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| Founded | 2011 |
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| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champions |  Palmeiras |
| Most successful club(s) | Palmeiras (4 times) |
| Website | CEE Cup Official Website |
The Central & Eastern European Youth Football Tournament, known as the CEE Cup is an annual invitational under-19 football tournament, which takes place in Czech Republic. The tournament has taken place 10 times, initially restricted to clubs from Central and Eastern Europe - the tournament has now expanded to include teams from Western Europe, Asia, North, South and Central America and Australia.[1][2]
The tournament has become a staging ground for future footballing talent, such as English Premier League players Tomáš Souček, Dwight McNeil and Anthony Gordon.[3] And German Bundesliga player Joshua Zirkzee.[4]
The trophy is a 3D representation of the tournament's logo, designed and created by Czech blacksmith Martin Blundil - who also designed plaques given to the winners of the individual players awards at the end of each tournament.
- ^ "THE U 19 INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT OF YOUTH TEAMS CEE CUP: AFTER MORE THAN 1000 DAYS OF DELAYS, WE'RE BACK IN PRAGUE!" (PDF). CEE Cup. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "CEE Cup International Football Tournament Back in Prague". Prague Morning. 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ Preece, Ashley (2022-06-29). "Aston Villa to play in 'prestigious' youth tournament in Prague". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "Joshua Zirkzee: Bayern Munich teenager could be ideal understudy to Dominic Calvert-Lewin at Everton". Eurosport. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2022-06-29.