Neymar Jr’s Five Portugal
The national final of the 2nd edition of Neymar Jr’s Five took place yesterday (April 29) at Campo Pequeno, in Lisbon.
This is the second year that Portugal is part of what is already considered the largest football tournament of five in the world.
– 419 qualifying in 53 countries
– 60,504 players from 16,017 teams
In Lisbon, we have 16 teams from all over the country trying to reach the World Final. Lisbon, Leiria, Vila Nova de Gaia, Viseu, Évora and Faro qualifications and two wildcard formations from the partners “My Indoor” and “Dream Football” from Luís Figo.
When the group stage starts we could understand that it would be a very competitive day, as all the teams wanted to be present in the final to guarantee their passage to the World Final.
The final, that brought the current National Champions “Tripeiros 1893” (Porto) against the “Pupilos da Madragoa” (Lisbon) creating on this way a “classic” of National Football.
The team from the University of Porto took the best against the team from Lisbon and guaranteed their ticket to the World Final with a 2-0.
Now the “Tripeiros 1893” will join the other teams at the World Final that brings together, on July 8, teams from 53 countries at the Instituto Neymar Jr Project, in Praia Grande, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
The prize for the winning team is an experience at Camp Nou by invitation of Neymar and the opportunity to watch a F.C Barcelona match.
Review here the best moments of the Portuguese National Final.
Prepare your team we return in 2018!
What is Neymar Jr’s Five?
Neymar Jr’s Five is a tournament open to teams of five players (non-sex) with ages from 16 to 25 and two players over the age of 25. The rules are different, starting with the absence of traditional GK, the matches have a maximum duration of ten minutes, the winner is the team with the highest number of players in the field. Whenever a formation score a goal is automatically eliminated an element of the opposing team, which can dictate the final whistle even before the ten minutes regulation.
