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{{Infobox football tournament
| name                 = Kevin De Bruyne Cup
| imagesize            = 200
| organiser            = KVE Drongen
| caption              = The tournament logo
| founded              = 2015
| number of teams      = 12
| current champions    = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester City FC]] (1st title)
| most successful club = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] (3 titles)
|website=https://kdbcup.be/en|region=[[Europe]]|logo=KDB_Cup-logo.png}}
The '''Kevin De Bruyne Cup''', abbreviated '''KDB Cup''', is an international Belgian football tournament for players under the age of 15, which has existed since 2016.<ref name="eurosport">{{cite web |date=31 March 2023 |title=Alles wat je moet weten over de KDB Cup 2023: wanneer, welke ploegen doen mee en eerdere winnaars |url=https://voetbalflitsen.be/nieuws/x7qexq/alles-wat-je-moet-weten-over-de-kdb-cup-2023-wanneer-welke-ploegen-doen-mee-en-eerdere-winnaars |website=voetbalflitsen.be |language=nl}}</ref> The tournament takes place annually at the end of May or beginning of June on the grounds of KVE Drongen in [[Drongen]] near [[Ghent]]. Professional footballer [[Kevin De Bruyne]] gave his name to the tournament and is involved in the organization, which is entirely in the hands of volunteers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 October 2022 |title=KDB Cup |url=https://kdbcup.be/kdb-cup/ |website=kdbcup.be |language=nl}}</ref>
==History==
Kevin De Bruyne grew up in Drongen. He went to school there and was affiliated to KVV Drongen until 1999, at that time one of the three Drongen football clubs. In 1999, he swapped the club for [[K.A.A. Gent|KAA Gent]] after which a highly successful career would follow. His parents and sister continued to live in Drongen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 May 2024 |title=Kevin De Bruyne Cup in Drongen live te volgen op YouTube in 110 landen: speciale camera volgt automatisch de bal |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/05/17/kevin-de-bruyne-cup-in-drongen-live-te-volgen-op-youtube-in-110/ |website=[[VRT (broadcaster)|VRT]] |language=nl}}</ref>
In 2014, it was decided to get Kevin De Bruyne and his family back involved with the club, and to organize an international youth tournament. On 27 August 2015, the [[Nonprofit organization|NPO]] KDB was established. This loose NPO would organize the first edition in close cooperation with KVE Drongen in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 May 2024 |title=VZW KDB Cup |url=https://bizzy.org/nl/be/0635992079/kdb |url-status= |access-date= |work=bizzy.org |language=nl}}</ref>
From the very beginning, a high-profile tournament was set up, in which football talents of the future could be seen at work.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 December 2022 |title=De KDB Cup blijkt een kweekvijver van WK-toppers: “Kippenvel, telkens één van ‘onze’ spelers scoort” |url=https://m.hbvl.be/cnt/dmf20221208_97184904 |website=hbvl.be |language=nl}}</ref> Many of the young talents subsequently grow into their club's A squad or are among the most sought-after young players in Europe such as [[Jamal Musiala]] of Chelsea, [[Gonçalo Ramos]] and [[Umaro Embaló|Úmaro Embaló]] of [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] (voted best player at KDB Cup in 2016), [[Ilaix Moriba|Moriba Kourouma]] of [[FC Barcelona]] (best player 2017) and [[Jérémy Doku]] of [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|RSC Anderlecht]] (top scorer in 2017).<ref>{{cite web |date=8 June 2023 |title=Een kweekvijver voor toptalent: deze grote namen stonden ooit op de KDB Cup |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2022/05/24/een-kweekvijver-voor-toptalent-deze-grote-namen-stonden-ooit-op-de-kdb-cup~1653390835315/ |url-status= |access-date= |work=[[Sporza]] |language=nl}}</ref>
The event attracts up to 10,000 visitors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 May 2022 |title=Kevin De Bruyne komt titel vieren in Drongen: “We mikken op 10.000 bezoekers” |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20220524_95335558 |website=[[Het Nieuwsblad]] |language=nl}}</ref>
==Records and statistics==
===Finals===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{Tooltip|Edition}}
!{{Tooltip|Year}}
!{{Tooltip|Winner}}
!{{Tooltip|Runner-up}}
!{{Tooltip|Third}}
!{{Tooltip|Fourth}}
!{{Tooltip|Source}}
|-
|1
|2016
|align="left"| {{flagicon|POR}} [[SL Benfica]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Austria Wien]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Club Brugge KV]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]
|<ref>{{cite news
| title = 2016 KDB Cup
| url = https://kdbcup.be/kdb-cup-2016
| work = KDB Cup
| accessdate = 20 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|2
|2017
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[RSC Anderlecht]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[KRC Genk]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea FC]]
|<ref>{{cite news
| title = 2017 KDB Cup
| url = https://kdbcup.be/kdb-cup-2017
| work = KDB Cup
| accessdate = 20 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|3
|2018
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[RSC Anderlecht]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[AZ Alkmaar]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Odense BK]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester City FC]]
