# CEE Cup

The Central & Eastern European Youth Football Tournament, known as the CEE Cup is an annual invitational under-19 football tournament, which takes place in Czech Republic. The tournament has taken place 10 times, initially restricted to clubs from Central and Eastern Europe - the tournament has now expanded to include teams from Western Europe, Asia, North, South and Central America and Australia.
The tournament has become a staging ground for future footballing talent, such as English Premier League players Tomáš Souček, Dwight McNeil and Anthony Gordon. And German Bundesliga player Joshua Zirkzee.
The trophy is a 3D representation of the tournament's logo, designed and created by Czech blacksmith Martin Blundil - who also designed plaques given to the winners of the individual players awards at the end of each tournament.

## Tournament Format

Originally, the tournament began with 4 groups, of 4 teams - with the teams playing each other in a round-robin manner, before the top ranked teams of each group competed in a semi-final and final to determine the winner. Later tournaments however, have reduced to 2 groups of 4 teams - with the group winners taking part in the semi-finals, and the runners-up taking part in matches to determine their final rankings. From the 2022 edition, the competition was limited to 2 groups of 3 teams.

## Tournament Results

| Dates | Final Stadium | Winner | Score | Runner-Up | Other Participant Ranking |
| 25–31 July 2011 | Ďolíček, Prague | Mladá Boleslav | 1–0 | Levski Sofia | 3. RNK Split 4. Bohemians 1905 5. Slovan Bratislava 6. Universitatea Cluj 7. FC Slovácko 8. FC Brașov 9. Vasas 10. Krško 11. Sparta Prague 12. Triglav |
| 22–29 July 2012 | Ďolíček, Prague | Mladá Boleslav | 4–3 | Sparta Prague | 3. Vasas 4. Levski Sofia 5. Sarajevo 6. Hajduk Split 7. Debreceni 8. Sturm Graz 9. Bohemians 1905 10. Spartak Trnava 11. Universitatea Cluj 12. FC Slovácko |
| 24–31 July 2013 | FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague | Győri ETO | 2–1 | Slavia Prague | 3. Vasas 4. Sparta Prague 5. Sarajevo 6. Slovan Bratislava 7. Ferencváros 8. Cruz Azul 9. Universitatea Cluj 10. Bohemians 1905 11. Sturm Graz 12. Maccabi Haifa |
| 23–30 July 2014 | Ďolíček, Prague | Győri ETO | 4–3 | AS Trenčín | 3. Sarajevo 4. FSV Frankfurt 5. Vasas 6. Sparta Prague 7. Red Star Belgrade 8. Bohemians 1905 9. Slavia Prague 10. SC Juventus Bucureşti 11. Mladá Boleslav 12. Wisła Kraków |
| 22–29 July 2015 | FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague | Sparta Prague | 1–1 (7–6 p) | Fluminense | 3. Akademija Pandev 4. Sarajevo 5. Hajduk Split 6. AS Trenčín 7. Wisła Kraków 8. Bohemians 1905 9. Swansea City 10. Slavia Prague 11. Vasas 12. Olympic |
| 21–27 July 2016 | Ďolíček, Prague | Sparta Prague | 4–1 | Fluminense | 3. RB Leipzig 4. A.A. Ponte Preta 5. Sarajevo 6. Akademija Pandev 7. Slavia Prague 8. Beijing Renhe 9. Vasas 10. Győri ETO 11. AS Trenčín 12. Bohemians 1905 |
| 20–26 July 2017 | Ďolíček, Prague | Everton | 3–1 | Burnley | 3. Altınordu 4. Sarajevo 5. Sparta Prague 6. Slavia Prague 7. Akademija Pandev 8. Leicester City 9. FC Nitra 10. Győri ETO 11. ProStars FC 12. Academica Cliceni |
| 25–31 July 2018 | Ďolíček, Prague | Palmeiras | 4–0 | Beşiktaş | 3. Slavia Prague 4. Sarajevo 5. Sparta Prague 6. Everton 7. FC Nitra 8. Academica Cliceni |
| 24–30 July 2019 | Ďolíček, Prague | Palmeiras | 2–0 | Sparta Prague | 3. Slavia Prague 4. Dinamo Zagreb 5. Shakhtar Donetsk 6. Altınordu 7. Beşiktaş 8. Burnley |
| 22–26 July 2022 | Ďolíček, Prague | Palmeiras | 2–1 | Slavia Prague | 3. Dynamo Kyiv 4. Sparta Prague 5. Tigres 6. Aston Villa |
| 28 July–1 August 2023 | Ďolíček, Prague | Palmeiras | 2–1 | Slavia Prague | 3. Flamengo 4. Sparta Prague 5. Al Ain 6. West Ham United |

## Award Winners

| Year | Best Goalkeeper | Top Goalscorer | Best Player |
| 2011 | Petr Nerad (Bohemians 1905) | Jan Boček (Mladá Boleslav) | Iliev Dimitar (Levski Sofia) |
| 2012 | Martin Výda (Mladá Boleslav) | Ondřej Šíma (Sparta Prague) | Szabolcs Varga (Vasas) |
| 2013 | Lukáš Soukup (Slavia Prague) | Bence Szabó (Győri ETO) | Jiří Sodoma (Slavia Prague) |
| 2014 | Jozef Zemanovič (AS Trenčín) | Milán Májer (Győri ETO) | Martin Vlček (AS Trenčín) |
| 2015 | Jennerson (Fluminense) | Hamza Čataković (Sarajevo) | Matěj Pulkrab (Sparta Prague) |
| 2016 | Rodrigo (A.A. Ponte Preta) | Gustavo (Fluminense) | Marian Burda (Sparta Prague) |
| 2017 | Adam Bruce (Burnley) | Ellis Simms (Everton) | Anthony Gordon (Everton) |
| 2018 | Audenirton (Palmeiras) | Đani Salčin (Sarajevo) | Wesley (Palmeiras) |
| 2019 | Mykyta Turbayevskyi (Shakhtar Donetsk) | Fabricio (Palmeiras) | Adam Karabec (Sparta Prague) |
| 2022 | Yurii Avramenko (Dynamo Kyiv) | Galvan Peña (Tigres) | Thalys (Palmeiras) |
| 2023 | Pedro Antonio Rodriguez (Sparta Prague) | Elisha Sowumni (West Ham United) | David Kauã (Palmeiras) |

## Performance
### By team

| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
| Palmeiras | 4 | – | 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 | – |
| Sparta Prague | 2 | 2 | 2015, 2016 | 2012, 2013, 2019 |
| Győri ETO | 2 | – | 2013, 2014 | – |
| Mladá Boleslav | 2 | – | 2011, 2012 | |
| Everton | 1 | – | 2017 | – |
| Slavia Prague | – | 3 | | 2013, 2022, 2023 |
| Fluminense | – | 2 | – | 2015, 2016 |
| AS Trenčín | – | 1 | – | 2014 |
| Beşiktaş | – | 1 | – | 2018 |
| Burnley | – | 1 | – | 2017 |
| Levski Sofia | – | 1 | – | 2011 |

### By country

| Country | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 5 | 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 | 2012, 2013, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| Brazil | 4 | 2 | 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 | 2015, 2016 |
| Hungary | 2 | – | 2013, 2014 | – |
| England | 1 | 1 | 2017 | 2017 |
| Bulgaria | – | 1 | – | 2011 |
| Slovakia | – | 1 | – | 2014 |
| Turkey | – | 1 | – | 2018 |