Copa Macaé de Juvenis
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The Copa Macaé de Juvenis (or Macaé Youth Cup, in English) is a cup competition usually played between 18 and 24 Brazilian and international under-17 football clubs, most of them from Rio de Janeiro state. The competition is organized by the Liga Macaense de Desportos (Macaense Sporting League) with the Rio de Janeiro Football Federation.
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[edit] Format
The competition format changes almost every year. Normally, the clubs are divided in several groups of four or five teams, and the two best placed clubs of each groups qualify to the knockout stage.
All matches are usually played in July, in Macaé and other countryside Rio de Janeiro state cities, like Barra do Macaé, Campos dos Goytacazes, Carapebus, Córrego do Ouro, and Quissamã.
[edit] Invited clubs
Usually traditional Brazilian clubs are invited, like Atlético Mineiro, Atlético Paranaense, Bahia, Botafogo, Corinthians, Coritiba, Cruzeiro, Flamengo, Fluminense, Grêmio, Internacional, and Vasco da Gama.
Among the non-Brazilian clubs which have disputed the competition, are América, Toluca and UNAM Pumas of Mexico, Pohang Iron and Steel Company (Posco) of South Korea and Shanghai Shenhua of China.
[edit] List of champions
- 1997 Botafogo
- 1998 Vasco da Gama
- 1999 Flamengo
- 2000 Internacional
- 2001 Internacional
- 2002 Fluminense
- 2003 Fluminense
- 2004 Grêmio
- 2005 Internacional
- 2006 Flamengo
- 2007 Cruzeiro
[edit] Titles by team
- Internacional 3 titles
- Flamengo and Fluminense 2 titles
- Botafogo, Cruzeiro, Grêmio and Vasco da Gama 1 title
[edit] External links
- RSSSF
- 2005 competition at Rio de Janeiro Football Federation website
- 2006 competition at Rio de Janeiro Football Federation website
