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UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup

{{Infobox football tournament

| name = UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup

| image = UEFA · CAF Meridian Cup.svg

| imagesize = 200

| caption =

| organiser = UEFA & CAF

| founded = 1997

| abolished = 2007

| region = Europe
Africa

| current champions = European Selection U-18

| most successful team = {{flagicon|Spain}} Spain (3 titles)

}}

The UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup was a football tournament that featured national teams from Europe and Africa among players under 18, and was part of the co-operation programme between UEFA and the CAF.

Meridian Project

The UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup was part of the Meridian Project, a co-operation agreement concluded by the African and European football confederations in Lisbon on 30 January 1997 to promote the exchange of cultures and to offer young footballers a unique learning experience within the framework of a footballing festival. It was held every two years.

Change of format

The competition evolved from its inception in 1997, running as an eight-team tournament until the 2005 event in Turkey after which the format was changed to a two-legged contest between two continental all-star U18 teams.{{cite web|date=12 February 2007|title=Media accreditation for the 6th UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup in Barcelona|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01be-0f84ab508d79-aad1afbde8c3-1000--meridian-media-accreditation/|access-date=27 September 2017|publisher=UEFA|language=en}} The last UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup also involved an educational component consisting of joint training sessions and meetings of coaches from Europe and Africa. The 2007 event took place in Barcelona, Spain, and was hosted on the premises of FC Barcelona.

Regulations

The regulations for the UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup were initially drawn up by the UEFA Administration before being submitted to the UEFA Youth & Amateur Football Committee. They were then forwarded upon that committee's approval to the UEFA Executive Committee for ratification.

Tournaments

=Meridian Project=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center; width: 100%;"
rowspan="2" width="5%"|Year

!rowspan="2" width="12%"|Host

!colspan="3"|Final

!colspan="3"|Third place match

width="15%"|Winner

!width="10%"|Score

!width="15%"|Runner-up

!width="15%"|Third place

!width="10%"|Score

!width="15%"|Fourth place

align=center

|1997
Details

|{{flag|Portugal}}

|{{fbu-big|18|Nigeria}}

|3–2

|{{fbu-big|18|Spain}}

|{{fbu-big|18|Portugal}}

|2–1 {{aet}}

|{{fbu-big|18|Greece}}

align=center

|1999
Details

|{{flag|South Africa}}

|{{fbu-big|18|Spain}}

|2–1

|{{fbu-big|18|Ghana}}

|{{fbu-big|18|Portugal}}

|0–0
3–1 {{pen.}}

|{{fbu-big|18|Egypt}}

align=center

|2001
Details

|{{flag|Italy}}

|{{fbu-big|18|Spain}}

|rowspan=3|Round robin
format

|{{fbu-big|18|Italy}}

|{{fbu-big|18|Portugal}}

|rowspan=3|Round robin
format

|{{fbu-big|18|Czech Republic}}

align=center

|2003
Details

|{{flag|Egypt}}

|{{fbu-big|18|Spain}}

|{{fbu-big|18|Switzerland}}

|{{fbu-big|18|France|1974}}

|{{fbu-big|18|England}}

align=center

|2005
Details

|{{flag|Turkey}}

|{{fbu-big|18|France|1974}}

|{{fbu-big|18|Spain}}

|{{fbu-big|18|Turkey}}

|{{fbu-big|18|Portugal}}

align=center

=New format=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center; width: 100%;"
rowspan="2" width="5%"|Year

!rowspan="2" width="12%"|Host

!colspan="3"|Final

width="15%"|Winner

!width="10%"|Score

!width="15%"|Runner-up

align=center

|2007
Details

|{{flag|Spain}}

|European Selection U-18

|6–1, 4–0

|African Selection U-18

=Teams reaching the top four=

class="wikitable"
Team

!Winners

!Runners-up

!Third place

!Fourth place

bgcolor=gold|{{fbu|18|Spain}}

|bgcolor=gold|3 (1999, 2001, 2003)

|2 (1997, 2005)

|

| -

bgcolor=gold|{{fbu|18|France|1974}}

|bgcolor=gold|1 (2005)

| -

|1 (2003)

| -

bgcolor=gold|{{fbu|18|Nigeria}}

|bgcolor=gold|1 (1997)

| -

| -

| -

bgcolor=gold|UEFA

|bgcolor=gold|1 (2007)

| -

| -

| -

{{fbu|18|Ghana}}

| -

| 1 (1999)

| -

| -

{{fbu|18|Italy}}

| -

| 1 (2001)

| -

| -

{{fbu|18|Switzerland}}

| -

| 1 (2003)

| -

| -

CAF

| -

| 1 (2007)

| -

| -

{{fbu|18|Portugal}}

| -

| -

| 3 (1997, 1999, 2001)

| 1 (2005)

{{fbu|18|Turkey}}

| -

| -

| 1 (2005)

| -

{{fbu|18|Greece}}

| -

| -

| -

| 1 (1997)

{{fbu|18|Egypt}}

| -

| -

| -

| 1 (1999)

{{fbu|18|Czech Republic}}

| -

| -

| -

| 1 (2001)

{{fbu|18|England}}

| -

| -

| -

| 1 (2003)

References

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{{UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup}}

{{UEFA competitions}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup}}

Meridian Cup

Meridian Cup

Category:Under-18 association football competitions

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1997

Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2007