THE DURBAN UNDER 19 s INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

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2 Introduction IEC in Sports, the City of Durban, the Province of KwaZulu-Natal in partnership with the South African Football Association will stage a world class international Under 19 s club football tournament, being a first for South Africa titled Durban Under 19 s International Football Tournament. For South Africa the Tournament will not only give the opportunity to see some of the most talented young players from the world s best known clubs, but also and more importantly, give the opportunity for the best young footballers from South Africa to play against their international counterparts to learn and improve from this challenging experience. IEC has entered into an initial 3 year contract, 2014, 2015 and 2016, with both the Municipality and Province to become organiser and rights holder to the Tournament.

For South Africa the Tournament will not only give the opportunity to see some of the most talented young players from the world s best known clubs, but also and more importantly, give the

3 Staging The Tournament will be played annually on agreed dates in July or August (to coincide with the South African and European pre-season period) commencing in 2014 on 28 July to 9 August. The Sugar Ray Xulu and Princess Magogo stadiums will host both group stages with the King Zwelithini the semi-finals (all 3 stadiums were upgraded for the 2010 FIFA World Cup ) and the Moses Mabhida Stadium, the final. This will offer television broadcasters, sponsors and partners, as well as the general public a spread of access and the utilisation of existing facilities.

The Sugar Ray Xulu and Princess Magogo stadiums will host both group stages with the King Zwelithini the semi-finals (all 3 stadiums were

4 Group A - Sugar Ray Xulu (cap. 6,500) Group B Princess Magogo (cap. 12,000) Semi-Finals King Zwelithini (cap.15,000) Final Moses Mabhida (cap.64,000)

8 Club Format The Tournament s 8 club format sees its initial two 4 team groups each headed by a South African host team, being a KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Hoy Park X1 and a South African Football

5 8 Club Format The Tournament s 8 club format sees its initial two 4 team groups each headed by a South African host team, being a KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Hoy Park X1 and a South African Football Association U19 National Team, leading to semi-finals and a final. International club sides who have received an official invitation to attend and participate alongside the Tournament s 2 South African hosts, include: Liverpool FC, Everton, Arsenal, Chelsea, FC Porto, AC Milan, Paris Saint Germain, AS Roma, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Barcelona, PSV, Ajax, Feyenoord, Real Madrid, New York Cosmos, Boca Juniors, Santos and Valencia.

International club sides who have received an official invitation to attend and participate alongside the Tournament s 2 South African hosts, include: Liverpool

6 Initial 8 team tournament, being 2 groups of 4 as follows Example 2 South African-based host teams joined by 6 International club sides: Group A Host Group B Host 6 International club sides from:-

7 Match days THE DURBAN UNDER 19 s 5Matches / team D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 A B Sugar Ray Xulu Princess Magogo W W L L 1/2 3/4 Semi Finals Finals King Zwelithini Moses Mabhida

Ray Xulu Princess Magogo 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 W W L

8 Player Scouting Programme Together with SAFA, a total of 15 open trial events will take place across the 11 regions within KZN between December 2013 and March 2014 to ultimately select the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Hoy Park X1 squad of players. A total of 18,000 players will be evaluated by a technical team led by Paulo Cardoso, the man who discovered and nurtured Cristiano Ronaldo and other leading Portuguese international players. Following evaluation of these players, 140 will be selected to attend a further 2 week intensive training camp on the 28 th March 2014 which will lead to selection of the final 25 squad of players. SAFA s YDF program will also be implemented as part of each of the 15 trial events to promote HIV prevention, violence prevention, environmental awareness and disability inclusion.

A total of 18,000 players will be evaluated by a technical team led by Paulo Cardoso, the man who discovered and nurtured Cristiano Ronaldo and other leading Portuguese international players.

