From November 9th to 14th, 2025, we will live a new adventure that fills us with excitement: the Portugal Tour, a football and educational experience that will mark a before and after in the journey of our players. After last year’s huge success and the incredibly positive feedback we received, we have decided to return to Portuguese soil to once again face some of the country’s most competitive and prestigious clubs.
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A tour designed to grow on and off the field
At SIA Academy, we firmly believe that football is much more than 90 minutes of play. That’s why our Portugal Tour 2025 is conceived as a complete experience of learning, growth, and teamwork. Throughout these six days, our players will not only compete at the highest level, but they will also have the chance to immerse themselves in a different football culture, share knowledge with elite professionals, and strengthen their team spirit.
The program will take place between Sunday, November 9th and Friday, November 14th, with a complete itinerary combining training, competition, analysis, and group-building activities.
High-level matches against academies from Portugal
The heart of the Tour lies in the friendly matches we will play against four top-level Portuguese football academies:
- Monday, November 10th – 9:00 p.m.: match against Vizela, an academy known for its dynamic playing style and strong commitment to young talent.
- Tuesday, November 11th – 2:00 p.m.: match against Famalicão, a club that has established itself in Portugal’s top division and represents a highly valuable challenge for our players.
- Wednesday, November 12th – 4:00 p.m.: match against Braga, one of the most recognized academies in the country and a model of football development in Europe.
- Thursday, November 13th – 4:00 p.m.: match against Vitória de Guimarães, a historic Portuguese club that combines intensity, technique, and tradition.
These matches will be an exceptional opportunity to test our skills, measure our level, and continue growing as a team and as individuals.
High-performance activation and training sessions
Each day of the Tour will begin with activation sessions early in the morning, designed to prepare the players physically and mentally for the day’s matches and activities. These sessions will be led by our technical staff and adapted to each player’s specific needs, combining physical work, mobility, coordination, and focus.
We will also have specific tactical and technical training sessions depending on our opponents, analyzing their systems and strategies for each game. The goal is for every player to live a complete professional experience, just as it happens in elite European football environments.
Connection with Portuguese football professionals
During the Tour, our players will have the chance to meet and learn directly from analysts, nutritionists, and members of the technical staff of the teams we’ll face. These interactions not only add enormous educational value, but also provide an inside look at how professional Portuguese clubs work in key performance areas.
Through talks, workshops, and informal conversations, the players will discover how high performance is managed from within, understanding the importance of nutrition, recovery, tactical analysis, and weekly planning in a professional context.
Team building and off-field experiences
Another key element of the Portugal Tour will be team building. We understand that a strong team is not only built on the training ground or during matches, but also through shared experiences off the field. That’s why we will organize group activities designed to strengthen unity, communication, and trust among players.
These dynamics will help reinforce team bonds, foster leadership, and enhance cohesion — core values in our training model. We want every player to return not only with more football experience but also with a deeper sense of belonging and teamwork.
Education and academic balance
At SIA Academy, we know that many of our players combine their athletic development with their academic education. That’s why we have carefully planned the Tour to ensure that no player falls behind in school.
We will contact the players’ schools and educational centers to coordinate their academic work during the week of the trip. In this way, any missed material can be recovered or completed in advance, ensuring that the experience in Portugal is fully compatible with their studies.
An opportunity that leaves a mark
The Portugal Tour 2025 represents much more than a series of international matches. It is a global learning experience, an opportunity to step outside the comfort zone, compete in a different environment, and discover new ways of understanding football.
As with every project we undertake at SIA Academy, our goal is to develop complete, aware, and well-prepared players for the challenges of modern football. We want each of them to live this journey as one more step toward their dream — with the mentality, discipline, and passion that define our academy.
Our philosophy
At SIA Academy, we work every day with a clear vision: to offer experiences that drive the holistic development of our players. These kinds of international tours allow us to connect with different realities, open doors to new opportunities, and continue positioning ourselves as a global reference in football education.
Every training session, every talk, every minute of this Tour is designed to add value. It’s not just about competing, but about learning, growing, and enjoying the journey.
The Portugal Tour 2025 will be an unforgettable experience. Over six intense days, we will live football in its purest form, face top-level opponents, strengthen our team spirit, and learn from the best.
At SIA Academy, we are convinced that these kinds of international experiences are essential to keep evolving and prepare our players for the future. We return to Portugal with the same excitement as always, but with the ambition to go even further.
Because at SIA Academy, we don’t just train footballers: we train people capable of facing any challenge, on and off the field.
