Tour story Tournament · 2025 & 2026

Elle Academy at the Pro Academy Tournaments

Teams in the U10, U11 and U12 events played 12 matches each over eight days, against opposition including AC Milan, Arsenal, PSG, BVB, Chelsea, Liverpool and Spurs.

The brief

What the club asked for

Elle Academy came to England to play against professional academy clubs at the Pro Academy Tournament.

Goal: Matches against professional academy clubs

What we arranged

12 matches per team over eight days

Tournament Pro Academy Tournaments: U10, U11 and U12 events
Opposition AC Milan, Arsenal, PSG, BVB, Chelsea, Liverpool and Spurs

Next tour

The 2027 tour, day by day

Elle Academy returns in May 2027 with its U10 and U12 teams: eleven days of training, matches, a Premier League match day and a tournament. This is the planned programme; details can still change.

Day 1 Fri 22 May

Departure from Australia

Overnight Flights from Sydney and Adelaide to London

Day 2 Sat 23 May

Arrival and first training

08:15 Arrival and transfer from London Heathrow
10:30 Training session
17:00 Group welcome meeting

Day 3 Sun 24 May

Premier League match day

15:00 Premier League match

Day 4 Mon 25 May

Training and family time

10:30 Training session
13:30 Free time with families

Day 5 Tue 26 May

Fulham FC

10:30 Training session Fulham FC
17:00 Mini round robin against a private academy

Day 6 Wed 27 May

Pro Cup Tournament

12:00 Pro Cup Tournament University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield

Day 7 Thu 28 May

Tottenham Hotspur and a match

10:30 Stadium tour Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
17:00 Match, opponent to be confirmed

Day 8 Fri 29 May

Tournament begins

10:30 Training session
16:00 Tournament matches Bobby Moore Sports Hub, Dagenham

Day 9 Sat 30 May

Tournament group matches

14:00 U10 group matches Bobby Moore Sports Hub, Dagenham
15:00 U12 group matches Bobby Moore Sports Hub, Dagenham

Day 10 Sun 31 May

Knockout day

11:00 Final group matches
13:30 Knockout and placement games
19:00 Team meeting

Day 11 Mon 1 Jun

Flight home

12:00 Departure from London Heathrow to Australia

On tour

The tour in photos

Elle Academy players in grey attacking against a side in blue on a 3G pitch at the Pro Academy Tournament — Elle Academy at the Pro Academy Tournament · May 2026

Elle Academy player in grey shielding the ball between two AC Milan youth players — Elle Academy v AC Milan · May 2026

Elle Academy players in grey challenging a Chelsea FC youth player in white for the ball — Elle Academy v Chelsea FC · May 2026

Elle Academy players in grey and Watford youth players in yellow and red, with four coaches, in a joint team photo on grass — Elle Academy with Watford · May 2026

Elle Academy players in grey kits in a huddle with their coach on a grass pitch — Team talk on tournament day · May 2026

Elle Academy players in grey and a side in orange with their coaches in a joint team photo on a 3G pitch — Elle Academy with their opponents · May 2026

In their words

For an Australian club to compete against some of Europe’s most prestigious Academies is incredible. Thanks to the Football Travel Group we competed in the Pro Academy Tournaments U10, U11 & U12 events. Each team over our eight-day trip played 12 matches against Elite opposition including AC Milan, Arsenal, PSG, BVB, Chelsea, Liverpool and Spurs. We are already looking forward to attending again next year

Leonardo PintoFounder & Technical Director · Elle Academy, Sydney, Australia

Outcome

What happened next

We are already looking forward to attending again next year

Leonardo Pinto, Founder & Technical Director, Elle Academy

They did: in May 2026 Elle Academy came back to England for the Pro Academy Tournament.

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