Lion City Cup
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The Lion City Cup is a youth football tournament for boys. It was founded in 1977 by the late former Football Association of Singapore chairman, Nadesan Ganesan who organized the only Under-16 football tournament in the world, following FIFA's then secretary-general, Sepp Blatter's recommendation after he was in Singapore for the 1982 Lion City Cup, the Cup has been credited with inspiring the creation of the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship hosted in China at FIFA's request.[1][2]
Quick Facts Organising body, Founded ...
Organising body | Football Association of Singapore |
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Founded | 1977; 47 years ago (1977) |
Region | ![]() |
Number of teams | 4-6 (different years) |
Current champions | BG Pathum United F.C. U-15 |
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