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2024 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup

The 2024 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup was the 84th edition of the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup, an association football tournament organized by FIFA for clubs featuring players under the age of 19. It was held on 8 and 9 May 2024.[1] Participants were announced on 30 April 2024. The schedule was also published on 30 April 2024.[2]

2024 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup
Tournament details
Host country  Switzerland
Dates8 & 9 May 2024
TeamsMen: 8
Women: 8
Venue(s)Buchlern Sports Facility, Zürich
Final positions
ChampionsMen: Austria RB Salzburg (1st title)
Women: England Arsenal (1st title)
Runners-upMen: Switzerland Zürich
Women: Switzerland Basel
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored69 (1.97 per match)
Best player(s)Men:Austria Oghenetejiri Adejenughure (RB Salzburg)
Women:England Maddy Earl (Arsenal)
Best goalkeeperMen: Switzerland Silas Huber (Zürich)
Women:Switzerland Inna Fuchs (Basel)
Fair play awardMen: France Strasbourg
Women: Germany RB Leipzig
← 2023
2025 →

Participating teams edit

Eight men and women's teams are split into two groups of four each. Reigning champions of the men's tournament FC Zürich return to defend their title.[1][3][4]

Group Men[4] Women[3]
A   Borussia Mönchengladbach   Arsenal W.F.C.
  Grasshopper Club Zürich   Olympique Lyonnais Féminin
  St. Gallen   FC Basel Frauen
  Génération Foot   FC Zürich Frauen
B   Blue Stars   BSC YB Frauen
  RB Salzburg   Valencia CF Femenino
  RC Strasbourg   Grasshopper Club Zürich
  FC Zürich   RB Leipzig Frauen

Men's tournament edit

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   STG   GCZ   BMG   GFA
1   St. Gallen 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Knockout stage — 1–0
2   Grasshopper 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3 1–1 — 1–1
3   Mönchengladbach 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2 1–1 — 0–0
4   Génération Foot 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2 0–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head performance; 5) Fair play ranking; 6) Drawing of lots.[5]
Mönchengladbach  1–1  Grasshopper
  • Michael Nduka  
 Report
  •   Leart Kabashi
Génération Foot  0–1  St. Gallen
Report
  •   Lindon Ibishi
Mönchengladbach  0–0  Génération Foot
Report
Grasshopper  1–1  St. Gallen
Report
St. Gallen  1–0  Mönchengladbach
Report
Grasshopper  1–1  Génération Foot
Report

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   RBS   ZUR   RCS   BSZ
1   RB Salzburg 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Knockout stage — 2–2 1–0
2   Zürich 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 — 1–0 4–0
3   Strasbourg 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3 — 1–0
4   Blue Stars 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0 0–7 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head performance; 5) Fair play ranking; 6) Drawing of lots.[5]
RB Salzburg  2–2  Zürich
Report
Strasbourg  1–0  Blue Stars
Report
RB Salzburg  1–0  Strasbourg
Report
Zürich  4–0  Blue Stars
Report
Blue Stars  0–7  RB Salzburg
Report
Zürich  1–0  Strasbourg
Report

Placement games edit

Seventh place play-off edit

Génération Foot  2–0  Blue Stars
  • Ibrahima Sory Sow  
  • Kalfara Camara  
 Report

Fifth place play-off edit

Mönchengladbach  0–0  Strasbourg
Report

Third place play-off edit

St. Gallen  1–2  Grasshopper
  • Lendrit Dellova  
 Report
  •  
  •   Miguel Martins
  •   Dior Gerbovci

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  St. Gallen0
 
 
 
  Zürich5
 
  Zürich1
 
 
 
  RB Salzburg4
 
  RB Salzburg (p)0 (2)
 
 
  Grasshopper0 (0)
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  St. Gallen1
 
 
  Grasshopper2

Semi-finals edit

St. Gallen  0–5  Zürich
Report
  •   Sabobo Joseph
  •   Mahar Sajawal
  •   Sabobo Joseph
  •   Monroe Dylan
  •   Schödler Leandro
RB Salzburg  0–0  Grasshopper
Report
Penalties
2–0

