Burnley College Football Academy

Burnley College Football Academy was one of 32 clubs from England that had teams playing during Gothia Cup 2017. They participated with one team in Boys 18. In addition to Burnley College Football Academy, 130 other teams from 27 different countries played in Boys 18. They were divided into 31 different groups, whereof Burnley College Football Academy could be found in Group 4 together with V. Frölunda IF, VfR Bachem and Currie Star FC. Burnley College Football Academy continued to Play off A after reaching 1:st place in Group 4. In the playoff they made it to 1/32 Final, but lost it against FC Preußen Espelkamp with 1-3. In the Final, Entente Sannois Saint Gratien won over Örgryte IS and became the winner of Play off A in Boys 18. Burnley College Football Academy comes from Burnley which lies approximately 990 km from Göteborg, where Gothia Cup takes place. Other than Burnley College Football Academy, the club Blackburn Celtic Youth does also originate from the area around Burnley.