In 1962, Las Palmas U-18 won the Spanish Cup tournament in its age class. On that occasion, the F.L.P.F. (Football Federation of the Canary Islands) organized an international tournament in Las Palmas. It consisted of just one match, Las Palmas beating Lisboa 6-1. After a similar tournament in 1963, it was organized in 1964 by Jesús Gómez Rodríguez, president of the F.L.P.F., who gave it the name Torneo Internacional Juvenil Copa del Atlántico. Since then, it takes place in the winter, usually in January or February. All matches are played in the Old Insular Stadium in Las Palmas.
No tournament was organized between 1979 and 1989. Since 1989 only national teams play, and instead of Las Palmas, Spain U-18 represent the locals. The tournament is now played in the stadiums of Maspalomas, Vecindario, Gáldar and Las Palmas.
1962 Las Palmas [not for the Copa del Atlantico] 1963 Las Palmas [not for the Copa del Atlantico] 1964 Las Palmas 1965 not played 1966 Italy 1967 Germany 1968 France 1969 not played 1970 Austria [after a draw] 1971 Germany 1972 France 1973 Las Palmas 1974 Yugoslavia 1975 England 1976 Bulgaria 1977 Las Palmas 1978 England 1979 Scotland 1980-88 not played 1989 Spain 1990 Germany 1991 Spain 1992 Spain 1993 Netherlands 1994 Spain 1995 Spain 1996 France 1997 Spain 1998 Portugal 1999 Spain 2000 Yugoslavia 2001 Spain 2002 Spain 2003 Spain 2004 Spain 2005 Czech Rep. 2006 Canary Islands 2007 Spain 2008 Spain 2009 Spain 2010 Spain 2011 Spain 2012 Spain 2013 Spain 2014 Argentina 2015 Spain 2016 France 2017 Japan 2018 Spain
Spain 20 [7] Las Palmas 5 [2] France 4 [2] Germany 3 [4] England 2 [2] Yugoslavia 2 Canary Islands 1 [7] Netherlands 1 [3] Portugal 1 [2] Italy 1 [1] Japan 1 [1] Scotland 1 [1] Argentina 1 Austria 1 Bulgaria 1 Czech Republic 1 Belgium [1] Brazil [1] Castilla [1] Denmark [1] Finland [1] Lisboa [1] Madeira [1] Mexico [1] Russia [1] Slovakia [1] Soviet Union [1] Sweden [1] Tenerife [1] Ukraine [1]
1962 Las Palmas-Sel.Lisboa 6-1
1963 Las Palmas-England 2-1
1964 Las Palmas-Sweden 4-0
Las Palmas-Tenerife 2-1 2-1(**)
Tenerife-Sweden 0-2
1966 Italy-Madeira 2-1
Las Palmas-Madeira 2-1
Las Palmas-Italy 0-1
1967 Germany-Tenerife 5-1
Castilla-Las Palmas 2-1
Las Palmas-Tenerife 4-4 [third place match, Tenerife on pen]
Germany-Castilla 4-0 [final]
1968 Las Palmas-France 0-1
Tenerife-Catalunya 1-1 [Tenerife on pen]
Las Palmas-Catalunya 3-3 [third place match, Las Palmas on pen]
Tenerife-France 0-6 [final]
1970 Las Palmas-Austria 1-1
Austria-Germany 1-1
Las Palmas-Germany 3-3 [Austria won on draw]
1971 Germany-France 3-2 [aet]
Las Palmas-Netherlands 0-1
Las Palmas-France 2-5 [third place match]
Germany-Netherland 1-0 [final]
1972 Netherlands-France 1-0
Spain-Austria 3-1
Austria-Netherlands 1-2
Spain-France 0-2
Spain-Netherlands 0-0
France-Austria 0-0
1973 Germany-Scotland 1-1 [Germany on pen]
Las Palmas-Netherlands 2-1
Scotland-Netherlands 1-0 [third place match]
Las Palmas-Germany 2-0 [final]
1974 Yugoslavia-Austria 4-0
