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artificial turf pitches
CDM Ángel Nieto
Main pitch with LED boards and the MARCA broadcast. U8 and U10 group stage plus one U11 group.
28660 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid
ÍscarCup 2027 · 25–27 March
The Easter youth football tournament in Madrid
Three days of 7-a-side football against Europe’s best academies, in a single town, with everything organised for Spanish and international clubs.
2027 age groups
Four age groups. Ninety-two places.
7-a-side football. Places are allocated in strict order of confirmed booking. A club may enter teams in several age groups; each team takes up a separate place.
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U8
Born in
2019 or later
16 places
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U9
Born in
2018 or later
16 places
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U10
Born in
2017 or later
Limited places
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U11
Born in
2016 or later
Limited places
Bookings open1 Sept 2026
Registration closes1 Dec 2026
Tournament25–27 March 2027
U8 and U9 sell out first: only 16 places each.
Competition format
Three days competing against equals
Each team plays a single round-robin league in its group and moves, according to its final position, into the Gold, Silver or Bronze Phase. No team is knocked out after the group stage.
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Thursday 25
Group stage
Single round-robin with seeded clubs and international teams in every group.
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Friday 26
Gold, Silver and Bronze Phases
Every team keeps competing for a title according to its group position.
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Saturday 27
Semi-finals, finals and ceremony
Gold Phase finals, broadcast by MARCA on the main pitch.
- Format
- 7-a-side · RFEF and RFFM rules
- Duration
- U8: 2 × 12′ (semi-finals and Gold final 2 × 15′) · U9–U11: 2 × 15′
- Squad
- Maximum 15 players per match · unlimited registered players
- Substitutions
- Unlimited and rolling
- Points
- 3 / 1 / 0 · drawn knockout ties: 3 penalties
- Referees
- Appointed by the RFFM
- Ball
- Size 3 (U8) · Size 4 (U9–U11)
ÍscarCup 2027
What’s included
No asterisks and no surprises on arrival.
- Tournament participation
- Minimum 5 guaranteed matches
- Referees appointed by the RFFM
- Welcome pack
- Fruit and water during competition
- Medal for every player
- Medical insurance
- Accreditation for all three days
- Free coaching staff registration
Throughout the three days of competition, the venues have an ambulance, a doctor and a physiotherapist pitchside. All players are covered by the organisation’s insurance; players registered with a Spanish federation are additionally covered by their federation’s mutual insurance, as the tournament is sanctioned by the RFFM.
Booking and payments
Three payments. Your place is guaranteed from the first one.
- 30% Booking: your team’s place in its age group is locked in.
- 40% Before the end of the calendar year.
- 30% One month before the tournament starts.
The deposit is refundable until 30 November 2026. From 1 December 2026 it is non-refundable, as the place is locked in and the age-group quota closed.
Weekly stage (optional)
For clubs travelling from afar: a full week in Madrid. On Monday 23 the Carabanchel Cup is played, a warm-up tournament with Madrid academies and international teams; Tuesday 24 is tailored to your club (sightseeing, sessions with ÍscarCup Academy coaches or rest) before competition from Thursday to Saturday.
- 5 hotel nights
- Full board
- Carabanchel Cup + ÍscarCup
- Tailor-made activity day
Clubs send the list of participants one month before the tournament. Accreditation is completed with original ID card, passport or federation licence and is valid for all three days.
Venues
Boadilla del Monte, Madrid
Two first-class municipal venues and eleven artificial turf pitches, less than five minutes apart by bus. No sprawl and no teams separated from their families.
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artificial turf pitches
CDM Condesa de Chinchón
U9 and U11 group stage. Covered stand with room for the families of every team.
C/ Menéndez Pidal esq. C/ Infante Don Luis, Boadilla del Monte
Official accommodation
Two official hotels with full board, a dining room reserved for teams and accreditation at the hotel itself. Families can stay in the same hotel as their team.
- Madrid Airport Suites Affiliated by Meliá
- Hotel Las Provincias ★★★
2027 registration
Book your team’s place
Tell us your age groups and number of teams. We confirm availability and a quote within 24 hours, in English, Spanish or French.
- 1 Tell us your age groups and number of teams
- 2 We confirm availability and a quote within 24 h
- 3 Book with 30% and your place is locked in
- 4 Send the player list one month before
Registration closes on 1 December 2026, or earlier if the quota is filled.