HELSINKI CUP Tervetuloa! Välkommen! Welcome! Bienvenue! Bem-vindo! добро пожаловать

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1 HELSINKI CUP Tervetuloa! Välkommen! Welcome! Bienvenue! Bem-vindo! добро пожаловать

2 WELCOME TO HELSINKI CUP 2016! Helsinki Cup has been organised since 1976, and next year will be its 41st time. Finland s most well-known and international junior football tournament will be played again from 11 to 16 July Helsinki Cup has successfully upheld its original principles and ideology since its start. We wanted an international boys and girls football tournament in Helsinki which would involve the whole city, and we succeeded in doing so. Over the years, some of the brightest upcoming Finnish sports stars have played in Helsinki Cup, such as Jari Litmanen, Sami Hyypiä, Roman Eremenko, Laura Österberg Kalmari, Teemu Selänne and Petteri Koponen. The internationality of Helsinki Cup was on the forefront again last summer when there were teams from 11 different countries participating in the tournament. Several upcoming international stars have also played in Helsinki Cup over the years, such as Ze Roberto, Julio Baptista and Luis Cristaldo. It was an interesting coincidence that Rafael Benitez, the coach for the Real Madrid boys A team in Helsinki in 1991, was selected as the new head coach of the Real Madrid first team at the beginning of June. There was a record number of teams that participated in The pitches throughout the city of Helsinki were filled with 1,240 different participating teams, playing over 4,000 matches. The city of Helsinki offers the tournament exceptionally well-kept pitches. Last summer, Helsinki Cup was played on 18 different pitch areas, and there were approximately 90 pitches in all. Moreover, accommodations for Helsinki Cup are located in central locations close to the pitches and they are easily accessible by public transport. The centre of the tournament is Töölö, where a new Cumulus hotel will be built next year. At the heart of the tournament s downtime activities beats the Helsinki Cup event market, Love the Ball Center, which is full of different events, partner displays, competitions and presentations. Helsinki Cup will continue to put emphasis on internationality as well as the girls series, without, of course, forgetting the boys. Helsinki Cup warmly welcomes all Finnish and international boys and girls teams to come to Helsinki again in the summer of 2016! Kirsi Kavanne Kirsi Kavanne CEO of Helsinki Cup TOURNAMENT INFO Helsinki Cup 2016 will be organised from 11 to 16 July 2016 The tournament will have series for 8- to 17-year-old old boys and for 8- to 18-year-old girls Separate miniseries for 8- and 9-year-olds as well as an entry-level series in the B10 and B11 series The preliminary rounds will be played from Mon, 11 July to Wed, 13 July in divisions of 5 to 6 teams The semi-finals will be played on Thu, 14 July and Fri, 15 July The final day of the tournament will be on Saturday, 11 July when only the A finals of the different age groups will be played The preliminary divisions will be divided into Elite and general divisions; The Elite Divisions are for the most qualified teams of the different age groups The teams in the Elite and general divisions will play joint Cup matches THE WEEK S PROGRAMME MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Preliminary rounds and semi-finals GENERAL DIVISIONS A final rounds B final rounds C final rounds PRELIMINARY DIVISIONS B10 & B11 ENTRY-LEVEL SERIES M8 & M9 SERIES 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place 5th place 6th place C FINALS ELITE-DIVISIONS A final rounds B final rounds B FINALS A FINALS 2 3

3 B10 & B11 ENTRY-LEVEL SERIES The B10 and B11 age groups will play in their own entry-level series from 11 to 14 July; The games in these series will end with Thursday s Cup match Entry-level series teams will not compete against teams in their age group registered for the Elite or general divisions at any point during the tournament M8 & M9 SERIES The series are for both boys and girls teams The games will be held from Mon, 11 July to Wed, 13 July The teams will be divided into Elite, general and entry-level divisions Choose your desired division when registering; You can change the division until the registration period closes There will be two matches per day PARTICIPATION & REGISTRATION You can register for the tournament at The registration period is from 15 September 2015 to 15 April 2016 Register soon! If you register by 31 December 2015, we will guarantee you a place in the six-team division The participation fees are as follows: 285 for M8 & M9, B10H & B11H series, and 295 for all other series RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE & OVERAGED PLAYERS Participating teams must belong to an association operating under the FIFA School teams will be accepted in those countries where school football is favoured Finnish teams must be registered with the Football Association of Finland; The participating team s association must also have teams which will be participating in the junior series under the Football Association of Finland Over-age permission granted by the Football Association of Finland will also be valid at Helsinki Cup; Over-age players can make a request separately with the tournament organisers for exceptional permission concerning the tournament; Teams must always notify the tournament organisers on over-aged players separately The number of players in an individual team will not be limited during the tournament INSURANCE Helsinki Cup does not insure players or behind-the-scenes persons participating in the tournament. Non-Finnish players must have valid travel insurance or other insurance that covers accidents that may occur during the matches. AGE GROUPS BOYS Age group Date of birth Tactic Game time Division levels B17 1 Jan vs11 2 x 25 min General B15 1 Jan vs11 2 x 25 min Elite/General B14 1 Jan vs11 2 x 20 min Elite/General B13 1 Jan vs11 2 x 20 min Elite B13 1 Jan vs8 2 x 20 min General B12 1 Jan vs8 2 x 20 min Elite/General B11 1 Jan vs8 2 x 15 min Elite/General/Entry-Level B10 1 Jan vs8 2 x 15 min Elite/General/Entry-Level GIRLS Age group Date of birth Tactic Game time Division levels G18 1 Jan vs11 2 x 25 min Elite/General G15 1 Jan vs11 2 x 25 min Elite/General G14 1 Jan vs11 2 x 20 min Elite/General G13 1 Jan vs8 2 x 20 min Elite/General G12 1 Jan vs8 2 x 20 min Elite/General G11 1 Jan vs8 2 x 15 min Elite/General G10 1 Jan vs8 2 x 15 min Elite/General MINI SERIES Age group Date of birth Tactic Game time Division levels M9 1 Jan vs5 2 x 14 min Elite/General/Entry-Level M8 1 Jan vs5 2 x 14 min Elite/General/Entry-Level 4 5

