Ten days ago, on the weekend of March 12th and 13th, the Elite Futebol 5 & 7 event in Batalha´s Sport Complex, near Leiria, was held.
It brought together the best of 5-a-side and 7-a-side football practised in Portugal. This event was organized by Associação Portuguesa MiniFootball (Portuguese MiniFootball Association) with full cooperation of Batalha´s Municipality.
During this event, was the time of decision for the 1st season of the SuperLiga Nacional Futebol 5 and the SuperLiga Nacional Futebol 7, official competitions of Associação Portuguesa MiniFootball. For the National Final 21 teams from 7-a-side minifootball qualified, together with 9 teams from 5-a-side minifootball, who won the regional editions of their leagues and travelled to Batalha to play for the national champion title.
The event also included the Masters Futebol 7 tournament, with the participation of teams with former professional players, including Sporting Lisbon, Vitoria Setubal, Boavista, among others. The winning team – and now three-time champion – was Vitoria Setubal.
There was parallel activities, such as the local gym Open Day, Laser Tag, Face Painting and many other challenges.
According to the organizers, the event was again a success and exceeded all the targets, making it the best Elite Futebol 5 & 7 event to date.