Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament (before 2005); and since 2005 it is called the International Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament . This tournament was created in honour and memory of Valeri Lobanovsky

Valeri Lobanovsky

Valeriy Vasylyovych Lobanovskyi was a Ukrainian football manager. He is most famous for his spells managing Dynamo Kyiv, the Ukraine national football team, and the USSR national football team. In 1975 his Dynamo Kyiv team became the first side from the Soviet Union to win a major European...

 since his death on 13 May 2002, hence the name Memorial

Memorial

A memorial is an object which serves as a focus for memory of something, usually a person or an event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or art objects such as sculptures, statues or fountains, and even entire parks....

. The idea was initiated by the FC Dynamo Kyiv

FC Dynamo Kyiv

FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football...

 management and the tournament is played at the V.V. Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium

Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium

Dynamo Stadium named after Valeriy Lobanovskiy is a football stadium in Kiev, Ukraine. It is currently used for football matches, and is the home of FC Dynamo Kyiv...

 in Kiev

Kiev

Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

, Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

.

The tournament recently gained FIFA

FIFA

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 recognition and support.

General rules

Since 2005, the tournament participants are a group of four selected national teams. From 2006 the tournament participants have been the Under-21 National Teams. The teams start-off in semifinals and the winners go on to play in the final; the other two teams play for the 3rd place.

In 2009 2 games of the tournament were played at Boreks Stadium, Borodianka

Borodianka

Borodianka is a town in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. It's the administrative center of Borodianskyi Raion. Population is 12,535 .The town is notable for its private aviation airfield and "Borex" excavator-manufacturing company ....

 in Kiev Oblast

Kiev Oblast

Kyiv Oblast, sometimes written as Kiev Oblast is an oblast in central Ukraine.The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kyiv , also being the capital of Ukraine...

.

In 2011 2 games of the U-21 international tournament were played at Obolon Arena.

Champions and top goalscorers

Season	Champion	Runner-Up	3rd Position	Top Goalscorer
2003	Dynamo Kyiv	Shakhtar Donetsk	CSKA Moscow	Diogo Rincón Diogo Rincon Diogo Augusto Pacheco da Fontoura, nickname Diogo Rincón or just Rincón is a professional Brazilian football player, who is a free agent.- Career :...  (Dynamo Kyiv) 2 goals
2004	Dynamo Kyiv	Sheriff Tiraspol FC Sheriff Tiraspol FC Sheriff Tiraspol is a football club based in Tiraspol, Moldova. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football. The team is sometimes referred to as simply FC Sheriff and should not be confused with FC Tiraspol, a rival team based in the same city.-History:The club...	Skonto Riga Skonto FC Skonto FC is a Latvian football club, founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's existence , and often provides the core of the Latvia national football team...
2005	Poland Poland national football team The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...	Israel Israel national football team The Israel national football team is the national football team of Israel, controlled by the Israel Football Association .Israel National Football is the direct successor of the Eretz Yisrael National Team during British Mandate...	Ukraine Ukraine national football team The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992...	Grzegorz Rasiak Grzegorz Rasiak Grzegorz Rasiak born 12 January 1979 in Szczecin, is a Polish international footballer who last played for AEL Limassol in Cyprus. Since 2002, he has played for the Poland national team....  (Poland Poland national football team The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland... ) 3 goals
2006	Israel U-21 Israel national under-21 football team Israel's national Under-21 team , also known as Israel Under-21s or Israel U-21s, is considered to be the feeder team for the Israel national football team...	Belarus U-21 Belarus national under-21 football team The Belarus national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Belarus and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.-History:...	Ukraine U-21 Ukraine national under-21 football team The Ukraine national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine.After Ukrainian Independence in 1991, the Ukraine senior team played their first match in April 1992...
2007	Israel U-21 Israel national under-21 football team Israel's national Under-21 team , also known as Israel Under-21s or Israel U-21s, is considered to be the feeder team for the Israel national football team...	Serbia U-21 Serbia national under-21 football team The Serbia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia....	Ukraine U-21 Ukraine national under-21 football team The Ukraine national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine.After Ukrainian Independence in 1991, the Ukraine senior team played their first match in April 1992...
2008	Poland U-21 Poland national under-21 football team The Poland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Football Association....	Bulgaria U-21 Bulgaria national under-21 football team The Bulgaria national under-21 football team represents the under-21 football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years....	Ukraine U-21 Ukraine national under-21 football team The Ukraine national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine.After Ukrainian Independence in 1991, the Ukraine senior team played their first match in April 1992...	Marcin Wodecki Marcin Wodecki Marcin Wodecki is a Polish footballer who plays for Górnik Zabrze. He is a striker.- External links :*...  (Poland U-21)   Serhiy Kravchenko Serhiy Kravchenko Serhiy Kravchenko is a Ukrainian football midfielder for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the Ukrainian Premier League. He is also a regular of the Ukraine national football team.-Career:...  (Ukraine U-21) 2 goals
2009	Ukraine U-21 Ukraine national under-21 football team The Ukraine national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine.After Ukrainian Independence in 1991, the Ukraine senior team played their first match in April 1992...	Turkey U-21 Turkey national under-21 football team Turkey's national Under-21 football team , also known as Turkey Under-21s or Turkey U-21s, is the Under-21 years of age team of the Turkey national football team.-History:...	Germany U-21 Germany national under-21 football team The Germany national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Germany in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and is controlled by the German Football Association , the governing body of football in Germany....
2010	Russia U-20	Iran U-20 Iran national under-20 football team Iran national under-20 football team represents Iran in international football competitions in AFC Youth Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments...	Ukraine U-20
2011	Uzbekistan U-21 Uzbekistan national under-23 football team The Uzbekistan national U-23 football team represents Uzbekistan in international U-23 football competitions. It is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Federation and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation.-U-22:...	Ukraine U-21 Ukraine national under-21 football team The Ukraine national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine.After Ukrainian Independence in 1991, the Ukraine senior team played their first match in April 1992...	Serbia U-21 Serbia national under-21 football team The Serbia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia....