IFCF Rising Stars Cup

IFCF Rising Stars Cup

Current champions	Stein-los Turkish (PAS) (1st title)
Most championships	AFC Treason (NPH)  CA Paulinthal (PAS)  Raynor City United (VAL) (2 titles)

The IFCF Rising Stars Cup (RSC) is the world championship for club football organized by the International Federation of Club Football. In its current format, it is contested by the youth teams of the clubs competing in the Champions League group stage, plus the domestic youth champions of national associations. All players must be 19 years old or younger as of the last day of the calendar year in which the tournament is held.

The Rising Stars Cup was conceived as a successor competition to the UICA Youth Cup and adopted its competition rules and format. The most successful team is Nephara's AFC Treason, which won its second Rising Stars Cup in the 6th cycle.

Format

The competition is split into two entry paths:

• Champions League path: The youth teams of the 32 clubs which qualify for the IFCF Champions League group stage enter the IFCF Champions League Path.
• Domestic Champions Path: The youth domestic champions of the associations with a youth competition enter the Domestic Champions Path.

The Champions League path parallels the group stage of that season's Champions League, with the group winners advancing to the round of 16 and the runners-up advancing to the play-offs. The youth domestic champions play rounds of two-legged ties, with the eight winners advancing to the play-offs, where they play a single match at home against the Champions League path runners-up. The round of 16 onwards has single-leg ties, with the semi-finals and final played at neutral venues.

There is no extra time as a tie-breaking rule in this competition. Knockout round ties that are tied on aggregate after the second leg, or after normal time if the winner is decided by a single match, proceed straight to kicks from the penalty mark.

Rising Stars Cup finals

Edition	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue
1	AFC Treason (NPH)	0–0	Northern Stallions (BRE)	Almintora National Stadium Almintora, Turori
2	Arsenal de Releinthi (AFT)	0–0 aet 4–3 pen	René Skaé (FFD)	De Stadionnational Bondstad, The Sarian
3	FC Felsenkirchen 1879 (STL)	3–2	Kota Jembal Youth (SHT)	Gold Coast International Football Stadium Gold Coast, Northwest Kalactin
4	Walstreim Lions (SNL)	2–1	1830 Cathair FC (AUD)	Bowreach Vickery, Kelssek
5	CA Paulinthal (PAS)	1–0	Colonial Sile (VIL)	Highland Road Hadford Hill, Flavovespia
6	AFC Treason (NPH)	0–0 aet 4–2 pen	Guzmán-Cress Academy (VLD)	Theatre of Light Kistina, Poafmersia
7	Raynor City United (VAL)	0–0 aet 5–4 pen	Cazadores Cathair (AUD)	Sokattack Stadium Mliona, Turori
8	Mancodas City U19s (PFA)	1–0	FC Teussen Stelburg (STL)	Revolver Stadium Cyanaes, Mertagne
9	Ararat (MYT)	3-2 aet	Chromatik U-18s (CMT)	Pale International Stadium Pale, StrayaRoos
10	Canbix Muses (ZWZ)	2-1	Iturributa United (ASG)	University Grounds Saint Eleanor, Saint Eleanor
11	Farond YFC (EFL)	1-1 aet 6-5 pen	Nord-Est Regional (QUE)	Arbea Stadium Arbea, Krbustan
12	La Nueva Avenida (FFD)	4–1	Inland Academy (VIL)	Steelworkers Memorial Stadium Destin, Xanneria
13	1923 Esca (MYT)	1–0	Arlington City (ZWZ)	Lirai Asku Castle Yeaddin, Vilita
14	Atletik (MYT)	3–0	Inland Academy (VIL)	Tsear Superdome Tsear, Saterun
15	Myana U-18s (CMT)	2–2 7–6 pen	Burnaby SC (KSK)	Parc Athlétique d'Yvesmont Yvesmont, Patriotlandia
16	Johnho United (DAR)	2–1	Spartangrad (EUR)	Sha Dadao Qiawutian, Naixi
17	CA Paulinthal (PAS)	3–1	FC Nuholm (SEM)	Naksa Stadium Naksa, Poafmersia
18	Starksville Coastal (CDG)	2–1	La + Querida (FFD)	Utarwalin Hall Utarwalin, Kanmer
19	Sion-Impact OSC (VLD)	2–0	Atletik (MYT)	Cavaliere Campo San Donato, Carpathia and Ruthenia
20	Istria City FC (BNJ)	1–0	Eleanorian Academy (EXT)	Grand Strand Stadium Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach
21	Raynor City United (VAL)	3–0	Ephesian FC (ZWZ)	CBDN Bowl Cobden, Bitterna
22	Stein-los Turkish (PAS)	1–0	Kirkenes FC (KSK)	Stade de Torgos Torgos, Pasarga