Copa de Campeones Juvenil de Fútbol
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The Copa de Campeones de Juvenil is the tournament created by the RFEF to determine the overall youth champion of Spain.
| Country | |
|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of clubs | 8 |
| Domestic cup | Copa del Rey |
| International cup | UEFA Youth League |
| Current champions | Real Madrid (2026 – 9th title) |
| Most championships | Real Madrid (9 titles) |
| Website | rfef.es |
| Current: 2026 | |
Since the 2014–15 season, the winner of this competition will qualify for the UEFA Youth League.[1]
Competition format
The winners of the seven groups of the División de Honor and the best runner-up qualify for this competition. It is played with a single-elimination tournament format.
Champions
- On 6 May 2020, the Royal Spanish Football Federation announced the cancellation of the Copa de Campeones Juvenil for the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[3]
- Celta Vigo were nominated as the 'league path' entrant for the 2020–21 UEFA Youth League (which eventually was also cancelled due to the pandemic) as they had the best divisional record across the country, just ahead of Real Madrid.[4]
Performance by club
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 9 | 3 | 1995, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2023, 2026 |
| Barcelona | 4 | 3 | 2005, 2009, 2011, 2022 |
| Atlético Madrid | 3 | 1 | 2002, 2018, 2024 |
| Sevilla | 2 | 4 | 2012, 2013 |
| Real Sociedad | 2 | 1 | 1998, 1999 |
| Málaga | 2 | 1 | 2003, 2016 |
| Deportivo | 2 | 0 | 1996, 2021 |
| Espanyol | 1 | 4 | 2008 |
| Valencia | 1 | 3 | 2007 |
| Sporting | 1 | 2 | 2004 |
| Villarreal | 1 | 2 | 2015 |
| Betis | 1 | 2 | 2025 |
| Zaragoza | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Osasuna | 1 | 0 | 2001 |
| Celta | 0 | 2 | |
| Valladolid | 0 | 1 | |
| Athletic Bilbao | 0 | 1 | |