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
| Teams qualified for next phase | |
| Teams disqualified for next phase |
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 |
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 |
13 August 2007 |
| Qatar | 1 – 1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
Al Haydos  45' |
Report | Nkoum 70' |
Cheras Stadium, Kuala Lumpur |
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 |
11 August 2007 |
| Boca Juniors | 2 – 3 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Ibañez 26' Colazzo 60' |
Report | Drinkwater 5' Hewson 22'Brandy 40' |
13 August 2007 |
| Boca Juniors | 1 – 1 | Porto |
|---|---|---|
| Palavecino 33' |
Report | Elisio 63' |
Cheras Stadium, Kuala Lumpur |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bayern Munich |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| PSV Eindhoven |
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 |
12 August 2007 |
| Malaysia | 0 – 2 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wuytens 11' Huttens 22' |
Cheras Stadium, Kuala Lumpur |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 August - Shah Alam Stadium | ||||||||||
| Flamengo |
1 | |||||||||
| 17 August - National Stadium | ||||||||||
| PSV Eindhoven |
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 | Third place | ||||||||
| 15 August - Shah Alam Stadium | ||||||||||
| Juventus |
2 | |||||||||
| Internazionale |
0 | Flamengo |
3 | |||||||
| Juventus |
2 | Milan |
1 | |||||||
| 19 August - National Stadium | ||||||||||
Quarter finals
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.