Lion City Cup
| Founded | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Region | Asia |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champions | Tottenham Hotspur U15 |
The Lion City Cup, is an annual international association football competition organized by the Football Association of Singapore, contested by the Under-16 soccer teams. It was founded in 1977 as the only Under-16 soccer tournament in the world. It helped in the creation of a FIFA U-16 World Championship in China in 1985 at FIFA's request.[1][2]
Past Winners
| Edition | Year | Champion | Runner Up | 2nd Runner Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 1980 |  Bahrain |
 Saudi Arabia |
- |
| 5th | 1981 |  South Korea |
Bahrain |
- |
| 6th | 1982 |  Thailand |
Saudi Arabia |
- |
| 7th | 1990 |  Singapore U-15 |
unknown | - |
| 12th | 1995 | Singapore U-15 |
unknown | - |
| 15th | 1998 |  The Indian |
 Perth Club |
- |
| 16th | 1999 | The Indian |
Perth Club |
- |
| 17th | 2000 | unknown | unknown | - |
| 18th | 2001 |  Bukit Jalil Sports School |
Singapore |
- |
| 19th | 2004 | Singapore U-17 |
 Hong Kong U-17 |
- |
| 20th | 2005 | Malaysia U-18 |
Singapore U-18 |
 AIK Stockholm U-18 |
| Hong Kong U-16 |
Malaysia U-16 |
Singapore U-16 | ||
| 21st | 2006 | Singapore U-18 |
Hong Kong U-18 |
Singapore U-17 |
| Singapore U-16 |
Malaysia U-16 |
 Myanmar U-16 | ||
| 22nd | 2008 | Thailand |
 U.A.E |
' Australia |
| 23rd | 2011 |  Flamengo |
Singapore NFA U-16 |
Singapore NFA U-15 |
| 24th | 2012 |  Ajax U-16 |
Singapore NFA U-16 |
 Man City U-16 |
| 25th | 2013 | Corinthians U-15 |
PSV U-15 |
 Eintracht Frankfurt U-15 |
| 26th | 2015 | Tottenham U-15 |
Liverpool U-15 |
Singapore NFA U-16 |
References
- ↑ "Looking back at 100 Years of Singapore soccer". AsiaOne.
- ↑ Dorai, Joe (11 December 1985). "Youth Cup revived". The Straits Times. p. 36.
External links
- RSSSF: Lion City Cup (Singapore)
- http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1999lionscup.html
- http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1998lionscup.html
- RSSSF: 18th Lion City Cup (2001)
- RSSSF: 19th Lion City Cup (2004)
- RSSSF: 20th Lion City Cup (2005)
- ASEAN Football: Thailand clinch Lion City Cup
- ESPN FC Asia: Tottenham crowned Lion City Cup champions with 4-0 win over Liverpool
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