Vlatko Marković International Tournament
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Vlatko Marković International Tournament is an association football tournament organised by the Croatian Football Association (HNS), contested by men's national under-15 teams. The tournament was established in 2019. The second tournament held in 2020 was contested by the under-16 teams. The tournament is held annually. The first winner of the tournament in 2019 was Argentina, the rest was won by Croatia, including the under-16 team in 2020. The most recent tournament was held in 2023.
The tournament is named after Vlatko Marković, a distinguished figure of Croatian football, former player, coach, manager and sports official who was president of the HNS from 1998 to 2012.
Year | Final | Third place playoff | Number of teams | |||||||
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Winners | Score and venue | Runners-up | Third place | Score and venue | Fourth place | |||||
Under-15 teams | ||||||||||
2019 | Argentina |
1–1(4–2 p)Stadion Mutila, Medulin | Mexico |
Greece |
1–0Stadion Mutila, Medulin | Croatia |
8 | |||
Under-16 teams | ||||||||||
2020 | Croatia |
4–0Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek | Poland |
Qatar |
Cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests | Zambia |
8 | |||
Under-15 teams | ||||||||||
2021 | Croatia |
1–1(5–3 p)Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac | Russia |
Belarus |
1–0Sports Center Lucko, Lučko | Lithuania |
8 | |||
2022 | Croatia |
2–0Stadion Varteks, Varaždin | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Republic of Ireland |
3–3(8–7 p)Stadion SRC Mladost, Čakovec | Wales |
8 | |||
2023 | Croatia |
1–1(4–1 p)Stadion Kranjčevićeva, Zagreb | Belgium |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3–2ŠRC Zaprešić, Zaprešić | Finland |
8 |