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2025 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup

The 2025 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup (Spanish: Sub-20 Intercontinental 2024) will be the fourth edition of the UEFA–CONMEBOL Under-20 Intercontinental Cup, an annual one-off football match organised by CONMEBOL and UEFA between the winners of the U-20 Copa Libertadores and UEFA Youth League. As host confederation, CONMEBOL was in charge of the main organization of this edition.

The match will be played on 23 August 2025 at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between the Brazilian team Flamengo, the 2025 U-20 Copa Libertadores champions and the title holders having won the previous edition, and Spanish team Barcelona, the 2024–25 UEFA Youth League champions.[1][2]

Background

Flamengo will be making its second consecutive appearance in the U-20 Intercontinental Cup, which it reached on 16 March 2025 when they were crowned two-time champions of the U-20 Copa Libertadores after beating fellow Brazilian side Palmeiras 3–2 on penalties following a 1–1 draw in the final of the 2025 edition.[3][4] Flamengo will be looking to defend the Under-20 Intercontinental title it won in the previous edition by defeating Greek side Olympiacos 2–1.[5][4]

On the other hand, Barcelona won their third UEFA Youth League title on 28 April 2025 with a 4–1 victory over Turkish side Trabzonspor in the final of the 2024–25 UEFA Youth League,[6] thus securing their participation in the 2025 U-20 Intercontinental Cup.[7] It will be the first appearance of a Spanish team in this competition.

Participating teams

Team Qualification Previous participations
(bold indicates winners)
Brazil Flamengo 2025 U-20 Copa Libertadores champions 1 (2024)
Spain Barcelona 2024–25 UEFA Youth League champions None

Pre-match

Officials

The officiating team will be appointed by the CONMEBOL Referee Commission; only referees in the FIFA International Referees List will be eligible.

Match

Details

Flamengo BrazilvSpain Barcelona
Flamengo
Barcelona

Notes

References

  1. ^ Piera, Joaquim (1 May 2025). "El Barça juvenil ya sabe cuándo jugará la Copa Intercontinental Sub-20" [Barça youth team already knows when it will play in the U-20 Intercontinental Cup] (in Spanish). Sport.
  2. ^ "Barcelona to face Flamengo at Maracanã in Under-20 Intercontinental Cup". UEFA. 30 April 2025.
  3. ^ Mauricio Luz (25 April 2025). "Flamengo decide Mundial sub-20 no Maracanã; Barcelona pode ser adversário" [Flamengo to decide U-20 World Cup in Maracanã; Barcelona could be opponents] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Lance!.
  4. ^ a b Giannola, Izabella (30 April 2025). "Flamengo x Barcelona: final do Intercontinental Sub-20 será no Maracanã" [Flamengo x Barcelona: Under-20 Intercontinental final to be held at Maracanã] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Paulo (SP): Lance!.
  5. ^ "Flamengo enfrentará o Barcelona na busca do bicampeonato da Copa Intercontinental Sub-20" [Flamengo to face Barcelona in the quest to win the Under-20 Intercontinental Cup for the second time] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: ge. 28 April 2025.
  6. ^ "UEFA Youth League final: Barcelona claim third title with victory over Trabzonspor". UEFA. 28 April 2025.
  7. ^ Piera, Joaquim (28 April 2025). "Un súper premio para el Barça juvenil: ¡jugará en Maracaná!" [A super prize for Barça's youth team: they will play at Maracana!] (in Spanish). Sport.