The 2020–21 División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol was the 35th season of the highest-level under-19 football league competition in Spain since its establishment.
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Deportivo La Coruña (Copa de Campeones)[1][2] |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
Competition format
editThe format of the competition was affected by restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, with two phases of smaller groups: the first phase in close geographical clusters and the second phase divided into a championship section and a relegation section; however, the basic premise remained as normal, with the teams still organised into seven regionalised groups with the champion of each group and the best runner-up qualifying for the 2021 Copa de Campeones, and six teams in each group relegated to the Liga Nacional (an increase from the usual four, to address the excess of participants due to relegations being cancelled in the 2019–20 season).
- The Copa del Rey Juvenil was not played in 2021.
- The champion of the Copa de Campeones would get a place in the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League (not transferable if they also qualified due to the club's senior team reaching the UEFA Champions League group stage).
Regular season
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Group 1[3]
- Champions: Celta Vigo
- Runners-up: Deportivo La Coruña
- 3rd place: Sporting Gijón
Group 2[4]
- Champions: Athletic Bilbao
- Runners-up: Osasuna
- 3rd place: Alavés
Group 3[5]
Group 4[6]
- Champions: Málaga
- Runners-up: Sevilla
- 3rd place: Granada
Group 5[7]
- Champions: Atlético Madrid
- Runners-up: Real Madrid – best ranked runner-up
- 3rd place: Real Valladolid
Group 6[8]
- Champions: Las Palmas
- Runners-up: Tenerife
- 3rd place: Marino
Group 7[9]
- Champions: Levante
- Runners-up: Valencia
- 3rd place: Villarreal
Copa de Campeones
editThe quarter-finals were played over two legs at each club's home ground; the semi-finals and final were each played over one leg at a mini-tournament in a single location (in this instance, in Marbella).[10]
Quarter-finals
| Home | Agg. | Away | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levante | 2–3 | Barcelona | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Real Madrid | 4–2 | Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 3–3[a] | Las Palmas | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Málaga | 5–3 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | 3–3 |
- ^ Deportivo won 3–1 in a penalty shootout.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 0–1 | Deportivo La Coruña |
| Barcelona | 1–0 | Málaga |
Final
| Deportivo La Coruña | 3 – 1 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| [11][1] [2] |
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         Deportivo
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     Barcelona
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References
edit- ^ a b "El Deportivo derrota al Barça, gana la Copa de Campeones juvenil y se clasifica para la Youth League" [Deportivo defeat Barça, win the Juvenile Champions Cup and qualify for the Youth League] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ a b "El Dépor se proclama Campeón de España juvenil por segunda vez" [Depor are proclaimed Spanish youth champions for the second time] (in Spanish). Deportivo de La Coruna. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ División de Honor Juvenil | 2020/2021 | Group 1 - 2nd Phase | Championship Group, Soccerway
- ^ División de Honor Juvenil | 2020/2021 | Group 2 - 2nd Phase | Championship Group, Soccerway
- ^ División de Honor Juvenil | 2020/2021 | Group 3 - 2nd Phase | Championship Group, Soccerway
- ^ División de Honor Juvenil | 2020/2021 | Group 4 - 2nd Phase | Championship Group, Soccerway
- ^ División de Honor Juvenil | 2020/2021 | Group 5 - 2nd Phase | Championship Group, Soccerway
- ^ División de Honor Juvenil | 2020/2021 | Group 6 - 2nd Phase | Championship Group, Soccerway
- ^ División de Honor Juvenil | 2020/2021 | Group 7 - 2nd Phase | Championship Group, Soccerway
- ^ División de Honor Juvenil | 2020/2021 | Championship - Final Stages, Soccerway
- ^ "El Deportivo se proclama campeón de España juvenil tras derrotar a Barcelona y Real Madrid" [Deportivo are proclaimed youth champions of Spain after defeating Barcelona and Real Madrid] (in Spanish). El País. 27 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-04-16. Retrieved 2022-04-16.