[1] The tournament is created for under-17 youth teams, and is held at De Toekomst, every year during the Easter weekend.
[2] The tournament has been contested by some of the strongest under-17 teams in football, with FC Barcelona, Manchester United and Bayern Munich amongst the participating clubs.
[10] The eighth and final position is filled by the winners of the Brazilian 'Craques Mongeral AEGON Future Cup - Um Torneio do Ajax' a parallel running competition for under-17 youth teams in South America which shares the same sponsor.
The opening ceremony of the tournament takes place on the Friday evening before Easter, while the first matches are played on Holy Saturday.
Since the 2023 tournament, the award has been renamed the Noah Gesser Trophy in honour of the U16 Ajax talent who had died in a car accident in 2021.
[21] Below is a list of the top-scorers for each year: Statistics accurate as of ABN AMRO Future Cup 2024.