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The world’s most famous clubs compete in the International U12 Izmir Cup organized by Altınordu Football Club thanks to the support of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality and the 6th Cup will be organized in Selçuk, Ismet Orhunbilge Sports Center on April 5-6 and 7. The preparations for this tournament, which has hosted sports giants such as Manchester City, Paris Saint Germain, Ajax, Porto, Werder Bremen, Athletic Bilbao, Anderlecht, Dinamo Kiev and Sampdoria so far, are about to be completed. Seyit Mehmet Özkan, the CEO of Altınordu Football Club as well as the Executive President Barış Orhunbilge and Communications Officer Ali Ergöçmez visited Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Aziz Kocaoğlu.
“U12 Izmir Cup started with 8 teams 6 years ago and thanks to the supports of the Metropolitan Municipality, it has become one of the top 2 tournaments of Europe in its segment. The number of participating teams has increased up to 72.” said Mr. Özkan.
Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Aziz Kocaoğlu underlined that Altınordu has launched a model that will save Turkish sports and has set an example all around Turkey.