The Granatkin Memorial (Russian: Мемориал Гранаткина) is a youth association football tournament which traditionally features invited national teams composed of U-17/U-18/U-19 players.[1] The tournament is held in Saint Petersburg since 2006 (previously in Moscow and Leningrad / Saint Petersburg), and since 2017 the final is held in summer (previously indoors in winter).
In 1981 in Moscow started the first Granatkin Memorial – the International youth football tournament initiated by the FIFA President Joao Havelange to perpetuate the memory of the FIFA First Vice-President Valentin Granatkin.[2]
The tournament attracted the attention of both professionals and football fans. The matches of the Memorial were attended by the President of the International Olympic CommitteeJuan Antonio Samaranch.[3] The prize to the winners was presented by Granatkin’s daughter Marina Valentinovna.
In 1981 and 1982 the tournament was held in Moscow. Since 1983 Leningrad became the Memorial residence. Till 1992 in twelve tournaments have taken part combined teams from 16 countries.
The second period of the Memorial started in the year 2001. Since that time the scheme of the competition radically changed. The number of the participants increased to 8 combined teams, which are divided into two groups. Every group plays round robin. When in play-off teams contest the places from 1 to 8.
In total, eight countries celebrated the victory in the tournament. Young players from 22 countries finished in top 3. The most titled is team USSR / Russia with 20 wins. Young talents from Germany won gold medals four times. The third in the list of successful teams is Belarus (1 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals). In terms of the number of medals, the leaders are: USSR / Russia (38 medals), China and Ukraine (7 medals each).
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The Granatkin Memorial Russian Memorial Granatkina is a youth association football tournament which traditionally features invited national teams composed of U 17 U 18 U 19 players 1 The tournament is held in Saint Petersburg since 2006 previously in Moscow and Leningrad Saint Petersburg and since 2017 the final is held in summer previously indoors in winter Granatkin MemorialFounded1981RegionInternationalNumber of teams12 2019 Current champions Argentina 1st title Most successful club s Russia 20 titles WebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 Tournament history 2 Results 3 Statistics 3 1 Performances by countries 3 2 Performances by confederations 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksTournament history editIn 1981 in Moscow started the first Granatkin Memorial the International youth football tournament initiated by the FIFA President Joao Havelange to perpetuate the memory of the FIFA First Vice President Valentin Granatkin 2 The tournament attracted the attention of both professionals and football fans The matches of the Memorial were attended by the President of the International Olympic Committee Juan Antonio Samaranch 3 The prize to the winners was presented by Granatkin s daughter Marina Valentinovna In 1981 and 1982 the tournament was held in Moscow Since 1983 Leningrad became the Memorial residence Till 1992 in twelve tournaments have taken part combined teams from 16 countries The second period of the Memorial started in the year 2001 Since that time the scheme of the competition radically changed The number of the participants increased to 8 combined teams which are divided into two groups Every group plays round robin When in play off teams contest the places from 1 to 8 Granatkin tournament is noted as a place of discoveries Memorial is a first loud word from the future stars of world football Andreas Moeller Tony Meola Oliver Bierhoff Carsten Jancker Marcel Desailly Igor Kolyvanov Anatoliy Tymoshchuk and Alexandr Mostovoi many used to participate in the tournament nbsp Cover of the Soviet Union 1985 nbsp Cover of the Soviet Union 1986 nbsp Cover of the Soviet Union 1987 nbsp Cover of the Soviet Union 1988Results editEdition Year Winner Runner up 3rd places 1 1981 nbsp West Germany nbsp Soviet Union 1 nbsp