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 (FIFA)
Number of teams10
Current champions Boca Juniors (3rd title)
Most successful club(s) Manchester United (18 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Founded by FC Blue Stars, Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup is an international youth club football tournament. The Zurich 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]

Performance by club

Sources:[2][3]

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
FC Zürich 5 8 1946, 1949, 2008, 2012, 2013 1953, 1961, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2015
FC Young Fellows 3 1941, 1942, 1953
Barcelona 3 1993, 1994, 1995
Boca Juniors 3 2002, 2010, 2019
Austria Vienna 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
FC Basel 2 2 1997, 2009 1951, 2008
FC Winterthur 1 1940
FC Aarau 1 3 1943 1942, 1944, 1948
FC Servette 1 1944
FC Örlikon 1 1945
Wiener Sportclub 1 1950
Strasbourg 1 1951
Birmingham City 1 1952
Genoa 1 1955
1860 Munich 1 1967
Young Boys 1 1970
Lausanne Sports 1 1972
Borussia Dortmund 1 1973
Atalanta 1 1 1974 1970
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
Benfica 1 3 1996 1997, 2014, 2019
Grêmio 1 1 2001 2002
Partizan 1 1 2007 1990
Porto 1 2011
Atlético Paranaense 1 2014
FC Luzern 1 2015
Olympique Lyonnais 1 2017
GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1 2018

References

  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. "Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. "Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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