Dates of stay:  21-24 Mar

Dates of matches:   22-23 Mar

Categories in this tournament: Boys: U19, U17, U16, U15, U14, U13, U12, U11, U10, U9; Girls:U17, U15, U13
 

| Programme | Organizers | Competition system | Pitches | Our area | Documents | Categories & rules |

| Accommodation |  Assistance | Transportation | Prices | Tournaments |
 

Euro-Sportmanager, Tiny van Gemert Sports and the Organizing Committee of the Easter Open, welcomes all teams, players, followers, referees and co-workers to the 6th edition of this international youth football tournament.
This is the 8th edition of the tournament Easter Open, originally known as “Sint Tunnis Cup” named after the district of Sint Anthonis where matches were being played. More than 40 pitches are available for 2008 and over 350 teams from several countries are expected to join the tournament: Holland, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Sweden, England, Ireland, Denmark,  USA, Wales, Scotland, Spain and Italy.
 

The categories of teams have increased for the Easter Open so that the best teams of each country can play one another. These teams will play the opening matches on Friday afternoon. It will be great to watch them play. After the opening matches a there will be a get-together with the coaches and their teams in their places of residence.

PROGRAMME
 

Thursday

Arrival at the Hotel or chosen accommodation. Distribution of tournament documents and information, time tables, kick-off times etc..

Friday

Afternoon: Opening matches of groups in the "elite" categories.

Saturday

Tournament continues as per schedule. Play-off matches and semi-finals.

Sunday
Final matches followed by the prize-giving ceremony.

Monday

Departure
 

Eindhoven (Holland)

Eindhoven (Holland)

ORGANIZERS

Euro-Sportmanager and Tiny van Gemert Sports organize the Tournament.
 

PITCHES

The tournament will be played in 40 grass pitches around the Eindhoven area. Teams are requested to bring the appropriate boots to play.

THE AREA

The easter Tournament is played in the towns of Wanroij, Rijkevoort, Oploo, Stevensbeek, St Hubert, Wilbertoord, Vianen, Haps, Gennep and Venray. These towns are in the region known as 'Land van Cuijk', a rural area in the north-eastern province of Noord-Brabant, the central part of the area being around the cities of Nijmegen, Venlo and Eindhoven, near the motorway A73, close to the German border.

DOCUMENTS & RULES

TOURNAMENTS: On arrival you will be given an information folder containing documents and rules of the tournament together with final playing groups and kick-off times. Players must have an official document as proof of age.

COMPETITION SYSTEM

Matches will be played at each venue in a league format. Groups of 4 teams will play each other once, and the 1st and 2nd in each group will play each other in the semi-final and final matches.
(At least 3 matches are guaranteed)
 

POINTS

Match won: 3 points; match drawn: 1 point; match lost: 0 points

SportContact

SportContact

GROUP CLASSIFICATION
Best goal average
Most goals scored
Result of return match
Draw

TROPHIES
One cup for each team from 1st to 4th place.
One Fair Play Cup for each category.
One souvenir of the tournament per Club.

CATEGORIES 2008 AND LENGTH OF MATCHES
 

TOTAL AMOUNT OF PLAYERS

U19-U17-U16, U15, U14, U13, U12: 18
U10, U9 and girls:14
 

SUBSTITUTES/CHANGES

Pls. see tournament rules

ACCOMMODATION - HOTELS

The teams have their accommodation in 2** & 3***-star Hotels around the area where the tournament takes place. Rooms can be 3/4-bedded or twins (with a supplement) all with private facilities. Normally for every 20 persons, one single room can be booked. Should you require more than one, pls., let us know and we will check availability and cost.
 

Eindhoven (Holland)

Eindhoven (Holland)

ASSISTANCE

A committee, specialized in sport events oversees the organization of your stay. You may also have your personal bilingual assistant with your team throughout your stay if you wish. (At extra cost).

TRANSPORTATION
When you choose your transportation to Holland, consider also the possibility of flying; there are several low-cost airlines operating flights from the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany and Scandinavia. We can arrange transfers and general transportation within Holland on request.
 

NOTE:

The registered teams undertake to participate in this sports competition at their own risks and decline  to take any action whatsoever against the organizers and/or Sports Contact International, including any claims for personal injuries, damages to property, loss or theft.   Prices do NOT include insurance. Players and participants are advised to subscribe an insurance policy to cover risks.

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PRICES

(Per person)

PRICES INCLUDES:

Participation in the tournament.

Opening ceremony.

Reception for team managers

Minimum of 3 matches per team.

Natural grass pitches.

Accommodation with half board in a **/*** star Hotel.

Bilingual information and assistance during the tournament

Prize-giving ceremony.

Trophy for all participating teams.

One person free for every 25 paying.

 

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SPORT CONTACT INTERNATIONAL

Sport Contact International, organizes football tournaments and friendlies in Spain since 1992. We work in conjunction with Racing Blanes F.C., C.D. Blanes, and several other Clubs -all members of the Catalan Football Federation. A special events team in cooperation with the official referee's association of Girona and the support of local authorities make our tournaments and friendly matches an exciting experience. Our activities take place in the Costa Brava coast, just one hour away to the north of Barcelona.


Teams from different countries have played in our tournaments: Algiers, Belgium, England, Finland, Grece, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and Spain, which give our tournaments a truly international character.

We will be happy to help you join our tournaments, organize friendlies or training tours for your team in Spain and elswhere. Please feel free to contact us at: