The competition, to be held in the capital and province of Córdoba until September 9, will feature matches spread across various venues including Lucena, Puente Genil, Villanueva de Córdoba, Cabra, Palma del Río, and Pozoblanco.
This fixture will replicate the opening of the previous edition, where the Real Madrid youth team won 0-4 against the Cordoban side. Córdoba hosts the championship for the second consecutive year following the 2025 experience, which concluded with FC Barcelona as champions.
After their debut against Real Madrid, Córdoba CF will face Atlético Paranaense on September 1 in Pozoblanco, and will close the initial phase on September 3 against Wolverhampton at the Sergio León stadium in Palma del Río.
The tournament will bring together twelve academies from Europe and South America, including Spanish representatives such as Real Madrid, Real Betis, Real Sociedad, and Málaga, alongside international teams like São Paulo, Sporting de Portugal, Bayer Leverkusen, Wolverhampton, Racing de Avellaneda, Dinamo de Zagreb, and Atlético Paranaense.
The knockout stage will begin on September 5 with the quarter-finals in Puente Genil and Villanueva de Córdoba (at 20:00), and in Cabra and Pozoblanco (at 12:00). The semi-finals will be played on September 7 at 20:00 in Lucena and Pozoblanco.
The grand final will take place on Wednesday, September 9, at 20:00, once again at El Arcángel, concluding ten days of formative football that place Córdoba at the center of global youth academies.
