Copa Amsterdam

Copa Amsterdam
Founded2005
RegionWorldwide
Number of teams8
Current championsAjax (3rd title)
Most successful club(s)Ajax
Cruzeiro (3 titles each)
Television broadcastersEredivisie 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]

  1. ^ "New Copa Stars shine in Amsterdam". Foetbal247. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  2. ^ "AEGON Cope Amsterdam Informatie". copa-amsterdam.nl. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Uitzending 28 May 2011". RTVNH.nl. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Van Hanegem: "Uit spelen tegen FOX-tv"". Ajax1.nl. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.