Las Palmas-Scotland 0-0
Scotland-Yugoslavia 2-2
Las Palmas-Austria 0-2
Las Palmas-Yugoslavia 1-1
Scotland-Austria 0-0
1975 England-Poland 1-1
Las Palmas-Germany 1-0
Germany-Poland 2-1
Las Palmas-England 0-4
Las Palmas-Poland 1-0
England-Germany 4-2
1976 Las Palmas-Finland 3-2
Belgium-Bulgaria 1-2
Las Palmas-Bulgaria 2-5
Finland-Belgium 1-1
Bulgaria-Finland 1-1
Las Palmas-Belgium 1-2
1977 Uruguay-England 1-1
Las Palmas-Hungary 6-2
Las Palmas-Uruguay 3-0
England-Hungary 3-0
Las Palmas-England 2-1
Hungary-Uruguay 1-0
1978 Las Palmas-Soviet Union 1-5
Soviet Union-England 0-1
Las Palmas-England 0-3
1979 Las Palmas-Sweden 4-4
Scotland-Germany 1-1
Las Palmas-Scotland 0-7
Germany-Sweden 1-0
Las Palmas-Germany 0-7
Sweden-Scotland 0-3
1989 Finland-Norway 2-2
Spain-Denmark 4-0
Finland-Denmark 2-1
Spain-Norway 2-1
Finland-Spain 1-1
Norway-Denmark 1-0
1990 Germany-Brazil 2-0
Spain-France 1-2
Brazil-France 2-1
Spain-Germany 1-1
Germany-France 2-2
Brazil-Spain 1-0
1991 Spain-Sweden 2-1
Germany-Portugal 3-0
Portugal-Sweden 1-1 [third place match, Portugal on pen]
Germany-Spain 1-2 [final]
1992 Spain-Italy 3-0
Germany-Portugal 2-2
Spain-Portugal 0-0
Germany-Italy 1-0
Italy-Portugal 0-1
Spain-Germany 3-1
1993 Spain-Canary Islands 1-1
Netherlands-Denmark 3-2
Canary Islands-Denmark 2-2
Spain-Netherlands 0-0
Spain-Denmark 4-0
Canary Isl.-Netherlands 1-3
1994 Spain-Canary Islands 2-2
Netherlands-Germany 2-0
Spain-Netherlands 2-0
Canary Islands-Germany 1-0
Spain-Germany 2-1
Canary Isl.-Netherlands 0-1
1995 Spain-Canary Islands 3-0
Germany-Portugal 1-3
Spain-Germany 4-1
Canary Islands-Portugal 1-3
Canary Islands-Germany 0-1
Spain-Portugal 1-1
1996 Spain-Canary Islands 2-0
Denmark-France 2-3
Spain-Denmark 1-0
Canary Islands-France 2-4
Canary Islands-Denmark 1-3
Spain-France 1-1
1997 Canary Islands-France 2-1
Spain-Belgium 3-0
France-Belgium 3-0 [third place match]
Canary Islands-Spain 1-4 [final]
1998 Spain-Denmark 2-3
Canary Islands-Portugal 0-1
Canary Islands-Spain 2-1 [third place match]
Portugal-Denmark 2-1 [final]
1999 Canary Islands-Spain 1-2
Germany-Portugal 0-0 [5-3 pen]
Canary Islands-Portugal 0-0 [third place match]
Spain-Germany 2-1 [final]
2000 Canary Isl.-Yugoslavia 1-2
Spain-Canary Islands 0-2
Spain-Yugoslavia 2-2
2001 Spain-Denmark 2-0
Canary Islands-Germany 1-3
Canary Islands-Denmark 2-0 [third place match]
Spain-Germany 2-1 [final]
2002 [U-17]
France-Denmark 2-1
Canary Islands-Spain 1-5
Canary Islands-France 1-1
Spain-Denmark 3-0
Spain-France 2-0
Canary Islands-Denmark 1-3
2003 [U-20]
Slovakia-Gabon 2-1
Canary Islands-Spain 0-3
Canary Islands-Gabon 1-1 [third place match : 1-4 pen]
Spain-Slovakia 3-2 [final]
2004 [U-17] [Feb 3-6]
Italy-Rep.of Ireland 1-1
Canary Islands-Spain 1-3
Canary Islands-Italy 0-5
Spain-Rep.of Ireland 1-1
Spain-Italy 4-2
Canary Isl.-Ireland 1-0
2005 [U-17] [Jan 25-28]
Canary Isl.-Czech Rep. 1-3
Spain-Greece 3-1
Greece-Czech Rep. 0-3
Canary Islands-Spain 0-0
Canary Islands-Greece 3-2
Spain-Czech Rep. 1-1
