The Gothia Cup () is an international youth association football tournament organized by professional football club BK Häcken, which has been held annually since 1975 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Considered the biggest tournament in the world in terms of participating teams, In 2016, the Gothia Cup China, a sister tournament to the Gothia Cup, was established in Shenyang, China.

The inaugural Gothia Cup China took place from 13 to 19 August 2016 at the newly built Gothia Cup Football Park. The tournament featured 250 participating teams from 20 nations, although a reliable citation is needed to support this information.

Famous participants

This list includes notable players who played in Gothia Cup in their youth and later had been playing for their national teams.

  • Emmanuel Adebayor (with Les Eperviers)
  • Xabi Alonso (with Antiguoko)
  • Joel Asoro (won with IF Brommapojkarna 2010)
  • Júlio Baptista (with Pequeninos do Jockey)
  • Yassine Bounou (with Wydad AC)
  • Gordon Durie (with Hill of Beath Swifts)
  • Marco Etcheverry (with AD Tahuichi)
  • Tobias Hysén
  • Zlatan Ibrahimović
  • Odilon Kossounou (with ASEC Mimosas)
  • Dejan Kulusevski (won with IF Brommapojkarna 2010)
  • Kim Källström won with BK Häcken 1997 (with Partille IF 1996)
  • Egy Maulana Vikri (with ASIOP Apacinti)
  • Fabián Orellana (with CSD Colo Colo)
  • Andrea Pirlo (won with US Voluntas)
  • Erwin Sánchez (with AD Tahuichi)
  • Slobodan Savić (with Jugović Kać)
  • Alan Shearer (with Wellington Juniors)
  • Gylfi Sigurdsson (with Fimleikafelag Hafnarfjarðar F.H.)
  • Bruno Viana (with Cruzeiro Esporte Clube)
  • Cristian Zaccardo (with FC Spilamberto)
  • Zé Roberto (with Pequeninos do Jockey)
  • Fiete Arp (with KFV Segeberg)
  • Morten Behrens (won with KFV Segeberg 2008)
  • Thore Jacobsen (won with KFV Segeberg 2008)

Champions

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!Age Group

!Winner

!Runner Up

!Result

|-

|Boys U-18

|Sporting Supreme, NGA

|Varbergs BoIS FC, SWE

|4-0

|-

|Boys U-17E

|Beyond Limits, NGA

|ASEC Mimosas, CIV

|8-7

|-

|Boys U-17

|SV Eichede, GER

|SV Rugenbergen, GER

|3-0

|-

|Boys U-16

|Nigerian Eagles, NGA

|Maryland Bobcats FC, USA

|3-0

|-

|SEF Trophy (Boys15)

|IFK Göteborg, SWE

|Sollentuna FK, SWE

|2-1

|-

|Boys U-15

|Miami FC, USA

|HBK Linköping, SWE

|7-6

|-

|Boys U-14

|IFK Göteborg, SWE

|Imperial Future, ESP

|8-7

|-

|Boys U-14B

|Minerva Academy FC, IND

|CEF 18 Tucuman 1, ARG

|4-0

|-

|Boys U-13

|SKF Academy Persib Cimahi, IDN

|FC Stockholm Internazionale, SWE

|5-1

|-

|Boys U-12

|Club Niupi, MEX

|Section Elite Academy, FRA

|5-1

|-

|Girls U-18

|IFK Göteborg, SWE

|AG Caen Football, FRA

|3-0

|-

|Girls U-17E

|Minnesota Thunder Academy, USA

|FCNE, USA

|1-0

|-

|Girls U-17

|Älvsjö AIK FF 1, SWE

|Hønefoss BK, NOR

|5-0

|-

|Girls U-16

|Fredrikstad FK, NOR

|Sydney University SFC, AUS

|6-5

|-

|Girls U-15

|Enskede IK, SWE

|Team Odense Q, DEN

|5-0

|-

|Girls U-14

|Panthera FC, ENG

|Breidablik, ISL

|6-1

|-

|Girls U-14B

|Volf Soccer Academy, CAN

|Alnö IF, SWE

|7-6

|-

|Girls U-13

|Makati FC, PHI

|San Francisco Seals, USA

|6-0

|-

|Girls U-12

|Pama, USA

|IF Brommapojkarna, SWE

|4-0

|-

|GSOT 1

|Special Olympics Uzbekistan, UZB

|Insuperabili, ITA

|2-0

|-

|GSOT 2

|Special Olympics Bharat, IND

|Special Olympics Poland, POL

|3-1

|-

|GSOT 3

|Special Olympics Germany 1, GER

|Trollenäs IF, SWE

|7-6

|-

|GSOT 4

|Special Olympics Hong Kong, HKG

|FIFH, SWE

|5-1

|-

|GSOT 5

|Special Olympics Germany 2, GER

|Special Olympics Uzbekistan, UZB

|1-0

|}

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Further reading

  • Worldstride Excel