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Youth teams from renowned European football clubs are coming to Budapest!

Barca Academy Hungary has taken a step forward: the official football academy of FC Barcelona in Hungary is now organising its international youth tournament, the 2nd Barca Academy Hungary Cup, with the participation of seven foreign teams, including the parent club. As a testament to the academy's spectacular growth and success, they will open their third training centre in Hűvösvölgy in September.

Following the success of the first cup, FC Barcelona's official academy in Hungary is organising its second international football tournament. The 2nd Barca Academy Hungary Cup will be held on 27-28 August at the THSE Sports Ground, for children born between 2011 and 2014.

This year's event will be attended by seven big names from abroad: Hellas Verona from Italy, Austria Wien from Austria, Partizan Beograd from Serbia, Slovan Bratislava, FC Kosice and DAC from Slovakia, and FC Barcelona from Spain.

"Barca Academy Hungary believes in continuous improvement. With seven international teams this year, and a third training centre opening in Hűvösvölgy at the end of the summer, our academy is moving up a level. The 2nd Barca Academy Hungary Cup is going to be an exciting and professional event, where Hungarian teams will be able to showcase themselves on the international stage, giving them an even more accurate and nuanced picture of their own playing strengths", said Balázs Farkas, CEO of Barca Academy Hungary. 

"We are extremely proud that the tournament, which started last year as a tradition-building event, is now hosting seven foreign teams this year, including our home club. My focus will be on our own teams, of course, but I'm not afraid of them at all. Our team did very well at the Barca Academies World Cup this year, finishing in the top five in three age groups, and our U10s, who finished second, will be in action again", added Martí Nadal Velasco, Barca Academy Hungary's professional director.

This year's Barca Academy Hungary Cup also provided an opportunity for teams from the smallest village in the country to reach the elite tournament. During the 2022 Barca Roadshow, the teams of the Kocsis Cup qualifiers held in different parts of the country were able to compete for a place in the eight-team final on 13 August, with the winner, FC Ajka, also being among the best.

In addition to the teams mentioned above, the other participants including FTC, UTE, Vasas Kubala Akadémia, MOL Fehérvár, Olasz Focisuli and DLA from Debrecen, DVTK, Győri ETO, Illés Akadémia and Újbuda.

The 2nd Barca Academy Hungary Cup will be attended by celebrities associated with the club, as well as surprise guests, who will be announced by the academy on its official surfaces in the coming days.

In addition to its existing sports centres on Kánai út and Örs vezér tér, Barca Academy Hungary will also be welcoming children who want to play sports under the professional guidance of the club at a new location in Nagyrét of Hűvösvölgy from the beginning of September.

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