Brera Holdings Announces the Launch of its FENIX Trophy 2023-24 Edition First Kick-Off on October 24th Features Prague Raptors Hosting Venus Bucharest
October 24 2023 - 8:50AM
Brera Holdings PLC ("Brera Holdings", “Brera” or the "Company")
(Nasdaq: BREA) announces the third edition of its FENIX Trophy
tournament– the European championship called “Champions League for
amateurs” by BBC Sport – will have its official kick-off on October
24th. The first match will be hosted by the Prague Raptors (Czech
Republic), their third participation in the tournament and runners
up in both previous editions, who will face newcomers Venus
Bucharest (Romania). The defending champion BK Skjold
(Denmark) will debut on November 28th challenging Enfield
Town FC (England) in London.
The FENIX Trophy represents Brera’s amateur football legacy
following its entry into top-level professional football with its
three teams from around the globe: Brera Strumica competing in the
North Macedonian First Division, Brera Ilch in the Mongolian
Premier League, and Brera Tchumene currently playing for promotion
to the First Division in Mozambique.
The FENIX Trophy combines the best features of great
international football with the spirit of non-professional
football. Key matches from across Europe streamed live on the FENIX
Trophy TV YouTube Channel are accompanied by values such as
hospitality and sharing between the clubs. The teams don't just
meet during the game; they share fun and inspirational moments
before and after, promoting cultural exchange and creating a
friendly environment for clubs, players and supporters. Brera’s
continuing objective is to make the FENIX Trophy an extraordinary
social impact football experience with a concrete economic value
for the major companies seeking to invest in ESG through sport.
Twelve clubs selected for their exceptional social, historical and
cultural distinctiveness are set to compete in the FENIX Trophy
Tournament, divided into four groups (3 teams per group) for the
initial stage. The group winners will advance to the Final Four,
which is set to take place in Lombardia in May 2024. The champions
from the first two editions, FC United of Manchester and BK Skjold,
confirmed their participation alongside the Prague Raptors FC, KSK
Beveren, and the Krakow Dragons. Several new entries are joining
the FENIX Trophy: English sides Enfield Town FC (London) and Lewes
FC (Lewes); Llantwit Major FC (Wales); Venus Bucuresti (Romania);
Gilla FC (Helsinki, Finland); FC Oslo (Norway); and Vinsky FC
(Paris, France) round out the 2023-24 field.
As a result of Brera Holdings’ ascension into first division
professional football and global expansion, Brera FC of Milan will
not take in the upcoming edition of the Tournament - so far the
biggest and widest for number of participants and countries
represented. Brera Holdings confirms it commitment and will invest
its resources in the development of the project: a Brera delegation
led by FENIX Trophy commissioner Leonardo Aleotti will attend the
first three games in Prague, Krakow, and Beveren, to meet with
institutions, sports world executives, and prospective sponsor
companies to raise awareness on the competition.
Brera aims to enhance the ESG potential of the 2023-24 FENIX
Trophy competition to become an industry benchmark for
non-professional football best practices, as well as a stimulating
presence for global social impact football. Brera FC will appear on
the pitch in the FENIX Trophy for an exhibition match during the
Final Four between a “Brera Legends” squad, and a selection of the
best players from the eliminated teams, while the eventual winners
of the 2023-24 FENIX Trophy will be hosted in North Macedonia for a
friendly match against Brera Strumica, which plays in the country’s
First Division.
The groups for the 2023-24 edition are: GROUP
A: BK Skjold (Copenhagen); Enfield Town (London); Llantwit
Major FC (Llantwit Major) GROUP B: Prague Raptors
(Prague); Venus Bucuresti (Bucharest); Gilla FC (Helsinki)
GROUP C: Fc United of Manchester (Manchester);
Vinsky FC (Paris); Kragow Dragons (Krakow) GROUP
D: KSK Beveren (Beveren); Lewes FC (Lewes); FC Oslo
(Oslo)
THE SCHEDULE SO FAR
October 24th 2023 – ZLICIN ARENA – PRAGUE (CZECH REPUBLIC)Prague
Raptors – Venus Bucarest
October 25th 2023 – KS PRADNICZANKA – KRAKOW (POLAND)Krakow
Dragoons – Vinsky FC
October 26th 2023 – LINDENLAAN G TERREIN – BEVEREN (BELGIUM)KSK
Beveren – FC Oslo
November 6th 2023 – KS PRADNICZANKA – KRAKOW (POLAND)Krakow
Dragoons – FC United of Manchester
November 7th 2023 – THE DRIPPING PAN – LEWES (ENGLAND)Lewes FC –
FC Oslo
November 28th 2023 – QUEEN ELIZABETH II STADIUM (LONDON) Enfield
Town FC – Bk Skjold
December 12th 2023 – LINDENLAAN G TERREIN – BEVEREN (BELGIUM)KSK
Beveren – Lewes FC
Past Fenix Trophy Winners (Photo by Mike Bayly)
ABOUT BRERA HOLDINGS PLC Brera Holdings PLC
(Nasdaq: BREA) is focused on expanding its social impact football
(American soccer) business by developing a global portfolio of
emerging football and other sports clubs with increased
opportunities to earn tournament prizes, gain sponsorships, and
provide other professional football- and sports-related consulting
services. The Company seeks to build on the legacy and brand of
Brera FC, the first football club that was acquired by the Company
in 2022. Brera FC, known as "The Third Team of Milan," is an
amateur football association which has been building an alternative
football legacy since its founding in 2000. In March 2023, the
Company expanded to Africa with the establishment of Brera Tchumene
FC, a team admitted to the Second Division League in Mozambique, a
country of nearly 32 million people. In April 2023, the Company
acquired 90% of the European first division football team Fudbalski
Klub Akademija Pandev in North Macedonia, a country with
participation rights in two major Union of European Football
Association ("UEFA") competitions. On July 31, 2023, the Company
completed the acquisition of a majority ownership in the Italian
Serie A1 women's professional volleyball team UYBA Volley
S.s.d.a.r.l. In October 2023, the Company assumed control of
Bayanzurkh Sporting Ilch FC, a team in the Mongolian National
Premier League, which will become Brera Ilch FC when the football
season resumes in March 2024. The Company is focused on bottom-up
value creation from undervalued sports clubs and talent,
innovation-powered business growth, and socially-impactful
outcomes. See www.breraholdings.com
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Such statements include statements regarding the Company's ability
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materially from those described in these forward-looking statements
due to a number of factors, including without limitation, the
Company's ability to continue as a going concern, the popularity
and/or competitive success of the Company's acquired football and
other sports teams, the Company's ability to attract players and
staff for acquired clubs, unsuccessful acquisitions or other
strategic transactions, the possibility of a decline in the
popularity of football or other sports, the Company's ability to
expand its fanbase, sponsors and commercial partners, general
economic conditions, and other risk factors detailed in the
Company's filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements
contained in this press release are made as of the date of this
press release, and the Company does not undertake any
responsibility to update such forward-looking statements except in
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
FOR MEDIA AND INVESTOR RELATIONS Pierre
Galoppi, Chief Executive Officer Brera Holdings PLC
pierre@breraholdings.com
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