Gothia PUMA Trophy, B17, is an invitational tournament, where some of the most talented 17 year olds from all over the world compete about the prestigeous trophy. It’s a collaboration between Gothia Cup and Swedish Elite Football, played by twelve Swedish teams and twelve foreign teams.

The Swedish teams in Gothia PUMA Trophy, B17, are appointed by Swedish Elite Football based on the clubs’ academies certification but also on the results in Allsvenskan and Superettan 2018. This year’s teams are:

* IF Elfsborg

* IF Brommapojkarna

* BK Häcken

* IFK Göteborg

* AIK

* IFK Norrköping

* Östersunds FK

* GIF Sundsvall

* Örebro SK

* Kalmar FF

* IK Sirius

* Trelleborgs FF

The foreign teams will be presented in the spring. The tournament is played for the eleventh year and reigning champion is Right to Dream from Ghana, who defeated IFK Göteborg, 2–0, in the final at Gamla Ullevi last summer.

The winners of Gothia PUMA Trophy:

2018: Right to Dream, Ghana.

2017: Right to Dream, Ghana.

2016: IF Elfsborg, Sweden.

2015: Right to Dream, Ghana.

2014: Right to Dream, Ghana (after penalties against Swedish side Mjällby).

2013: Everton FC, England.

2012: Santos Laguna, Mexico.

2011: GAIS, Sweden.

2010: IF Elfsborg, Sweden.

2009: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, England.

During Gothia Cup 2018, the city of Alingsås was a part of the tournament for the first time ever. And the community was very appreciated, with its short distances and lovely environment.
“We managed to create a nice and positive image of Alingsås,” says Morgan Svensson, school staff at this years tournament.

Last week five representatives from the Chengyang government of Chinese city Qingdao, the city where Gothia Cup China is staged, visited the Gothia Cup head quarters in Gothenburg.  Together with representatives of Gothia Cup Sweden they evaluated this year’s tournament in China and discussed future development.

For the first time ever, the Swedish Football Association, in collaboration with Kiwa Inspecta, has handed out the award “Young Judge of the Year”. 19-year-old Jennifer Björnler from Umeå is one of the winners, and she is convinced that the Gothia Cup is one of the reasons she was chosen for the award.
“To be a referee at Gothia Cup was very rewarding,” says Jennifer Björnler.

Gothia Cup and PUMA have signed one of largest agreements in the industry in Scandinavia. Through a long term deal the partners are heading forward towards new successes.
“PUMA, with their courage and ability to do the unexpected, fits perfectly into Gothia Cup’s identity where we find our own way to keep developing the world’s largest youth tournament”, says Thomas Andersson, Director of Sales at Gothia Cup.

PUMA is one of the leading brands in the football industry and as the organizer of the world’s largest football tournament, Gothia Cup holds an important role in the global football community. From 2019, PUMA will join the world youth cup for new successes, through a partnership that demonstrates sustainability and long-term.
In addition to becoming the official sports brand for Gothia Cup, the tournament’s two elite classes, boys and girls 17, will from now on be presented by PUMA – Gothia PUMA Trophy.
“This fits right into our target group. The goal is that the Gothia PUMA Trophy will be a global event with young people, football and music in focus and we aim to invite partner clubs such as AC Milan, Olympique de Marseille and Borussia Dortmund to the tournament”, says Rutger Hagstad, Head of Marketing at PUMA Nordic.
The new cooperation captures the values shared by the parties in health, community engagement and human rights.
“PUMA shares the commitment for respect and equality with Gothia Cup and with PUMA as our official sports brand we will become stronger in our work for everyone’s equal rights as well as everyone’s opportunity to play football and have an active leisure, says Thomas Andersson, sales manager at BK Häcken.

Dante Mandriotti and Juan Llandrich Canals have been inducted into Gothia Cup Hall of fame, for their efforts for youth football and the world youth cup.

Gothia Cup set a record again, when opening registration for next year’s tournament. After only 12 minutes, the category for local teams was full.

Within the first four hours, teams from 17 different countries had registered. For the first time since 1992, a team from New Zealand will be coming to the world’s largest youth football tournament.