Photo from a MY ELEVENT SPORT eventThe tournament
A demanding format, a simple guarantee
8-a-side (7+1) · U11s born in 2016. A minimum of nine matches: your team plays the whole weekend, even after a Saturday defeat.
Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Arsenal FC, AC Milan and 15 more have confirmed for 2026. Your team could face them.
The rules of play
The format at a glance
The concrete markers so you know exactly how your players will compete over the weekend.
On the pitch
7+1 (8-a-side)
Age group
U11 — players born in 2016
Match length
21 min, no half-time
Squad
12 players minimum, 2 coaches
Playing surfaces
natural and artificial grass
Substitutions
Unlimited, rolling
Official referees
Every match of the weekend is refereed by an official referee.
The competition format
All weekend. No team eliminated.
Seven groups on Saturday, then final stages on Sunday: every team plays to the end and earns a real ranking.
Saturday
Group stage
7 groups of 6 — 5 matches per team.
Sunday
Final stages
Split by ranking into 5 levels — up to the grand final.
Beaten on Saturday? You still play all of Sunday.
Final stages are played by level: your U11s face teams of their own strength. Nobody crosses Europe for just two matches.
9–11
matches per team over the weekend
1 → 42
every team leaves with its ranking
0
teams eliminated — everyone plays to the end
42 teams entered in 2025: 23 elite academies plus around twenty amateur clubs from across Europe — yours could be next.
Travelling with U11s takes thought: here everything was organised and the level was there. A real competitive experience for our youngsters.
KRC Genk
🇧🇪 Academy · U11
They filmed it
Juventus’ road trip, told by Juventus
From Turin to the José Bandeira Cup with Juve’s U11s: the journey, the matches, the experience — published on the club’s official YouTube channel.
Video © Juventus — published on the club’s official YouTube channel (2022, previous edition). Played via YouTube — no cookies before you click.
Photos from past editions. See what they experienced →
The weekend
How the weekend unfolds
From Friday arrival to Sunday’s awards, here is the rhythm your delegation will experience.
1Friday — arrival
- From 15:00Delegations arrive and settle in
2Saturday — group stage
- 9:00Kick-off: 7 groups of 6 (21-min matches, no half-time)
- 12:30Lunch break
- 13:30Group stage continues — 5 matches per team
- 18:00End of group stage, split into levels
3Sunday — final stages
- 9:00Final stages: OR, ARGENT, BRONZE, CRYSTAL, EMERALD
- 14:00Placement matches — every team plays for its rank (1–42)
- 17:30Grand final and awards ceremony
Indicative schedule based on the 2025 edition; detailed times are shared before the event.
For your flights: arrive from Friday 3 pm, awards ceremony around 5:30 pm on Sunday — and Paris-CDG airport is ~20 km from the venue.
Venue & access2026 edition
They’ve already said yes for 2026
19 academies from 6 countries have already confirmed — with 4 names still to be revealed.
🇫🇷 Paris Saint-Germain
France
🏴 Manchester United
England
🏴 Arsenal FC
England
🇮🇹 AC Milan
Italy
🇪🇸 Atlético Madrid
Spain
2023 podium
🇫🇷 Olympique Lyonnais
France
2024 podium
🇧🇪 RSC Anderlecht
Belgium
2025 podium
🇧🇪 Club Brugge KV
Belgium
2025 podium
🇫🇷 LOSC Lille
France
🇫🇷 RC Lens
France
🇧🇪 KRC Genk
Belgium
🇫🇷 Stade de Reims
France
🇫🇷 FC Nantes
France
🇧🇪 KAA La Gantoise
Belgium
🇧🇪 KV Mechelen
Belgium
🇫🇷 Toulouse FC
France
🇫🇷 OGC Nice
France
2023 winners
🇫🇷 Olympique de Marseille
France
2024 winners
🇳🇱 Feyenoord Rotterdam
Netherlands
2025 winners
19/23 clubs revealed — more to come
Your team could face them in October.
2025 edition
The 2025 edition line-up
This is the level gathered last year. The 2026 line-up is revealed club by club — only confirmed clubs are announced.
Headliners · 2025 edition
The full 2025 line-up, by country
France
11 academies
Italy
2 academies
England
2 academies
Portugal
2 academies
Belgium
3 academies
Netherlands
1 academy
Sweden
1 academy
Denmark
1 academy
23 academies·8 countries·2025 edition
Roll of honour
4 editions, 4 different winners
No one has won it twice yet. The title is never inherited — it is decided on the pitch, every year.
2025
4th edition
Winners
🇳🇱 Feyenoord Rotterdam
- 2RSC Anderlecht
- 3Club Brugge KV
2024
3rd edition
Winners
🇫🇷 Olympique de Marseille
- 2Olympique Lyonnais
- 3OGC Nice
2023
2nd edition
Winners
🇫🇷 OGC Nice
- 2Juventus FC
- 3Atlético Madrid
2022
1st edition
Winners
🇪🇸 Valencia CF
- 2Juventus FC
- 3OGC Nice
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