FC Süderelbe was one of 70 clubs from Germany that had teams playing during Gothia Cup 2023. They participated with one team in Boys 12 Friendly. In addition to FC Süderelbe, 25 other teams from 6 different countries played in Boys 12 Friendly. They were divided into 3 different groups, whereof FC Süderelbe could be found in Group 1 together with Fc Franconville PB 2, Lunds FF, Slottskogen/Godhem, Sollentuna FK Blue, Mossens BK, PASS Abu Dhabi, Fc Franconville PB 1 and IF Brommapojkarna P11-15. FC Süderelbe comes from Hamburg which lies approximately 490 km from Göteborg, where Gothia Cup takes place. The area around Hamburg does also provide 29 additional clubs participating during Gothia Cup 2023 (Among others: SV Groß Borstel, SV Blankenese, Eimsbütteler TV, JFV Südholstein, SG FCU - Kisdorf, Altona 93, SV Uhlenhorst-Adler, Walddörfer SV, FC Este 2012 and SV West-Eimsbüttel).