Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil

The Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil, formerly known as Torneio Romeu Goulart Jacques, is an under-17 football tournament played on annual basis in the Brazilian city of Santiago, Rio Grande do Sul. Entrant teams usually include Brazilian and foreign clubs, mostly from Mercosur countries.

Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil
Founded1989
RegionBrazil
Number of teams12
Current championsGrêmio (2019)
Most successful club(s)Internacional (14 times)

The first edition occurred in 1989, promoted by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, a local team that focuses on youth football. In 1993, the tournament was recognized by the Brazilian Football Confederation and, in 1994, by FIFA. In the same year, China's national U-17 team was the first non-South American side to take part in the competition.

In 2006, all matches were played at Estádio Alceu Carvalho.

List of champions edit

Year Winner Runner-up
1989  
Nacional
 
Grêmio
1990  
Internacional
 
Fluminense
1991  
Matsubara
 
Grêmio
1992  
Internacional
 
Independiente
1993  
Internacional
 
Grêmio
1994  
Nacional
 
China national youth team
1995  
Grêmio
 
Criciúma
1996  
Grêmio
 
Internacional
1997  
Grêmio
 
Criciúma
1998  
Grêmio
 
Criciúma
1999  
Fluminense
 
Juventus-SP
2000  
Grêmio
 
Cruzeiro
2001  
Internacional
 
Grêmio
2002  
Cruzeiro
 
Vitória
2003  
Internacional
 
Atlético Paranaense
2004  
Cruzeiro
 
Vitória
2005  
Internacional
 
Grêmio
2006  
Atlético Mineiro
 
Atlético Paranaense
2007  
Internacional
 
Goiás
2008  
Grêmio
 
Internacional
2009  
Internacional
 
América-MG
2010  
Internacional
 
Gama
2011  
Internacional
 
Danubio
2012  
Internacional
 
Palmeiras
2013  
Internacional
 
Criciúma
2014  
Internacional
 
Corinthians
2015  
Independiente del Valle
 
Avaí
2016  
Cruzeiro de Santiago
 
São Paulo
2017  
Internacional
 
Grêmio
2018  
Palmeiras
 
Coritiba
2019  
Grêmio
 
Palmeiras
2020  
Palmeiras
 
Juventude

Titles by team edit

  • Internacional 14 titles
  • Grêmio 7 titles
  • Cruzeiro 2 titles
  • Nacional (Uruguay) 2 titles
  • Palmeiras 2 titles
  • Atlético Mineiro 1 title
  • Cruzeiro de Santiago 1 title
  • Fluminense 1 title
  • Independiente del Valle 1 title
  • Matsubara 1 title

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