2007 Champions Youth Cup
The 2007 Champions Youth Cup was the first and only staging of the Champions Youth Cup, a proposed annual football tournament. It was supported by the G-14 group and was intended to be a Club World Championship for the Under-19 teams of some of the world's largest clubs. It took place in Malaysia from 5 August to 19 August 2007. It featured sixteen teams: eleven European teams, two teams from South America, a host invitee team from Europe, a host invitee team from Asia and the U-19 national team of the tournament hosts, Malaysia. Each match lasted only 70 minutes, and, in the event of a draw in the knockout stage, there was no extra time.[1] A second edition of the tournament, was planned for August 2008. However it was canceled in June, two months before the start, because of a dispute between the Football Association of Malaysia and the Gifted Group, the tournament organizers.[2]
Groups
| Qualified to the knockout stage | |
| Eliminated |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamengo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Milan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Arsenal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| Ajax | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
| Flamengo | 1–1 | Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Pedro Beda 44' | Report | Aubameyang 57' |
| Flamengo | 1–0 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Kayke 58' | Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Juventus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Qatar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1–2 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Bolongo 45' | Report | Rodri 55', 57' |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 0–1 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dantoni 55' |
| Qatar | 1–1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Al Haydos 45' | Report | Nkoum 70' |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Manchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Boca Juniors | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
| Porto | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| Boca Juniors | 2–2 | Internazionale |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 4' Lanaro 26' |
Report | Litteri 28', 62' |
| Boca Juniors | 2–3 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Ibañez 26' Colazzo 60' |
Report | Drinkwater 5' Hewson 22' Brandy 40' |
| Internazionale | 2–1 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Alves 57' Puccio 64' |
Report | McCormack 26' |
| Boca Juniors | 1–1 | Porto |
|---|---|---|
| Palavecino 33' | Report | Elísio 63' |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| PSV | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Chelsea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1–2 | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Kopplin 55' | Simari 35' Bopp 70' |
| PSV | 1–0 | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hasselbaink 47' |
| PSV | 0–1 | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Bopp 20' (pen.) |
| Bayern Munich | 1–1 | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bopp 35' | Report | Sawyer 1' |
| Malaysia | 0–2 | PSV |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wuytens 11' Huttens 22' |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 August - Shah Alam Stadium | ||||||||||
| Flamengo | 1 | |||||||||
| 17 August - National Stadium | ||||||||||
| PSV | 0 | |||||||||
| Flamengo | 1 | |||||||||
| 15 August - Shah Alam Stadium | ||||||||||
| Manchester United | 2 | |||||||||
| Barcelona | 0 | |||||||||
| 19 August - National Stadium | ||||||||||
| Manchester United | 1 | |||||||||
| Manchester United | 1 | |||||||||
| 14 August – Shah Alam Stadium | ||||||||||
| Juventus | 0 | |||||||||
| Bayern Munich | 0 | |||||||||
| 17 August - National Stadium | ||||||||||
| Milan | 2 | |||||||||
| Milan | 1 | |||||||||
| 15 August – Shah Alam Stadium | ||||||||||
| Juventus | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
| Internazionale | 0 | |||||||||
| 19 August - National Stadium | ||||||||||
| Juventus | 2 | |||||||||
| Flamengo | 3 | |||||||||
| Milan | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter finals
| Bayern Munich | 0–2 | Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Aubameyang 20', 63' |
Semi finals
Third place play-off
Final
Top scorers
| Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Milan | 7 |
| Kayke | Flamengo | 5 |
| Viktor Bopp | Bayern Munich | 3 |
| Febian Brandy | Manchester United | 3 |
| Sam Hewson | Manchester United | 3 |
References
- ^ Champions Youth Cup – Malaysia 2007 :: About
- ^ "Champions Youth Cup called Off". United Youth. 13 June 2008.