Danone Nations Cup

Danone Nations Cup
Founded 2000
Number of teams 32 qualifiers
Current champions  Germany (2016)
Most successful team(s)  France
Website Official website

The Danone Nations Cup is the world's greatest football tournament for children between the ages of 10 and 12 (U12s category); it is organized every year since 2000 on the initiative of Groupe Danone.[1]

Every year, 2.5 million children from over 34,000 schools and 11,000 clubs from around the globe take part in local, regional and then national Danone Nations Cup competitions, before the winners fly off to compete in the grand World Final. In each of the 32 participating countries, Danone's subsidiaries organize their national tournaments in partnership with the local Sports Federations and/or State Education and Sports Ministers.

For 10 years, the tournament has had Zinédine Zidane as its ambassador, benefiting from his commitment to high quality football and fair play.

History

Following the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, Danone decided to create an international football tournament for kids.

Danone Nations Cup World Final was in France (Paris or Lyon) until 2009. The World Finals of the 10th and 11th editions took place at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa: the same year as the FIFA Football World Cup. The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid in 2011 and the National Stadium in Warsaw in 2012 also hosted the competition. For the 14th edition, the thirty - two winning national teams headed to the legendary Wembley Stadium in London. In 2014, the World Cup of the young people will take place in Brazil.

Over the years, the tournament has established itself as a highly respected event with FIFA endorsement. It now enjoys a solid reputation within the world of professional football and partner organizations.

In 2013, the final was goalless (0-0) but France overcame Brazil after a penalty shoot-out. France won its 3rd Danone Nations Cup. South Africa and France are the only teams to have won the tournament 3 times each.

Tournaments

YearVenueChampionRunner Up
2000France Parc des Princes, Paris France Turkey
2001France Parc des Princes, Paris Réunion Netherlands
2002France Parc des Princes, Paris Argentina Netherlands
2003France Parc des Princes, Paris South Africa Portugal
2004France Parc des Princes, Paris Spain  Switzerland
2005France Stade de Gerland, Lyon Russia Turkey
2006France Stade de Gerland, Lyon Réunion  Switzerland
2007France Stade de Gerland, Lyon South Africa France
2008France Parc des Princes, Paris France Russia
2009South Africa Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg South Africa  Switzerland
2010South Africa Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg Mexico Uruguay
2011Spain Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Brazil Thailand
2012Poland National Stadium, Warsaw  South Korea Japan
2013England Wembley Stadium, London  France Brazil
2014Brazil Arena Corinthians, São Paulo  Japan Paraguay
2015Morocco Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh  Morocco  Mexico
2016France Stade de France, France  Germany  Japan

2014 Awards

References

  1. ↑ Details tournament - rsssf.com

External links

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