Kvarnerska Rivijera


Kvarnerska Rivijera is one of the oldest youth football tournaments in the world, first played in 1953. The tournament is organised by HNK Rijeka, a Croatian football club, and attracts clubs from across Europe and other continents. It is held each year during the May–June period in Rijeka, Croatia, and its surroundings, including towns in the Istria County, the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and the Lika-Senj County. The final is commonly played in Rijeka. Until 2014, the tournament has been contested by under-19 club sides, with occasional national team participation. From 2015, the tournament features under-17 club sides.

History

The tournament was first played in 1953, becoming Europe's third oldest youth football tournament after Torneo di Viareggio and Bellinzona tournament. Hajduk Split were the first winners and 1860 München the first international side to compete. Each year there were 16 participants, with the exception of 1972 and 1976–80, and 1985 and 2002. Rijeka's Ivan Kocjančić and Marijan Brnčić participated in the tournament five times, making them the record holders for most appearances.
Numerous later notable footballers have played in the tournament during their youth, including Dino Zoff, Pietro Carmignani, Giovanni Galli, Gerd Müller, Paul Breitner, Joe Jordan, Terry Yorath, Pierluigi Casiraghi, Robert Prosinečki, Alen Bokšić, Zvonimir Boban and Davor Šuker.
A number of national under-19 sides have also taken part in the tournament, including Albania, Czechoslovakia, Ireland, Macedonia, United States, Tunisia, Oman, Iraq, China, Japan and South Korea.
The hosts, Rijeka, are the most successful side, winning 20 tournaments, followed by Hajduk Split with 12 titles.

Format and participating teams (2019)

The 67th edition of the tournament was played from 27 May to 2 June 2019. The tournament featured 16 teams divided into 4 groups, played in Kostrena, Labin, Novi Vinodolski and Rovinj. The group fixtures were played in a single round-robin format. The top two teams in each of the four groups qualified for the first knock-out round. Two one-legged knock-out rounds were played in :hr:Mavrinci|Mavrinci, Rovinj and Kostrena. This was followed by a one-off final and third-place play-off in :hr:Krimeja|Krimeja on 2 June 2019.
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By year

Note: Parentheses indicates the score after the penalty shoot-out.
YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1953 Hajduk Split Vienna2–1
1954 Red Star Belgrade Rijeka3–1
1955 Red Star Belgrade Rijeka2–2
1956 Vasas Budapest Ponziana Trieste3–2
1957 Rijeka Budućnost Podgorica4–1
1958 Hajduk Split Rijeka1–0
1959 Partizan Belgrade Hajduk Split1–0
1960 Rijeka Dinamo Zagreb1–1
1961 Dinamo Zagreb Marzotto Valdagno3–3
1962 Vasas Budapest Dukla Prague1–0
1963 Dukla Prague Rudar Labin6–1
1964 Rijeka Partizan Belgrade1–0
1965 Partizan Belgrade Dinamo Zagreb1–0
1966 Partizan Belgrade CSKA Sofia1–0
1967 Dinamo Zagreb Dukla Prague3–0
1968 Rijeka Dinamo Zagreb2–1
1969 Red Star Belgrade Partizan Belgrade2–1
1970 Burevestnik Moscow Dinamo Zagreb2–0
1971 Leeds United Red Star Belgrade2–1
1972 Hajduk Split Dinamo Zagreb6–1
1973 Rijeka Partizan Belgrade3–0
1974 Velež Mostar Dinamo Zagreb2–1
1975 Rijeka Fiorentina2–0
1976 Burevestnik Moscow Hajduk Split1–0
1977 Dinamo Zagreb Hajduk Split0–0
1978 Red Star Belgrade Vojvodina Novi Sad3–3
1979 Hajduk Split Rijeka4–0
1980 Hajduk Split Juventus3–2
1981 Dinamo Zagreb Hajduk Split2–1
1982 Japan Istra Pula0–0
1983 Leeds United Hajduk Split1–0
1984 Dinamo Zagreb Korea3–1
1985 Sutjeska Nikšić Vardar Skopje5–2
1986 Dinamo Zagreb Red Star Belgrade1–0
1987 Rijeka Istra Pula2–0
1988 Hajduk Split Sarajevo1–1
1989 Rijeka Istra Pula0–0
1990 Hajduk Split Notts County1–0
1991 Partizan Belgrade Zadar3–0
1992 Rijeka Dinamo Zagreb2–1
1993 Rijeka Dinamo Zagreb1–0
1994 Hajduk Split Orijent Rijeka2–0
1995 Orijent Rijeka Bari1–0
1996 Rijeka Dinamo Zagreb2–1
1997 Hajduk Split Osijek3–0
1998 Hajduk Split Rijeka0–0
1999 Dinamo Zagreb Osijek1–0
2000 Hajduk Split Perugia2–2
2001 Rijeka Hajduk Split1–0
2002 Varteks Varaždin Rijeka3–1
2003 Atlético Mineiro Hajduk Split0–0
2004 Atlético Mineiro Rijeka4–2
2005 Vicenza Dinamo Zagreb0–0
2006 Rijeka Željezničar Sarajevo1–0
2007 Hajduk Split Maribor2–2
2008 Dinamo Zagreb Sparta Rotterdam3–1
2009 Rijeka Hajduk Split2–1
2010 Rijeka Istra 1961 Pula1–0
2011 Rijeka Slaven Belupo3–1
2012 Rijeka Vicenza4–1
2013 Abuja Academy Osijek1–0
2014 Rijeka Verona3–0
2015 Abuja Academy Domžale2–0
2016 Rijeka Abuja Academy1–0
2017 Rijeka Budućnost Podgorica0–0
2018 Maribor Olimpija Ljubljana2–1
2019 Dinamo Zagreb Rijeka1–0

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