Singapore Festival of Football Attracts Top European Teams

Dark/Light Mode (16/05/23)  Ahead of the 2023/2024 football season in Europe’s top leagues, fans in Singapore can look forward to a week of thrilling action as the city will host the inaugural Singapore Festival of Football Driven by CDG Zig from 26 July to 2 August.

Premier League giants Liverpool FC will return to the National Stadium at the Singapore Sports Hub for a second straight year, before the new season starts on 12 August.

Liverpool will be joined by German powerhouses FC Bayern Munich and the surprise 2015/2016 Premier League champions Leicester City FC.

The week-long fiesta will be opened by the Tiger Cup: Tottenham Hotspur and AS Roma on 26 July, with Tiger Beer featuring as the presenting partner.

Singapore Festival of Football Driven by CDG Zig will take place 26 July to 2 August 2023

Spurs, Liverpool FC and FC Bayern Munich will also hold open training sessions. The two English clubs will hold their sessions at the 55,000-seat National Stadium while FC Bayern Munich is expected to announce details of their open training session in the coming weeks.

Liverpool will play two matches at the National Stadium after an open training session on 29 July. They will defend their Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy, presented by Standard Chartered, when they take on Leicester City on 30 July.

Liverpool will then return to the pitch on 2 August to contest the Singapore Trophy, presented by Audi and Standard Chartered, against Bundesliga leaders FC Bayern Munich, who are making a much-anticipated return to Singapore since their last visit in 2017.

The Singapore Festival of Football Driven by CDG Zig is the first large-scale football event with multiple matches featuring European clubs to be held in the city since 2019.

The Singapore Festival of Football Driven by CDG Zig is organised by TEG Sport, the team behind last year’s Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy, in which Liverpool defeated fellow English club Crystal Palace FC 2-0 in front of over 50,000 fans.

Patrick Lee, Cluster CEO, Singapore and ASEAN Markets, Standard Chartered, said, “We are delighted to welcome Liverpool FC to Singapore again, and look forward to the top-level entertainment the team will bring to our clients, colleagues and the communities here, along with the other leading European clubs. Football has a unique ability to bring together people from all walks of life and Standard Chartered is excited to be able to play a leading role in delivering a memorable experience to fans in Singapore, both on and off the pitch, at this inaugural football extravaganza.”

Besides world-class football action, spectators can also look forward to a series of entertaining offerings at the Football Fan Interactive Festival Village throughout the week.

The village will be open to the public on open training and match days as well as on 1 August, a day before the final match between Liverpool FC and FC Bayern Munich.

Complementing the main events at the National Stadium, the village will be home to a wide range of engagement activities as well as food and beverage options to give local and foreign fans the complete festival experience.

Tickets for all the events for the Singapore Festival of Football Driven by CDG Zig will go on general sale via Ticketek Singapore from 10am on 22 May.

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