Danone Nations Cup

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Danone Nations Cup
Organiser(s) Danone
Founded2000
RegionWorldwide
Teams32 (qualifiers)
Current championsBoys: Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
(3rd title)
Girls: Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
(1st title)
(2019)
Most championshipsBoys: Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of France.svg  France
(3 titles each)
Girls: Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
(1 title each)
Website Official website
(in English, French, and Spanish)

The Danone Nations Cup is a football tournament for children between the ages of 10 and 15. It is organized since 2000 on the initiative of Danone. [1]

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Every year, 2.5 million children from over 34,000 schools and 11,000 clubs from around the globe take part in local, regional and then national Danone Nations Cup competitions, before the winners fly off to compete in the grand World Final. In each of the 32 participating countries, Danone's subsidiaries organize their national tournaments in partnership with the local Sports Federations and/or State Education and Sports Ministers.

For 10 years, the tournament has had Zinédine Zidane as its ambassador, benefiting from his commitment to high quality football and fair play.

History

Following the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, Danone decided to create an international football tournament for kids.

Danone Nations Cup World Final was in France (Paris or Lyon) until 2009. The World Finals of the 10th and 11th editions took place at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa: the same year as the FIFA Football World Cup. The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid in 2011 and the National Stadium in Warsaw in 2012 also hosted the competition. For the 14th edition, the thirty - two winning national teams headed to the legendary Wembley Stadium in London. In 2014, the World Cup of the young people took place in Brazil.

Over the years, the tournament has established itself as a highly respected event with FIFA endorsement. It now enjoys a solid reputation within the world of professional football and partner organizations.

In 2013, the final was goalless (0-0) but France overcame Brazil after a penalty shoot-out. France won its 3rd Danone Nations Cup. South Africa, France and Mexico are the only teams to have won the tournament 3 times each.

Results

Boys

YearVenueChampionRunner upThird placeFourth Place
2000 Flag of France.svg Parc des Princes, Paris Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
2001 Flag of France.svg Parc des Princes, Paris Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg  Réunion Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2002 Flag of France.svg Parc des Princes, Paris Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2003 Flag of France.svg Parc des Princes, Paris Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2004 Flag of France.svg Parc des Princes, Paris Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
2005 Flag of France.svg Stade de Gerland, Lyon Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
2006 Flag of France.svg Stade de Gerland, Lyon Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg  Réunion Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
2007 Flag of France.svg Stade de Gerland, Lyon Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg  Réunion
2008 Flag of France.svg Parc des Princes, Paris Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
2009 Flag of South Africa.svg Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2010 Flag of South Africa.svg Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of France.svg  France
2011 Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2012 Flag of Poland.svg National Stadium, Warsaw Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2013 Flag of England.svg Wembley Stadium, London Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
2014 Flag of Brazil.svg Arena Corinthians, São Paulo Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2015 Flag of Morocco.svg Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of France.svg  France Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2016 Flag of France.svg Stade de France, Saint-Denis Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
2018 Flag of Spain.svg RCDE Stadium, Barcelona Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
2019 Flag of Spain.svg RCDE Stadium, Barcelona Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
2020
2021

Participating nations

Legend
Team Flag of France.svg
2000 		Flag of France.svg
2001 		Flag of France.svg
2002 		Flag of France.svg
2003 		Flag of France.svg
2004 		Flag of France.svg
2005 		Flag of France.svg
2006 		Flag of France.svg
2007 		Flag of France.svg
2008 		Flag of South Africa.svg
2009 		Flag of South Africa.svg
2010 		Flag of Spain.svg
2011 		Flag of Poland.svg
2012 		Flag of England.svg
2013 		Flag of Brazil.svg
2014 		Flag of Morocco.svg
2015 		Flag of France.svg
2016 		Flag of the United States.svg
2017 		Flag of Spain.svg
2018 		Flag of Spain.svg
2019 		Years
Flag of France.svg  France 1st3rd1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2ndR161
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3rd [a] 1
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3rdGS1
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania GSQF1
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria GSGS1
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa GSQF1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy GSR161
Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg  Réunion 1st1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2nd1
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4th1
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico QF1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada QF1
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain R161
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil R161
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia R161
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia R161
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany R161
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco R161
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic GS1
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan GS1
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia GS1
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal GS1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States GS1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium GS1
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia GS24th26th11th4th29th28th6th16th33rd23rd8th7th14th11th8th11th4th1
Total (12 Teams)824

Girls

YearVenueChampionRunner upThird placeFourth Place
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of France.svg  France
2018 Flag of Spain.svg RCDE Stadium, Barcelona Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2019 Flag of Spain.svg RCDE Stadium, Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2020
2021

Participating nations

Legend
Team Flag of the United States.svg
2017 		Flag of Spain.svg
2018 		Flag of Spain.svg
2019 		Years
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3rd1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2nd1
Flag of France.svg  France 4rd2nd1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy GSGS1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1st1
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain GS1st1
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3rd1
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4th1
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay GS1
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa GS1
Flag of England.svg  England GS1
Total (12 Teams)68

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Ukraine was represented by the Atlant youth football club from Kremenchuk, a winner of the Ukrainian Leather Ball tournament among under-12 football teams. [2]

References

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