The Macaé Youth Cup (''
Portuguese: Copa Macaé de Juvenis'') was an under-17
football
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cup
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formed by Brazilian and international teams. The competition was organized by the Macaense Sporting League (''Liga Macaense de Desportos'') in association with the
Rio de Janeiro Football Federation, and it ran from 1997 until 2009.
Format
The competition format changed almost every year. Normally, the clubs were divided in several groups of four or five teams, and the two best-placed clubs of each groups qualify to the knockout stage.
All matches were usually played in July, in
Macaé and other countryside
Rio de Janeiro state cities, like
Barra do Macaé,
Campos dos Goytacazes,
Carapebus
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,
Córrego do Ouro
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Location and Highway Connections
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, and
Quissamã
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Invited clubs
Usually traditional Brazilian clubs were invited, like
Atlético Mineiro,
Atlético Paranaense
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,
Bahia,
Botafogo,
Corinthians,
Coritiba,
Cruzeiro,
Flamengo
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,
Fluminense,
Grêmio,
Internacional, and
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.
Among the non-Brazilian clubs which had disputed the competition, were
América,
Toluca and
UNAM Pumas
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of
Mexico,
Pohang Iron and Steel Company (Posco) of
South Korea and
Shanghai Shenhua of
China
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.
List of champions
Titles by club
Titles by state and country
External links
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Official website*
ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070928083029/http://www.fferj.com.br/Campeonatos2006/Copa%20Macae/Copa%20Macae.html 2006 competition at Rio de Janeiro Football Federation website
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Defunct football cup competitions in Brazil
Youth football competitions in Brazil
Macae de Juvenis
Under-17 association football competitions