FC Barcelona players Ansu Fati, Eric Garcia and Laia Codina were the special guests of the MICFootball 2023 presentation at the imaginCafe in Barcelona. The three football players, who once played in the tournament, are the ambassadors of the 21st edition together with the Girona FC winger Arnau Martínez. 

These were his words recalling their experience at MICFootball:

ANSU FATI

“Weeks before the tournament began, we were already talking about how we wanted to win it. It was marked on the calendar. Representing your club and winning it was something unique. In the end, that Clásico was the best for us, playing against Madrid in a final was everything for us”.

ERIC GARCIA

“It was very special for us to participate. In the league you played against Catalan teams and there you met clubs from all over the world. It was spending a week focused, sharing with other teams… it was a very important date”

LAIA CODINA

“These are very special memories. I remember that it was a special moment because it was closing a cycle with Cassà, where I grew up. You have a very nice memory. It was one of my first tournaments with Barça, we reached the semifinals and it’s always a special tournament. As a Girona you live it even more. I remember spending the week going from field to field. It is an experience that is not so much about winning or losing, but about what you have left that you live that week with teammates and rivals”.

MICFootball 2023 will once again speak different languages. Teams from all over the world will come to play in the tournament that will take place from April 4 to 9 at the Costa Brava. A total of 33 countries, from 5 continents, will be represented during the championship. An international tournament that will feature teams from such picturesque countries as Uzbekistan, Mali, Dubai and Costa Rica. Teams from the United States, Brazil, Japan, Israel and China won’t miss the edition. 

Here is the list of 33 countries that will be at MICFootball 2023:

• United States
• United Kingdom
• Brazil
• Denmark
• Hungary
• Canada
• Germany
• Andorra
• Spain
• Sweden
• Uzbekistan
• Mali
• France
• Portugal
• Austria
• Puerto Rico
• Panama
• Mexico
• Japan
• Hong Kong
• Colombia
• Israel
• Norway
• Finland
• Peru
• Italy
• Dubai
• Saudi Arabia
• China
• Morocco
• Australia
• Costa Rica
• Kazakhstan

TOP TEAMS

Among the confirmed teams we have 10 of the 20 Spanish LaLiga clubs (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, RCD Espanyol, Club Atletico de Madrid, Valencia CF, Villarreal CF, Real Betis Balompié, Sevilla FC, Real Sociedad de Futbol and Girona FC) and other top-level continental teams, such as Manchester United FC, Liverpool FC, Manchester City FC, AC Milan, Juventus, Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain FC, among others.

Everything ready to enjoy the best youth football!

The schedules for MICFootball 2023, which will be held from April 4 to 9 at the Costa Brava, are now available. Around 350 teams and more than 7.000 players will enjoy an unforgettable week. 

• CATEGORY U19
• CATEGORY U18
• CATEGORY U16
• CATEGORY U15
• CATEGORY U14
• CATEGORY U13
• CATEGORY U12A
• CATEGORY U12B
• CATEGORY F19

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Girona FC player Arnau Martinez, who took part in the MICFootball back in 2015, was the honorary bearer of the presentation of the 21st edition of the tournament.

“It is an honor to be the godfather of this edition after having lived it from the inside”, began by saying Arnau Martínez, who played three editions of the MIC and who insists that “the experience I have had is very nice. The fact of playing against different teams that you don’t have in the league is very nice and I can only be grateful. I hope the boys enjoy themselves, it’s to have fun and build a team. It’s spectacular”.

The MIC is a different tournament since it gives many the opportunity to play against big clubs like Barça, Madrid, Liverpool, Manchester United or Girona itself. “All people want to play against the best in the world. Even if you end up losing, I think it’s very good to learn from the team and rival you play against and to go with the motivation to try to beat whoever. It’s a very important fact for the boys and girls.”

Once the draw has been made, we reveal the groups for MICFootball 2023 that will be held from April 4 to 9 at the Costa Brava. Almost 350 teams divided into 9 categories! 

You can watch the draw again in this link of YouTube.

Here you have the MICFootball 2023 groups:

U19

F19

U18

U16

U15

U14

U13

U12A

U12B

We can confirm all the MICFootball 2023 venues. A total of 35 towns of the Costa Brava will host the 21st edition from April 5th to 9th. 

Here you have the list:

U19 

• Santa Coloma de Farners 
• Lloret de Mar 
• Caldes de Malavella 
• Sant Gregori 

U18 

• Cassà de la Selva
• Tossa de Mar 
• Hostalric 
• Quart 
• Salt 

U16 

• Llagostera 
• Fornells de la Selva 
• Vidreres 
• Sant Feliu de Guíxols (Vilartagues) 
• Sant Feliu de Guíxols (Josep Sunyer i Arxer) 
• Vilablareix 
• Sils 

U15 

• Castelló d’Empúries 
• La Jonquera 
• Empuriabrava 
• Llançà 
• Figueres (Vilatenim) 

U14 

• Begur 
• La Bisbal d’Empordà 
• Monells 
• Mont-ras 
• Palafrugell 
• Pals 
• Castell d’Aro 
• Santa Cristina d’Aro 

U13 

• Bàscara 
• Figueres (Marca de l’Ham) 
• Sant Pere Pescador 
• Roses 

U12A 

• L’Escala 
• L’Estartit 
• Torroella de Montgrí 

U12B  

• Palamós 
• Calonge 
• Sant Antoni de Calonge  

F19 

• Gerunda 

This are great news: Dynamo Kyiv will play the MICFootball for the first time ever. They will be in the 21st edition, which will be held from April 4 to 9, 2023 at the Costa Brava. The Ukrainian team has confirmed their presence with the utmost enthusiasm and with the aim of showing their potential in the international tournament.

Dynamo Kyiv joins other top European teams such as FC Porto, AC Milan, Juventus or Borussia Dortmund, as well as representatives from the Premier League.

We are very happy to be able to count on the tournament line-up with a historical European football team, who are experiencing a terrible moment with the war still going on in the Slavic country.