Seoul E-Land Group FC will hold a local middle school futsal tournament, '2026 Reul Cup Youth.'
"Reul Cup Youth" is an amateur futsal tournament hosted by Seoul E-Land Group together with the Gangseo Yangcheon Office of Education for middle school students in the Gangseo·Yangcheon area. It will be held for the second consecutive year following last year.
The preliminary rounds and knockout stage will be held on May 9 at Sinwol Middle School in Yangcheon District, Seoul, and the final will be held on May 16 as a pregame event for the home match against Yongin at Mokdong Stadium, the same venue as the professional match.
E-Land Group gift certificates will be awarded to the champion, runner-up and third-place teams in each division, and individual awards will be given to the tournament MVP and top scorer. The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place at halftime of the home match against Yongin.
Applications can be submitted on a first-come, first-served basis through the club's official website and app until 8 p.m. on the 22nd. Final participation is confirmed only after the team representative's application and the individual registration of each player are all completed.
Last year's tournament drew 17 boys' middle school teams and about 240 students, generating intense enthusiasm. In particular, holding the final at Mokdong Stadium and introducing the participating players' lineups on the scoreboard, providing an experience similar to that of professional players, received a strong response.
This year a girls' middle school division was added, expanding the tournament to a total of 32 teams, including 24 boys' middle school teams and 8 girls' middle school teams. This tournament is a six-a-side amateur futsal competition conducted in accordance with the Korea Futsal League (KFL) match rules. Preliminary and knockout matches are single 15-minute games with no first or second half, and the final is played with two 10-minute halves.
Detailed tournament guidelines can be found on the club website's Reul Cup menu under the notices tab. A Seoul E-Land Group FC official said, "We are pleased to provide local students with an opportunity to come together through football. We hope this tournament will give students the joy of victory and the disappointment of defeat and serve as an opportunity for them to grow."
Meanwhile, Seoul E-Land Group operates various social contribution programs. Since signing a memorandum of understanding with the Gangseo Yangcheon Office of Education in 2023, it has led efforts to foster a healthy sports culture for local students through programs such as the visiting one-day soccer class "Smile School" and the local middle school futsal tournament "Reul Cup Youth."
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