Estremoz hosts the women’s Iberian Cup in September | OneFootball

Iberian volleyball will once again have the Iberian Cup on the calendar after the competition was interrupted in 2025. The tournament, which pits some of the top teams from Portugal and Spain against each other, returns with special focus on the women’s competition, to be held on Portuguese soil. Estremoz will be the capital of Peninsular volleyball over the weekend of September 19 and 20.

The Estremoz Municipal Pavilion will host the matches between the best teams from the two countries. Portugal will be represented by FC Porto, national champions and winners of the last women’s edition in 2024 in Las Palmas, and by Sp. Braga, national runners-up and finalists in the Portuguese Cup. Spain will field two leading Liga Iberdrola sides: CD Heidelberg, also known as Heidelberg Volkswagen, a club from Las Palmas that won the Spanish championship in 2024/2025 and finished as runners-up the following season, and CAV Esquimo Dos Hermanas, from Seville, which is enjoying the most successful period in its history after winning the League and the Queen’s Cup in 2026. The match between Sp. Braga and Esquimo will also have the added attraction of bringing together the Braga side and Portuguese international Maria Reis Lopes, recently signed by the Spanish club.

The women’s competition begins on Saturday, September 19, with the clash between Sp. Braga and CAV Esquimo Dos Hermanas at 3 p.m. At 6 p.m., FC Porto will face CD Heidelberg. The following day, the third-place match is scheduled for 3 p.m., with the final at 6 p.m. Tickets for the matches at the Estremoz Municipal Pavilion cost 5 euros.

Men’s competition to be held in Spain

The 2026 men’s Iberian Cup will be held in Spain on October 10 and 11 at the Gran Canaria Arena in Las Palmas. Guaguas, the host club, and Melilla will be the Spanish representatives, while Sporting, the national champions, and Benfica, runners-up and finalists in the Portuguese Cup, will represent Portugal. In the semi-finals, Melilla will face Sporting and Guaguas will take on Benfica.

The return of the Iberian Cup revives a tradition launched in 2023. In the first women’s edition, played in Viana do Castelo, Hidramar Gran Canaria won the trophy. That same year, the men’s competition took place at the El Batán Municipal Sports Centre in Gran Canaria, with Guaguas beating Benfica 3-1 in the final. Sporting finished in third place after defeating Grupo Herce Soria 3-2.

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