The XXIV Copa de Campeones kicks off on Monday, and like every year, brings together the eight best ‘juvenil’ squads in Spain. The champions of the seven División de Honor groups and the best second-placed side will face each other in one-match knockout rounds in less than a week.
The RFEF chose the Castilla-La Mancha municipalities of Ciudad Real and Puertollano to host the competition, now in its 24th edition, dividing the matches between both cities. The format is knockout matches including four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and one final, which makes each game particularly attractive. The composition of the matches in the 17/18 season is as follows:
Quarter-finals (Monday 30th April)
- Real Sporting de Gijón - UD Las Palmas (Ciudad Deportiva Sur - Ciudad Real, 16:00).
- Málaga CF - FC Barcelona (Ciudad Deportiva Sur - Ciudad Real, 16:00).
- CD Tenerife - Athletic Club (Ciudad de Puertollano - Puertollano, 18:00).
- C Atlético de Madrid – AT Madrileño CF (Ciudad de Puertollano - Puertollano, 21:00).
Semi-finals (Wednesday 2nd May)
- Winner of Sporting - Las Palmas VS winner of Málaga - Barça (Príncipe Juan Carlos - Ciudad Real, 17:00).
- Winner of Tenerife - Athletic VS winner of Atleti – Madrileño (Ciudad de Puertollano – Puertollano, 20:00).
Final (Saturday 5th May)
- Winner of semi-final 1 VS winner of semi-final 2 (Príncipe Juan Carlos - Ciudad Real, 12:00).
Let the tournament commence!