2006 [U-19] [Feb]
Canary Islands-Austria 2-0
Spain-Northern Ireland 2-0
Nthn. Ireland–Austria 1-0
Canary Islands-Spain 1-0
Canary Isl.-N. Ireland 1-1
Spain-Austria 3-1
2007 [U-19] [Feb]
Canary Islands-Czech R. 0-2
Spain-Denmark 2-0
Czech Republic-Denmark 2-3
Canary Islands-Spain 1-1
Canary Islands-Denmark 2-1
Spain-Czech Republic 4-0
2008 [Feb 12-15]
Canary Islands-France 1-1 [Feb 12, Estadio Municipal de Maspalomas-San Bartolomé (Gran Canaria)]
Spain-Ukraine 1-0 [Feb 12, Estadio Municipal de Maspalomas-San Bartolomé (Gran Canaria)]
Ukraine-France 1-0 [Feb 13, Estadio Municipal de Vecindario-Santa Lucía (Gran Canaria)]
Canary Islands-Spain 0-1 [Feb 13, Estadio Municipal de Vecindario-Santa Lucía (Gran Canaria)]
Canary Islands-Ukraine 0-4 [Feb 15, Estadio de Gran Canaria- Las Palmas]
Spain-France 3-0 [Feb 15, Estadio de Gran Canaria- Las Palmas]
2009 [Feb 3-6]
Rep. of Ireland withdraw
Canary Islands-Germany 2-1 [Feb 3, Estadio Municipal de Vecindario]
Canary Islands-Spain 0-5 [Feb 4, Estadio Municipal de Maspalomas]
Spain-Germany 4-1 [Feb 6, Estadio de Gran Canaria in Las palmas]
2010 [U-18] [Jan 26-29]
Spain-Denmark 3-2
Canary Islands-France 2-2
Canary Islands-Spain 0-2
Denmark-France 1-0
Spain-France 2-4
Canary Islands-Denmark 2-1
2011 [U-18] [Feb 1-4]
Spain-Switzerland 4-0
Canary Islands-Mexico 4-3
Canary Islands-Spain 1-4
Switzerland-Mexico 3-2
Canary Isl.-Switzerland 3-1
Spain-Mexico 1-2
2012 [U-18] [Jan 31-Feb 3]
Spain-Denmark 2-0
Canary Islands-Russia 0-4
Canary Islands-Spain 0-2
Russia-Denmark 2-0
Spain-Russia 2-0
Canary Islands-Denmark 3-1
2013 [U-18] [Jan 29-Feb 1st]
Spain-Mexico 1-1
Canary Islands-Portugal 2-2
Canary Islands-Spain 0-1
Mexico-Portugal 1-1
Spain-Portugal 2-1
Canary Islands-Mexico 0-1
2014 Argentina-Spain-Canary Islands-USA
Canary Isl.-Argentina 0-4 [Feb 4, at Municipal Maspalomas]
Spain-USA 1-0 [Feb 4, at Municipal Maspalomas]
Argentina-USA 1-0 [Feb 5, at Alfonso Silva]
Canary Islands-Spain 0-3 [Feb 5, at Alfonso Silva]
Canary Islands-USA 3-2 [Feb 7, at Alfonso Silva]
Spain-Argentina 1-1 [Feb 7, at Alfonso Silva]
2015 [U-18] [Feb 3-6]
Spain-Costa Rica 3-0
Canary Islands-Portugal 2-1
Spain-Canary Islands 3-0
Portugal-Costa Rica 2-0
Spain-Portugal 3-1
Canary Isl-Costa Rica 2-2
2016 [U-18] [Feb 2-5]
France-Canary Islands 2-0
Spain-USA 1-0
France-USA 5-0
Spain-Canary Islands 3-1
France-Spain 0-0
Canary Islands-USA 1-0
2017 [U-18] [[Feb 7-10]
Spain-Belgium 3-1
Japan-Canary Islands 2-1
Spain-Canary Islands 4-0
Japan-Belgium 2-1
Belgium-Canary Islands 2-1
Japan-Spain 2-0
2018 [U-18] [Jan 30-Feb 2]
Spain-Czech Rep. 1-1
Japan-Canary Islands 2-1
Spain-Canary Islands 4-0
Japan-Czech Rep. 1-0
Czech Rep.-Canary Isl. 5-0
Spain-Japan 2-0
Many thanks to Erik Garin and Osvaldo Gorgazzi for data since 2002
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Author: Javier Domínguez García
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Last updated: 5 Jul 2018
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