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 championsReal Madrid (2023 – 8th title)
Most championshipsReal Madrid (8 titles)
Websiterfef.es
Current: 2023

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

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

Competition format

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

Season Host Winner Runner-up Score
1995 LinaresReal MadridSevilla4–1
1996 PuertollanoDeportivoReal Madrid2–1
1997 AlmendralejoReal MadridSevilla2–0
1998 Real SociedadValencia2–1
1999 AlicanteReal SociedadSevilla0–0 (4–3p)
2000 Real MadridBarcelona4–2
2001 OsasunaAtlético Madrid1–0
2002 Atlético MadridZaragoza3–0
2003 CambrilsMálagaEspanyol2–0
2004 GuadalajaraSportingEspanyol0–0 (4–1p)
2005 Las RozasBarcelonaSporting3–1
2006 LeónReal MadridValladolid1–0
2007 AntequeraValenciaReal Madrid3–1
2008 Colmenar ViejoEspanyolVillarreal2–1
2009 AlmuñécarBarcelonaCelta2–0
2010 BenidormReal MadridValencia3–1
2011 LepeBarcelonaReal Madrid3–1
2012 LepeSevillaEspanyol1–0
2013 VigoSevillaCelta3–2
2014 VeraReal MadridReal Sociedad1–1 (7–6p)
2015 AlmuñécarVillarrealEspanyol3–2
2016 VeraMálagaSevilla1–1 (3–0p)
2017 OurenseReal MadridMálaga1–0 (a.e.t.)
2018 Ciudad RealAtlético MadridSporting3–1
2019[2] VigoZaragozaVillarreal0–0 (7–6p)
2020Not played[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
2021[5] MarbellaDeportivoBarcelona3–1
2022[6] Las RozasBarcelonaAthletic Bilbao2–0
2023 Las RozasReal MadridBetis3–1
  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

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
Sevilla 2 4 2012, 2013
Real Sociedad 2 1 1998, 1999
Málaga 2 1 2003, 2016
Atlético Madrid 2 1 2002, 2018
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
Valladolid 0 1
Athletic Bilbao 0 1
Betis 0 1

See also

References

  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" [Oficial: 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.
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