2019 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup

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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]

Contents

2019 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Dates30 – 31 May 2019
Teams Men:10
Women:6
Venue(s) Zurich
Final positions
Champions Men: Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors (3rd title)
Women: Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg (1st title)
Runners-up Men: Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica
Women: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg BSC YB Frauen
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored81 (2.25 per match)
Attendance14,000 (389 per match)
Best player(s) Men: Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Brochero (Boca Juniors)
Women: Flag of Germany.svg Maria Christina Lange (VfL Wolfsburg)
Best goalkeeper Men: Flag of Argentina.svg Matías Ramos Mingo (Boca Juniors)
Women: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Saskia Bürki (Young Boys)
Fair play award Men: Flag of Greece.svg PAOK
Women: Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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 Zurich. [3]

Men's tournament

Participating teams

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Boca Juniors (Q)4310101+910Qualification to the Final
2 Dinamo Zagreb 431070+710
3 GC Zürich 420295+46
4 Sevilla 401307−71
5 FC Blue Stars Zürich 4013013−131
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 Soccerball shade.svg12', 27'
30 May 2019 Boca Juniors 2–0 Sevilla
10:50Fernandez Soccerball shade.svg8'
Brochero Soccerball shade.svg13'
30 May 2019 Boca Juniors 3–1 GC Zürich
16:00
Aliu Soccerball shade.svg11'
30 May 2019 Sevilla 0–3 Dinamo Zagreb
16:00 Kapitanović Soccerball shade.svg13', 35'
Dejanović Soccerball shade.svg24'
30 May 2019 FC Blue Stars Zürich 0–5 Boca Juniors
18:55Bodencer Soccerball shade.svg11', 32', 37'
Roldán Soccerball shade.svg31'
31 May 2019 GC Zürich 2–0 Sevilla
11:15 Rustemoski Soccerball shade.svg13'
Bajrami Soccerball shade.svg40'
31 May 2019 FC Blue Stars Zürich 0–6 GC Zürich
13:00

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Benfica (Q)430131+29Qualification to the Final
2 PAOK 422042+28
3 FC Zürich 412153+25
4 FC Basel 411223−14
5 Seattle Sounders 401316−51
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
11:40Semedo Soccerball shade.svg27'
30 May 2019 Seattle Sounders 1–1 PAOK
11:40 Malone Soccerball shade.svg27' Tzovaras Soccerball shade.svg9'
30 May 2019 PAOK 1–1 FC Zürich
14:20 Doumtsis Soccerball shade.svg11'Ndau Soccerball shade.svg19'
30 May 2019 FC Basel 0–1 Benfica
14:20 Pinto Soccerball shade.svg36'
30 May 2019 PAOK 1–0 Benfica
16:50 Gaitanidis Soccerball shade.svg11'
30 May 2019 FC Zürich 3–0 Seattle Sounders
18:55Kamberi Soccerball shade.svg15'
Stevic Soccerball shade.svg18'
Nascimento Satorno Soccerball shade.svg28'
31 May 2019 FC Basel 0–1 PAOK
11:15 Michailidis Soccerball shade.svg39'
31 May 2019 Benfica 1–0 Seattle Sounders
13:50Semedo Soccerball shade.svg18'
31 May 2019 FC Zürich 1–1 FC Basel
13:50Nascimento Satorno Soccerball shade.svg10' Vonmoos Soccerball shade.svg16'

Final stage

Times in UTC+1, Switzerland local time.

Ninth place game
Seventh place game
31 May 2019 Sevilla 1–1
(7–6 p)		 FC Basel
15:40Peral Gallardo Soccerball shade.svg28'Martinovic Soccerball shade.svg38'
Fifth place game
31 May 2019 GC Zürich 0–1 FC Zürich
16:40Nascimento Satorno Soccerball shade.svg5'
Third place game
31 May 2019 Dinamo Zagreb 0–0
(3–4 p)		 PAOK
17:40


Final

31 May 2019 Boca Juniors 2–0 Benfica
20:10 Brochero Soccerball shade.svg16', 51'
 2019 FIFA Youth Cup winners 
Boca Juniors
3rd title

Final standings

Pos.TeamGPldWDLPtsGFGAGD
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors A541013121+11
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica B53029330
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Greece.svg PAOK B5230942+2
4 Flag of Croatia.svg Dinamo Zagreb A53201170+7
5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Zürich B5221863+3
6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg GC Zürich A5203696+3
7 Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla A5023218−7
8 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Basel B5122534−1
9 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders B5113436−3
10 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Blue Stars Zürich A50141015−15

Women's tournament

Participating teams

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 VfL Wolfsburg (Q)2200131+126Qualification to the Semi-finals
2 Vancouver Whitecaps (Q)210125−33
3 FC Blue Stars Zürich 200209−90
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
10:00Jubel Soccerball shade.svg5'
Lange Soccerball shade.svg7', 15', 16'
Fischer Soccerball shade.svg19'
Memeti Soccerball shade.svg21'
Bartel Soccerball shade.svg24'
Dönges Soccerball shade.svg40'
30 May 2019 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–5 VfL Wolfsburg
15:10 Akindoju Soccerball shade.svg28'Cordes Soccerball shade.svg4'
Baaß Soccerball shade.svg12'
Schumacher Soccerball shade.svg12'
Fischer Soccerball shade.svg26', 40'


Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 BSC YB Frauen (Q)210121+13Qualification to the Semi-finals
2 Internazionale (Q)21011103
3 FC Zürich Frauen 210112−13
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 FC Zürich Frauen 0–2 BSC YB Frauen
12:40Djeaid Soccerball shade.svg8'
Schassberger Soccerball shade.svg13'
30 May 2019 BSC YB Frauen 0–1 Internazionale
15:10Coghetto Soccerball shade.svg25'

Final stage

Times in UTC+1, Switzerland local time.

Semi-finals

30 May 2019 VfL Wolfsburg 5–0 Internazionale
18:05Räcke Soccerball shade.svg3'
Lange Soccerball shade.svg5', 7'
Memeti Soccerball shade.svg12'
Schumacher Soccerball shade.svg39'


Play-off stage

Fifth place game
31 May 2019 FC Blue Stars Zürich 0–3 FC Zürich Frauen
12:05Piubel Soccerball shade.svg10'
Lempérière Soccerball shade.svg20'
Casagrande Soccerball shade.svg39'
Third place game


Final

31 May 2019 VfL Wolfsburg 4–0 BSC YB Frauen
18:50Fischer Soccerball shade.svg4'
Baaß Soccerball shade.svg14', 24'
Lange Soccerball shade.svg20'
 2019 FIFA Youth Cup winners 
VfL Wolfsburg
1st title

Final standings

Pos.TeamGPldWDLPtsGFGAGD
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg A550015221+21
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg BSC YB Frauen B4202636−3
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps A4202636−3
4 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale B4103317−6
5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Zürich Frauen B3201642+2
6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Blue Stars Zürich A30030012−12

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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.
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