Nota de Prensa
JUE 28.05.2026
Vila-real, 28th May 2026.- The 33rd PAMESA LALIGA FC FUTURES National Tournament will take place from 5–7 June at the Ciudad Deportiva Pamesa in Vila-real, home of LALIGA EA SPORTS side Villarreal CF, bringing together U12 academy teams from each of the 20 clubs competing in LALIGA EA SPORTS this season.
The tournament, organised by LALIGA, the José Ramón de la Morena Foundation and Villarreal CF, will once again have PAMESA as its main sponsor, with EA SPORTS, Solán de Cabras, PUMA and Moeve collaborating as official sponsors.
The tournament is one of the benchmark events in Spanish youth football and a major platform for emerging talent. Since its inaugural edition 30 years ago, LALIGA FC FUTURES has established itself as one of the world’s leading grassroots football tournaments. Over the years, the competition has provided a first glimpse of some of the brightest talents in world football, including Xavi Hernández, Iker Casillas, Santi Cazorla, Andrés Iniesta, Fernando Torres, Gerard Piqué, Cesc Fàbregas, Gavi, Dean Huijsen and Lamine Yamal, among many others.
The action will begin on Friday 5 June at 10:00 CEST, with the group stage running throughout the day. The Round of 16 will kick off on Saturday 6 June at 10:00 CEST, before the quarter-finals take place later that evening from 18:00 CEST. The decisive matches will be played on Sunday 7 June, with the semi-finals beginning at 10:00 CEST, followed by the third/fourth-place play-off at 12:30 CEST and the final at 13:00 CEST.
The 20 participating teams have been drawn into the following groups:
· Group A: Real Madrid, Athletic Club, Getafe CF, Real Sociedad, Levante UD
· Group B: Real Betis, RCD Espanyol, Celta, Girona FC, RCD Mallorca
· Group C: FC Barcelona, Valencia CF, Rayo Vallecano, Deportivo Alavés, Real Oviedo
· Group D: Atlético de Madrid, Villarreal CF, Sevilla FC, CA Osasuna, Elche CF
The 33rd PAMESA LALIGA FC FUTURES National Tournament will be broadcast live in Spain on Movistar+, DAZN, GOL, LALIGA TV BAR, LALIGA HYPERMOTION TV and LALIGA+. Internationally, it will be available via LALIGA’s international channel, the official LALIGA+ OTT, as well as on LALIGA’s official YouTube, Facebook, X, Twitch and TikTok accounts. In China, coverage will also be available on Bilibili and Weibo. Fans will also be able to follow updates across LALIGA’s social media platforms using the hashtag #LALIGAFCFUTURES.
The tournament will be preceded by an inauguration event on the evening of Thursday 4 June, featuring, among others, José Ramón de la Morena, president of the JRM Foundation and founder of the tournament, and Iker Casillas, a LALIGA legend and former Real Madrid academy player who took part in the competition himself as a youngster.
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