The Under-20 Intercontinental Cup ( es, Sub-20 Intercontinental, pt, Intercontinental de Sub-20) is a

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match organised by

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and UEFA. The match is contested by the winners of the South American and European youth club competitions, the

U-20 Copa Libertadores The Under-20 CONMEBOL Libertadores (Portuguese and Spanish: CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20) is the international association football club competition for teams that play in CONMEBOL leagues. It was created by Manuel Burga Seoane and the Peruvian ...

and UEFA Youth League, respectively. Organised as a biennial one-off match, it is a youth team equivalent to the former Intercontinental Cup, which featured the senior club champions of Europe and South America. The competition was launched in 2022 as part of a renewed partnership between CONMEBOL and UEFA. Portuguese side Benfica won the first edition in 2022.

History

On 12 February 2020, UEFA and CONMEBOL signed a renewed memorandum of understanding meant to enhance cooperation between the two organisations. As part of the agreement, a joint UEFA–CONMEBOL committee examined the possibility of staging European–South American intercontinental matches, for both men's and women's football and across various age groups. On 15 December 2021, UEFA and CONMEBOL again signed a renewed memorandum of understanding lasting until 2028, which included specific provisions on opening a joint office in London and the potential organisation of various football events. The Joint Representation Office was officially opened by CONMEBOL and UEFA on 4 April 2022, a meeting in which the creation of the Under-20 Intercontinental Cup would have been confirmed by both confederations. On 2 June 2022, the day after staging the

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, CONMEBOL and UEFA officially announced a series of new events between teams from the two confederations. This included the first Under-20 Intercontinental Cup, a match between the winners of South America's

, an under-20 competition, and the winners of Europe's UEFA Youth League, an under-19 competition. The first winners of the competition were Portuguese club Benfica, winners of the

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, who defeated South American side Peñarol, winners of the 2022 U-20 Copa Libertadores, after a 1–0 victory at the Estadio Centenario in

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, Uruguay.

Winners

Performances

By club

By nation

By confederation

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Uefa-Conmebol Under-20 Intercontinental Cup Youth Club Championship Youth Club Championship South American youth sports competitions European youth sports competitions Recurring sporting events established in 2022 2022 establishments in South America 2022 establishments in Europe