Copa Amsterdam
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Founded | 2005 |
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Region | Worldwide |
Number of teams | 8 |
Current champions | Ajax Cape Town (2nd title) |
Most successful club(s) | Cruzeiro (3 titles) |
Television broadcasters | Eredivisie Live Eurosport Fox Sports |
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The Copa Amsterdam (known for sponsorship reasons as the Aegon Copa Amsterdam), formerly known as the Gestion Copa Amsterdam, is an annual youth football tournament, organized and hosted by AFC Ajax for under-19 youth teams which takes place at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam.[1] The tournament has been contested by some of the strongest under-19 teams in football, with FC Barcelona, Chelsea and Cruzeiro amongst the participating clubs.[2] The tournament is named after its main sponsor, the insurance company AEGON and was formerly named after the publishing company Gestion, and is broadcast online in over 59 countries via Eredivisie Live, Eurosport and Fox Sports.[3][4]
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History
Established in 2005 as part of the annual Amsterdam Sport Weekend, a citywide sponsored initiative to promote 'sports and recreation' within the city of Amsterdam, the Copa Amsterdam is an international football youth tournament held in the historic Olympic Stadium since 2010.[5] It was originally held at Sportpark Sloten, home of Blauw-Wit Amsterdam from its inception in 2005 up until 2009. Each summer the city of Amsterdam and AFC Ajax invites U-19 teams from various top clubs from around the World to play in the tournament. Seven teams are invited and participate in the competition every year with the ninth edition of the tournament having occurred in 2013. Over the years, clubs such as Barcelona, Juventus, Olympique de Marseille, Real Madrid have had their senior youth teams participate in the tournament.[6]
While hosts Ajax have won the tournament twice (2007, 2011), Cruzeiro from Brazil have won it the most, holding a total of three titles to their name (2006, 2008, 2012). Other teams who have brought home the cup include Panathinaikos (2005), AZ (2009), Chelsea (2010) and Ajax Cape Town (2013).[7] The prizes and awards were handed out by Johan Cruijff in 2009 and 2011, in 2010 it was done by Daley Blind and by Sjaak Swart two years later. Since the 2011 edition, the tournament has been broadcast live on Eredivisie Live on Dutch national television and over the internet with commentary by Leo Driessen, Mark van Rijswijk and Ron de Rijk.[8][9]
The tournament is attended by prominent local football legends such as Frits Barend, Johan Cruijff and Danny Blind, and is frequented by many talent scouts. In accordance with the theme of the annual Amsterdam Sport Weekend however, an amateur team is put together consisting of local youth players, which is then coached by former Ajax players such as Ronald de Boer did with Men United in the 9th Edition of the tournament.[10] In order to promote sport and recreation in the community, and to give young players an opportunity to present themselves at a high competitive level, coming from Amsterdam and the Region. Other teams that were assembled include the AT5 United, an all-star team composed of local Amsterdam talent, as well as FC NH (Noord Holland) which was an assembled selection of youth talent from the Dutch province of Noord Holland as a whole, and not limited to Amsterdam.[11]
Board of Advisors
The Board of Advisors for the tournament consists of seven members, namely John Jaakke, Theo van Duivenbode, Jaap de Groot, René Zegerius, Oege Boonstra, Ronald de Boer and Maarten Oldenhof.[12]
Tournament results
2005 (1st Edition)
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2006 (2nd Edition)
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2007 (3rd Edition)
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2008 (4th Edition)
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2009 (5th Edition)
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2010 (6th Edition)
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2011 (7th Edition)
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2012 (8th Edition)
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2013 (9th Edition)
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2014 (10th Edition)
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2015 (11th Edition)
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2016 (12th Edition)
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Participation
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Titles and awards
Number of titles
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2 | 2007, 2011 |
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1 | 2005 |
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1 | 2010 | |
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1 | 2014 | |
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1 | 2015 |
Official Hall of Fame
(Source)[13] The players below are part of the Copa Amsterdam Hall of Fame.[14]
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See also
References
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External links
- Copa Amsterdam Official website (Dutch) (English)
- Biggest social media event at Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam)