CEE Cup
| File:CEE CUP 2017.svg | |
| Founded | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| Current champions | Brazil Palmeiras |
| Most championships | Brazil Palmeiras (4 times) |
| Website | CEE Cup Official Website |
The Central & Eastern European Youth Football Tournament, known as the CEE Cup is an annual invitational under-19 football tournament, which takes place in Czech Republic. The tournament has taken place 10 times, initially restricted to clubs from Central and Eastern Europe - the tournament has now expanded to include teams from Western Europe, Asia, North, South and Central America and Australia.[1][2]
The tournament has become a staging ground for future footballing talent, such as English Premier League players Tomáš Souček, Dwight McNeil and Anthony Gordon.[3] And German Bundesliga player Joshua Zirkzee.[4]
The trophy is a 3D representation of the tournament's logo, designed and created by Czech blacksmith Martin Blundil - who also designed plaques given to the winners of the individual players awards at the end of each tournament.
Tournament Format
[edit | edit source]Originally, the tournament began with 4 groups, of 4 teams - with the teams playing each other in a round-robin manner, before the top ranked teams of each group competed in a semi-final and final to determine the winner.[5] Later tournaments however, have reduced to 2 groups of 4 teams - with the group winners taking part in the semi-finals, and the runners-up taking part in matches to determine their final rankings.[6] From the 2022 edition, the competition was limited to 2 groups of 3 teams.
Tournament Results
[edit | edit source]Award Winners
[edit | edit source]Performance
[edit | edit source]By team
[edit | edit source]| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil Palmeiras | 4 | – | 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 | – |
| Czech Republic Sparta Prague | 2 | 2 | 2015, 2016 | 2012, 2013, 2019 |
| Hungary Győri ETO | 2 | – | 2013, 2014 | – |
| Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav | 2 | – | 2011, 2012 | |
| England Everton | 1 | – | 2017 | – |
| Czech Republic Slavia Prague | – | 3 | 2013, 2022, 2023 | |
| Brazil Fluminense | – | 2 | – | 2015, 2016 |
| Slovakia AS Trenčín | – | 1 | – | 2014 |
| Turkey Beşiktaş | – | 1 | – | 2018 |
| England Burnley | – | 1 | – | 2017 |
| Bulgaria Levski Sofia | – | 1 | – | 2011 |
By country
[edit | edit source]| Country | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 4 | 5 | 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 | 2012, 2013, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 4 | 2 | 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 | 2015, 2016 |
| File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 2 | – | 2013, 2014 | – |
| File:Flag of England.svg England | 1 | 1 | 2017 | 2017 |
| File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria | – | 1 | – | 2011 |
| File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | – | 1 | – | 2014 |
| File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | – | 1 | – | 2018 |
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