The Champions Youth Cup was the first edition of an annual football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 tournament, endorsed by the G-14

G-14

The G-14 was an organisation of European football clubs that existed between 2000 and 2008. It consisted of 14 teams initially, later expanded to 18...

 group to be a Club World Championship for the Under-19 teams of some of the world's largest clubs.

Each match lasts only 70 minutes, and, in the event of a draw in the knock-out stage, there is no extra time.

The first Champions Youth Cup

2007 Champions Youth Cup

The 2007 Champions Youth Cup was the first Champions Youth Cup, an annual football tournament, endorsed by the G-14 group to be a Club World Championship for the Under-19 teams of some of the world's largest clubs. It took place in Malaysia from 5 August to 19 August 2007...

 took place in Malaysia from 5 August to 19 August 2007. It featured sixteen teams: eleven Europe

Europe

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an teams, two teams from South America

South America

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, a host invitee team from Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

, a host invitee team from Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

 and the U-19 national team of the tournament hosts, Malaysia

Malaysia national football team

The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...

. This first edition was won by Manchester United beating in the final Juventus.

The 2008 Champions Youth Cup, second edition of the tournament, was canceled in June, two months before the start, because of a dispute between Football Association of Malaysia

Football Association of Malaysia

The Football Association of Malaysia is the governing body for football in Malaysia, responsible for organising the Malaysian national football team and the major football and futsal tournaments within the country. The Football Association of Malaysia main headquarters is located at Wisma...

and the organizers (Gifted Group).