ES08F40 :	ESRUSA
	Sport :	Soccer
	Categories :	Boys category A, B1, B2, C1, C2, D and Girls G1 and Ladies open.
	Organiser :	Penya Barcelonista de Lloret

Each year, Euro-Sportring offers a series of tournaments that are all held under the auspices of CF Tordera. Not only is the destination excellent, the sport facilities are also unique: a sport park between Malgrat de Mar and Lloret de Mar with 9 beautiful grass fields and a view of the sea! If necesary, a few artificial fields in the direct area will be used. And Barcelona? The bus or train gets you there no time. A visit to Nou Camp, the home stadium of FC Barcelona, is, of course, an absolute must!

TOURNAMENT PLANNING

Sports Facilities

The Copa Catalunya takes place on a fantastic sport park, situated in Tordera (just outside Blanes) between Lloret de Mar in the north and Calella in the south. The distance from our various hotels will be 6 and 12 miles, i.e. maximum 15 to 30 minutes by car. From this unique sport accommodation, which you will not find elsewhere in Spain, you can enjoy a beautiful view on the sea.

There are nine well kept grass pitches (attention: no metal studs allowed!) and eighteen modern equipped changing rooms. Of course you find here a bar/cafetaria and a covered space for when the sun is shining hot. On this sport park you also have at your disposal our central tournament office, our information desk with clear scoreboards, the room for medical assistance, a field for training before and/or between the matches and la rge parking facilities. A unique ambiance for a football tournament!

Remark

• For the age categories Boys U19/18 till U13/12, Girls U17/16 and Open Age dispensation is given for 3 players born on/after August 1st of the year before. For the G1 teams from the Netherlands all players born after January 1, 1990.

• Due to different deadlines - set by national soccer associations - in category A (U19) the tournament o rganizer made some exceptions to this rule: teams from Italy: 5 players born on/after 01.01.89, teams from Switzerland: all players born on/after 01.01.89 and teams from USA: all players born on/after 08.01.89

For the age category E dispensation is given for 2 players born on/after August 1st of the year before.

Please notice that metal studs are not permitted.

Tournament Rules

The Copa Catalunya is played according to the rules set by the Spanish Soccer Federation (R.F.E.F.)

Referees

The referees are selected by the local tournament committee. Linesmen are provided for the finals. Teams must provide their own linesmen up to the finals.

Trophies

Number 1-4 per category: A cup per team
Number 1-2 per category: A medal per player
Fair play Cup per category
Copa Catalunya medal per participant
One tournament t-shirt per team
Tournament pennant for each club
Team photo for each team

Participating countries

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, United States of America, Switzerland, Scotland, England and Northern Ireland.

Program

Be prepared for a stay full of attractions when visiting the Copa Catalunya. For those who wish a fantastic excursion, Sunday and Monday have been reserved for a full day trip to Barcelona and don't miss here a visit to the famous Nou Camp Stadium. Sunday evening the team leaders will be welcomed at a get together with free drinks and snacks in the cozy club La Masia in Tordera, for an attractive and exciting music and show program. The tournament will start on Sunday with the first group matches and a festive welcome ceremony on the fields. Teams who will play on Sunday are free on Monday. The group matches which will be planned in a compact schedule, so that the participating guests will have time to enjoy also the numerous other attractions in the area. On Tuesday and Wednesday the preliminaries continue. The classification rounds will be played on Thursday. After the last classification games on Friday all attention will be focused on the finals, followed by a match between the team leaders of the participating teams. After this the prize giving ceremony will follow with music and other attractions.

Watch the Copa Catalunya video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iuqYEw8uhs

Touristic Information:

• Barcelona (1.700.000 inhabitants). Who doesn't know the great attractions of this beautiful Olympic city? If not, go for it, because Barcelona is truly a unique city. You will need more than a day to explore the center. Nevertheless you can catch the spirit if you follow the following program: the Sagrada Familia - one of the landmarks of Barcelona, the cathedral by Gaudi with a bizarre architecture, Plaza de Cataluña and the Ramblas ‑ the heart of the city full of shops, restaurants and terraces, the gothic quarter with its narrow, picturesque alleys, the Mount Juic ‑ the mountain right in the center with the Olympic facilities, castle and attraction park plus of course a magnificent view over the city and the sea, Plaza España ‑ the square with the famous fountains and beautiful palaces.

• Salou (9.000 inhabitants) is about 1½ hour by bus from Barcelona. It is a harbour, already known from the time of the Greek colonists, but also a very popular tourist center, situated at both sides of a small, rocky peninsula. Near Salou is situated Port Aventura, after Disneyworld Europe’s most famous theme park (in July open until 12:00pm).

• Montserrat is a beautiful, old and strange mountain, 10 km long and 1236 meters high, at approx. a 1½ hour driving time by bus. At 775 meters it offers the most famous monastery in Catalonia that can be reached by rack-railway. The monastery is also famous because of the choir of its music school, the Escolania. The complex also includes among others a museum with mainly Italian and Spanish (Picasso, El Greco) painters. Moreover you can find here restaurants, souvenir shops and different cable cars which bring the people higher up the mountain, offering breathtaking views.

• Stadium visit of F.C. Barcelona. A visit to this impressive Nou Camp Stadium is the climax for the real soccer fan. You are warmly welcome for a visit (entry fee: approx. € 11.00 for adults and € 8.50 for U13).

• Sitges and Vilafranca del Penedes (about ¾ hour by bus from Barcelona). Sitges is one of the most famous tourist resorts of the Costa Daurada, the coast south of Barcelona. It has about 13.000 inhabitants and had once the name “Cannes of Catalunya”. In summer it is crowded by tourists and it is a nice experience to walk through the numerous small streets, full of shops (many art-items), bars, restaurants and night clubs. Vilafranca del Penedes is famous for its wine, often with a high alcohol percentage, from its surrounding hills.