Puskás Cup or Puskás-Suzuki Kupa is an international football tournament founded by the

Ferenc Puskás Football Academy Ferenc () is a given name of Hungarian origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, Francesco, François, Frank and Franz. People with the name include: * Ferenc Batthyány (1497–1566), Hungarian magnate and general * Ferenc Bene (1944–20 ...

Felcsút Felcsút is a village in Fejér county, Hungary. History The village was first mentioned in 1269 where its name was originated from the personal name "Csút". ("fel-" felső"means "upper" in Hungarian.) In the Middle Ages the owners were cru ...

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and the Magyar Suzuki Corporation in 2008. The aim of the founders is to establish a club tournament which offers the opportunity for talented young footballers to measure themselves internationally at the U-17 age level and to establish a fitting memorial to

Ferenc Puskás Ferenc Puskás (, ; né Purczeld; 1 April 1927 – 17 November 2006) was a Hungarian footballer and manager, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and the sport's first international superstar. A forward and an attacking ...

History

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four teams competed for the first ever Puskás Cup trophy which was finally won by La Fabrica, the youth team of

's former club

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In 2009 six teams participated and the final match was broadcast in three different countries (the

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, and

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

) and the official

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aired a summary of the tournament. In 2010

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were the first Italian club to be invited to participate in the Puskás-Suzuki Cup. The best goalkeeper of the tournament was Georgios Kollias (Panathinaikos), the best player was Spidron Furlanos (Panathinaikos), and the top goalscorer was

Valér Kapacina Valér Kapacina (born 14 July 1993 in Nyíregyháza) is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Sényő FC. Club career He made his debut for Budapest Honvéd of 19 March 2011 against Szolnoki MÁV FC Szolnoki MÁV FC is a Hung ...

(Budapest Honvéd). The 2012 Puskás Cup was won by

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by beating the hosts, Puskás Akadémia 7-0 in the final. Among the seven Honvéd goals,

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scored 4 goals. The

2014 Puskás Cup The 2014 Puskás Cup was the seventh edition of the Puskás Cup and took place between 18 April to 21 April in Felcsút, Hungary. Real Madrid C.F., Real Madrid were the defending champions. On 3 March 2014, it was announced that the final match ...

was won by Real Madrid by beating Puskás Akadémia 1-0 in the final at the

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. This match coincided with the inauguration ceremony of the new football stadium in Felcsút. György Szöllősi, communication director of the

, announced that there will be 4,500 spectators at the final of the 2014 Puskás Cup. Among the invited guests there will be the wife of

, the former Croatian football legend,

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, the former

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international and

coach,

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, former Videoton coach and

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international

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, and former

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members

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and

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. The opening speech will be delivered by the president of the

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and former Hungarian MP

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and the president of the Spanish Football Federation,

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. The

2015 Puskás Cup The 2015 Puskás Cup was the eighth edition of the Puskás Cup and took place between 3 April to 6 April in Felcsút, Hungary. La Fábrica (Real Madrid), La Fábrica were the defending champions. One new team, Feyenoord Academy (Varkenoord), Feyen ...

was won by

by beating three-time champions La Fábrica in the final on 6 April 2015 at the

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finished third by beating Feyenoord Academy. The home side, Puskás Akadémia finished fifth by beating

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...

2-1. Title-holders

won the

2016 Puskás Cup The 2016 Puskás Cup was the ninth edition of the Puskás Cup and took place between 13 May to 16 May in Felcsút, Hungary. Budapest Honvéd were the defending champions. One new team, KRC Genk, Genk Jeugd, were invited by the organisers for this ...

by beating the host club,

Puskás Akadémia FC Puskás Akadémia Football Club is a professional football club based in Felcsút, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hungarian football. Puskás Akadémia have spent ten seasons in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, t ...

in the final in a

penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...

. La Fabrica won the bronze medal by beating newcomers KRC Genk Jeugd in the third place play-off. In 2024, Real Madrid beat

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

2-1 in the final. On 1 April 2025, it was announced that a new team,

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, will compete for the Puskás Cup. On 5 May 2025, Juventus won the cup by beating Honvéd 2-0 in the final, while the

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beat 2-1

Panathinaikos F.C. Panathinaikos Football Club ( ), known as Panathinaikos, or by its full name, and the name of its parent sports club, Panathinaikos A.O. or PAO (; ''Panathinaïkós Athlitikós Ómilos'', ), is a Greek professional football club based in Athen ...

in the third place match.

Results

Statistics

Teams reaching the top four

Participation

References

External links

Official Website
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