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UTLC CUP

About the tournament

UTLC CUP is a social project by UTLC ERA, which brings together the Eurasian countries under the slogan “Young Eurasian Stars”*. The scope of the project includes international youth football and hockey tournaments. The official partner of the project is Open Joint Stock Company Russian Railways (OJSC Russian Railways).

* Young Eurasian Stars

Tournament results

2017

2018

2019

2022

2023

2024

2025

2017

The first UTLC CUP among U-14 teams took place at Sapsan Arena in Moscow on August 18–21, 2017. The tournament lasted four days, and the teams played five matches among themselves. The winner was Moscow Locomotive. A Chinese team made its first appearance in Russia.

The final rankings at UTLC CUP 2017

Locomotive (Moscow, Russia)
Benfica (Lisbon, Portugal)
Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany)
Hangzhou Greentown (Hangzhou, China)
Astana (Astana, Kazakhstan)
Vitebsk (Vitebsk, Belarus)

2018

The second international UTLC CUP 2018 among U-14 football teams took place in Moscow on
August 14-19. The Cup brought together young football players from Europe and Asia.

The final rankings at UTLC CUP 2018

Sparta (Prague, Czech Republic)
Yokohama Marinos (Yokohama, Japan)
Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany)
Roma (Rome, Italy)
Locomotive (Moscow, Russia)
BATE (Borisov, Belarus)
Zhejiang Greentown (Hangzhou, China)
Astana (Astana, Kazakhstan)

football

hockey

2019

The 2019 UTLC CUP – Young Eurasian Stars was attended by ten teams from nine UEFA and AFA national football associations: the youth teams of Locomotive (Moscow), Barcelona (Spain), Lyon (France), Zhejiang Greentown (China), Dynamo (Minsk), Borussia (Dortmund), Inter (Italy), Astana (Kazakhstan), Yokohama Marinos (Japan), and CSKA (Moscow). 25 matches were played at Sapsan Arena during the five-day tournament with 250 participating athletes and 98 goals scored. The final match at RZD Arena was won by Barcelona (Spain), which outplayed Locomotive (Moscow) on penalties. Yokohama Marinos (Japan) took home the bronze.

The final rankings at UTLC CUP 2019

Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)
Locomotive (Moscow, Russia)
Yokohama Marinos (Yokohama, Japan)
Inter (Milan, Italy)
Borussia (Dortmund, Germany)
Lyon (Lyon, France)
CSKA (Moscow, Russia)
Dynamo (Minsk, Belarus)
Astana (Astana, Kazakhstan)
Zhejiang Greentown (Hangzhou, China)

In 2019, the project also ventured into a new area: UTLC ICE CUP 2019, the first international youth hockey tournament, was held in Astana. It brought together hockey players from five Eurasian countries under the slogan “Young Eurasian Stars”. The tournament was hosted by Barys, Kazakhstan.

2019

The final rankings at UTLC ICE CUP 2019

Locomotive (Yaroslavl, Russia)
SKA (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Barys (Astana, Kazakhstan)
Dynamo (Minsk, Belarus)
Slovan (Bratislava, Slovakia)
Kunlun Red Star (Beijing, China)

2022

UTLC CUP 2022 was held in Moscow in 2022 despite the challenging geopolitical situation and was attended by eight football teams from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Serbia. 16 matches were played at Sapsan Arena during the five-day tournament with 55 goals scored.

The final rankings at UTLC CUP 2022

Crvena Zvezda (Serbia)
Dynamo (Russia)
Astana (Kazakhstan)
Locomotive (Russia)
CSKA (Russia)
Fatih Karagümrük (Turkey)
Dynamo (Belarus)
Alanyaspor (Turkey)

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2023

The 5th edition of the UTLC CUP 2023 International Football Tournament took place in Moscow on August 14–19, 2023 Sapsan Arena and RZD Arena hosted exciting games between teams from Russia (Lokomotiv, CSKA, Zenit), Belarus (Dinamo), Kazakhstan (Astana), Turkey (Fenerbahçe, Fatih Karagümrük) and Serbia (Crvena Zvezda). The competition days were full of fascinating events, amazing goals, wins and thrills.

Crvena Zvezda beat CSKA Moscow 3-0 in a big game and became a two-time winner of the UTLC CUP. Lokomotiv beat Zenit St. Petersburg 4-3 in the third place match and won bronze medals.

2023

Lokomotiv (Yaroslavl) won the UTLC ICE CUP 2023, the third young hockey stars tournament that took place in Barys Arena (Astana, Kazakhstan).
In the final match, they beat their age peers from Traktor (Chelyabinsk), 2:1. Bronze medals went to SKA players who overcame Barys in the third place match (4:3).
Six best Eurasian hockey schools took part in the tournament: Lokomotiv (Yaroslavl), Traktor (Chelyabinsk), SKA (Saint Petersburg), Barys (Astana), Metallurg (Magnitogorsk), Dinamo (Minsk).
Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation CEO Aleksey Mamontov, UTLC ERA First Vice CEO Daulen Rakhmetullin, Rosatom Central Asia Vice CEO Ruslan Nurallin and Counsellor-Minister of the Russian Embassy in Kazakhstan, Yuri Melnik, were present at the awards ceremony.

