Kevin De Bruyne Cup

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Kevin De Bruyne Cup
KDB Cup-logo.png
The tournament logo
Organising bodyKVE Drongen
Founded2015
Region Europe
Number of teams12
Current champions Flag of England.svg Manchester City FC (1st title)
Most successful club(s) Flag of Spain.svg 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]

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History

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]

Records and statistics

Finals

EditionYearWinnerRunner-upThirdFourthSource
12016 Flag of Portugal.svg SL Benfica Flag of Austria.svg Austria Wien Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Club Brugge KV Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona [8]
22017 Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona Flag of Belgium (civil).svg RSC Anderlecht Flag of Belgium (civil).svg KRC Genk Flag of England.svg Chelsea FC [9]
32018 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg RSC Anderlecht Flag of the Netherlands.svg AZ Alkmaar Flag of Denmark.svg Odense BK Flag of England.svg Manchester City FC [10]
42019 Flag of England.svg Chelsea FC Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Racing Genk Flag of the Netherlands.svg Feyenoord Rotterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven [11]
52020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [12]
62021Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [13]
72022 Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid CF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg KRC Genk Flag of England.svg Manchester City FC [14]
82023 Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain FC Flag of Brazil.svg SE Palmeiras Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Club Brugge KV [15]
92024 Flag of England.svg Manchester City FC Flag of Belgium (civil).svg KAA Gent Flag of Brazil.svg SE Palmeiras Flag of Belgium (civil).svg KRC Genk [16]

Other team and individual trophies

YearFair playBest goalkeeperBest playerTopscorer
2016 Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona Flag of Denmark.svg Andreas Søndergaard
Odense Boldklub
Flag of Portugal.svg Umaro Embaló
SL Benfica
Flag of Portugal.svg Umaro Embaló
SL Benfica, 4 goals
2017 Flag of Portugal.svg SL Benfica Flag of Spain.svg Ramon Vila
FC Barcelona
Flag of Guinea.svg Ilaix Moriba
FC Barcelona
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jeremy Doku
RSC Anderlecht, 11 goals
2018 Flag of Russia.svg FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniël Deen
AZ Alkmaar
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kian Fitz-Jim
AZ Alkmaar
Flag of England.svg Charlie McNeill
Manchester City FC
2019 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Feyenoord Rotterdam Flag of England.svg Josh Clarke
Chelsea FC
Flag of England.svg Charlie Webster
Chelsea FC
Flag of Spain.svg Ángel Alarcón
FC Barcelona, 4 goals
2022 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Club Brugge KV Flag of England.svg Hudson Sands
Chelsea FC
Flag of Spain.svg Juan Hernández Torres
FC Barcelona
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Emre Ünüvar
AFC Ajax, 5 goals
2023 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid CF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bas Evers
KAA Gent
Flag of Spain.svg Guille Fernández
FC Barcelona
Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Gabriel Oliveira de Lima
SE Palmeiras, 6 goals
2024 Flag of England.svg Manchester United FC Flag of England.svg Lucas Alvarado
Manchester City FC
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gianluca Okon
Club Brugge KV
Flag of England.svg Floyd Samba
Manchester City FC, 4 goals

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