Portimonense, FC Porto, Getafe and Betis de Sevilla are the teams that will participate, from the 19th to the 21st of July, in the Copa Ibérica, at Portimão Stadium.
The new pre-season competition is organized by Liga Portugal and LaLiga World, and the presentation press conference took place this Tuesday, July 2, in Portimão.
Pedro Proença, president of Liga Portugal, was present and said that the Iberian Cup is «a first step for many that we want to take in a cemented way, in order to project, beyond borders, the Liga Portugal brand».
«After last year, having been “year 0” in this experience and in this relationship with LaLiga, after the signing of the memorandum of understanding, this year we will effectively implement the first edition of the Iberian Cup», he added, quoted by the Liga Portugal website.
Portimão is, this year, the European City of Sport and, in this sense, Isilda Gomes, Mayor, praised the relevance of this competition.
"The Fan Zone that we are going to have in front of the Chamber will be a space for everyone and that will serve to promote another great moment", he also said.
Robson Ponte, vice-president of Portimonense, highlighted the presence of «great teams in world football, in what is a very important tournament for Portimão and for the League».
The first game of the competition will be on the 19th of July, between FC Porto and Betis (20:30), while the second will be played the following day between Portimonense and Getafe, from Spain, at 20:30.
Whoever wins these games will play in the final, on 21st July, at 20:30. The 3rd place award game will be on the same day but at 11:30 am.
To liven up the days when the Iberian Cup takes place, the city of Portimão will then have a Fan Zone from the 18th to the 21st of July, in front of the Portimão City Hall, open from 18:00 to 23:00.
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