Final edit

Zürich  1–4  RB Salzburg
Report
 2024 FIFA Youth Cup winners 
 
RB Salzburg
First title

Women's tournament edit

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   BAS   ARS   OL   ZUR
1   Basel 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Knockout stage — 1–0 1–0
2   Arsenal 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4 2–2 — 0–1
3   Lyon 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 — 0–0
4   Zürich 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1 0–3 —
Source: FIFA
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]
Lyon  0–0  Zürich
Report
Arsenal  2–2  Basel
  • Courtney Clarke  
  • Ruby Seaby  
 Report
  •   Fabienne Saladin
  •   (o.g.)
Lyon  1–0  Arsenal
Report
Zürich  0–1  Basel
Report
Basel  1–0  Lyon
Report
Zürich  0–3  Arsenal
Report

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   RBL   YB   GCZ   VAL
1   RB Leipzig 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5 Knockout stage — 0–0 3–0
2   YB Frauen 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 — 1–0 1–1
3   Grasshopper 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4 1–1 —
4   Valencia 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1 1–3 —
Source: FIFA
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]
Valencia  1–3  Grasshopper
  • Rebeca Andrés  
 Report
  •   Noemie Ivelj
  •   Janina Egli
  •   Valentina Gerlof
RB Leipzig  0–0  YB Frauen
Report
Valencia  0–3  RB Leipzig
Report
Grasshopper  0–1  YB Frauen
Report
Valencia  1–1  YB Frauen
Report
Grasshopper  1–1  RB Leipzig
Report

Placement games edit

Seventh place play-off edit

  Zürich1–0  Valencia
Lampart Lisa   Report

Fifth place play-off edit

  Lyon2–0  Grasshopper
Carmille Marmillot  
Kelya Figueira  		 Report

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Basel2
 
 
 
  YB Frauen1
 
  Basel0 (3)
 
 
 
  Arsenal (p)0 (4)
 
  RB Leipzig0 (1)
 
 
  Arsenal (p)0 (3)
 

Semi-finals edit

  Basel2–1  YB Frauen
Soiron Emilia  
Almert Lola  		 Report Arnold Meret  
  RB Leipzig0–0  Arsenal
Report
Penalties
1–3

Final edit

  Basel0–0  Arsenal
Report
Penalties
3–4
 2024 FIFA Youth Cup winners 
 
Arsenal
First title

Final standings edit

Men edit

Pos. Team G Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
    RB Salzburg B 5 3 2 0 11 14 3 +11
    Zürich B 5 3 1 1 10 13 6 +7
    Grasshopper A 5 1 4 0 7 5 4 +1
4   St. Gallen A 5 2 1 2 7 4 8 −4
5   RC Strasbourg B 4 1 1 2 4 1 2 −1
6   Mönchengladbach A 4 0 3 1 3 1 2 −1
7   Génération Foot A 4 0 2 2 2 3 2 +1
8   Blue Stars B 4 0 0 4 0 0 14 −14

Women edit

Pos. Team G Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
1   Basel A 5 3 2 0 11 6 3 +3
2   Olympique Lyonnais A 4 2 1 1 7 3 1 +2
3   RB Leipzig B 4 1 3 0 6 4 1 +3
4   Arsenal A 5 1 3 1 6 5 3 +2
5   YB Frauen B 4 1 2 1 5 3 3 0
6   Grasshopper B 4 1 1 2 4 4 5 −1
7   Zürich A 4 1 1 2 4 1 4 −3
8   Valencia CF Femenino B 4 0 1 3 1 2 8 −6

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup 2024: Teams and groups confirmed". FIFA.com. FIFA. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Match Schedule - Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup 2024". FIFA. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Women's tournament". FIFA. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Men's tournament". FIFA. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Rankings Men". FIFA.
  6. ^ a b "Rankings Women". FIFA.

External links edit

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