4 RESERVE NOW! ACCOMMODATIONS Helsinki Cup offers quality hotel accommodations through its partners at Hotel Cumulus, Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza as well as dormitory-style school accommodations. All the hotels are located in downtown Helsinki, some in the immediate vicinity of the pitches All the accommodations are within a convenient distance by public transport from the playing pitches and Helsinki city centre Cumulus Meilahti will be a new hotel next summer; The hotel will be within short walking distance from Sonera Stadium and the Töölö ball field, the main areas of the tournament Family members and other behind-the-scenes persons are just as welcome to stay at Helsinki Cup s partner hotels at the same tournament rate as the teams! TOURNAMENT PACKAGE The Helsinki Cup tournament package is a quick and easy way to coordinate your tournament arrangements The Helsinki Cup accommodation sales team will take care of both your accommodation and, if needed, your travel arrangements Accommodations in rooms for 1 to 4 persons, with amenities (11 to 16 July) The hotels offer a full breakfast every morning In addition to breakfast, two or three meals each day according to your preference (beginning with dinner on 10 July and ending with lunch on 16 July) Lunch and dinner will be served at the tournament restaurant In addition to accommodation and meals, the tournament package includes a Helsinki Region Transport (HSL) travel card which grants the carrier unrestricted use of public transport during all of tournament week Helsinki Cup guide services N.B. The accommodation sales team will make an effort to put teams that have purchased the tournament package in hotels as close as possible to where they will play! ENQUIRIES & RESERVATIONS You can reach the Helsinki Cup accommodation sales team at or sales@helsinkicup.fi. Contact us and we will help you find the most suitable tournament package for your team! Tournament Packages starting from 114 / person MEALS Teams and their behind-the-scenes persons can reserve affordable tournament meals for the whole week. Tournament meals will begin on Sunday, 10 July with dinner and will end on Saturday, 16 July with lunch Breakfast will be available at the hotels to those who reserved the tournament package Tournament meals must be reserved in advance GUIDES Helsinki Cup guide services are for teams that reserved the tournament package. The guides will assist teams in getting from the hotels to the match sites and will help with other matters regarding the tournament The guides will be at the hotels to be of assistance to the teams during the tournament TRANSPORTATION We recommend using Helsinki s various forms of public transport during the tournament due limited amount of parking space The HSL travel card is included with the Helsinki Cup tournament package; The card grants the carrier unrestricted use of public transport during all of tournament week in the Helsinki area It is possible to separately book transportation from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, the Helsinki harbours, the bus station and the railway station to the hotel through the Helsinki Cup accommodation sales team PITCHES & TOURNAMENT FOOTBALLS Helsinki Cup matches will take place on high quality grass and (artificial) turf pitches in excellent condition, specifically meant for football The pitches are located within a convenient distance from public transport Select Sport footballs specially designed for Helsinki Cup will be used for all the tournament matches FOLLOW HELSINKI CUP IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA 6 7

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6 5 KILOMETRES (ESTIMATE) AIRPORT 6km Paloheinä Siltamäki SILTAMÄKI 2 km PUISTOLA 3 km ESPOO Leppävaara Kannelmäki HÄMEENLINNANVÄYLÄ PIRKKOLA Oulunkylä PUKINMÄKI RING I LAHDENVÄYLÄ E75 Kontula KONTULA Haaga Tapiola TALI Munkkiniemi Taka -Töölö LÄNSIVÄYLÄ MANNERHEIMINTIE MEILAHTI HOLIDAY INN MESSUKESKUS CROWNE PLAZA HELSINKI Etu- Töölö KÄPYLÄ KALLIO TÖÖLÖ BALL FIELD Kumpula KUMPULANLAAKSO KALLIO HAKANIEMI KAISANIEMI CITY CENTRE SÖRNÄINEN Kulosaari ITÄVÄYLÄ Laajasalo LAAJASALO MYLLYPURO Itäkeskus VIKING LINE TERMINAL WEST HARBOUR HELSINKI CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION PASILA RAILWAY STATION HELSINKI-VANTAA AIRPORT 7 km LAUTTASAARI Lauttasaari HELSINKI CUP 2016 / LOCATIONS

7 CONTACT INFORMATION Helsinki Cup, Radiokatu 20 FI Helsinki, FINLAND helsinkicup@helsinkicup.fi ACCOMMODATION SALES TEAM sales@helsinkicup.fi SOCIAL MEDIA ORGANISERS HELSINKI CUP 2016