9 Player Scouting Programme - Three day Scouting trial per region Day 1 Scouting courses, approximately forty coaches will receive an Introductory Scouting course by Paulo Cardoso. It will consist of a three hour theory session in the morning and a three hour practical session in the afternoon. A selected number of Coaches will assist the following day with the trials Day 2 A registration point will be set up with Trial Administrators Registration of a maximum of 400 boys per session two sessions for the day Registration of boys require their identity book An indemnity form, with a parental consent letter, where required, is submitted at the same time Players are then tagged and given bibs in different colours marked 2-16 and then placed in groups of 16 into teams of 2 Games of 30 minutes are played in half fields 3 coaches per field to do the first round. One of the coaches will referee and other two coaches will do the first level scouting - Afterwards boys re-tagged to attend second day session

A selected number of Coaches will assist the following day with the trials Day 2 A registration point will be set up with Trial Administrators Registration of a maximum of 400 boys per session two

10 Day 3 A registration point will be set up with trial administrators Registration of a maximum of 400 boys per session One session Registration of boys require their identity book An indemnity form, with a parental consent letter is submitted at the same time Players are then tagged and given bibs in different colours marked 2-16 and then placed in groups of 16 into teams of 2 Games of 30 minutes are played in half fields 3 coaches per field to do the first round. One of the coaches will referee and other two coaches will do the first level scouting - Afterwards boys re-tagged to attend afternoon session Second session for selected boys a maximum of 140 boys A maximum of thirty boys selected per region for the intensive camp on 28 March 2014 The trials are open to all boys in the required age group. With the help of SAFA, we would require the best four players from each LFA for that specific region. These should be, a Goal keeper, defender, midfielder, striker.

minutes are played in half fields 3 coaches per field to do the first round.

11 STAFFING OF SCOUTING TEAM Department of Sports and Recreation Administrators 5 people 1 delegation person 1 media person? 1 person per region 2 drivers ethekwini Municipality 3 Administrators 1 delegation person South African Football Association 2 Administrators 1 person per region 1 delegation person IEC in Sports Technical director Four coaches Camera crew 2 delegation people Other Provincial Departments 1 Office of the Premier 1 COGTA 1 Education 1 GCIS

1 person per region 2 drivers ethekwini Municipality 3 Administrators 1 delegation person South African Football

12 REQUIREMENTS OF THE SCOUTING TEAM Department of Sports and Recreation Organisation & booking of fields & classrooms List of Leagues or Teams not part of SAFA Assistance with media activities Booking of accommodation in all regions ethekwini Municipality Training grounds for trials List of Leagues or Teams not part of SAFA South African Football Association List of all coaches qualified, per the 11 regions Interact with Lfa s to provide the list of best players in teams (GK, DF, MD, ST) List of all tournaments of U17, U18 and U19 players between December 13 to July 14 SAFA Bus for tour and to be branded Official letter of support for the Tournament Municipalities COGTA An ambulance per region Ablution facilities Security IEC in Sports Overall Coordination Acquisition of Sponsors Technical Sponsor Vehicle Sponsor Stationary Education List of areas with high concentration of High Schools per Region GCIS Regional Media interaction

11 regions Interact with Lfa s to provide the list of best players in teams (GK, DF, MD, ST) List of all tournaments of U17, U18 and U19 players between December 13 to July 14 SAFA Bus for tour and

13 TV Coverage National, regional and international television broadcast company interest in the Tournament will be high due to the global spread of the clubs invited to participate, together with the South African National team and the prestige they represent. The Tournament s 8 team format offers 16 matches to be played over 8 double header match nights, giving broadcasters in excess of 21 hours of actual football time with an estimated 33 hours of programming time. Live television broadcast will be expected in all of the participating club countries and/or regions, specialist sports programming, highlight and news access programmes.

The Tournament s 8 team format offers 16 matches to be played over 8 double header match nights, giving broadcasters in excess of 21 hours of actual football

14 IEC in Sports - Background IEC in Sports are an international television sales and sports events management company. IEC are part of Lagardere Unlimited, the sports marketing division of the Lagardere Group. Lagardere Unlimited, includes within it other major sporting companies such as World Sports Group, which combined with IEC offers a truly global network. IEC s current sports programming list consists of 300+ events which generate annually over 3,500 hours of television air time which is transmitted through 200+ television broadcast partners. IEC works closely with the world s largest sports organisations, such as the IOC, IAAF, FIFA and UEFA, and numerous national federations and leagues.

Lagardere Unlimited, includes within it other major sporting companies such as World Sports Group, which combined with IEC offers a truly global network.

15 For further information please contact : FOR SCOUTING INFORMATION: Carlos Catalino t: e: [email protected] FOR TOURNAMENT INFORMATION: David Broomhall, IEC International Football Events:- t: +44 (0) e: [email protected] w:

com FOR TOURNAMENT INFORMATION: David Broomhall, IEC

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