A complete representation of VCF Academy players has travelled this week to Singapore to participate in the JSSL Singapore Professional Academy, an international U16 F7 tournament that brings together teams from England, Spain, Portugal, Australia, Thailand, Johor and other countries.

The VCF Academy will be represented in the men's category with a selection of players from VCF Cadete A and a team from VCF Femenino C and VCF Femenino D who will take part in the women's edition of the tournament.

Beyond the football aspect, this tournament allows our young players to enjoy a great experience, living together for nearly a week and having the opportunity to broaden their cultural horizons.

"We want to spread the passion for Valencia CF both on a footballing and educational level," explains Luis Martínez, Director of the VCF Academy.

"Going to play in tournaments abroad helps us to try to demonstrate the level we have and also for people from other countries to get to know our working methodology. It also allows our players to live in other countries, to respect other cultures and to leave a good image at an educational level," says Luis Martínez, who recalls that during these weeks several VCF Academy teams are competing in tournaments in Spain, USA, Singapore, Italy and Turkey.

In the men's category, VCF Cadete A will try to repeat the good performance of the last edition of this tournament, in which VCF Juvenil B finished runners-up after losing in the final against Tottenham Hotspur FC.

The team coached by Vicente Amposta, will have the challenge of adapting to the format of the competition, with short matches and on small pitches and demonstrate the excellent level of play they are showing in the Lliga Autonòmica Cadete where they are pace-setters in the standings.

Fixture list

Friday 07.04

16.20 (SG) / 10:20 (ESP) JDT - VCF Cadete A

18.00 (SG) / 12.00 (ESP) VCF Cadete A - JSSL FC

18:50 (SG) / 12:50 (ESP) VCF Cadete A - Urawa Reds

20:30 (SG) / 14:30 (ESP) VCF Cadete A - Bangkok United

Saturday 08.04

17:10 (SG) / 11:10 (ESP) Melbourne City - VCF Cadete A

18:50 (SG) / 12:50 (ESP) Tottenham Hotspur FC - VCF Cadet A

The VCF Femenino C and D squad will try to show the high level of play of the Valencia CF women's youth system teams, which have been fully integrated into the VCF Academy for the last two seasons.

Fixture list:

Friday 07.04

17:35 (SG) / 11:35 (ESP)          VCF Femenino – JSSL FC

18:50 (SG) / 12:50 (ESP)          RCD Espanyol – VCF Femenino

20:05 (SG) / 14:05 (ESP)          Chonburi – VCF Femenino

Saturday 08.04

18:00 (SG) / 12:00 (ESP)          VCF Femenino – Sp. Lisboa

19:15 (SG) / 13:15 (ESP)          Omiya – VCF Femenino

20:30 (SG) / 14:30 (ESP)          VCF Femenino – Persib Bandung

As well as taking part in the sporting side of things, the VCF Academy will also take part in the Football Convention organised by the JSSL, where Dwight Yorke, former Manchester United, Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers player among others, will act as an ambassador.  

At the convention, Luis Martínez will present the working method of the VCF Academy, one of the best in Europe in the training of players for the elite according to the latest reports from the CIES Football Observatory.

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