The Deputación de Pontevedra grants 550,000 euros to sports clubs and federations

The Sports Service of the Deputación de Pontevedra granted a total of 550,000 euros in subsidies during the month of September 2026 to sports clubs and federations in the province to organize competitions and sporting events throughout this year. The list of grants, corresponding to call DE_E/26, is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Pontevedra (BOPPO) on Thursday, October 8, 2026, number 194, within the Local Administration section. The announcement includes 153 beneficiary entities distributed across two lines of aid.

The publication is carried out in accordance with article 18 of Law 38/2003, of November 17, general law on subsidies, and article 12 of the General Ordinance on Subsidies of the Deputación de Pontevedra. The call is titled “Subsidies to sports clubs of the province of Pontevedra and to autonomous and Spanish federations to enable the organization of competitions or sporting events in the province of Pontevedra for the year 2026 (DE_E/26)”, is part of the program “To families and non-profit institutions” and assigns payments to the budgetary application 26/340.3410.489.04.

The amounts appearing in the table are provisional. Line 1, aimed at competitions of greater scope, totals 300,000 euros and distributes aid among 48 entities; line 2, oriented towards grassroots tournaments and events, totals 250,000 euros among 105 beneficiaries.

Line 1: 300,000 euros for national and international competitions

The highest amounts are concentrated in this line, with international events, Spanish championships, and European appointments organized by clubs and federations:

• Asociación Deportiva Arousa Fútbol-7 (Vilagarcía de Arousa): €20,920.60 for the XXIX International Alevín Tournament.
• Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona (Baiona): €16,915.98 for the Prince of Asturias Trophy.
• Team Rally Strada (A Estrada): €15,290.16 for the European and Spanish Navigation Rally Championship.
• O Grove Racket Club (Vigo): €14,768.72 for the Vigo Tennis Open 2026.
• Club Cisne de Balonmano (Pontevedra): €13,937.17 for the II Interpontes International Tournament.
• Extol-La Gramola Team (Lalín): €13,694.25 for the Volta a Galicia BTT UCI S2 2026.
• Club Deportivo Hípico Equigalia (Tui): €13,062.21 for the National 2-Star Jumping Competition.
• Círculo Cultural Deportivo Sanxenxo (Sanxenxo): €12,912.63 for the XXIV International Junior Tournament.
• Club Ciclista Rías Baixas (Nigrán): €12,479.96 for the VI Vigo Spanish Cycling Cup.
• Federación Galega de Tenis (Vigo): €11,914.00 for the W35 Vigo 2026 International Women’s Tennis Tournament.
• Escola Xadrez de Pontevedra and Asociación de Boxeo de Pontevedra (Pontevedra): €11,376.76 each.

Also receiving grants from this line are the Spanish Modern Pentathlon Federation (€7,498.14), the Galician Handball Federation (€7,689.85), Cornelios (€7,584.51), Club Balonman Cañiza (€6,322.89), Quenlla Surf Club (€5,625.18), and Club Balonman Atlet. Guardes-Guarda (€5,267.02), among others.

Line 2: 250,000 euros for tournaments and grassroots sports

The second line finances local tournaments, grassroots trials, and events of an autonomous or provincial nature, with a significantly lower average grant:

• Club Escudería Lalín-Deza (Lalín): €9,252.06 for the 30th Rali do Cocido.
• Escudería Surco (Salvaterra de Miño): €9,252.06 for the 22nd Rali Sur do Condado.
• Congostra Team Sanxenxo (Sanxenxo): €9,252.06 for the VIII Rallye de Pontevedra 2026.
• Club Baloncesto Vilagarcía (Vilagarcía de Arousa): €9,252.06 for the VBCup Helena Mariño 2026.
• Club Halterofilia Molis (Vigo): €7,815.97 for the fourth edition of Molis Legend.
• Club de Taekwondo Mace-Sport (Pontevedra): €6,383.92 for the XXVIII International City of Pontevedra Tournament.
• Escudería Cuntis V.T. (Cuntis): €6,222.63 for the IX Rallymix Cuntis.
• Escudería Silleda (Silleda): €6,144.91 for the III Rallysprint Concello de Silleda.
• Club Atletismo Veteranos de Samil (Vigo): €5,965.28 for the Carreira Praia de Samil.
• Desguaces Tino Racing (Ribadumia): €5,836.51 for the Rallie Mix Ribadumia 2026.

Among the entities with the lowest amounts are Sociedade de Bolos San Vicente de Mañufe (€772.55), Club de Bolos Estivada (€774.09), Patinaxe Artística Gondomar (€774.09), Club Patín Porriño (€774.09), and Club Bolos Valladares San Bartolomé (€780.26).

Territorial coverage and disciplines

The distribution reaches municipalities throughout the province. Vigo is the municipality with the most beneficiaries, followed by Pontevedra, Nigrán, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Ponteareas, Cangas de Morrazo, Lalín, Marín, Moaña, Sanxenxo, Tui, A Estrada, O Grove, Redondela, Ribadumia, and Silleda, in addition to towns such as Baiona, Bueu, Cuntis, Gondomar, Meis, Mondariz, Mos, O Porriño, Portas, Vila de Cruces, Vilaboa, and Vilanova de Arousa.

By discipline, the grants cover sailing, rowing, canoeing, athletics, handball, football and futsal, basketball, cycling, motorsports, artistic skating, judo, gymnastics, Celtic bowling, equestrianism, surfing, taekwondo, weightlifting, mountaineering, chess, boxing, and inclusive modalities such as wheelchair padel.

The end of the announcement lists the two total figures: €300,000.00 for line 1 and €250,000.00 for line 2.

The resolution has a direct effect on the province’s sporting calendar: these grants are what allow modest clubs and federations to assume the costs of organizing Spanish championships, European tests, and youth tournaments in 2026. For readers linked to sporting entities, the announcement is also the official confirmation of the provisional amount that each club will receive and the specific event to which it is linked.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Pontevedra (BOPPO), no. 194, October 8, 2026, Local Administration, Provincial Council (official reference: 2026072419).