Zurich Blue Stars Youth (U-20) Tournament, May 1986

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Overview

Celtic were approached early in the 1985 – 1986 season to send a team to compete in an Under-20 age group Tournament to be played in Zurich at the end of the 85/86 season. This Tournament had been held annually since 1939 and continues to be held.

This was played during a period when the Under-20 age group was being promoted by FIFA as a defining group and a way to promote football world-wide. During the 80’s there was a FIFA initiative which started the World Under-20 Championships in the late 1980’s.

Celtic sent a young squad which went on to win the tournament after 4 games.


Format

16 teams were split into 4 groups of 4. The Winners of each group then contested a semi-final, the winners going onto the Final
The games were held outdoors, the format being 2 halves of 15 or 20 minutes

Games & Teams

Group A
Grasshoppers Zurich 0 – 0 Fortuna Sittard
Grasshoppers Zurich 0 – 0 FC Wettingen
Fortuna Sittard 1 – 1 FC Wettingen

Grasshoppers qualified on corners

Group B
Celtic 5-0 Blue Stars Zurich
Celtic 1-0 FC St.Gallen
Blue Stars Zurich 1-0 FC St.Gallen

Celtic qualified

Group C
Aston Villa 1-0 FC Winterthur
Aston Villa 2-0 FC Zürich
FC Winterthur 2-1 FC Zürich

Aston Villa qualified

Group D
BSC Young Boys 1-0 Triestina
BSC Young Boys 2-0 Red Star Zurich
Triestina 0-0 Red Star Zurich

BSC Young Boys qualified

Semi Finals

Celtic 0-0 Grasshopper Club Zurich
Celtic qualified on penalties
Aston Villa 2-0 BSC Young Boys

Final
Celtic 4-0 Aston Villa


Celtic Games and Teams:

Celtic 5 – 0 Blue Stars Zurich
Team: Connelly, Traynor, Baillie, Rogan, McGee, Shepherd, Whyte, Kean, Fraser, McKeevor, Archdeacon
Scorers: Rogan, Shepherd, Fraser, McKeevor, Archdeacon

Celtic 1 – 0 St Gallen
Team: Connelly, Robertson, Baillie, Whyte, Rogan, Walsh, Kean, Conlan, McGuire, Shepherd, Fraser
Scorers: Shepherd

Celtic 0 – 0 Grasshoppers Club Zurich
Team: Connelly, Traynor, Baillie, Rogan, McGee, Walsh, Whyte, Archdeacon, McGuire, Mathie, McKeevor
won 4 – 3 on penalties

Celtic 4 – 0 Aston Villa
Team: Connelly, Traynor, Baillie, Whyte, McGee, Rogan, Kean, Conlan, Shepherd, Fraser, Archdeacon
Scorers: Rogan, Fraser (2), Archdeacon