The ASCALE LALIGA FC FUTURES National Tournament is officially under way.

This evening, the opening ceremony took place for this prestigious competition, which for the third consecutive year will bring together the top U12 talents from the 20 LaLiga clubs. All the teams paraded across the pitch at the Estadio de la Cerámica, receiving a warm welcome from the stands before the official speeches signalled the start of the tournament.

A top-level event, the tournament is free and open to all fans who would like to enjoy the action live. The competition begins this Friday and will run until Sunday.

This edition of the world’s best U12 tournament is organised by LALIGA in collaboration with the José Ramón de la Morena Foundation and Villarreal CF. It once again features ASCALE (Grupo Pamesa) as the main sponsor and includes the support of EA Sports, Solán de Cabras, PUMA and Moeve as official partners.

The best U12 tournament in the world is at home in Vila-real

The ASCALE LALIGA FC FUTURES National Tournament has become a fixture in Vila-real, with the city having hosted the competition for the last eleven consecutive editions. For the past three seasons, it has been held at the impressive home of the Yellow Submarine, renovated in 2023.

In previous years, the PAMESA Cerámica Training Ground and the José Manuel Llaneza Training Ground were also home to this prestigious youth football event.

Fixtures for Villarreal’s Alevín A (U12s)

Villarreal CF will aim to collect as many points as possible in the group stage in order to progress in the competition. The Yellows’ squad is made up of 12 players: Romeo Albiol, Hugo Segarra, Dídac Esteve, Álvaro Garrido, Chosen Osaze, Marc García, Elía Marecaldi, Antonio Nieto, Álvaro Martínez, Rómulo Castro, Suli Abdelaziz and Alberto Salcedo.

Below are Villarreal’s group stage fixtures:

• Villarreal CF v Rayo Vallecano (Friday 6th, 12:30pm)
• RCD Espanyol v Villarreal CF (Friday 6th, 5:00pm)
• CA Osasuna v Villarreal CF (Friday 6th, 7:00pm)
• Real Betis v Villarreal CF (Saturday 7th, 11:30am)

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