2023 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup

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]

2023 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup
Tournament details
Host country  Switzerland
Dates17–18 May 2023
TeamsMen: 8
Women: 8
Venue(s)Zurich
Final positions
ChampionsMen: Switzerland Zürich (6th title)
Women: Canada Vancouver Whitecaps (1st title)
Runners-upMen: Brazil Corinthians
Women: Switzerland Basel
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored72 (2 per match)

FC Zurich and Vancouver Whitecaps claimed the men's and women's titles respectively at the final on 18 May.[3]

Participating teams

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 Men[5] Women[4]
A Senegal Génération Foot England Arsenal W.F.C.
France Olympique de Marseille Sweden FC Rosengård
Switzerland FC Basel Switzerland FC Basel Frauen
Switzerland FC Zürich Switzerland FC Zürich Frauen
B England Liverpool Canada Vancouver Whitecaps
Brazil Corinthians Paulista Italy Juventus
Switzerland FC Blue Stars Switzerland BSC YB Frauen
Switzerland Grasshopper Club Switzerland Grasshopper Club (women)

Men's tournament

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Senegal GFA Switzerland ZUR Switzerland BAS France OMA
1 Senegal Génération Foot 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6 Knockout stage — 2–0
2 Switzerland Zürich 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5 3–0 — 1–1
3 Switzerland Basel 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 — 2–0
4 France 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]
Marseille France1–1Switzerland Zürich
Report
Génération Foot Senegal2–0Switzerland Basel
Report
Marseille France0–1Senegal Génération Foot
Report
Zürich Switzerland0–0Switzerland Basel
Report
Basel Switzerland2–0France Marseille
Report
Zürich Switzerland3–0Senegal Génération Foot
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Switzerland GCZ Brazil COR England LIV Switzerland BSZ
1 Switzerland Grasshopper 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5 Knockout stage — 0–0 3–0
2 Brazil Corinthians 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 5 — 3–0
3 England Liverpool 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 1–1 0–0 —
4 Switzerland 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]
Liverpool England1–1Switzerland Grasshopper
Report
Corinthians Brazil3–0Switzerland Blue Stars
Report
Liverpool England0–0Brazil Corinthians
Report
Grasshopper Switzerland3–0Switzerland Blue Stars
Report
Blue Stars Switzerland0–1England Liverpool
Report
Grasshopper Switzerland0–0Brazil Corinthians
Report

Seventh place play-off
Marseille France3–0Switzerland Blue Stars
Report

Fifth place play-off
Basel Switzerland2–0England Liverpool
Report

Third place play-off
Génération Foot Senegal3–0Switzerland Grasshopper
Report

Semi-finals
Génération Foot Senegal0–0Brazil Corinthians
Report
Penalties
2–4
Grasshopper Switzerland0–2Switzerland Zürich
Report

Final
Corinthians Brazil0–0Switzerland Zürich
Report
Penalties
0–2
 2023 FIFA Youth Cup winners 
Switzerland
Zürich
Sixth title

Women's tournament

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Switzerland ZUR Switzerland BAS Sweden ROS England ARS
1 Switzerland Zürich 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 Knockout stage — 1–0
2 Switzerland Basel 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 1–1 — 1–0
3 Sweden Rosengård 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 1–1 —
4 England Arsenal 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1 0–0 1–2 —
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]
Arsenal England0–0Switzerland Basel
Report
Rosengård Sweden1–1Switzerland Zürich
Report
Arsenal England1–2Sweden Rosengård
Report
Basel Switzerland1–1Switzerland Zürich
Report
Zürich Switzerland1–0England Arsenal
Report
Basel Switzerland1–0Sweden Rosengård
Report

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Switzerland YB Canada VAN Switzerland GCZ Italy JUV
1 Switzerland YB Frauen 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Knockout stage — 1–0 3–0
2 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4 — 1–1
3 Switzerland Grasshopper 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4 — 4–1
4 Italy 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]
Juventus Italy2–2Switzerland YB Frauen
Report
Vancouver Whitecaps Canada1–1Switzerland Grasshopper
Report
Juventus Italy0–4Canada Vancouver Whitecaps
Report
YB Frauen Switzerland3–0Switzerland Grasshopper
Report
Grasshopper Switzerland4–1Italy Juventus
Report
YB Frauen Switzerland1–0Canada Vancouver Whitecaps
Report

Seventh place play-off
Arsenal England0–2Italy Juventus
Report

Fifth place play-off
Rosengård Sweden2–0Switzerland Grasshopper
Report

Third place play-off
Zürich Switzerland0–1Switzerland YB Frauen
Report

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Switzerland Zürich1 (3)
 
 
 
Canada Vancouver Whitecaps (p)1 (5)
 
Canada Vancouver Whitecaps (p)1 (5)
 
 
 
Switzerland Basel1 (4)
 
Switzerland YB Frauen2 (4)
 
 
Switzerland Basel (p)2 (5)
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Switzerland Zürich1
 
 
Switzerland YB Frauen0

Semi-finals
Zürich Switzerland1–1Canada Vancouver Whitecaps
Report
Penalties
3–5
YB Frauen Switzerland2–2Switzerland Basel
Report
Penalties
4–5

Final
Vancouver Whitecaps Canada1–1Switzerland Basel
Report
Penalties
5–4
 2023 FIFA Youth Cup winners 
Canada
Vancouver Whitecaps
First title

Final standings

Men
Pos. Team G Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
1st place, gold medalist(s) Switzerland Zürich A 5 2 3 0 9 7 2 +5
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brazil Corinthians B 5 1 4 0 7 3 0 +3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Senegal Génération Foot A 5 3 1 1 10 6 3 +3
4 Switzerland Grasshopper B 5 1 2 2 5 4 6 −2
5 Switzerland Basel A 4 2 1 1 7 5 3 +2
6 England Liverpool B 4 1 2 1 5 2 3 −1
7 France Marseille A 4 1 1 2 4 4 4 0
8 Switzerland Blue Stars B 4 0 0 4 0 0 10 −10

Women
Pos. Team G Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
1st place, gold medalist(s) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps B 5 1 3 1 6 7 4 +3
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Switzerland Basel A 5 1 4 0 7 5 4 +1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Switzerland YB Frauen B 5 3 2 0 11 9 4 +5
4 Switzerland Zürich A 5 1 3 1 6 4 4 0
5 Sweden Rosengård A 4 2 1 1 7 5 3 +2
6 Switzerland Grasshopper B 4 1 1 2 4 5 7 −2
7 Italy Juventus B 4 1 1 2 4 5 10 −5
8 England Arsenal A 4 0 1 3 1 1 5 −4

References
  1. "Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup 2023: Teams and groups confirmed". FIFA.com. FIFA. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. "Match Schedule - Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup 2023™" (PDF). FIFA.com. FIFA. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  3. Huaxia (19 May 2023). "Zurich, Vancouver Whitecaps win FIFA Youth Cup titles". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  4. "Women's tournament". FIFA. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  5. "Men's tournament". FIFA. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  6. "Rankings Men". FIFA.
  7. "Rankings Women". FIFA.
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