Football

Hockey

2024

On 13–18 August 2024, Moscow hosted the 6th International Football Tournament UTLC CUP 2024.
This season saw the debut of young athletes from the “Spartak” academy and footballers from Serbia’s “Partizan”.
Teams from a total of five countries played in the international tournament – Russia (“Lokomotiv”, “CSKA”, “Spartak”), Serbia (“Crvena Zvezda”, “Partizan”), Turkey (“Fatih Karagümrük”), Belarus (“Dinamo Minsk”) and Kazakhstan (“Astana”).
“The young yet determined athletes, true professionals of the sport, played bold, beautiful football to the delight
of dazzled spectators!” remarked Alexey Grom, General Director of UTLC ERA JSC.
In the final, “Lokomotiv” outplayed Serbia’s “Crvena Zvezda” – defending champions over the past two years – with
a final score of 3:1, with the Serbian visitors taking home the silver. The bronze went to “CSKA”, who beat “Dinamo Minsk” in the match for third place with a score of 1:0.

2024

On April 16–21, the International Youth Tournament UTLC ICE CUP gathered the best young hockey players of the Eurasian continent on the ice of the Barys Arena for the fourth time under the banner “Young Eurasian Stars.”
At the tournament, home team Barys faced visitors Dynamo from Minsk, Saint Petersburg’s Army SKA, Lokomotiv from Yaroslavl, Tashkent’s Humo and Beijing GLC, all comprised of 14-and-under (Bantam) players.
Over the tournament’s entire history, Yaroslavl’s Lokomotiv has won the trophy twice, with CSKA claiming the UTLC ICE CUP once. That tradition continued this year, with a final tournament matchup between Lokomotiv from Yaroslavl and Saint Petersburg’s Army SKA.
Reigning champion Lokomotiv got off to a dominant start in the first period, getting three pucks past their opponents. The goals were scored by Andrei Rozhkov and Anton Malinovsky, who scored twice. By the 12th second of the second period, Semyon Gerasimov had extended Yaroslavl’s lead with a goal that seemed to break the spirit of Army SKA, who never managed to get back into the game after that. With 16 seconds to go until the second intermission, Filipp Vychugzhanin scored what would turn out to be the tournament’s last goal, as spectators missed out on seeing any more in the third and final period.
And so it was that Lokomotiv, for the third time in its history, became UTLC ICE CUP champion, with Army SKA taking home the silver medal.

Final standings of the UTLC ICE CUP 2024:
1. Lokomotiv (Yaroslavl, Russia)
2. Army SKA (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
3. Barys (Astana, Kazakhstan)
4. Dynamo (Minsk, Republic of Belarus)
5. Beijing GLC (Beijing, China)
6. Humo (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)

Football

Hockey

2025

On August 17, 2025, the seventh UTLC CUP International Youth Football Tournament concluded in Moscow. Over six match days, teams from Russia (Lokomotiv Moscow, CSKA Moscow, Spartak Moscow), Kazakhstan (Ordabasy Shymkent), the Republic of Belarus (Dinamo Minsk), Serbia (Crvena Zvezda Belgrade), Brazil (Fluminense Rio de Janeiro), and Turkey (Göztepe Izmir) competed for the prestigious trophy.
The final saw a clash between the defending champions, Lokomotiv Moscow, and the tournament debutants, Brazil's Fluminense. The trophy was claimed by Fluminense, who did not concede a single goal throughout the entire tournament. The final score was 4-0 in favor of the newcomers.
The bronze medals of UTLC CUP 2025 went to Turkey's Göztepe, who defeated Crvena Zvezda 3-0 in the third-place match.
Spartak and CSKA faced off in the battle for fifth place. Following a tense struggle, the "Red-Whites" emerged victorious with a 2-1 win.

UTLC CUP 2025 Final Standings:
1.Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
2.Lokomotiv (Moscow, Russia)
3.Göztepe (Izmir, Turkey)
4.Crvena Zvezda (Belgrade, Serbia)
5.Spartak (Moscow, Russia)
6.CSKA (Moscow, Russia)
7.Ordabasy (Shymkent, Kazakhstan)
8.Dinamo Minsk (Minsk, Belarus)

2025

The fifth International Youth Hockey Tournament, UTLC ICE CUP, ended on April 17, 2025. For five playing days, teams from Russia (Lokomotiv, Yaroslavl; Armiya SKA, St. Petersburg; Avangard, Omsk), Kazakhstan (Barys, Astana), China (Beijing GLC, Beijing) and the Republic of Belarus (Dinamo, Minsk) fought for the prestigious cup.
The current cup-holder, Yaroslavl Lokomotiv and the tournament rookie, Omsk Avangard, met in the final hockey tournament round. At the group stage, Avangard and Lokomotiv gained two wins, and then replayed all the rivals in the play-off. However, in the final game, the Omsk team proved stronger: 11:4.
Armiya SKA and Barys competed for third place in the duel. The final buzzer recorded the victory by the team from the Kazakhstan capital, taking third place at the UTLC ICE CUP for the second year in a row.
Dinamo and Beijing GLC vied for fifth place. The tense battle resulted in a victory for the “top guns”: 4:3.
Thus, the International Youth Hockey Tournament UTLC ICE CUP 2025 ended with a win for the tournament rookies, Omsk Avangard.

The final UTLC ICE CUP 2025 standings:
1. Avangard (Omsk, Russia)
2. Lokomotiv (Yaroslavl, Russia)
3. Barys (Astana, Kazakhstan)
4. Armiya SKA (St. Petersburg, Russia)
5. Dinamo (Minsk, Belarus)
6. Beijing GLC (Beijing, China)

UTLC CUP and UTLC ICE CUP are held annually
and are becoming a truly unique meeting ground
for the best Eurasian football and hockey teams.

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