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The 2023 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup was the 83rd 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 17 May and on Ascension Thursday, 18 May 2023.[1] Participants were announced on 4 April 2023. The schedule was published on 13 April 2023.[2]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Switzerland |
| Dates | 17–18 May 2023 |
| Teams | Men: 8 Women: 8 |
| Venue(s) | Zürich |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Men: Zürich (6th title) Women:  Vancouver Whitecaps (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Men:  CorinthiansWomen: Basel |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 36 |
| Goals scored | 72 (2 per match) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
FC Zurich and Vancouver Whitecaps claimed the men's and women's titles respectively at the final on 18 May.[3]
Eight men and women's teams are split into two groups of four each. Reigning champions FC Basel (men) and FC Zürich (women) return to defend their titles.[1] Arsenal are participating for the first time,[4] while Génération Foot is the first ever African team to join the tournament.[5]
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  GFA |
ZUR |
BAS |
 OMA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Génération Foot |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Knockout stage | — | 2–0 | |||
| 2 | Zürich |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | |||
| 3 | Basel |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | — | 2–0 | ||||
| 4 | Marseille |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head performance; 5) Fair play ranking; 6) Drawing of lots.[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head performance; 5) Fair play ranking; 6) Drawing of lots.[6]
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GCZ |
COR |
 LIV |
BSZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grasshopper |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 2 | Corinthians |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 | — | 3–0 | ||||
| 3 | Liverpool |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | |||
| 4 | Blue Stars |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | 0–1 | — |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head performance; 5) Fair play ranking; 6) Drawing of lots.[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head performance; 5) Fair play ranking; 6) Drawing of lots.[6]
Placement game
Seventh place play-off
Fifth place play-off
Third place play-off
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| Génération Foot | 0–0 | Corinthians |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
| Grasshopper | 0–2 | Zürich |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Final
| Corinthians | 0–0 | Zürich |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 0–2 | ||
| 2023 FIFA Youth Cup winners |
|---|
 Zürich Sixth title |
Group stage
Group A
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head performance; 5) Fair play ranking; 6) Drawing of lots.[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head performance; 5) Fair play ranking; 6) Drawing of lots.[7]
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | YB |
VAN |
GCZ |
 JUV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YB Frauen |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | — | 1–1 | ||||
| 3 | Grasshopper |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | — | 4–1 | ||||
| 4 | Juventus |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | — |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head performance; 5) Fair play ranking; 6) Drawing of lots.[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head performance; 5) Fair play ranking; 6) Drawing of lots.[7]
Placement game
Seventh place play-off
Fifth place play-off
Third place play-off
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Zürich | 1 (3) | |||||
| Vancouver Whitecaps (p) | 1 (5) | |||||
| Vancouver Whitecaps (p) | 1 (5) | |||||
| Basel | 1 (4) | |||||
| YB Frauen | 2 (4) | |||||
| Basel (p) | 2 (5) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Zürich | 1 | |||||
| YB Frauen | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Zürich | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 3–5 | ||
Final
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–1 | Basel |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
| 2023 FIFA Youth Cup winners |
|---|
 Vancouver Whitecaps First title |
Men
| Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Zürich |
A | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
 |
Corinthians |
B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
 |
Génération Foot |
A | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| 4 | Grasshopper |
B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| 5 | Basel |
A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| 6 | Liverpool |
B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| 7 | Marseille |
A | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Blue Stars |
B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −10 |
Women
| Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Vancouver Whitecaps |
B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
|
Basel |
A | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
|
YB Frauen |
B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
| 4 | Zürich |
A | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 |  Rosengård |
A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| 6 | Grasshopper |
B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
| 7 | Juventus |
B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 |
| 8 | Arsenal |
A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
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