Facts and

statistics

Gothia Cup was held for the first time in 1975. During the years, more than one million players have participated and 147 nations have been represented in the tournament.

1975
First year
1+ million
Participants
147
Nations

Gothia Cup 2024

In 2024 the 48th edition of Gothia Cup was held.
21 296 goals were scored and 4820 matches were played on 142 pitches.

1911

Teams

72

Nations

4820

Matches

SOME

Fun facts

The best team until now is Tahuichi of 1984. Eight of the players from that team did represent the national team of Bolivia at the World Cup in USA 1994.

Audience
In 2019, 50123 spectators saw the opening ceremony, 21819 spectators saw the finals and 460000 persons visited Heden.
Six nations...
... has participated in all tournaments: Sweden, Germany, Norway, Finland, England and Denmark.
Girl teams since 1975
Already at the very first year girls were welcome to take part in Gothia Cup. Unique for the time but it was a great success. After six years the tournament held five different age classes for girls.
Meatballs
The most popular meal at the schools is meatballs with mashed potatoes. In total, around 255000 meatballs are served.

Most victories

Below the clubs who has won the tournament five times or more since the start in 1975.

IF Brommapojkarna

Sweden

31

Hammarby IF

Sweden

17

AIK

Sweden

14

GAIS

Sweden

11

Tahuichi

Bolivia

10

Pequeninos do Jockey

Brazil

9

BK Häcken

Sweden

9

Right to Dream

Ghana

7

KFV Segeberg

Germany

7

Cantolao

Peru

7

IFK Göteborg

Sweden

6

V.Frölunda IF

Sweden

6

US Voluntas Brescia

Italy

6

Kampala Kids League

Uganda

6

Hutchison Vale

Scotland

6

Right to Dream

Ghana

6

Elfsborg, IF

Sweden

6

San Gabriel

Spain

5

Lizzy FC

Ghana

5

Främmestad

Sweden

5

Boo FF

Sweden

5

Dallas Texans 

USA

5

11163 gold medals have been awarded over the years

Since the start in 1975, 632 finals have been played.