The draw for the fourth edition of A Copa do Guadiana, held yesterday at the Municipal Library of Vila Real de Santo António, dictated the groups that make up the first phase of the tournament.
Sporting, Atlético de Madrid, Benfica, Seville, Futebol Clube do Porto, Betis, Sporting de Braga and Vitória de Guimarães, among others, lead the groups in this first phase of the tournament. In a total of 414 games, 136 teams of all levels will be selected for the 2nd Phase – Champion Phase.
The tournament brings together 276 youth football teams and associations in the 11, 7 and 5 football modalities, at the Vila Real de Santo António Sports Complex, between June 20 and 30, and is expected to gather around 20.000 people, between athletes and visitors.
The Copa do Guadiana starts with the group stage, composed of four teams, where the teams are selected for the elimination phases until the final.
From the 20th to the 25th of June, the games will be played in the 7th and 5th football category. From the 25th to the 30th of June, the games in the 11th football level will take place. All teams not qualified after the group stage participate in the Consolation Phase and, in some cases, in the Honor Tournament
A total of 8 football fields out of 11 will be used, divided by the following infrastructures: four fields in the Sports Complex of Vila Real de Santo António, the Lusitano FC field of Vila Real de Santo António, the field of Monte Gordo and two courses in Spain (Ayamonte).
The Copa do Guadiana is the most important summer tournament for the youth football team in Portugal. The Iberian tournament, which counts on the participation of Portuguese and Spanish teams, includes competitions in eleven different age groups, between 7 and 17 years old, and in three different variants (soccer 11, 7 and 5).
It has been held at the Vila Real de Santo António Sports Complex, in the Algarve, since 2013.
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