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Danone Nations Cup

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Danone Nations Cup
Organising bodyDanone
Founded2000
RegionWorldwide
Number of teams32 (qualifiers)
Current championsBoys:  Mexico
(3rd title)
Girls:  Spain
(1st title)
(2019)
Most successful team(s)Boys:  Mexico  France
(3 titles each)
Girls:  Brazil  France  Spain
(1 title each)
WebsiteOfficial website
(in English, French, and Spanish)
2019 (B), 2019 (G)

The Danone Nations Cup is a 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

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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 took 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, France and Mexico are the only teams to have won the tournament 3 times each.

Results

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Boys

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Year Venue Champion Runner Up Third Place Fourth Place
2000 France Parc des Princes, Paris  France  Turkey  Ukraine  Poland
2001 France Parc des Princes, Paris  Réunion  Netherlands  France  Argentina
2002 France Parc des Princes, Paris  Argentina  Netherlands  South Africa  Germany
2003 France Parc des Princes, Paris  South Africa  Portugal  France  Austria
2004 France Parc des Princes, Paris  Spain   Switzerland  South Africa  Turkey
2005 France Stade de Gerland, Lyon  Russia  Turkey  Mexico  Czech Republic
2006 France Stade de Gerland, Lyon  Réunion   Switzerland  Argentina  Indonesia
2007 France Stade de Gerland, Lyon  South Africa  France  Turkey  Réunion
2008 France Parc des Princes, Paris  France  Russia  Germany  Czech Republic
2009 South Africa Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg  South Africa   Switzerland  Brazil  Japan
2010 South Africa Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg  Mexico  Uruguay  Brazil  France
2011 Spain Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid  Brazil  Thailand  Chile  Russia
2012 Poland National Stadium, Warsaw  South Korea  Japan   Switzerland  Argentina
2013 England Wembley Stadium, London  France  Brazil  Japan  Republic of Ireland
2014 Brazil Arena Corinthians, São Paulo  Japan  Paraguay  Chile  Russia
2015 Morocco Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh  Morocco  Mexico  France  Netherlands
2016 France Stade de France, Saint-Denis  Germany  Japan  Spain  Brazil
2017 United States Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ  Mexico  Argentina  Morocco  Romania
2018 Spain RCDE Stadium, Barcelona  Brazil  Hungary  France  Bulgaria
2019 Spain RCDE Stadium, Barcelona  Mexico  Spain  France  Indonesia
2020
2021

Participating nations

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Legend
Team France
2000
France
2001
France
2002
France
2003
France
2004
France
2005
France
2006
France
2007
France
2008
South Africa
2009
South Africa
2010
Spain
2011
Poland
2012
England
2013
Brazil
2014
Morocco
2015
France
2016
United States
2017
Spain
2018
Spain
2019
Years
 France 1st 3rd 1
 Turkey 2nd R16 1
 Ukraine 3rd 1
 Poland 3rd GS 1
 Romania GS QF 1
 Bulgaria GS GS 1
 South Africa GS QF 1
 Italy GS R16 1
 Réunion 1st 1
 Netherlands 2nd 1
 Argentina 4th 1
 Mexico QF 1
 Canada QF 1
 Spain R16 1
 Brazil R16 1
 Tunisia R16 1
 Australia R16 1
 Germany R16 1
 Morocco R16 1
 Czech Republic GS 1
 Japan GS 1
 Russia GS 1
 Portugal GS 1
 United States GS 1
 Belgium GS 1
 Indonesia GS 24th 26th 11th 4th 29th 28th 6th 16th 33rd 23rd 8th 7th 14th 11th 8th 11th 4th 1
Total (12 Teams) 8 24

Girls

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Year Venue Champion Runner Up Third Place Fourth Place
2017 United States Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ  Brazil  Canada  United States  France
2018 Spain RCDE Stadium, Barcelona  France  Italy  Spain  United States
2019 Spain RCDE Stadium, Barcelona  Spain  France  Argentina  Japan
2020
2021

Participating nations

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Legend
Team United States
2017
Spain
2018
Spain
2019
Years
 United States 3rd 1
 Canada 2nd 1
 France 4rd 2nd 1
 Italy GS GS 1
 Brazil 1st 1
 Spain GS 1st 1
 Argentina 3rd 1
 Japan 4th 1
 Uruguay GS 1
 South Africa GS 1
 England GS 1
Total (12 Teams) 6 8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Details tournament - rsssf.com
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