CEE Cup
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| Founded | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champions |  Palmeiras |
| Most successful club(s) | 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
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
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Award Winners
| Year | Best Goalkeeper | Top Goalscorer | Best Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Petr Nerad (Bohemians 1905) | Jan Boček (Mladá Boleslav) |  Iliev Dimitar (Levski Sofia) |
| 2012 | Martin Výda (Mladá Boleslav) | Ondřej Šíma (Sparta Prague) |  Szabolcs Varga (Vasas) |
| 2013 | Lukáš Soukup (Slavia Prague) | Bence Szabó (Győri ETO) | Jiří Sodoma (Slavia Prague) |
| 2014 |  Jozef Zemanovič (AS Trenčín) | Milán Májer (Győri ETO) | Martin Vlček (AS Trenčín) |
| 2015 | Jennerson (Fluminense) |  Hamza Čataković (Sarajevo) | Matěj Pulkrab (Sparta Prague) |
| 2016 | Rodrigo (A.A. Ponte Preta) | Gustavo (Fluminense) | Marian Burda (Sparta Prague) |
| 2017 |  Adam Bruce (Burnley) | Ellis Simms (Everton) | Anthony Gordon (Everton) |
| 2018 | Audenirton (Palmeiras) | Đani Salčin (Sarajevo) | Wesley (Palmeiras) |
| 2019 |  Mykyta Turbayevskyi (Shakhtar Donetsk) | Fabricio (Palmeiras) | Adam Karabec (Sparta Prague) |
| 2022 | Yurii Avramenko (Dynamo Kyiv) |  Galvan Peña (Tigres) | Thalys (Palmeiras) |
| 2023 | Pedro Antonio Rodriguez (Sparta Prague) | Elisha Sowumni (West Ham United) | David Kauã (Palmeiras) |
Performance
By team
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmeiras | 4 | – | 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 | – |
| Sparta Prague | 2 | 2 | 2015, 2016 | 2012, 2013, 2019 |
| Győri ETO | 2 | – | 2013, 2014 | – |
| Mladá Boleslav | 2 | – | 2011, 2012 | |
| Everton | 1 | – | 2017 | – |
| Slavia Prague | – | 3 | 2013, 2022, 2023 | |
| Fluminense | – | 2 | – | 2015, 2016 |
| AS Trenčín | – | 1 | – | 2014 |
 Beşiktaş | – | 1 | – | 2018 |
| Burnley | – | 1 | – | 2017 |
| Levski Sofia | – | 1 | – | 2011 |
By country
| Country | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 4 | 5 | 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 | 2012, 2013, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| Brazil | 4 | 2 | 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 | 2015, 2016 |
| Hungary | 2 | – | 2013, 2014 | – |
| England | 1 | 1 | 2017 | 2017 |
| Bulgaria | – | 1 | – | 2011 |
| Slovakia | – | 1 | – | 2014 |
| Turkey | – | 1 | – | 2018 |
References
- ^ "THE U 19 INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT OF YOUTH TEAMS CEE CUP: AFTER MORE THAN 1000 DAYS OF DELAYS, WE'RE BACK IN PRAGUE!" (PDF). CEE Cup. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "CEE Cup International Football Tournament Back in Prague". Prague Morning. 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ Preece, Ashley (2022-06-29). "Aston Villa to play in 'prestigious' youth tournament in Prague". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "Joshua Zirkzee: Bayern Munich teenager could be ideal understudy to Dominic Calvert-Lewin at Everton". Eurosport. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "TESCO CEE Cup | U19 Central & Eastern European Youth Football Tournament - 25–31 July 2011, Prague". www.ceecup.org. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "Match schedule CEE Cup 2022 | CEE Cup 2022: 10th Edition | U19 Football Tournament | 22-26.7.2022". www.ceecup.org. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "TESCO CEE Cup | U19 Central & Eastern European Youth Football Tournament - 25–31 July 2011, Prague". www.ceecup.org. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "CEE Cup | U19 Central & Eastern European Youth Football Tournament - 22–29 July 2012, Prague". www.ceecup.org. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "CEE CUP". www.ceecup.org. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "CEE CUP". www.ceecup.org. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "CeeCup 2015". www.ceecup.org. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "CeeCup 2016". www.ceecup.org. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "CeeCup 2017". www.ceecup.org. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "Statistics | CEE Cup 2018 | U19 Football Tournament | 25-31.7.2018". www.ceecup.org. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "Statistics | CEE Cup 2019 | U19 Football Tournament | 24-30.7.2019". www.ceecup.org. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "Match schedule CEE Cup 2022 | CEE Cup 2022: 10th Edition | U19 Football Tournament | 22-26.7.2022". www.ceecup.org. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ "Match schedule CEE Cup 2023 | CEE Cup 2023: 11th Edition | U19 Football Tournament | 28.7 - 1.8.2023". www.ceecup.org. Retrieved 2023-06-28.