Three teams from LaLiga (FC Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid and RCD Espanyol), another from the Premier League (Wolverhampton), two from Serie A (Juventus and AC Milan -will attend the MIC for the first time), one from the Ligue 1 (Olympique de Marseille) and one from the Bundesliga (Borussia Dortmund).
14 top teams have already confirmed their participation for the next edition. And there are still to join!
Registrations open
The 21st edition that will be held from April 4 to 9 of 2023, has already more than half of the registrations covered. In total, the tournament is expected to reach 364 teams among the 9 categories.
MICFootball have already five teams confirmed for the next edition, which will be held from 4 to 9 April 2023 at the Costa Brava. They are five top-tier teams: Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham and Crystal Palace. Five of the Premier League’s biggest teams have confirmed their presence in the international tournament, which will live its 21st edition enjoying the future stars growing.
United have won MICFootball once. It was in 2005, in the A category.
Manchester United currently have three players who have played MICFootball in their first team. One is Marcus Rashford, a speedy striker, who was on the Costa Brava in 2010. The other is Diogo Dalot, who came to the tournament in 2013 with FC Porto. And the last one is Casemiro, an impressive new signing of the Red Devils this summer who came to the MIC in 2008 with the Brazilian National Team.
In this last 2022 edition, Manchester United was one of the main attractions of the tournament with the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo Jr.
MANCHESTER CITY
The other team from the city of Manchester, which returns to the tournament after taking part in the 2019 edition.
In the current squad led by Pep Guardiola we find two MICPlayers: Rodri came with Atlético de Madrid in 2010, while Cole Palmer played the tournament with City in 2016.
CRYSTAL PALACE
They came for the first time in 2019 and now are back to show again their strengths. We will be pleased to see them at the Costa Brava next Easter!
LIVERPOOL
Liverpool claimed their first MICFootball title in 2019 after defeating Olympique de Marseille on penalties in the B2 category final.
In his current first team, we find some MICPlayers. The best, without a shadow of a doubt, is Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian star was at the Costa Brava with his National Team in 2010. Apart from him, goalkeeper Alisson Becker was an important part of the success of the Brazilian National Team in the 2008 edition together with Neymar, Coutinho and Casemiro. Also, the young Curtis Jones participated in the tournament in 2013.
TOTTENHAM
From the city of London we are glad to count with Tottenham Hotspur, a team that in recent years has positioned itself in the elite zone of the European football. They were already in the 2019 edition and will return in 2023.
Luis Enrique announced last Friday the list of 25 players called up for the two matches that the Spanish National Team will play this September in the Nations League. Of the aforementioned list of 25 players, a total of 15 have played in our tournament. That is to say, 60% of the players called up have played the MICFootball when they were younger.
A sensational mark that highlights the value of the MIC, a tournament with more than 20 years of history that will celebrate its next edition from April 4 to 9, 2023. Football players like them were once at the Costa Brava, in the tournament where the stars are born.
The 15 MICPlayers of the Spanish National Team
Unai Simon
Dani Carvajal
Eric Garcia
Pau Torres
Jordi Alba
Sergio Busquets
Pedri
Gavi
Pablo Sarabia
Yéremi Pino
Borja Iglesias
Hugo Guillamón
Rodri
Ferran Torres
Nico Williams
Ariadna Mingueza, Meritxell Font and Julia Bartel won the U20 Women’s World Cup on Sunday after the Spanish National Team defeated Japan in the final 3-1. They are from the same generation (Mingueza 2003, Font and Bartel 2004), they play for the same club (Barça) and all three took part in the MICFootball a few years ago.
Mingueza and Font shared a team in the 2015 edition. Both were part of UE Centelles, a classic squad at MIC. Bartel, meanwhile, played the tournament with RCD Espanyol back in 2018.
We are delighted to see their evolution and their success so far. This is just the beginning!
About MICFootball
MICFootball is the tournament where the stars of the future are born. Since its first edition at the beginning of the century, the tournament has enjoyed promising young players who are currently recognized players such as Leo Messi, Neymar Jr, Mo Salah, Casemiro, Sandy Baltimore, Marcus Rashford, Claudia Pina, Ansu Fati or Pedri.
Registration for 2023
Registrations are now open for the MICFootball 2023 edition, which will be held at the Costa Brava from April 4 to 9 2023. Here you have all the information.
Here you will find the MICFootball’s 2022 all-star teams from all the 9 categories.
U20
U18
U16
U15
U14
U13
U12A
U12B
F20
Real Sociedad de Fútbol did not miss the first chance to win the MICFootball in their first participation.
The team from San Sebastian lifted the title of the youth U18 category after beating (1-0) one of the revelations of the tournament, the UE Quart, in Palamós. The Basques suffered to beat the Girona side and an early goal from Gorka Carrera tipped the balance.
Before reaching the final, those led by Juan Domínguez, Mikel Aranburu and Jon Gorrotxategi had got rid of the Hungarian Újbuda FC Labdarúgó (3-1), Kaptiva Sports (1-0) and US Talentproject (1-1, on penalties) . In the group phase they had made the plenary session: ASC De Volewijckers (3-0), CF Base Vilobí (0-6) and USA Players (1-0).
