MAASTRICHT / NETHERLANDS
19th EDITION
April 23 and 24, 2011

	NL62F10 :	ESRUSA
	Sport :	Soccer
	Categories :	Boys category A, B1, B2, C1, C2, D1, D2, Girls and Ladies
	Organizer :	RKSV Rapid, Willem 1 and SC WVV’28
	Region :	Maastricht

With more than hundred teams from more than ten countries from Italy to Scotland and even the USA, the Geusselt Cup is one of the largest spring tournaments in the Euro-Sportring program. Every year, the tournament in Maastricht is highly appreciated by the guests. The backdrop for this international competition is sports park 'De Geusselt', situated right next door to the modern stadium of the professional sports club MVV Maastricht. The facilities leave nothing to be desired: 11 fields and several club houses on one single location. The very pleasant entertainment center of Maastricht offers numerous terraces, pubs, discotheques, and restaurants. You’ll enjoy yourself here over a sportsmanlike and adventurous Easter weekend.

Sports Facilities

One of the main attractions of the Geusselt Cup is the impressive sports accommodation. When entering the city from the north you cannot miss the big pro club MVV. Right behind the stadium you will find a sports complex with 12 grass fields and 3 fine club houses. For the tournament these facilities are complemented with various stalls for drinks and snacks. The soccer complex is located on a few miles from the city center of Maastricht.

Remark

Due to different deadlines - set by national soccer associations in category A - the tournament organizer has granted dispensations for teams from Italy (5 players born after 01.01.89), Switzerland (all players born after 01.01.89) and USA (all players born after 08.01.89). For teams from Denmark in category B2 (2 players born on/after 10.01.92) and in category CII (2 players born on/after 10.01.96)

Prizes

N umber 1 to 5 per category, a trophy per team
Fair Play Cup per category
Pennant per participating club
Penalty Cup per category
Souvenir per participant  

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.

Participating countries 

Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.

Program

The Geusselt Cup is the largest spring tournament in the Netherlands and is highly valued each year by the participants. The teams can count on an extensive sport program at the Geusselt Cup. Apart from the games various activities will be organized around the complex. On Friday evening the team leaders are invited to a social meeting with big-screen presentation of the tournament. In the meantime the players can warm up at the penalty cup competition. The tournament starts after a colorful opening at Saturday morning with parade and street dancers. After a few opening words of Maastrichts' Sports councillor a sea of balloons are released and the players can get started. The Geusselt Cup welcomes everyone to the festive evening with disco and penalty cup prize presentation at the local party center only 1½ mile from the tournament complex. On Sunday the Geusselt Cup will be finalized in the afternoon after the last games. Professional players of 1st division club MVV will be present to hand the trophies to the captains of the winning team. The last evening is free for all to enjoy the city center of Maastricht or to share a last few hours with their hosts at the clubhouse.

Touristic information

• Maastricht . The friendly Burgundian city in the very south of the Netherlands almost seems 'foreign’. No wonder really, so close to Germany and Belgium. It's a stylish city, the main city of the slightly hilly, green province of Zuid-Limburg. This city of Roman origin on the river Meuse is seen as being one of the most sociable in the whole of the Netherlands. Maastricht is a city with something to suit all tastes: whether you love culture or history, simply sauntering around or sightseeing, shopping and evenings out: Maastricht is the place to be. The heart of the city is the Vrijthof, also known as “Maastricht’s sitting room”, due to all the pavement cafés and restaurants here. A visit to St. Pietersberg caves, a few km outside the city, is not to be missed.

• Valkenburg (12 kilometres). Valkenburg is a popular tourist resort in the area of Maastricht. The town offers a pleasant center with a lot of entertainment. Special attractions are the "Termae 2000", a luxury thermal center with for instance a string of swimming pools, saunas and Turkish bathes entrance fee: 2 hours €16.50, 3,5 hours €20,-, a whole day €28,-), the "Sprookjesbos", an amusement park with various attractions and presentations of fairy tales (entry fee: approx. $3.00 per person) and the chair lift to the Wilhelmina tower.

• Maastricht is the ideal shopping city. The historic shopping streets are a wonderful sight! Between the beautiful St. Servaesbrug bridge, the Markt and the Vrijthof, you can shop to your heart’s delight. There’s a wonderful indoor shopping center on the outskirts of the city center: The Brusselse Poort. The shops are closed on Sunday.