Spain 2 1982 nbsp Soviet Union 1 nbsp Brazil nbsp Soviet Union 2 3 1983 nbsp Soviet Union 1 nbsp France nbsp Czechoslovakia 4 1984 nbsp West Germany nbsp Soviet Union 1 nbsp Belgium 5 1985 nbsp Soviet Union 1 nbsp France nbsp Soviet Union 2 6 1986 nbsp Soviet Union 1 nbsp West Germany nbsp France 7 1987 nbsp Soviet Union 1 nbsp Soviet Union 2 nbsp France 8 1988 nbsp Soviet Union 1 nbsp China nbsp Soviet Union 2 9 1989 nbsp Soviet Union 1 nbsp Belgium nbsp Soviet Union 2 10 1990 nbsp Soviet Union 1 nbsp China nbsp West Germany 11 1991 nbsp Soviet Union 2 nbsp Soviet Union 1 nbsp China 12 1992 nbsp West Germany nbsp CIS 1 nbsp China 13 2001 nbsp Russia nbsp China nbsp Iran 14 2002 nbsp Russia nbsp Lithuania nbsp Ukraine 15 2003 nbsp South Korea nbsp China nbsp Belarus 16 2004 nbsp Russia nbsp Poland nbsp Belarus 17 2005 nbsp Russia nbsp Ukraine nbsp Belarus 18 2006 nbsp Germany nbsp Slovakia nbsp Russia 19 2007 nbsp Belarus nbsp Turkey nbsp Russia 20 2008 nbsp Russia nbsp Belarus nbsp Ukraine 21 2009 nbsp Russia nbsp Turkey nbsp Ukraine 22 2010 nbsp Russia nbsp Ukraine nbsp Turkey 23 2011 nbsp Finland nbsp China nbsp Ukraine 24 2012 nbsp Italy nbsp Finland nbsp Turkey 25 2013 nbsp Russia nbsp Saint Petersburg nbsp Ukraine 26 2014 nbsp Japan nbsp Russia nbsp Slovakia 27 2015 nbsp Russia nbsp South Korea nbsp Slovenia 28 2016 nbsp Slovenia nbsp Saint Petersburg nbsp Russia 29 2017 nbsp Russia nbsp Kazakhstan nbsp Saint Petersburg 30 2018 nbsp Saint Petersburg nbsp Turkey nbsp Russia 31 2019 nbsp Argentina nbsp Russia nbsp Turkey 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Russia 32 2021Statistics editPerformances by countries edit In total eight countries celebrated the victory in the tournament Young players from 22 countries finished in top 3 The most titled is team USSR Russia with 20 wins Young talents from Germany won gold medals four times The third in the list of successful teams is Belarus 1 gold 1 silver and 3 bronze medals In terms of the number of medals the leaders are USSR Russia 38 medals China and Ukraine 7 medals each Team Titles Runners up Third place nbsp Russia including USSR CIS and Saint Petersburg XI 20 nbsp Soviet Union 1 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 nbsp Soviet Union 2 1991 nbsp Russia 2001 2002 2004 2005 2008 2009 2010 2013 2015 2017 nbsp Saint Petersburg 2018 9 nbsp Soviet Union 1 1981 1984 1991 nbsp Soviet Union 2 1987 nbsp CIS 1 1992 nbsp Saint Petersburg 2013 2016 nbsp Russia 2014 2019 9 nbsp Soviet Union 2 1982 1985 1988 1989 nbsp Russia 2006 2007 2016 2018 nbsp Saint Petersburg 2017 nbsp Germany including West Germany 4 1981 1984 1992 2006 1 1986 1 1990 nbsp Belarus 1 2007 1 2008 3 2003 2004 2005 nbsp Finland 1 2011 1 2012 nbsp South Korea 1 2003 1 2015 nbsp Slovenia 1 2016 1 2015 nbsp Italy 1 2012 nbsp Japan 1 2014 nbsp Argentina 1 2019 nbsp China 5 1988 1990 2001 2003 2011 2 1991 1992 nbsp Turkey 3 2007 2009 2018 3 2010 2012 2019 nbsp Ukraine 2 2005 2010 5 2002 2008 2009 2011 2013 nbsp France 2 1983 1985 2 1986 1987 nbsp Belgium 1 1989 1 1984 nbsp Slovakia 1 2006 1 2014 nbsp Brazil 1 1982 nbsp Lithuania 1 2002 nbsp Poland 1 2004 nbsp Kazakhstan 1 2017 nbsp Spain 1 1981 nbsp Czech Republic including Czechoslovakia 1 1983 nbsp Iran 1 2001 Performances by confederations edit Confederation Titles Runners up UEFA 28 1981 2002 2004 2013 2015 2018 24 1981 1983 1987 1989 1991 1992 2002 2004 2010 2012 2014 2016 2019 AFC 2 2003 2014 5 1988 1990 2001 2003 2011 CONMEBOL 1 2019 1 1982 CAF CONCACAF See also editToulon Tournament a similar youth football competition held in France References edit Valentin A Granatkin Memorial International Youth Tournament rsssf org Biografiya Granatkina na sajte turnira posvyashyonnogo ego pamyati Archived from the original on 2013 01 06 Retrieved 2016 09 07 Istoriya Memoriala Valentina Granatkina Archived from the original on 2015 02 06 Retrieved 2016 09 07 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Granatkin Memorial Official website Memorial Granatkina ISBN 978 5 5095 5595 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Granatkin Memorial amp oldid 1137837528, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
