Volkswagen Junior Masters

The Volkswagen Junior Masters is a youth soccer tournament for 10 to 12 year old soccer players of both sexes that is held in different countries. It was started in Germany in 1999 with initially 78 teams. Since 2005 the Masters has also been held outside of Germany.

Volkswagen Junior Masters by country

Germany

To date, the tournament has developed into the largest youth football competition in Germany in the age groups of C-Juniors. With 345 participating teams, a new participant record was reported in the current 2011/2012 season. The interesting mix of teams from smaller and larger clubs has been cultivated over the years and has therefore not been lost.

Another special feature there is the staging of the final in the Volkswagen Arena before the start of a Bundesliga game by VfL Wolfsburg .

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The tournament games will be played in the seven Volkswagen regions (north, east, center, south, south-west, west, Rhine-Main). All D-Juniors and C-Juniors teams who have a game permit from their national association for the current season may take part in the tournament.

In the preliminary round, the participating teams play out winners in groups of 4 and 5, who then qualify for the Regiomasters, the regional qualifying competitions in the regions. The C-Juniors qualify directly for the finals in Wolfsburg due to the lower number of participating teams.

Final in Wolfsburg

The seven regional champions are invited to the final event in Wolfsburg. The weekend begins with the official draw for group opponents in the Volkswagen Arena. The group and semi-finals as well as the girls' finals will be played in the VfL Wolfsburg youth training center. The boys' final will then be played directly in the Volkswagen Arena, shortly before the start of the last Bundesliga home game for VfL Wolfsburg.

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The C-Juniors (girls) play on half a large field (cross field) on youth goals (5 × 2 m). The playing time is 2 × 35 minutes. and a maximum of 10 players may be used. However, only six field players and one goalkeeper are allowed to play at the same time.

The D-Juniors (boys) play their games on an indented playing field (from 16 to 16) with youth goals (5 × 2 m) specified by the DFB. With a playing time of 2 × 30 min. A maximum of 15 players may be used. Eight field players and one goalkeeper play in the D-Juniors.

Otherwise, the FIFA rules recognized by the German Football Association (DFB) in conjunction with the DFB playing conditions and its game rules apply to the boys and girls competition .

Winner of the Volkswagen Junior Masters

	girl	Boys
1999/2000	TSV Crailsheim	FC Eintracht Schwerin
2000/2001	MSG Rolandsbogen-Oberwinter	SV Waldhof Mannheim
2001/2002	1. FC Union Berlin	Tennis Borussia Berlin
2002/2003	1. FC Union Berlin	1. FC Normannia Gmuend
2003/2004	VfB Hermsdorf	FC Fuessen
2004/2005	VfB Hermsdorf	Wacker Burghausen
2005/2006	SC Fortuna Cologne	1. FC Saarbrücken
2006/2007	FC Gutersloh 2000	Alemannia Aachen
2007/2008	SC 07 Bad Neuenahr	VfL Wolfsburg
2008/2009	FC Moos-Eittingermoos	VfL Wolfsburg
2009/2010	ASV Hagsfeld	Hertha BSC
2010/2011	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	Hertha BSC
2011/2012	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Hertha BSC
2012/2013	FSV Gütersloh 2009	Hertha BSC
2013/2014	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	FC Schalke 04
2014/2015	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	Stuttgart Kickers

Austria

The Masters is organized by Porsche Austria. In 2011, FK Austria Vienna won .

Switzerland

The Volkswagen Junior Masters has existed in Switzerland since 2008. The first winner was FC Basel .

Volkswagen Junior World Masters

The Volkswagen Junior Masters is established in over 20 countries worldwide. Every two years, based on the world and European championships, an international competition is held among the national winners.

2006 Volkswagen Junior World Masters in Wolfsburg, Germany

In 2006 the first international comparison of the respective national winners took place. The final was played between Macedonia from Greece and the D-Juniors of VfL Wolfsburg shortly before the kick-off of the Bundesliga game VfL Wolfsburg against 1. FC Kaiserslautern .

2008 Junior European Masters in Salzburg, Austria

The second event was based on the 2008 European Championship in Austria and Switzerland in Salzburg. The field of participants consisted only of European teams, so the World Masters was renamed the European Masters. Following the final between the eventual winner Fenerbahçe Istanbul and FC Graz Liebenau, an all-star game between the traditional teams of Austria and Germany took place that was also broadcast on German TV.

2010 Junior World Masters in Madrid, Spain

In 2010 the Junior World Masters were played with 20 participants on the Real Madrid facility . Immediately before the Primera División game between Real Madrid and Sevilla FC at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu , the winner of the Junior World Masters, FC Santos from Brazil, was chosen in front of almost 80,000 spectators.

2012 Junior World Masters in Warsaw, Poland

The Volkswagen Junior World Masters 2012 took place at the Legia Warsaw facility in Poland . Especially for the Junior World Masters in Poland, Volkswagen, in cooperation with the Polish Football Association, organized the final preparatory game between the Euro 2012 host Poland and Andorra in the Pepsi Arena in Warsaw . A total of 23 teams from 22 countries took part in the 2012 World Masters.

2014 Junior World Masters in Rome, Italy

The 5th Volkswagen Junior World Masters was held in Rome in May 2014 . A total of 23 teams from 22 countries took part. As a special highlight, the final match between FC Basel and Beşiktaş Istanbul was held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. FC Basel prevailed on Beşiktaş Istanbul on penalties.

	winner	Final opponent	place	Attendees
2006	Greece Macedonia	Germany VfL Wolfsburg	Germany Wolfsburg	12
2008	Turkey Fenerbahçe Istanbul	Austria FC Graz Liebenau	Austria Salzburg	10
2010	Brazil FC Santos	Germany Hertha BSC	Spain Madrid	20th
2012	Germany Hertha BSC	Italy Chievo Verona	Poland Warsaw	23
2014	Switzerland FC Basel	Turkey Beşiktaş Istanbul	Italy Rome	23