# 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. Participants were announced on 4 April 2023. The schedule was published on 13 April 2023.
FC Zurich and Vancouver Whitecaps claimed the men's and women's titles respectively at the final on 18 May.

## 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. Arsenal are participating for the first time, while Génération Foot is the first ever African team to join the tournament.
| Group | Men | Women |
| A | Génération Foot | Arsenal W.F.C. |
| A | Olympique de Marseille | FC Rosengård |
| A | FC Basel | FC Basel Frauen |
| A | FC Zürich | FC Zürich Frauen |
| B | Liverpool | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| B | Corinthians Paulista | Juventus |
| B | FC Blue Stars | BSC YB Frauen |
| B | Grasshopper Club | Grasshopper Club (women) |

## Men's tournament
### Group stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GFA | ZUR | BAS | OMA |
| 1 | Génération Foot | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Knockout stage | — | | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Zürich | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Knockout stage | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | |
| 3 | Basel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | | | | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Marseille | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | | — |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GCZ | COR | LIV | BSZ |
| 1 | Grasshopper | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Knockout stage | — | 0–0 | | 3–0 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 | Knockout stage | | — | | 3–0 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | |
| 4 | Blue Stars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | | | | 0–1 | — |

### Knockout stage
#### Semi-finals
#### Final

* 2023 FIFA Youth Cup winners
* Zürich Sixth title

## Women's tournament
### Group stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ZUR | BAS | ROS | ARS |
| 1 | Zürich | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Knockout stage | — | | | 1–0 |
| 2 | Basel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Knockout stage | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Rosengård | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | | 1–1 | | — | |
| 4 | Arsenal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | | | 0–0 | 1–2 | — |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | YB | VAN | GCZ | JUV |
| 1 | YB Frauen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Knockout stage | | — | 1–1 | |
| 3 | Grasshopper | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | | | | — | 4–1 |
| 4 | Juventus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | | 2–2 | 0–4 | | — |

### Knockout stage
#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Zürich | 1 (3) |
| Vancouver Whitecaps (p) | 1 (5) | | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps (p) | 1 (5) | Vancouver Whitecaps (p) | 1 (5) |
| | | Basel | 1 (4) |
| YB Frauen | 2 (4) | Basel | 1 (4) |
| Basel (p) | 2 (5) | | |
| Basel (p) | 2 (5) | Third place | Third place |
| | | Zürich | 1 |
| | | YB Frauen | 0 |

#### Final

* 2023 FIFA Youth Cup winners
* Vancouver Whitecaps First title

## Final standings
### Men

| Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
| | Zürich | A | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| | Corinthians | B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| | Génération Foot | A | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| 4 | Grasshopper | B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| 5 | Basel | A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| 6 | Liverpool | B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| 7 | Marseille | A | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Blue Stars | B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −10 |

### Women

| Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
| | Vancouver Whitecaps | B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| | Basel | A | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| | YB Frauen | B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
| 4 | Zürich | A | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Rosengård | A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| 6 | Grasshopper | B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
| 7 | Juventus | B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 |
| 8 | Arsenal | A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 |