2019 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup

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]

2019 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup
Tournament details
Host country  Switzerland
Dates30 – 31 May 2019
TeamsMen:10
Women:6
Venue(s)Zürich
Final positions
ChampionsMen: Argentina Boca Juniors (3rd title)
Women: Germany VfL Wolfsburg (1st title)
Runners-upMen: Portugal Benfica
Women: Switzerland BSC YB Frauen
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored81 (2.25 per match)
Attendance14,000 (389 per match)
Best player(s)Men: Argentina Lucas Brochero (Boca Juniors)
Women: Germany Maria Christina Lange (VfL Wolfsburg)
Best goalkeeperMen: Argentina Matías Ramos Mingo (Boca Juniors)
Women: Switzerland Saskia Bürki (Young Boys)
Fair play awardMen: Greece PAOK
Women: Canada Vancouver Whitecaps
← 2018
2021

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 18–20 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]

Men's tournament

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Participating teams

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Boca Juniors (Q) 4 3 1 0 10 1 +9 10 Qualification to the Final
2   Dinamo Zagreb 4 3 1 0 7 0 +7 10
3   GC Zürich 4 2 0 2 9 5 +4 6
4   Sevilla 4 0 1 3 0 7 −7 1
5   FC Blue Stars Zürich 4 0 1 3 0 13 −13 1
Source: FIFA
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   12', 27'
30 May 2019 Boca Juniors 2–0 Sevilla
10:50 Fernandez   8'
Brochero   13'
30 May 2019 GC Zürich 0–2 Dinamo Zagreb
13:30 Kim   8'
Kapitanović   29'
30 May 2019 Boca Juniors 3–1 GC Zürich
16:00
  • Brochero   13'
  • Gerzel   27'
  • Bodencer   40'
Aliu   11'
30 May 2019 Sevilla 0–3 Dinamo Zagreb
16:00 Kapitanović   13', 35'
Dejanović   24'
30 May 2019 FC Blue Stars Zürich 0–5 Boca Juniors
18:55 Bodencer   11', 32', 37'
Roldán   31'
31 May 2019 GC Zürich 2–0 Sevilla
11:15 Rustemoski   13'
Bajrami   40'
31 May 2019 FC Blue Stars Zürich 0–6 GC Zürich
13:00

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Benfica (Q) 4 3 0 1 3 1 +2 9 Qualification to the Final
2   PAOK 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 8
3   FC Zürich 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2 5
4   FC Basel 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 4
5   Seattle Sounders FC 4 0 1 3 1 6 −5 1
Source: FIFA
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 Benfica 1–0 FC Zürich
11:40 Semedo   27'
30 May 2019 Seattle Sounders 1–1 PAOK
11:40 Malone   27' Tzovaras   9'
30 May 2019 PAOK 1–1 FC Zürich
14:20 Doumtsis   11' Ndau   19'
30 May 2019 FC Basel 0–1 Benfica
14:20 Pinto   36'
30 May 2019 Seattle Sounders 0–1 FC Basel
16:50 Marchand   38'
30 May 2019 PAOK 1–0 Benfica
16:50 Gaitanidis   11'
30 May 2019 FC Zürich 3–0 Seattle Sounders
18:55 Kamberi   15'
Stevic   18'
Nascimento Satorno   28'
31 May 2019 FC Basel 0–1 PAOK
11:15 Michailidis   39'
31 May 2019 Benfica 1–0 Seattle Sounders
13:50 Semedo   18'
31 May 2019 FC Zürich 1–1 FC Basel
13:50 Nascimento Satorno   10' Vonmoos   16'

Final stage

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Times in UTC+1, Switzerland local time.

Ninth place game
Seventh place game
31 May 2019 Sevilla 1–1
(7–6 p)
FC Basel
15:40 Peral Gallardo   28' Martinovic   38'
Fifth place game
31 May 2019 GC Zürich 0–1 FC Zürich
16:40 Nascimento Satorno   5'
Third place game
31 May 2019 Dinamo Zagreb 0–0
(3–4 p)
PAOK
17:40

Final

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31 May 2019 Boca Juniors 2–0 Benfica
20:10 Brochero   16', 51'
 2019 FIFA Youth Cup winners 
Boca Juniors
3rd title

Final standings

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Pos. Team G Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
    Boca Juniors A 5 4 1 0 13 12 1 +11
    Benfica B 5 3 0 2 9 3 3 0
    PAOK B 5 2 3 0 9 4 2 +2
4   Dinamo Zagreb A 5 3 2 0 11 7 0 +7
5   FC Zürich B 5 2 2 1 8 6 3 +3
6   GC Zürich A 5 2 0 3 6 9 6 +3
7   Sevilla A 5 0 2 3 2 1 8 −7
8   FC Basel B 5 1 2 2 5 3 4 −1
9   Seattle Sounders B 5 1 1 3 4 3 6 −3
10   FC Blue Stars Zürich A 5 0 1 4 1 0 15 −15

Women's tournament

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Participating teams

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   VfL Wolfsburg (Q) 2 2 0 0 13 1 +12 6 Qualification to the Semi-finals
2   Vancouver Whitecaps (Q) 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 3
3   FC Blue Stars Zürich 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
Source: FIFA
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 VfL Wolfsburg 8–0 FC Blue Stars Zürich
10:00 Jubel   5'
Lange   7', 15', 16'
Fischer   19'
Memeti   21'
Bartel   24'
Dönges   40'
30 May 2019 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–5 VfL Wolfsburg
15:10 Akindoju   28' Cordes   4'
Baaß   12'
Schumacher   12'
Fischer   26', 40'

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   BSC YB Frauen (Q) 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 Qualification to the Semi-finals
2   Internazionale (Q) 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
3   FC Zürich Frauen 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Times in UTC+1, Switzerland local time.

30 May 2019 Internazionale 0–1 FC Zürich Frauen
10:00 Graf   6'
30 May 2019 FC Zürich Frauen 0–2 BSC YB Frauen
12:40 Djeaid   8'
Schassberger   13'
30 May 2019 BSC YB Frauen 0–1 Internazionale
15:10 Coghetto   25'

Final stage

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Times in UTC+1, Switzerland local time.

Semi-finals

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30 May 2019 VfL Wolfsburg 5–0 Internazionale
18:05 Räcke   3'
Lange   5', 7'
Memeti   12'
Schumacher   39'

Play-off stage

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Fifth place game
31 May 2019 FC Blue Stars Zürich 0–3 FC Zürich Frauen
12:05 Piubel   10'
Lempérière   20'
Casagrande   39'
Third place game
31 May 2019 Internazionale 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps
14:40 Remington   4'

Final

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31 May 2019 VfL Wolfsburg 4–0 BSC YB Frauen
18:50 Fischer   4'
Baaß   14', 24'
Lange   20'
 2019 FIFA Youth Cup winners 
VfL Wolfsburg
1st title

Final standings

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Pos. Team G Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
    VfL Wolfsburg A 5 5 0 0 15 22 1 +21
    BSC YB Frauen B 4 2 0 2 6 3 6 −3
    Vancouver Whitecaps A 4 2 0 2 6 3 6 −3
4   Internazionale B 4 1 0 3 3 1 7 −6
5   FC Zürich Frauen B 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 +2
6   FC Blue Stars Zürich A 3 0 0 3 0 0 12 −12

References

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  1. ^ "2019 FIFA Youth Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 31 May 2019. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ^ "BSC Young Boys women win inaugural women's title". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup preview". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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