Puskás Cup or Puskás-Suzuki Kupa is an international football tournament founded by the Ferenc Puskás Football Academy in Felcsút, Hungary and the Magyar Suzuki Corporation in 2008. The aim of the founders is to establish a club tournament which offers the opportunity for talented young footballers to measure themselves internationally at the U-17 age level and to establish a fitting memorial to Ferenc Puskás.
History
In 2008, four teams competed for the first ever Puskás Cup trophy which was finally won by La Fabrica, the youth team of Ferenc Puskás's former club Real Madrid C.F.
In 2009, six teams participated and the final match was broadcast in three different countries (the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Romania) and the official Real Madrid TV aired a summary of the tournament.
In 2010, AC Milan were the first Italian club to be invited to participate in the Puskás-Suzuki Cup. The best goalkeeper of the tournament was Georgios Kollias (Panathinaikos), the best player was Spidron Furlanos (Panathinaikos), and the top goalscorer was Valér Kapacina (Budapest Honvéd).
The 2012 Puskás Cup was won by Budapest Honvéd by beating the hosts, Puskás Akadémia 7–0 in the final. Among the seven Honvéd goals, Gergely Bobál scored 4 goals.
The 2014 Puskás Cup was won by Real Madrid by beating Puskás Akadémia 1–0 in the final at the Pancho Arena. This match coincided with the inauguration ceremony of the new football stadium in Felcsút. György Szöllősi, communication director of the Ferenc Puskás Football Academy, announced that there will be 4,500 spectators at the final of the 2014 Puskás Cup. Among the invited guests there will be the wife of Ferenc Puskás, the former Croatian football legend, Davor Šuker, the former German international and Hungary coach, Lothar Matthäus, former Videoton coach and Portugal international Paulo Sousa, and former Golden Team members Jenő Buzánszky and Gyula Grosics. The opening speech will be delivered by the president of the Hungarian Olympic Committee and former Hungarian MP Pál Schmitt and the president of the Spanish Football Federation, Ángel María Villar.
The 2015 Puskás Cup was won by Budapest Honvéd by beating three-time champions La Fábrica in the final on 6 April 2015 at the Pancho Arena in Felcsút. Hagi Academy finished third by beating Feyenoord Academy. The home side, Puskás Akadémia finished fifth by beating Panathinaikos 2–1.
Title-holders Budapest Honvéd won the 2016 Puskás Cup by beating the host club, Puskás Akadémia FC in the final in a penalty shoot-out. La Fabrica won the bronze medal by beating newcomers KRC Genk Jeugd in the third place play-off.
In 2024, Real Madrid beat Sporting CP 2–1 in the final.
On 1 April 2025, it was announced that a new team, Juventus, will compete for the Puskás Cup. On 5 May 2025, Juventus won the cup by beating Honvéd 2–0 in the final, while the SK Slavia Prague beat 2-1 Panathinaikos F.C. in the third place match.
On 3 May 2026, La Fabrica beat SK Slavia Praha 1-0 in the final, while KRC Genk Jeugd beat Panathinaikos 2-0 for the third place.
Results
YearWinnersScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth placeNumber of teams2008 Real Madrid5–1 Puskás Akadémia Panathinaikos1–0 Budapest Honvéd42009 Ferencváros2–1 Budapest Honvéd Real Madrid3–2 Slovan Bratislava62010 Budapest Honvéd2–0 Panathinaikos Real Madrid2–0 Ferencváros62011 Budapest Honvéd1–1 (p. 5–4) Real Madrid Panathinaikos3–2 Puskás Akadémia62012 Budapest Honvéd7–0 Puskás Akadémia Austria Wien0–0 (p. 4–3) Panathinaikos62013 Real Madrid 2–0 Panathinaikos Budapest Honvéd4–2 Puskás Akadémia62014 Real Madrid 1–0 Puskás Akadémia Dinamo Zagreb3–0 Budapest Honvéd62015 Budapest Honvéd 2–2 (p. 3–1) La Fábrica Hagi Academy1–0 Feyenoord62016 Budapest Honvéd1–1 (p. 5–4) Puskás Akadémia La Fábrica3–0 Genk62017 Real Madrid4–0 Panathinaikos Puskás Akadémia1–1 (p. 7–6) Budapest Honvéd62018 Genk3–1 Puskás Akadémia Flamengo2–1 Sporting2019 Flamengo4–2 Puskás Akadémia Hagi Academy4–0 Panathinaikos2020Postponed due to COVID-192021 Puskás Akadémia1–0 Sporting CP Budapest Honvéd3–0 Osijek2022 Real Madrid4–0 Dinamo Kyiv Flamengo3–0 Puskás Akadémia2023Postponed due to 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship2024 Real Madrid 2–1 Sporting CP Juventus1–1 (p. 4–2) Puskás Akadémia2025 Juventus2–0 Budapest Honvéd Slavia Prague2–1 Panathinaikos2026 Real Madrid 1–0 Slavia Prague Genk2–0 Panathinaikos
Statistics
Teams reaching the top four
Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Top 4 finishes Real Madrid7 (2008, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2022, 2024, 2026)2 (2011, 2015)3 (2009, 2010, 2016)0 12 Budapest Honvéd5 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016)2 (2009, 2025)2 (2013, 2021)3 (2008, 2014, 2017)12 Puskás Akadémia1 (2021)6 (2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019)1 (2017)4 (2011, 2013, 2022, 2024)12 Flamengo1 (2019)02 (2018, 2022)03 Genk1 (2018)01 (2026)1 (2016)3 Juventus1 (2025)01 (2024)02 Ferencváros1 (2009)00 1 (2010)2 Panathinaikos03 (2010, 2013, 2017)2 (2008, 2011)4 (2012, 2019, 2025, 2026)9 Sporting02 (2021, 2024)01 (2018)3 Slavia Prague01 (2026)1 (2025)02 Dynamo Kyiv01 (2022)001 Hagi Academy002 (2015, 2019)02 Austria Wien001 (2012)01 Dinamo Zagreb001 (2014)0 1 Slovan Bratislava0001 (2009)1 Feyenoord0001 (2015)1 Osijek0001 (2021)1
References
External links Official Website