Lisbon Youth Cup
Lisbon Football Youth Cup is the latest youth football tournament. This event will take place on October 28th & 29th, during the autumn mid-break. It is open to clubs, schools and academies. The attending teams will have the opportunity to play with international opponents and experience the spirit of multiculturalism and fair play. The newest Football Youth Cup will take place in the beautiful city of Lisbon, Portugal’s capital.
Nowadays, Portugal is one of the most attractive tourist destinations due to its landscape diversity and cultural heritage. The passion for football is also part of Portugal’s culture, the country of successful professionals like Mourinho, Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo. Lisbon has recently hosted a UEFA Champions League Final. Great football legends arise from the fantastic Lisbon academies such as SL Benfica and Sporting CP.
Lisbon is the birthplace of Portugal’s best footballing talent. It hosted the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final, at the home stadium of the Portuguese club Benfica, Estádio da Luz, which was rebuilt in 2003 to host five matches of UEFA Euro 2004, including the final. The Portuguese capital also hosted the 2005 UEFA Cup Final at the Estádio José Alvalade, home of Benfica’s local rivals Sporting CP. Academia de Alcochete (Sporting CP football academy) is one of the most renowned in the world, Sporting has continuously developed many world class footballers, such as the Fifa World Players, Luís Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo, and several others like Nani, Quaresma, Eric Dier, Cedric Soares, João Moutinho, João Mário, Rui Patrício, and many more. Benfica owns state-of-the-art training facilities.
The complex is called the Caixa Futebol Campus, it is here that the professional team trains daily and also is the home of all Benfica’s youth squads that have become to be known as one of the best academies in the world. The club scouts players from all over the world. There is lots to do and see in this historical city, famous for its hospitality and the family-like way it welcomes visitors, where you feel safe wandering around day or night, and where you can have the most memorable football experience of your life.
