About the Guadiana Cup

Through a partnership with CM VRSA to promote an event that will foster the sporting activity in the municipality and at the same time promote social and cultural activities, he was born The Guadiana Cup.
The main objective of this event is to provide young people from 7 to 15 years of age with the opportunity to play football in a child-friendly environment, which essentially aims at the personal training of all participants (hence the promotion of participation with accommodation so that these young participants are responsible for together with their colleagues and technical teams).
The child is particularly sensitive to the conditions of life that are imposed on him, responding, in turn, with behavioral changes. Sport will provide aid to young people and contribute to the determination of social, educational and cultural mechanisms conducive to their harmonious and balanced development.

At the end of the event our aim is that all its participants have acquired the following parameters:

Learning to know the benefits of sport;

Learning to live with others, what only the right team play;

Learning to be a citizen and athlete;

Encourage sportsmanship and good education among participants;

Encourage the personal relations of young people - with each other, with others, with coaches and with all people related to the sports society;

To create in the young the feeling of respect: for oneself, companions and technicians.

The summer's most competitive tournament in Portugal!

Presence of emblems from north to south and islands (Madeira and Azores). In 2025 there were more than 280 teams, more than 5000 participants !!!

Between the days June 21 to July 3, 2026, the Municipality of Vila Real Santo António will once again host the biggest Children's Football Tournament ever.

The VRSA Sports Complex continues to host remarkable events in the sports chapter in Portugal, after several editions of the Guadiana tournament, the European European Championship of Veterans and several cups of the European Athletics Champion Clubs, the Algarve Youth Cup, the Vila Real Santo António Sports Complex will now receive the XII Guadian Cup edition, is now Arguably a privileged space for sports events as it offers unique, unparalleled conditions on algarve soil.

The Municipality of Vila Real Santo António plus an extraordinary Sports Complex offers hotel units (Vila Real Santo Antonio, Monte Gordo and Manta Rota) Reference to welcome the teams and their companions.

Access to Beaches for leisure and entertainment is just 100 meters from the hotel units, the warm Mediterranean waters and the extensive and fine sandy make Monte Gordo Beach the best Algarve beach.

The XII edition will be held from June 21 to July 3, 2026 with the following echelons:

June 21st to 24th:

  • Sub. 14 - initiated | 2012 - Fut. 11
  • Under. 13 - infant | 2013 - fat. 9.

June 24th to 27th:

  • Under. 13 - infant | 2013 - fat. 11
  • Under. 12 - infant | 2014 - fat. 7

27th to 30th June:

  • Sub. 15 - initiated | 2011 - Fut. 11
  • Under. 11 - Benjamins | 2015 - Fut. 7

June 30th to July 3rd:

  • Under. 10 - Benjamins | 2016 - Fut. 7
  • Sub. 09 - TRAQUINES | 2017 - Fut. 7
  • SUB.08 - TRACKS | 2018 - Fut. 5

All participants (athletes and staff) of the teams have access to GUADIANA BUS will be available to transport teams of hotel units to the Sports Complex 12h / day.

The Vila Real de Santo Antonio Sports Complex is equipped with:

Natural grass football pitches and artificial turf;

Tennis courts;

Covered with central ground;

Athletics track;

18 Balneários;

Exhibition center / leisure area covered more than 2 square kilometers;

Physiotherapy's clinic;

Food and beverage space;

2 car parking spaces.

You can already sign up for the Tournament "COPA DO GUADIANA". The range of offer of accommodation associated with the event guarantee conditions and quite affordable values to all participants.

All conditions are met for a unique experience, the great stars will be in Vila Real Santo António, and you ???

Don't miss it !!!

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