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, and the district Groningen of the Royal Netherlands Football Association celebrated their 90th, 80th, 75th and 70th anniversaries respectively. 5,500 Spectators saw the youth players of Crystal Palace F.C. win the first tournament.
Finals and Most Valuable Players
Year |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Result |
Most Valuable Players |
Most Valuable Goalkeeper |
1977 |
Crystal Palace F.C. |
Werder Bremen |
1-0 |
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1978 |
Blackburn Rovers F.C. |
Feyenoord |
2-1 |
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1979 |
Ajax |
AC Milan |
3-0 |
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1980 |
Everton F.C. |
PSV |
2-1 |
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1981 |
NAC Breda |
Czechoslovakia |
1-1 |
Luboš Kubík |
Theo Snelders |
1982 |
Everton F.C. |
FC Groningen |
3-1 |
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1983 |
Czechoslovakia |
Netherlands |
2-0 |
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1984 |
Ajax |
Czechoslovakia |
1-0 |
Edwin Godee |
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1985 |
Czechoslovakia |
German Democratic Republic |
1-0 |
Ulf Kirsten |
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1986 |
FC Groningen |
German Democratic Republic |
2-0 |
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1987 |
Nottingham Forest F.C. |
Ajax |
3-2 |
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1988 |
Nottingham Forest F.C. |
PSV |
2-1 |
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1989 |
PSV |
Malmö FF |
1-0 aet |
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1990 |
Soviet Union |
Ajax |
1-0 aet |
Edwin van der Sar |
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1991 |
PSV |
Galatasaray SK |
4-0 |
Bert Zuurman |
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1992 |
FC Barcelona |
PSV |
3-1 |
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1993 |
Feyenoord |
Ajax |
2-0 |
Clarence Seedorf |
Sander Westerveld |
1994 |
Ajax |
FC Groningen |
4-0 |
Patrick Kluivert |
Sander Westerveld |
1995 |
Sporting Clube de Portugal |
Universidad Catolica |
1-0 |
Nelson Garrido |
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1996 |
Feyenoord |
Sporting Clube de Portugal |
2-1 |
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1997 |
SL Benfica |
Feyenoord |
2-1 |
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1998 |
CR Flamengo |
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1999 |
Ajax |
SC Heerenveen |
3-1 |
Daniel Jensen |
Serge van der Ban |
2000 |
Feyenoord |
PSV |
3-1 |
Pius Ikedia |
Jelle ten Rouwelaar |
2001 |
Red Star Belgrade |
FC Twente |
1-0 |
Aleksander Lukovic |
Vladimir Stojkovic |
2002 |
Newcastle United F.C. |
FC Twente |
4-0 |
Michael Chopra |
Yaser Fawzi |
2003 |
Boca Juniors |
Partizan Belgrade |
2-2 |
Fernando Gago |
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2004 |
Boca Juniors |
Feyenoord |
1-0 |
Gaston Sangoy |
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2005 |
CD Guadalajara |
Boca Juniors |
2-1 |
Christian Armas |
Gijs Koopmans |
2006 |
SC Internacional |
AZ |
2-0 |
Taison, Ruud Vormer |
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2007 |
FC Groningen |
SK Slavia Praha |
2-0 |
Stefan Nijland, Taison |
Notable players
- Fernando Gago
- Ulf Kirsten
- Patrick Kluivert
- Arjen Robben
- Clarence Seedorf
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