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The 2026 Gothia Cup World Youth Cup, Gothenburg, Sweden (12-19 July 2026)

The trip of a lifetime for all players, staff and parents, meeting people from all over the world

The Gothia Cup is the biggest youth football tournament in the world and we are returning in 2026 for the 11th consecutive time following our Girls U16 squads superb bronze medal finish in 2025

We recruit quality players, coaches and a professional support team, to represent us in each age group, and give all our players and coaches them a truly professional experience  

We stay in a top international hotel, dine as a squad in local restaurants and experience the environment in the life of a top footballer.  

Opportunities to play matches against teams from over 70 countries from all over the world, an experience that cannot be replicated 

We work in partnership with a very highly regarded ABTA/ATOL travel agency who have years of experience in dealing with youth sports tournaments

Petr Cech attended with us recently and thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience

  • WHAT DO WE INCLUDE IN THE PACKAGE?
  • Return flights
  • Airport and all city transfers to games and entertainment
  • Accommodation at a top international hotel in Gothenburg www.gothiatowers.com including a conference room for team meetings
  • All playing kit and tournament attire and all pre-tournament training and matches.
  • Entry into local attractions including Liseberg, one of the biggest theme parks in Northern Europe opposite our hotel http://www.liseberg.com

In July 2025 we took 8 carefully selected representative boys and girls squads within the U12 to U18 age groups. It was a fantastic week, with the Girls U18’s bringing home the trophy, the Girls 16s winning the Bronze medal. being the third best squad at the event, the boys squads all performing well, and we had five teams reaching the Friday, a new record.

We welcome you to our Tour Manager, Lynne Warren, who has been working hard to get all the arrangements ready for the Gothia Cup 2026 for our players, staff and parents. Lynne has over 35 years experience as an Event Manager on many events including FIFA World Cup, European Championships, Formula E, Wimbledon and the Olympics 2024. She recently worked on the Champions League, delivering the VVIP and supporter travel and logistics for Manchester City, delivering a smiliar package for England in Qatar, and the USA Olympians in Paris. Lynne will provide us all with a truly professional approach and experience on the trip.

This is the trip of a lifetime for the players, staff and parents, giving a professional feeling, meeting and playing boys and girls from all over the world.

We are recruiting now for 2026 and to register your interest for The Gothia Cup 2026 please complete the form below.

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