2019 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| Dates | 30 – 31 May 2019 |
| Teams | Men:10 Women:6 |
| Venue | Zürich |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Men: Women: |
| Runners-up | Men: Women: |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 36 |
| Goals scored | 81 (2.25 per match) |
| Attendance | 14,000 (389 per match) |
| Best player(s) | Men: Women: |
| Best goalkeeper | Men: Women: |
| Fair play award | Men: Women: |
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The 2019 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup was the 81st 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 Ascension Thursday, 30 May 2019 and 31 May 2019.[1]
This year's women's tournament was the second edition after the 2018 edition which Young Boys women team won.[2]
All matches were played in two 20-minute halves (except for the final which was 25 minutes), only players between 18 and 20 years were eligible to participate. However, each team may have up to five players under the age of 18 feature. All matches were played at the Buchlern sports stadium in Zürich.[3]
Group stage
- Participating teams
FC Blue Stars Zürich
FC Basel
SL Benfica
Boca Juniors
Dinamo Zagreb
FC Zürich
GC Zürich
PAOK
Seattle Sounders
Sevilla
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 10 | Qualification to the Final | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Times in UTC+, Switzerland local time.
| 30 May 2019 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2–0 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | |
| 10:50 | Kapitanović |
| 30 May 2019 | Boca Juniors | 2–0 | Sevilla | |
| 10:50 | Fernandez Brochero |
| 30 May 2019 | Sevilla | 0–0 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | |
| 13:30 |
| 30 May 2019 | GC Zürich | 0–2 | Dinamo Zagreb | |
| 13:30 | Kim Kapitanović |
| 30 May 2019 | Boca Juniors | 3–1 | GC Zürich | |
| 16:00 |
|
Aliu |
| 30 May 2019 | Sevilla | 0–3 | Dinamo Zagreb | |
| 16:00 | Kapitanović Dejanović |
| 30 May 2019 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 0–5 | Boca Juniors | |
| 18:55 | Bodencer Roldán |
| 31 May 2019 | GC Zürich | 2–0 | Sevilla | |
| 11:15 | Rustemoski Bajrami |
| 31 May 2019 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0–0 | Boca Juniors | |
| 13:00 |
| 31 May 2019 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 0–6 | GC Zürich | |
| 13:00 |
|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 9 | Qualification to the Final | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Times in UTC+, Switzerland local time.
| 30 May 2019 | Seattle Sounders | 1–1 | PAOK | |
| 11:40 | Malone |
Tzovaras |
| 30 May 2019 | Seattle Sounders | 0–1 | FC Basel | |
| 16:50 | Marchand |
| 30 May 2019 | PAOK | 1–0 | Benfica | |
| 16:50 | Gaitanidis |
| 30 May 2019 | FC Zürich | 3–0 | Seattle Sounders | |
| 18:55 | Kamberi Stevic Nascimento Satorno |
| 31 May 2019 | FC Basel | 0–1 | PAOK | |
| 11:15 | Michailidis |
| 31 May 2019 | Benfica | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders | |
| 13:50 | Semedo |
Final stage
Times in UTC+1, Switzerland local time.
- Ninth place game
| 31 May 2019 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders | |
| 15:40 | Serrano Lopez |
- Seventh place game
- Fifth place game
- Third place game
| 31 May 2019 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0–0 (3–4 p) | PAOK | |
| 17:40 |
Final
| 31 May 2019 | Boca Juniors | 2–0 | Benfica | |
| 20:10 | Brochero |
| 2019 FIFA Youth Cup winners |
|---|
| 3rd title |
Final standings
| Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | +11 | ||
| B | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | +2 | ||
| 4 | A | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | +7 | |
| 5 | B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | +3 | |
| 6 | A | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | +3 | |
| 7 | A | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | |
| 8 | B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | −1 | |
| 9 | B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | −3 | |
| 10 | A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | −15 |