XXV PAMESA LaLiga Promises tournament kicks off this Thursday with an All Stars match
The XXV National PAMESA LaLiga Promises tournament is here. The Opening Ceremony will take place this Thursday 2nd June at 7:30pm at the PAMESA Cerámica Training Ground (Ciutat Esportiva PAMESA Cerámica) for an event that promises to be spectacular, with free entry for all. All the participating teams will be main features in an opening party with entertainment provided by the Xarxa Theatre Company from Vila-real.
The competition, sponsored by PAMESA, will take place between 3rd and 5th June at the PAMESA Cerámica Training Ground and will bring together all the U12 teams from the LaLiga First Division during the 2015/16 season (with the exception of Athletic Club, replaced by Deportivo Alavés) in a competition organized by the ‘Fundación El Larguero’ and LaLiga, with collaboration from the ‘Cadena Ser’, ‘La Sexta’ and ‘beIN Sports’ channels.
Don’t miss the All Stars match!
Straight after the Opening Ceremony the All Stars match will be played at the PAMESA Cerámica Training Ground. One team will be captained by Raúl González, Fernando Morientes and Julen Guerrero, while the other will be captained by Carles Puyol, Marcos Senna and Gica Craioveanu. This spectacular friendly match will kick off at 8pm and again entry is free for all.
The elite of youth football
The tournament, broadcasted live by the ‘La Sexta’ and ‘beIN Sports’ channels, will have four groups with five teams in each. Villarreal U12s will compete in Group D to try to get through to the Round of 16. The groups are the following:
- Group A: Barcelona, Valencia, Sporting, Rayo and Deportivo.
- Group B: Atlético, Espanyol, Levante, Celta and Granada.
- Group C: Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Eibar, Las Palmas and Betis.
- Grupo D: Villarreal, Sevilla, Málaga, Getafe and Alavés.
The matches will kick off this Friday 3rd June at 10am at the PAMESA Cerámica Training Ground. The schedule for the matches is the following:
Friday 3rd June 2016:
10:00AM
- Barcelona-Deportivo (Pitch 1, TV).
- Valencia-Rayo (Pitch 2).
- Atlético-Granada (Pitch 3).
10:30AM
- Espanyol-Celta (Pitch 1, TV).
- Betis-Las Palmas (Pitch 2).
- Real Madrid-Real Sociedad (Pitch 3).
11:00AM
- Villarreal-Alavés (Pitch 1, TV).
- Sevilla-Getafe (Pitch 2).
- Valencia-Sporting (Pitch 3).
11:30AM
- Barcelona-Rayo (Pitch 1, TV).
- Espanyol-Levante (Pitch 2).
- Atlético-Celta (Pitch 3).
12:00PM
- Real Madrid-Las Palmas (Pitch 1, TV).
- Betis-Eibar (Pitch 2).
- Villarreal-Getafe (Pitch 3).
12:30PM
- Sevilla-Málaga (Pitch 1, TV).
- Rayo-Deportivo (Pitch 2).
- Levante-Granada (Pitch 3).
1:00PM
- Las Palmas-Real Sociedad (Pitch 1, TV).
- Getafe-Alavés (Pitch 2).
5:30PM
- Barcelona-Sporting (Pitch 1, TV).
- Valencia-Deportivo (Pitch 2).
- Espanyol-Granada (Pitch 3).
6:00PM
- Atlético-Levante (Pitch 1, TV).
- Betis-Real Sociedad (Pitch 2).
- Real Madrid-Eibar (Pitch 3).
6:30PM
- Villarreal-Málaga (Pitch 1, TV).
- Sevilla-Alavés (Pitch 2).
- Sporting-Rayo (Pitch 3).
7:00PM
- Atlético-Espanyol (Pitch 1, TV).
- Eibar-Las Palmas (Pitch 2).
- Celta-Granada (Pitch 3).
7:30PM
- Barcelona-Valencia (Pitch 1, TV).
- Sporting-Deportivo (Pitch 2).
- Málaga-Getafe (Pitch 3).
8:00PM
- Villarreal-Sevilla (Pitch 1, TV).
- Eibar-Real Sociedad (Pitch 2).
- Levante-Celta (Pitch 3).
8:30PM
- Real Madrid-Betis (Pitch 1, TV).
- Málaga-Alavés (Pitch 2).
On Saturday 4th June the Round of 16 and Quarter-final matches will take place, from 10am to 8pm. On Sunday 5th June the Semi-finals will be played at 10am and 11am. The grand final will take place the same day at 1pm and afterwards the prize-giving ceremony will be carried out to conclude the tournament.
COMPETITION STRUCTURE
QUALIFICATION FROM THE GROUP STAGES
The first four teams in each group will qualify for the Round of 16 (one will be eliminated) and then the first place teams will play against those in fourth place, and second place against third place. The teams who qualify from Group A will face teams from Group B, likewise teams who qualify from Group C will play against teams from Group D. The qualification system from the First Phase of the competition is in compliance with the current regulations established by the Spanish Football Federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol), which are the following:
If the competition involves only one leg, those teams tied on points in the final standings (of each group), between two or more teams, will be resolved considering:
- The greatest goal difference between goals for and goals against, taking into account all matches from the tournament so far (First Phase).
- The greatest number of goals scored, taking into account all matches from the tournament so far.
- The results of the matches played between the teams involved in the tie.
- If still tied, by means of a coin toss.
DRAWS AND OVERTIMES. FINAL PHASE
To resolve possible draws from the Round of 16 matches, a best-of-3 penalty shootout will take place. If the draw persists, the shootout will continue until team scores one goal more than the other.
FINAL MATCH
If at the end of the FINAL the score is a draw, extra time will be played (5 minutes). If the extra time period also finishes in a draw a penalty shootout will take place, as described in the previous point.
DURATION OF THE MATCHES
Subject to the availability of TV broadcast time, the duration of the matches of this competition will be as follows:
- FIRST PHASE: Two halves of twelve (12) minutes and a three (3) minute half-time.
- ROUND OF 16: Two halves of twelve (12) minutes and a three (3) minute half-time.
- QUARTER-FINALS: Two halves of twelve (12) minutes and a three (3) minute half-time.
- SEMI-FINALS: Two halves of twenty (20) minutes and a ten (10) minute half-time.
- FINAL: Two halves of twenty (20) minutes and a ten (10) minute half-time.
