Barça Academy Austin becomes Barça Academy Austin Presented by CUPRA

Barça Academy Austin is to be sponsored by CUPRA, one of FC Barcelona's global partners. The automotive company has decided to support the club’s academy in Austin in order to strengthen this association, meaning that from now on, the academy will be called Barça Academy Austin Presented by CUPRA, thus deepening the connection between the two organisations and underscoring their shared values such as passion, innovation and excellence.

Thanks to this sponsorship, CUPRA will have a prominent presence at the academy’s two sites, including on the pitches and in the competition areas. The CUPRA logo will also appear in facility branding and on the training bibs worn by the young athletes.

Six Barça Academies in the US

Opened in 2017, Barça Academy Austin currently has more than 530 players across its two sites: the Circuit of the Americas in the south and Round Rock in the north. The academy offers development and competition programs for boys and girls aged 4 to 18, following FC Barcelona’s globally recognised methodology and style of play.

The agreement reinforces Barça Academy Austin’s commitment to the holistic development of its players and to transmitting FC Barcelona’s core values and playing philosophy. It also positions CUPRA as a strategic ally in nurturing young sporting talent.

Barça now operates six academies in the United States: two Barça Academy Pro centres in New York and Miami, a Barça Residency Academy in Arizona, one in Chicago, another in Carolina, as well as the aforementioned academy in Austin.