Founded | 2005 |
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Region | Worldwide |
Number of teams | 8 |
Current champions | Ajax (3rd title) |
Most successful club(s) | Ajax Cruzeiro (3 titles each) |
Television broadcasters | Eredivisie Live Eurosport Fox Sports |
2016 Copa Amsterdam |
The Copa Amsterdam (known for sponsorship reasons as the Aegon Copa Amsterdam), formerly known as the Gestion Copa Amsterdam, is an annual youth football tournament, organized and hosted by AFC Ajax for under-19 youth teams which takes place at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam.[1] The tournament has been contested by some of the strongest under-19 teams in football, with FC Barcelona, Chelsea and Cruzeiro amongst the participating clubs.[2] The tournament is named after its main sponsor, the insurance company AEGON and was formerly named after the publishing company Gestion, and is broadcast online in over 59 countries via Eredivisie Live, Eurosport and Fox Sports.[3][4]