F20 and U12B. RCD Espanyol was proclaimed champion twice at MICFootball 2022.
The women’s team revalidated the women’s youth-cadet title (F20) after beating the Andorran team (5-0) at the Palamós field. Àlex Gassó’s team went on the fast track with three goals in the first quarter of an hour. Two braces by Ainhoa Domènech and Ainoa Gómez and another goal by Ariadna Domènech once again left the trophy in the hands of the Blue and Whites.
In the junior football-7 category (U12 B), RCD Espanyol was proclaimed champion after clearly beating Sevilla FC (0-4). The boys coached by Sergio Cañabate and Albert Santiago achieved victory with two goals in each half, the work of Hugo Soto, Ivan Latif and Aitor Torondel (2).
RCD Espanyol thus revalidated the title of the category and now has a total of 7. Along the way to the final, the Blue and Whites had already shown themselves to be far superior and in the final they showed all their dominance.
Athletic Club de Bilbao achieved this Sunday their first title at MICFootball. The Basque team beat Colombian Julián Vásquez (2-0) in the final of the U20 category.
The two goals for the lions were the work of Álvaro Sánchez Ruiz de Galarreta and Peio Canales (penalty). The duel pitted two teams that had already faced each other in the group stage in Tossa de Mar, with a final result of 0-0.
The party of the box trained by Txema Añibarro was total. And totally justified. Athletic had to sweat the fat drop during their way to the final. In the semifinals they got rid of BCN Sports Academy (2-0), but in the quarterfinals, against one of the other favourites, Sevilla FC, they advanced to the next round on penalties (1-1). The other victories were against IDA Valencia (0-1), FC Can Buxeres (4-0) and FC Juventus Lloret (0-1).
Remarkable for Julián Vásquez
Julián Vásquez, who participated in the MIC with five teams, reached the final after overcoming the last two rounds on penalties: against B1 Soccer Academy (1-1) and CF Lloret (0-0). Previously, the group of Jhon Freddy Hurtado and Jose Fernando Montaño had thrashed AE Sant Gregori (4-0), FC Juventus de Lloret (8-0) and FC Can Buxeres (4-0).
FC Barcelona closed their participation in MICFootball 2022 with a triplet, winning the the U12A, U14 and U16 categories. The azulgrana team has now a total of 19 titles throughout the tournament’s history.
Barça won two of the three finals on penalties, while in the U12A they lifted the title by the minimum with a solitary goal from Alejandro Oviedo.
U16: Victory on penalties against Granollers
Barcelona was proclaimed champion of the U16 cadet category after beating EC Granollers on penalties, in a duel that had ended 0-0. The Blaugrana, who started as favorites and have defended the title, could only beat from the fateful point a rival with whom they share the league in the Cadet Honor Division. The boys led by Ivan Carrasco and Hèctor Ortega had obtained the ticket for the final after winning the derby against RCD Espanyol (4-2). Previously, they had overcome five other rivals with a clean sheet: CP Sarrià (3-0), SSD Ausonia (5-0), Gironès-Sàbat (2-0), Racing Sarrià (2-0) and BCN Sports Academy B (5-0).
U14: Samakou, the hero
Barça needed a penalty shootout to defeat a well-positioned Atlético de Madrid. After finishing the game 0-0, the Blaugrana were more successful from the fateful point (3-4) and added the sixth title in this category. David Sánchez and Pere Oliver’s boys starred in an immaculate tournament without conceding any goals and winning the previous 7 games. However, the road was not easy, with hard-fought victories in the semi-finals and quarter-finals against Sabadell (2-0) and CE Manresa (1-0). Previously, they beat the Evolution Team (10-0), CP Sarrià (17-0), Penya Blaugrana Sant Cugat (17-0) and CF Sant Feliu de Guíxols (0-5).
U12: Alejandro Oviedo decided the final
After winning the League a week ago, the generation of 2010 won the title in the youth football-11 category (U12 A) after getting rid of Club Atlético de Madrid (0-1) at Palamós. The boys led by Jordi Pérez and Cristian López, very solid during the tournament, beat the Colchoneros with a solitary and early goal from Alejandro Oviedo.
Olympique de Marseille made history with their first MICFootball title thanks to Max Corbon’s goal (1-0). The French team beat Villarreal.
The French, who have won the title for the first time and have led two teams to the finals of the MIC 2022, had suffered in the final, after beating the Romanian Rapid Football Club (0-0) on penalties. Earlier, two teams from Girona had won: CF Esplais (3-0) and UE Quart (2-3) and in the group stage they had sweated against UE Rapitenca (1-2), Maj FC (2-1) and UE Figueres (0-2).
Villarreal CF’s Quique Castells and Cesar Arzo had a placid path to the final, with goals against UE Rapitenca (7-0), Maj FC (6-1) and CE Europa (4-0). In the previous phase, they had also shown superiority against Futuras Estrellas del Tequendama (14-0), CF Esplais (0-3) and Taby FC (5-1), but in the final they lost against the French team.
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