Milan 2 1958, 1977
  Spartak Moscow 2 1991, 1992
  São Paulo 2 1999, 2000
  Roma 2 1980, 2003
  Aarau 1 3 1943 1942, 1944, 1948
  Benfica 1 3 1996 1997, 2014, 2019
  Atalanta 1 1 1974 1970
  Grêmio 1 1 2001 2002
  Partizan 1 1 2007 1990
  Winterthur 1 1940
  Servette 1 1944
  Örlikon 1 1945
  Wiener Sport-Club 1 1950
  Strasbourg 1 1951
  Birmingham City 1 1952
  Genoa 1 1955
  1860 Munich 1 1967
  Young Boys 1 1970
  Lausanne-Sport 1 1972
  Borussia Dortmund 1 1973
  Inter Milan 1 1983
  Chelsea 1 1984
  Cremonese 1 1985
  Celtic 1 1986
  FK Sarajevo 1 1988
  Nottingham Forest 1 1989
  Real Madrid 1 1990
  Porto 1 2011
  Atlético Paranaense 1 2014
  FC Luzern 1 2015
  Lyon 1 2017
  Dinamo Zagreb 1 2018
  RB Salzburg 1 2024
  Mainz 1 2022
  Corinthians 1 2023

Women

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Club Titles Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
  Young Boys 1 1 2018 2019
  Wolfsburg 1 2019
  Zürich 1 2022
  Vancouver Whitecaps 1 2023
  Arsenal 1 2024
  Basel 2 2023, 2024
  Valencia 1 2018
  Lyon 1 2022

Total wins by country

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Nation Titles Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
  Switzerland 28 21 2022, 2023 2019, 2023
  England 23 7 2005 1994
  Italy 8 2003
  Spain 5 1995 2018
  Brazil 4 1 2014 2023
  Argentina 3 2019
  Germany 3 1 2019 2022
  Croatia 1 2018
  Austria 3 1950
  France 2 1 2017 2022
  Portugal 2 3 2011 2019
  Russia 2 1992
  Bosnia 1 1988
  Canada 1 2023
  Serbia 1 1 2007 1990

References

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  1. ^ "Youth showpiece's illustrious history". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 April 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  2. ^ "BSC Young Boys women win inaugural women's title". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup preview". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 May 2018. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on June 18, 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 April 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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