The Macaé Youth Cup (Portuguese: Copa Macaé de Juvenis) was an under-17 footballcup formed by Brazilian and international teams. The competition was organized by the Macaense Sporting League (Liga Macaense de Desportos) in association with the Rio de Janeiro Football Federation, and it ran from 1997 until 2009.
Format
The competition format changed almost every year. Normally, the clubs were divided in several groups of four or five teams, and the two best-placed clubs of each groups qualify to the knockout stage.