Founded by FC Blue Stars, Blue Stars Zürich 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 'Blue Stars Tournament' in 1991, before re-branding it in 1995 as the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup.
The women's tournament started in 2018. Young Boys women team won the first edition.
The tournament was under the patronage of FIFA until 2024. After a one-year hiatus the tournament will take place again in 2026 as the Blue Stars Zurich Youth Cup.
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.
Performance by club Sources:
Men ClubTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up Manchester United1871954, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 2004, 20051955, 1964, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1991, 1994 Grasshopper761939, 1956, 1971, 1987, 1998, 2006, 20161949, 1946, 1996, 2001, 2009, 2012 Zürich691946, 1949, 2008, 2012, 2013, 20231953, 1961, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2024 Basel321997, 2009, 20221951, 2008 Young Fellows Zürich3—1941, 1942, 1953— Barcelona3—1993, 1994, 1995— Boca Juniors3—2002, 2010, 2019— Austria Wien2—1947, 1948— Arsenal2—1963, 1964— Milan2—1958, 1977— Spartak Moscow2—1991, 1992— São Paulo2—1999, 2000— Roma2—1980, 2003— Aarau1319431942, 1944, 1948 Benfica1319961997, 2014, 2019 Atalanta1119741970 Grêmio1120012002 Partizan1120071990 Winterthur1—1940— Servette1—1944— Örlikon1—1945— Wiener Sport-Club1—1950— Strasbourg1—1951— Birmingham City1—1952— Genoa1—1955— 1860 Munich1—1967— Young Boys1—1970— Lausanne-Sport1—1972— Borussia Dortmund1—1973— Inter Milan1—1983— Chelsea1—1984— Cremonese1—1985— Celtic1—1986— FK Sarajevo1—1988— Nottingham Forest1—1989— Real Madrid1—1990— Porto1—2011— Atlético Paranaense1—2014— FC Luzern1—2015— Lyon1—2017— Dinamo Zagreb1—2018— RB Salzburg1—2024— Mainz—1—2022 Corinthians—1—2023
Women ClubTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up Young Boys1120182019 Wolfsburg1—2019— Zürich1—2022— Vancouver Whitecaps1—2023— Arsenal1—2024— Basel—2—2023, 2024 Valencia—1—2018 Lyon—1—2022
Total wins by country NationTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up Switzerland2821 2022, 20232019, 2023 England23720051994 Italy82003 Spain519952018 Brazil4120142023 Argentina32019 Germany3120192022 Croatia12018 Austria31950 France2120172022 Portugal2320112019 Russia21992 Bosnia11988 Canada12023 Serbia1120071990
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