2019 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup

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]

2019 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup
Tournament details
Host country  Switzerland
Dates30 – 31 May 2019
TeamsMen:10
Women:6
Venue(s)Zurich
Final positions
ChampionsMen: Boca Juniors (3rd title)
Women: VfL Wolfsburg (1st title)
Runners-upMen: Benfica
Women: BSC YB Frauen
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored81 (2.25 per match)
Attendance14,000 (389 per match)
Best player(s)Men: Lucas Brochero (Boca Juniors)
Women: Maria Christina Lange (VfL Wolfsburg)
Best goalkeeperMen: Matías Ramos Mingo (Boca Juniors)
Women: Saskia Bürki (Young Boys)
Fair play awardMen: PAOK
Women: Vancouver Whitecaps

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 A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Boca Juniors (Q) 4 3 1 0 10 1 +9 10 Qualification to the Final
2 Dinamo Zagreb 4 3 1 0 7 0 +7 10
3 GC Zürich 4 2 0 2 9 5 +4 6
4 Sevilla 4 0 1 3 0 7 −7 1
5 FC Blue Stars Zürich 4 0 1 3 0 13 −13 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Times in UTC+, Switzerland local time.

30 May 2019 Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 FC Blue Stars Zürich
10:50 Kapitanović 12', 27'
30 May 2019 Boca Juniors 2–0 Sevilla
10:50 Fernandez 8'
Brochero 13'
30 May 2019 Sevilla 0–0 FC Blue Stars Zürich
13:30
30 May 2019 GC Zürich 0–2 Dinamo Zagreb
13:30 Kim 8'
Kapitanović 29'
30 May 2019 Boca Juniors 3–1 GC Zürich
16:00
Aliu 11'
30 May 2019 Sevilla 0–3 Dinamo Zagreb
16:00 Kapitanović 13', 35'
Dejanović 24'
30 May 2019 FC Blue Stars Zürich 0–5 Boca Juniors
18:55 Bodencer 11', 32', 37'
Roldán 31'
31 May 2019 GC Zürich 2–0 Sevilla
11:15 Rustemoski 13'
Bajrami 40'
31 May 2019 Dinamo Zagreb 0–0 Boca Juniors
13:00
31 May 2019 FC Blue Stars Zürich 0–6 GC Zürich
13:00

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Benfica (Q) 4 3 0 1 3 1 +2 9 Qualification to the Final
2 PAOK 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 8
3 FC Zürich 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2 5
4 FC Basel 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 4
5 Seattle Sounders 4 0 1 3 1 6 −5 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Times in UTC+, Switzerland local time.

30 May 2019 Benfica 1–0 FC Zürich
11:40 Semedo 27'
30 May 2019 Seattle Sounders 1–1 PAOK
11:40 Malone 27' Tzovaras 9'
30 May 2019 PAOK 1–1 FC Zürich
14:20 Doumtsis 11' Ndau 19'
30 May 2019 FC Basel 0–1 Benfica
14:20 Pinto 36'
30 May 2019 Seattle Sounders 0–1 FC Basel
16:50 Marchand 38'
30 May 2019 PAOK 1–0 Benfica
16:50 Gaitanidis 11'
30 May 2019 FC Zürich 3–0 Seattle Sounders
18:55 Kamberi 15'
Stevic 18'
Nascimento Satorno 28'
31 May 2019 FC Basel 0–1 PAOK
11:15 Michailidis 39'
31 May 2019 Benfica 1–0 Seattle Sounders
13:50 Semedo 18'
31 May 2019 FC Zürich 1–1 FC Basel
13:50 Nascimento Satorno 10' Vonmoos 16'

Final stage

Times in UTC+1, Switzerland local time.

Ninth place game
31 May 2019 FC Blue Stars Zürich 0–2 Seattle Sounders
15:40 Serrano Lopez 7', 19'
Seventh place game
31 May 2019 Sevilla 1–1
(7–6 p)		 FC Basel
15:40 Peral Gallardo 28' Martinovic 38'
Fifth place game
31 May 2019 GC Zürich 0–1 FC Zürich
16:40 Nascimento Satorno 5'
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 16', 51'
 2019 FIFA Youth Cup Winners 
Boca Juniors
3rd title

Final standings
Pos. Team G Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
Boca Juniors A 5 4 1 0 13 12 1 +11
Benfica B 5 3 0 2 9 3 3 0
PAOK B 5 2 3 0 9 4 2 +2
4 Dinamo Zagreb A 5 3 2 0 11 7 0 +7
5 FC Zürich B 5 2 2 1 8 6 3 +3
6 GC Zürich A 5 2 0 3 6 9 6 +3
7 Sevilla A 5 0 2 3 2 1 8 −7
8 FC Basel B 5 1 2 2 5 3 4 −1
9 Seattle Sounders B 5 1 1 3 4 3 6 −3
10 FC Blue Stars Zürich A 5 0 1 4 1 0 15 −15

Women's tournament
Participating teams

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 VfL Wolfsburg (Q) 2 2 0 0 13 1 +12 6 Qualification to the Semi-finals
2 Vancouver Whitecaps (Q) 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 3
3 FC Blue Stars Zürich 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Times in UTC+, Switzerland local time.

30 May 2019 VfL Wolfsburg 8–0 FC Blue Stars Zürich
10:00 Jubel 5'
Lange 7', 15', 16'
Fischer 19'
Memeti 21'
Bartel 24'
Dönges 40'
30 May 2019 FC Blue Stars Zürich 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps
12:40 Ganief 17'
30 May 2019 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–5 VfL Wolfsburg
15:10 Akindoju 28' Cordes 4'
Baaß 12'
Schumacher 12'
Fischer 26', 40'


Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 BSC YB Frauen (Q) 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 Qualification to the Semi-finals
2 Internazionale (Q) 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
3 FC Zürich Frauen 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Times in UTC+1, Switzerland local time.

30 May 2019 Internazionale 0–1 FC Zürich Frauen
10:00 Graf 6'
30 May 2019 FC Zürich Frauen 0–2 BSC YB Frauen
12:40 Djeaid 8'
Schassberger 13'
30 May 2019 BSC YB Frauen 0–1 Internazionale
15:10 Coghetto 25'

Final stage

Times in UTC+1, Switzerland local time.

Semi-finals
30 May 2019 VfL Wolfsburg 5–0 Internazionale
18:05 Räcke 3'
Lange 5', 7'
Memeti 12'
Schumacher 39'
30 May 2019 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–1 BSC YB Frauen
18:05 Suter 25'


Play-off stage
Fifth place game
31 May 2019 FC Blue Stars Zürich 0–3 FC Zürich Frauen
12:05 Piubel 10'
Lempérière 20'
Casagrande 39'
Third place game
31 May 2019 Internazionale 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps
14:40 Remington 4'


Final
31 May 2019 VfL Wolfsburg 4–0 BSC YB Frauen
18:50 Fischer 4'
Baaß 14', 24'
Lange 20'
 2019 FIFA Youth Cup Winners 
VfL Wolfsburg
1st title

Final standings
Pos. Team G Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
VfL Wolfsburg A 5 5 0 0 15 22 1 +21
BSC YB Frauen B 4 2 0 2 6 3 6 −3
Vancouver Whitecaps A 4 2 0 2 6 3 6 −3
4 Internazionale B 4 1 0 3 3 1 7 −6
5 FC Zürich Frauen B 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 +2
6 FC Blue Stars Zürich A 3 0 0 3 0 0 12 −12

References
  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.
  3. "Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup preview". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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