Football Cup Barcelona- April

26-29th April 2019

Football Cup Barcelona is an international youth football tournament for boys held in Salou and Cambrils area in the south of Barcelona. The tournament will be played at Football Complex Salou a new football venue with four high quality natural grass and two latest generation artificial grass fields.

In 2018 a total of 94 teams participated from all over the World including Scotland, Brazil, France, England, Rumania, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Sweden, Wales and, of course, Spain. Teams in past years have entered from Northern Ireland, Switzerland, Malta, Slovenia, Gibraltar, Croatia, Luxembourg, Indonesia, Canada and even Australia!

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Tournament Programme

Friday: Arrival and check in, dinner at your hotel: Teams can choose to stay either in hotel Best Maritim Cambrils (in double/twin/triple or quadruple rooms) or Cambrils Park Resort (2-3-4 people per villa). If players stay without parents in villa – 4 players per villa.

Saturday: After breakfast the tournament starts, there will be a full day of matches.

Sunday: More tournament matches including the finals and presentation of trophies.

Monday: Free time

Accommodation Options

For teams that choose a hotel stay the hotel name will be confirmed about 14 days before the tournament starts, however it will be one of the Best Hotel chain in the area.

One of our groups chose this option in 2018 and stayed at Best Cambrils which is just a 2-minute walk from the beach, is also 6 miles from PortAventura amusement park and 7 km from Gaudí Centre.
Featuring free Wi-Fi, the contemporary rooms also have flat-screen TVs with satellite channels, as well as terraces. Some offer sea views.

The hotel offers buffet breakfast and dinner. Additional amenities include a casual cafe and bar, a snack bar, an outdoor swimming pool and a hot tub. There’s also a playground, a TV room and games room. A spa with a fitness centre, sauna and Turkish bath, as well as massage services, is available for a surcharge.

Cambrils Park Resort: is a mile from the beach and features modern apartments and themed villas, and is 7 miles from the Gaudí Centre museum. Units range from colourful wooden houses to log cabins to cool three bedroom apartments.

All offer kitchens and pull-out sofas, plus flat-screen TVs, free Wi-Fi, and terraces with lounge chairs. Some have hot tubs.

Amenities include 4 restaurants, 2 bars, 2 snack bars and a supermarket, plus 4 outdoor pools, 1 with an artificial beach. There are also tennis courts, a gym, mini-golf and a spa with a hot tub and a sauna (fees). Kids’ activities include art and sports (fees).

Free Time Options

The Camp Nou Experience: This has become an obligatory stop for visitors to the city. The Experience gives you the chance to walk through the most emblematic areas of the stadium: the away team changing room and the players’ tunnel, the dugouts, the press room, commentators box and of course the Museum. The Museum is the most modern football museum thanks to its interactive wall spaces, large scale audiovisual displays and an extensive display of objects to explain the history of FC Barcelona and understand the values that make Barça “més que un club” – “ more than a club”.

Port Aventura: Port Aventura is a theme park located in Salou. There are not many places in the world where you can experience adventures and excitement that will stay with you forever! These roller coaster thrill rides will leave you weak at the knees with breathless excitement! Spins, turns, flips and even rides that have you ‘flying’ close to the ground, there’s a thrill ride for everyone at Port Aventura!

Barcelona Visit: Barcelona is perfect to relax in, stroll around and enjoy. The cityʼs location on the shores of the Med. brings pleasant temperatures.

Make the most of the sunshine and take a stroll along Barcelona’s beaches. You can eat at open-air restaurants at any time of the year or take a drink at one of its many pavement cafés.

Getting There

The nearest airport is Reus which is 7 miles away from the tournament base. Here are a list of airlines that fly
there from the UK and Ireland.
Both Air Nostrum and AlbaStar offer a seasonal charter from Dublin.
BA (seasonal) from Glasgow.
easyJet (seasonal) from London-Luton.
Jet2 (all seasonal) from Belfast, Birmingham, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, London-Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle.
Ryan Air from London-Stansted plus seasonal from Birmingham, Bristol, Cork, Dublin, East Midlands, Liverpool,
London-Southend, Manchester and Shannon.
Thomas Cook (seasonal) from Belfast–International, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, London-Gatwick, London–Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle upon Tyne.
TUI (all seasonal) from Aberdeen, Belfast–International, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Cork, Doncaster/Sheffield, Dublin, Glasgow, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Manchester and Newcastle upon Tyne.

Another option is to fly into Barcelona El Prat which is 60 miles away. The following airlines fly there.
Aer Lingus from Dublin plus seasonal from Cork.
BA from London-Heathrow,
easyJet from Bristol, Liverpool, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, London–Southend, Manchester and Newcastle upon Tyne, plus seasonal from Belfast-International.
Jet2 from Glasgow. Leeds/Bradford and Manchester.
Norwegian Air Shuttle from London–Gatwick.
Ryan Air from Birmingham, Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London-Luton, London–Stansted and Manchester.
Vueling from Birmingham, Dublin, Edinburgh, London–Gatwick and Manchester.