|<ref>{{cite news
| title = 2018 KDB Cup
| url = https://kdbcup.be/kdb-cup-2018
| work = KDB Cup
| accessdate = 20 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|4
|2019
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea FC]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Racing Genk]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Feyenoord Rotterdam]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[PSV Eindhoven]]
|<ref>{{cite news
| title = 2019 KDB Cup
| url = https://kdbcup.be/kdb-cup-2019
| work = KDB Cup
| accessdate = 20 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|5
|2020
|colspan="4"|Cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]
|<ref>{{cite news
| title = 2020 KDB Cup
| url = https://kdbcup.be/kdb-cup-2020
| work = KDB Cup
| accessdate = 20 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|6
|2021
|colspan="4"|Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
|<ref>{{cite news
| title = 2021 KDB Cup
| url = https://kdbcup.be/kdb-cup-2021
| work = KDB Cup
| accessdate = 20 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|7
|2022
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[KRC Genk]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester City FC]]
|<ref>{{cite news
| title = 2022 KDB Cup
| url = https://kdbcup.be/kdb-cup-2022
| work = KDB Cup
| accessdate = 20 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|8
|2023
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain FC]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[SE Palmeiras]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Club Brugge KV]]
|<ref>{{cite news
| title = 2023 KDB Cup
| url = https://kdbcup.be/kdb-cup-2023
| work = KDB Cup
| accessdate = 20 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|9
|2024
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester City FC]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[KAA Gent]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[SE Palmeiras]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[KRC Genk]]
|<ref>{{cite news
| title = 2024 KDB Cup
| url = https://kdbcup.be/kdb-cup-2o24
| work = KDB Cup
| accessdate = 4 June 2024}}</ref>
|}
=== Other team and individual trophies ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Fair play
! scope="col" |Best goalkeeper
! scope="col" |Best player
! scope="col" |Topscorer
|-
! scope="row" |2016
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Andreas Søndergaard]] <br> <small>[[Odense Boldklub]]</small>
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Umaro Embaló]] <br> <small>[[SL Benfica]]</small>
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Umaro Embaló]] <br> <small>[[SL Benfica]], 4 goals</small>
|-
! scope="row" |2017
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[SL Benfica]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Ramon Vila <br> <small>[[FC Barcelona]]</small>
|{{flagicon|GUI}} [[Ilaix Moriba]] <br> <small>[[FC Barcelona]]</small>
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jeremy Doku]] <br> <small>[[RSC Anderlecht]], 11 goals</small>
|-
! scope="row" |2018
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Daniël Deen]] <br> <small>[[AZ Alkmaar]]</small>
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Kian Fitz-Jim]] <br> <small>[[AZ Alkmaar]]</small>
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Charlie McNeill (footballer)|Charlie McNeill]] <br> <small>[[Manchester City FC]]</small>
|-
! scope="row" |2019
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Feyenoord Rotterdam]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Josh Clarke (footballer, born 2004)|Josh Clarke]] <br> <small>[[Chelsea FC]]</small>
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Charlie Webster (footballer)|Charlie Webster]] <br> <small>[[Chelsea FC]]</small>
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Ángel Alarcón]] <br> <small>[[FC Barcelona]], 4 goals</small>
|-
! scope="row" |2022
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Club Brugge KV]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Hudson Sands <br> <small>[[Chelsea FC]]</small>
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Hernández Torres <br> <small>[[FC Barcelona]]</small>
|{{flagicon|NED}} Emre Ünüvar <br> <small>[[AFC Ajax]], 5 goals</small>
|-
! scope="row" |2023
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF]]
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Bas Evers <br> <small>[[KAA Gent]]</small>
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Guille Fernández]] <br> <small>[[FC Barcelona]]</small>
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas Gabriel Oliveira de Lima <br> <small>[[SE Palmeiras]], 6 goals</small>
|-
! scope="row" |2024
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United FC]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lucas Alvarado <br> <small>[[Manchester City FC]]</small>
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Gianluca Okon <br> <small>[[Club Brugge KV]]</small>
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Floyd Samba <br> <small>[[Manchester City FC]], 4 goals</small>
|}
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://kdbcup.be/en/ Official website] {{in lang|en|nl}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:KDB Cup}}
[[Category:Belgian football friendly trophies]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in Belgium]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2016]]