Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup
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| Organising body | FIFA (since 1991) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1939 |
| Region | International (FIFA) |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Current champions |  Boca Juniors (3rd title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  Manchester United (18 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup is an international association football competition organised by FIFA.
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
| 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 | — |
External links
References
- ^ "Youth showpiece's illustrious history". FIFA. 23 April 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup". FIFA. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup" (PDF). FIFA. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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