AL ABTAL TOURNAMENT (2023-24)
Our U-19 team competed in the 4th Annual Al Abtal tournament in 2023-24.Launched in 2021 and promoted by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Sports, it's an invite-only friendly tournament held in locations all over the world.
Link: Official Site
The 20 teams invited to play in the 2023-24 season are:
Group A: AS Monaco, Future Falcons, Juventus, Almeria, Slavia Praha
Group B: Real Madrid, Dynamo Zagreb, Benfica, Future Falcons, FK Zeljeznicar
Group C: Sporting Lisbon, Austria Wien, Villareal, Future Falcons, Nottingham Forest
Group D: Roma, Leganes, Future Falcons, Panathinaikos, Fenerbache
(And yes, there really are four Future Falcons teams!)
GROUP C
We've played four games and ended with a record of 2 wins and 2 losses. The full set of results and final standings in Group C are right here:
Results
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 4, 2023 | Sporting Lisbon | 3-1 | Future Falcons | |
| October 4, 2023 | Future Falcons | 1-2 | Villareal | |
| November 22, 2023 | Nottingham Forest | 0-2 | Austria Wien | Salou, Spain |
| December 13, 2023 | Villareal | 1-2 | Austria Wien | |
| December 16, 2023 | Future Falcons | 1-1 | Austria Wien | |
| January 17, 2024 | Nottingham Forest | 4-1 | Villareal | Salou, Spain |
| January 17, 2024 | Austria Wien | 1-5 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| March 6, 2024 | Future Falcons | 2-3 | Nottingham Forest | Salou, Spain |
| March 13, 2024 | Villareal | 0-2 | Sporting Portugal | |
| March 20, 2024 | Sporting Lisbon | 4-0 | Nottingham Forest | Salou, Spain |
Standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Austria Wien | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | Future Falcons | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 |