The number of teams that have approved their participation in the International U12 İzmir Cup, which we have been organizing since 2013 and which has witnessed great excitement, continues to increase. Olympique Marseille, the team of Cengiz Ünder, who grew up from our Equity System after Juventus, Porto, Leicester City, Benfica, Galatasaray, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Fenerbahçe, Zenit, Beşiktaş Club, will participate in the tournament, which will start on April 6, 2023, with an official letter to our club.
IT WAS NOT DONE FOR THREE YEARS
The International U12 İzmir Cup could not be held for the last three years due to the pandemic. In the tournament that started with 8 participating teams in 2013, 72 teams came together in İzmir in 2019. 8 teams in 2013, 12 teams in 2014, 48 teams in 2015, 2016 and 2017, 56 teams in 2018 and 72 teams in 2019 participated in this organization. The champion of the tournament, organized with the motto "The World Gathers at İzmir", was Manchester City, which against PSV on penalties in the final.