| Organiser(s) | FIFA (since 1991) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1939 |
| Region | International |
| Teams | Men: 10 Women: 6 |
| Current champions | Men: Women: |
| Most championships | Men: Women: (1 title each) |
| Website | Official website |
Founded byFC Blue Stars,Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup is an international youth clubfootball tournament. TheZürich-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 tournament in 1991.[1]
The women's tournament started in 2018.Young Boys women team won the first edition.[2]
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 onAscension Thursday and the following day at theBuchlern sports stadium in Zürich.[3]
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 7 | 1954, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 2004, 2005 | 1955, 1964, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1991, 1994 | |
| 7 | 6 | 1939, 1956, 1971, 1987, 1998, 2006, 2016 | 1949, 1946, 1996, 2001, 2009, 2012 | |
| 6 | 9 | 1946, 1949, 2008, 2012, 2013,2023 | 1953, 1961, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2015,2024 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1997, 2009, 2022 | 1951, 2008 | |
| 3 | — | 1941, 1942, 1953 | — | |
| 3 | — | 1993, 1994, 1995 | — | |
| 3 | — | 2002, 2010,2019 | — | |
| 2 | — | 1947, 1948 | — | |
| 2 | — | 1963, 1964 | — | |
| 2 | — | 1958, 1977 | — | |
| 2 | — | 1991, 1992 | — | |
| 2 | — | 1999, 2000 | — | |
| 2 | — | 1980, 2003 | — | |
| 1 | 3 | 1943 | 1942, 1944, 1948 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1996 | 1997, 2014,2019 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1974 | 1970 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2001 | 2002 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2007 | 1990 | |
| 1 | — | 1940 | — | |
| 1 | — | 1944 | — | |
| 1 | — | 1945 | — | |
| 1 | — | 1950 | — | |
| 1 | — | 1951 | — | |
| 1 | — | 1952 | — | |
| 1 | — | 1955 | — | |
| 1 | — | 1967 | — | |
| 1 | — | 1970 | — | |
| 1 | — | 1972 | — | |
| 1 | — | 1973 | — | |
| 1 | — | 1983 | — | |
| 1 | — | 1984 | — | |
| 1 | — | 1985 | — | |
| 1 | — | 1986 | — | |
| 1 | — | 1988 | — | |
| 1 | — | 1989 | — | |
| 1 | — | 1990 | — | |
| 1 | — | 2011 | — | |
| 1 | — | 2014 | — | |
| 1 | — | 2015 | — | |
| 1 | — | 2017 | — | |
| 1 | — | 2018 | — | |
| 1 | — | 2024 | — | |
| — | 1 | — | 2022 | |
| — | 1 | — | 2023 |
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2018 | 2019 | |
| 1 | — | 2019 | — | |
| 1 | — | 2022 | — | |
| 1 | — | 2023 | — | |
| 1 | — | 2024 | — | |
| — | 2 | — | 2023,2024 | |
| — | 1 | — | 2018 | |
| — | 1 | — | 2022 |
| Nation | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 21 | 2022,2023 | 2019,2023 | |
| 23 | 7 | 2005 | 1994 | |
| 8 | 2003 | |||
| 5 | 1995 | 2018 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 2014 | 2023 | |
| 3 | 2019 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 2019 | 2022 | |
| 1 | 2018 | |||
| 3 | 1950 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 2017 | 2022 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2011 | 2019 | |
| 2 | 1992 | |||
| 1 | 1988 | |||
| 1 | 2023 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 2007 | 1990 |