Organising body | KVE Drongen |
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Founded | 2015 |
Region | Europe |
Number of teams | 12 |
Current champions | Manchester City FC (1st title) |
Most successful club(s) | Barcelona (3 titles) |
Website | https://kdbcup.be/en |
The Kevin De Bruyne Cup, abbreviated KDB Cup, is an international Belgian football tournament for players under the age of 15, which has existed since 2016. [1] The tournament takes place annually at the end of May or beginning of June on the grounds of KVE Drongen in Drongen near Ghent. Professional footballer Kevin De Bruyne gave his name to the tournament and is involved in the organization, which is entirely in the hands of volunteers. [2]
Kevin De Bruyne grew up in Drongen. He went to school there and was affiliated to KVV Drongen until 1999, at that time one of the three Drongen football clubs. In 1999, he swapped the club for KAA Gent after which a highly successful career would follow. His parents and sister continued to live in Drongen. [3]
In 2014, it was decided to get Kevin De Bruyne and his family back involved with the club, and to organize an international youth tournament. On 27 August 2015, the NPO KDB was established. This loose NPO would organize the first edition in close cooperation with KVE Drongen in 2016. [4]
From the very beginning, a high-profile tournament was set up, in which football talents of the future could be seen at work. [5] Many of the young talents subsequently grow into their club's A squad or are among the most sought-after young players in Europe such as Jamal Musiala of Chelsea, Gonçalo Ramos and Úmaro Embaló of Benfica (voted best player at KDB Cup in 2016), Moriba Kourouma of FC Barcelona (best player 2017) and Jérémy Doku of RSC Anderlecht (top scorer in 2017). [6]
The event attracts up to 10,000 visitors. [7]
Edition | Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Source |
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1 | 2016 | SL Benfica | Austria Wien | Club Brugge KV | FC Barcelona | [8] |
2 | 2017 | FC Barcelona | RSC Anderlecht | KRC Genk | Chelsea FC | [9] |
3 | 2018 | RSC Anderlecht | AZ Alkmaar | Odense BK | Manchester City FC | [10] |
4 | 2019 | Chelsea FC | Racing Genk | Feyenoord Rotterdam | PSV Eindhoven | [11] |
5 | 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | [12] | |||
6 | 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | [13] | |||
7 | 2022 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid CF | KRC Genk | Manchester City FC | [14] |
8 | 2023 | FC Barcelona | Paris Saint-Germain FC | SE Palmeiras | Club Brugge KV | [15] |
9 | 2024 | Manchester City FC | KAA Gent | SE Palmeiras | KRC Genk | [16] |
Year | Fair play | Best goalkeeper | Best player | Topscorer |
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2016 | FC Barcelona | Andreas Søndergaard Odense Boldklub | Umaro Embaló SL Benfica | Umaro Embaló SL Benfica, 4 goals |
2017 | SL Benfica | Ramon Vila FC Barcelona | Ilaix Moriba FC Barcelona | Jeremy Doku RSC Anderlecht, 11 goals |
2018 | FC Zenit Saint Petersburg | Daniël Deen AZ Alkmaar | Kian Fitz-Jim AZ Alkmaar | Charlie McNeill Manchester City FC |
2019 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Josh Clarke Chelsea FC | Charlie Webster Chelsea FC | Ángel Alarcón FC Barcelona, 4 goals |
2022 | Club Brugge KV | Hudson Sands Chelsea FC | Juan Hernández Torres FC Barcelona | Emre Ünüvar AFC Ajax, 5 goals |
2023 | Real Madrid CF | Bas Evers KAA Gent | Guille Fernández FC Barcelona | Lucas Gabriel Oliveira de Lima SE Palmeiras, 6 goals |
2024 | Manchester United FC | Lucas Alvarado Manchester City FC | Gianluca Okon Club Brugge KV | Floyd Samba Manchester City FC, 4 goals |
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