Copa de Campeones Juvenil de Fútbol

The Copa de Campeones de Juvenil is the tournament created by the RFEF to determine the overall youth champion of Spain.

Copa de Campeones Juvenil de Fútbol
Country Spain
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams8
Domestic cup(s)Copa del Rey
International cup(s)UEFA Youth League
Current championsAtlético Madrid (2024 – 3rd title)
Most championshipsReal Madrid (8 titles)
Websiterfef.es
Current: 2024

Since the 2014–15 season, the winner of this competition will qualify for the UEFA Youth League.[1]

Competition format

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The winners of the seven groups of the División de Honor and the best runner-up qualify for this competition. It is played with a single-elimination tournament format.

Champions

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Season Host Winner Runner-up Score
1995 Linares Real Madrid Sevilla 4–1
1996 Puertollano Deportivo Real Madrid 2–1
1997 Almendralejo Real Madrid Sevilla 2–0
1998 San Sebastián Real Sociedad Valencia 2–1
1999 Alicante Real Sociedad Sevilla 0–0 (4–3p)
2000 Albacete Real Madrid Barcelona 4–2
2001 Seville Osasuna Atlético Madrid 1–0
2002 Almería Atlético Madrid Zaragoza 3–0
2003 Cambrils Málaga Espanyol 2–0
2004 Guadalajara Sporting Espanyol 0–0 (4–1p)
2005 Las Rozas Barcelona Sporting 3–1
2006 León Real Madrid Valladolid 1–0
2007 Antequera Valencia Real Madrid 3–1
2008 Colmenar Viejo Espanyol Villarreal 2–1
2009 Almuñécar Barcelona Celta 2–0
2010 Benidorm Real Madrid Valencia 3–1
2011 Lepe Barcelona Real Madrid 3–1
2012 Lepe Sevilla Espanyol 1–0
2013 Vigo Sevilla Celta 3–2
2014 Vera Real Madrid Real Sociedad 1–1 (7–6p)
2015 Almuñécar Villarreal Espanyol 3–2
2016 Vera Málaga Sevilla 1–1 (3–0p)
2017 Ourense Real Madrid Málaga 1–0 (a.e.t.)
2018 Ciudad Real Atlético Madrid Sporting 3–1
2019[2] Vigo Zaragoza Villarreal 0–0 (7–6p)
2020 Not played[a][b]
2021[5] Marbella Deportivo Barcelona 3–1
2022[6] Las Rozas Barcelona Athletic Bilbao 2–0
2023 Las Rozas Real Madrid Betis 3–1
2024[7] Nerja Atlético Madrid Betis 1–0
  1. ^ On 6 May 2020, the Royal Spanish Football Federation announced the cancellation of the Copa de Campeones Juvenil for the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[3]
  2. ^ Celta Vigo were nominated as the 'league path' entrant for the 2020–21 UEFA Youth League (which eventually was also cancelled due to the pandemic) as they had the best divisional record across the country, just ahead of Real Madrid.[4]

Performance by club

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Team Winners Runners-up Winning years
Real Madrid 8 3 1995, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2023
Barcelona 4 2 2005, 2009, 2011, 2022
Atlético Madrid 3 1 2002, 2018, 2024
Sevilla 2 4 2012, 2013
Real Sociedad 2 1 1998, 1999
Málaga 2 1 2003, 2016
Deportivo 2 0 1996, 2021
Espanyol 1 4 2008
Sporting 1 2 2004
Valencia 1 2 2007
Villarreal 1 2 2015
Zaragoza 1 1 2019
Osasuna 1 0 2001
Celta 0 2
Betis 0 2
Valladolid 0 1
Athletic Bilbao 0 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UEFA Youth League retained and expanded". UEFA.org. 18 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Zaragoza gana su primera Copa de Campeones juvenil en los penaltis" [Zaragoza win their first youth Champions Cup on penalties] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Comunicado de la RFEF en relación con las competiciones no profesionales del fútbol español" [RFEF announcement in relation to the non-professional competitions in Spanish football] (in Spanish). RFEF. 6 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Oficial: la RFEF confirma que el Celta jugará la Youth League" [Official: the RFEF confirms that Celta will play in the Youth League] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 25 May 2020.
  5. ^ "El Deportivo se proclama campeón de España juvenil tras derrotar a Barcelona y Real Madrid" [El Deportivo are proclaimed youth champions of Spain after defeating Barcelona and Real Madrid] (in Spanish). El País. 27 June 2021.
  6. ^ "2-0: El Barça conquista la Copa y sella el doblete" [2-0: Barça conquers the Cup and seals the double] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 4 June 2022.
  7. ^ Crónica | El Atlético de Madrid conquista su tercera Copa de Campeones [Chronicle | Atlético de Madrid wins its third Champions Cup], RFEF, 26 May 2024 (in Spanish)
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