2023 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland |
Dates | 17–18 May 2023 |
Teams | Men: 8 Women: 8 |
Venue(s) | Zürich |
Final positions | |
Champions | Men: Switzerland Zürich (6th title) Women: Canada Vancouver Whitecaps (1st title) |
Runners-up | Men: Brazil Corinthians Women: Switzerland Basel |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 36 |
Goals scored | 72 (2 per match) |
← 2022 2024 → |
The 2023 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup was the 83rd edition of the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup, an association football tournament organized by FIFA for clubs featuring players under the age of 21. It was held on 17 May and on Ascension Thursday, 18 May 2023.[1] Participants were announced on 4 April 2023. The schedule was published on 13 April 2023.[2] FC Zurich and Vancouver Whitecaps claimed the men's and women's titles respectively at the final on 18 May.[3]
Participating teams
Eight men and women's teams are split into two groups of four each. Reigning champions FC Basel (men) and FC Zürich (women) return to defend their titles.[1] Arsenal are participating for the first time,[4] while Génération Foot is the first ever African team to join the tournament.[5]
Men's tournament
Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Senegal GFA | Switzerland ZUR | Switzerland BAS | France OMA | |
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1 | Senegal Génération Foot | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Knockout stage | — | 2–0 | |||
2 | Switzerland Zürich | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | |||
3 | Switzerland Basel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | — | 2–0 | ||||
4 | France Marseille | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head performance; 5) Fair play ranking; 6) Drawing of lots.[6]
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Switzerland GCZ | Brazil COR | England LIV | Switzerland BSZ | |
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1 | Switzerland Grasshopper | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
2 | Brazil Corinthians | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 | — | 3–0 | ||||
3 | England Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | |||
4 | Switzerland Blue Stars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | 0–1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head performance; 5) Fair play ranking; 6) Drawing of lots.[6]
Placement game
Seventh place play-off
Fifth place play-off
Third place play-off
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
2023 FIFA Youth Cup winners |
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Switzerland Zürich Sixth title |
Women's tournament
Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Switzerland ZUR | Switzerland BAS | Sweden ROS | England ARS | |
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1 | Switzerland Zürich | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Knockout stage | — | 1–0 | |||
2 | Switzerland Basel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | |||
3 | Sweden Rosengård | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1–1 | — | ||||
4 | England Arsenal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head performance; 5) Fair play ranking; 6) Drawing of lots.[7]
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Switzerland YB | Canada VAN | Switzerland GCZ | Italy JUV | |
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1 | Switzerland YB Frauen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
2 | Canada Vancouver Whitecaps | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | — | 1–1 | ||||
3 | Switzerland Grasshopper | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | — | 4–1 | ||||
4 | Italy Juventus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head performance; 5) Fair play ranking; 6) Drawing of lots.[7]
Placement game
Seventh place play-off
Fifth place play-off
Third place play-off
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
Switzerland Zürich | 1 (3) | |||||
Canada Vancouver Whitecaps (p) | 1 (5) | |||||
Canada Vancouver Whitecaps (p) | 1 (5) | |||||
Switzerland Basel | 1 (4) | |||||
Switzerland YB Frauen | 2 (4) | |||||
Switzerland Basel (p) | 2 (5) | |||||
Third place | ||||||
Switzerland Zürich | 1 | |||||
Switzerland YB Frauen | 0 |
Semi-finals
Final
2023 FIFA Youth Cup winners |
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Canada Vancouver Whitecaps First title |
Final standings
Men
Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
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1st place, gold medalist(s) | Switzerland Zürich | A | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Brazil Corinthians | B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Senegal Génération Foot | A | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
4 | Switzerland Grasshopper | B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
5 | Switzerland Basel | A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
6 | England Liverpool | B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
7 | France Marseille | A | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
8 | Switzerland Blue Stars | B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −10 |
Women
Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
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1st place, gold medalist(s) | Canada Vancouver Whitecaps | B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Switzerland Basel | A | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Switzerland YB Frauen | B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
4 | Switzerland Zürich | A | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
5 | Sweden Rosengård | A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
6 | Switzerland Grasshopper | B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
7 | Italy Juventus | B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 |
8 | England Arsenal | A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup 2023: Teams and groups confirmed". FIFA.com. FIFA. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ↑ "Match Schedule - Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup 2023" (PDF). FIFA.com. FIFA. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ↑ Huaxia (19 May 2023). "Zurich, Vancouver Whitecaps win FIFA Youth Cup titles". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Women's tournament". FIFA. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Men's tournament". FIFA. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Rankings Men". FIFA.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Rankings Women". FIFA.
External links
- 2023 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup, FIFAyouthcup.ch (in English and German)
- Livestream Games