Future Champions Tournament

Future Champions Tournament
Founded2009
RegionWorldwide
Current championsAtlético Madrid
Websitefuture-champions.net
2017 Future Champions Tournament

The Future Champions Tournament is an international youth association football tournament which was first contested in 2009 in the Gauteng region of South Africa.[1][2] The 3rd and the 5th edition took place in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

List of champions

Below is the list of champions:[3]

Edition Season Place Champion Score Runner-up
I 2009 South Africa Gauteng Argentina Boca Juniors 2-0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
II 2010 South Africa Gauteng China Shandong Luneng 0-0 (4-3) France Paris SG
III 2010 Brazil Belo Horizonte Brazil Atlético Mineiro 0-0 (5-3) Brazil Cruzeiro
IV 2011 South Africa Gauteng Brazil Atlético Mineiro 3-0 Russia Rubin Kazan
V 2011 Brazil Belo Horizonte Brazil Atlético Mineiro 3-3 (6-5) Brazil Cruzeiro
VI 2012 South Africa Gauteng Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2-1 Uruguay Nacional
VII 2013 South Africa Gauteng Mexico Club Tijuana 1-1 (4-3) England Everton
VIII 2014 South Africa Johannesburg Brazil Atlético Mineiro 0-0 (7-6) Mexico Club Tijuana
IX 2015 South Africa Gauteng Italy Torino FC 5-4 South Africa Supersport United FC
X 2016 South Africa Gauteng Spain Atlético Madrid 2-1 South Africa Bidvest Wits

References

  1. ^ Das, Shankar (29 March 2014). "Royal Wahingdoh finish 13th in South African U-17 meet". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Future Champions Tournament — Gauteng 2014 (24/03/2014 — 29/03/2014): Fixtures & Results Standings". future-champions.net. Archived from the original on 12 October 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. ^ "History". Future Champions Tournament. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.