# Eurovoetbal

Eurovoetbal is an international football (soccer) tournament for players under 21, held annually in the city of Groningen around Pentecost.
The tournament started in 1977 when local football clubs Be Quick 1887, Velocitas and GRC, as well as the district Groningen of the Royal Dutch Football Association, celebrated their 90th, 80th, 75th and 70th anniversaries respectively. Five-thousand and five-hundred spectators saw the youth players of English side Crystal Palace win the first tournament.

## Finals and Most Valuable Players

| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Result | Most Valuable Players | Most Valuable Goalkeeper | Top scorers |
| 1977 | Crystal Palace | Werder Bremen | 1–0 | | | |
| 1978 | Blackburn Rovers | Feyenoord | 2–1 after extra time | | Paul Leeming | |
| 1979 | Ajax | Milan | 3–0 | | | |
| 1980 | Everton | PSV | 2–1 | | | |
| 1981 | NAC Breda | Czechoslovakia U-21 | 1–1 (4–3p) | Luboš Kubík (Czechoslovakia U-21) | Theo Snelders | |
| 1982 | Everton | Groningen | 3–1 | | | |
| 1983 | Czechoslovakia U-21 | Netherlands U-21 | 2–0 | | | |
| 1984 | Ajax | Czechoslovakia U-21 | 1–0 | Edwin Godee (Ajax) | | Jan Jaap Kooistra (Groningen) |
| 1985 | Czechoslovakia U-21 | East Germany U-21 | 1–0 | Ulf Kirsten (East Germany U-21) | | Ed Roos (Feyenoord) |
| 1986 | Groningen | East Germany U-21 | 2–0 | Vodička (Czechoslovakia) | | Tom Krommendijk (Netherlands U-21) |
| 1987 | Nottingham Forest | Ajax | 3–2 | | | |
| 1988 | Nottingham Forest | PSV | 2–1 | | | |
| 1989 | PSV | Malmö FF | 1–0 a.e.t. | | | |
| 1990 | Soviet Union U-21 | Ajax | 1–0 a.e.t. | | Edwin van der Sar (Ajax) | Yevgeni Kashentsev (Soviet Union U-21) |
| 1991 | PSV | Galatasaray | 4–0 | Bert Zuurman | | |
| 1992 | Barcelona | PSV | 3–1 | | | |
| 1993 | Feyenoord | Ajax | 2–0 | Clarence Seedorf (Ajax) | Sander Westerveld (Twente) | Boudewijn Zenden (PSV) |
| 1994 | Ajax | Groningen | 4–0 | Patrick Kluivert (Ajax) | Sander Westerveld (Twente) | |
| 1995 | Sporting CP | Universidad Catolica | 1–0 | Nelson Garrido (Sporting CP) Sander van Gessel (Groningen) | | |
| 1996 | Feyenoord | Sporting CP | 2–1 | None awarded | | Matthew Amoah (Vitesse) |
| 1997 | Benfica | Feyenoord | 2–1 | | | |
| 1998 | Flamengo | | | | | |
| 1999 | Ajax | Heerenveen | 3–1 | Daniel Jensen (Heerenveen) | Serge van den Ban (Ajax) | |
| 2000 | Feyenoord | PSV | 3–1 | Pius Ikedia | Jelle ten Rouwelaar | João Mawete (Benfica) |
| 2001 | Red Star Belgrade | Twente | 1–0 | Aleksandar Luković (Red Star Belgrade) | Vladimir Stojković (Red Star Belgrade) | |
| 2002 | Newcastle United | Twente | 4–0 | Michael Chopra (Newcastle United) | Yaser Fawzi | |
| 2003 | Boca Juniors | Partizan | 2–2 (4–3p) | Fernando Gago (Boca Juniors) | Nemanja Jovšić (Partizan) | Juan Fischer (Boca Juniors) |
| 2004 | Boca Juniors | Feyenoord | 1–0 | Gastón Sangoy (Boca Juniors) | Mike Römer (Groningen) | Felino Jardim (Feyenoord) Haris Medunjanin (AZ) Gastón Sangoy (Boca Juniors) |
| 2005 | Guadalajara | Boca Juniors | 2–1 | Christian Armas (Guadalajara) Rogier Krohne (Groningen) | Gijs Koopmans (Groningen) | Renato Rivera |
| 2006 | Internacional | AZ | 2–0 | Taison (Internacional) Ruud Vormer (AZ) | | |
| 2007 | Groningen | Slavia Prague | 2–0 | Stefan Nijland (Groningen) Taison (Internacional) | | |
| 2008 | Bayern Munich | Fenerbahçe | 3–1 | Isa Tastemir (Fenerbahçe) Nicola Sansone (Bayern Munich) | Steffen Bakker (Groningen) | Joël Matip (Schalke 04) |
| 2009 | Valencia | Heerenveen | 2–1 | Filip Đuričić (Heerenveen) | Jurjan Wouda (Heerenveen) | Filip Đuričić (Heerenveen) |

## Notable participating players

* Fernando Gago
* Ulf Kirsten
* Patrick Kluivert
* Arjen Robben
* Clarence Seedorf
* Edwin van der Sar