Lisbon is always a favourite in our calendar and 2026 did not disappoint!

Open Age

Portuguese and Braziliann teams have always performed well in Lisbon winning 8 of the previous 9 events (Portugal 5, Brazil 3) and only Ireland's Saipan FC breaking that dominance. It was perhaps no surprise that we had Portugal versus Brazil in the Cup Final of the 10th edition of the Lisbon Tournament. There was more success for Portugal this year as Zona M maintained a 100% record throughout the tournament and defeated compatriots 2x times winners PFC in the Cup Final.

There was success for Portugal also in the Plate with Abdi collecting the title. Abdi defeated L'Albiceleste of France in the Plate Final to earn the trophy.

Individual honours went to Gerson Teixeira of Brazil who scored 9 goals on the day to earn the golden boot award.

Veterans

In the Veterans section, FC Poloboc continued their sensational run of success in our tournaments. Having won the Veterans title in Barcelona (2023), Prague (2024) and Porto (2025) they were hunting more silverware here in Lisbon. It looked like it might not happen with 2 defeats in the group phase but they showed why they were champions as they refused to give up. They qualified for the Cup courtesy of goal difference. Then, with a man down in the Semi-Finals they forced a penalty shoot-out which they won. In the Cup Final, they forced a late equaliser to send the game to penalties which they also won. It was a sensational performance and showed why they are such a force in these events. Our commiserations go to PFC Veterans who were runners-up in both the Open Age and the Veterans - a strong performance from them.

In the Plate Final there was more penalty drama involving teams from Moldova as Tricolor met FC Moldova United. The match ended 1-1 before Moldova United won 3-2 on penalties.

A big thank you to all 20 teams for what was a superb weekend. See you all soon.