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2005 Special Olympics European Football Week Schedule |
SOGII = SO Get Into It FA = National Football Association Unified = Unified Sports® |
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Country |
Date |
Event |
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Armenia |
TBD |
Coaches seminar and local tournament |
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Austria |
23 April-1 May |
(23-24 April) 7-a-side Unified tournament. (23 April) Football Picnic Day; (25-29 April) workshops with special guest coaches. (30 April) Special Olympics Unified Team Austria vs. Special Allstar Team. Special Olympics Unified Team Austria vs. Fc. Parlament (1 May) with Closing Ceremonies in the Schwarzenberger Football Park. Cooperation with the FA. Good local media coverage expected. |
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Azerbaijan |
23 April-1 May |
Local football tournaments in Sumgayit, Sheki, Lenkoran, Kusari-Kuba and Ganja followed by Final and coaches seminar (23 April-1 May) in Baku. Organized in cooperation with the FA and the Ministry of Youth and Sport and Tourism. Good national media coverage expected. |
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Belarus |
23 April-1 May |
Local tournaments with 8 to 10 teams in all regions with biggest events in Borisov, Minsk and Bersk regions. |
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Belgium |
6 April |
Happy Football Day in Hasselt with presence of national team players and coach. |
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Bosnia
& Herzegovina |
22-24 April |
(22 April) Meeting with FA president, (23 April) seminar for coaches, volunteers, referees; (23-24 April) 7-a-side national tournament in Zenica about 20-25 teams |
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Bulgaria |
Throughout
March/April
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1) Training seminars for officials and organizers in cooperation with the FA (March); Training seminar for journalists to prepare media plan for Football Week (April). 2) 10 regional competitions (Haskovo, Plovdiv, Burgas, Stara Zagora, Plovdiv, Veliko Tarnovo, Pleven, Sofia, Ruse, Varna) (April). Winners will take part in National Games (June). 3) 50 special schools and 10 institutions will hold football demonstrations with presence of local professional players. 4) 10 mainstream schools and communities will organize local Unified tournaments. 5) Professional league teams will play wearing Special Olympics support ribbons; Special Olympics footballers to kick off matches. Bulgarian president, UN representatives, football personalities expected to attend events. Partnerships have been signed with the Bulgarian Football Union, Amateur Football League, Professional Football League and Professional Footballers Trade Union. National and regional TV coverage to cover events. |
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Croatia |
27, 29 April |
(27 April) Football will be the highlight of a new Special Olympics club OLIMP-Zapresic in which 16 teams will play and be supported by professional players and local schools. (29 April) Tournament for 16 mostly Unified teams. Guests include well-known players from the Croatian First League and Croatian Veterans League. National television to cover the event. |
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Cyprus |
Mid-April |
Special Olympics and professional players participate in Unified 11-a-side tournament in Nicosia; to be shown live on television. |
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Denmark |
May |
(May) 7-a-side tournaments for players between 13-18 years old in various locations; 500 young people to participate. Indoor tournaments for players between 7-12 years old in various locations; 300 young people to participate. Training sessions with Superliga to be organized. |
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France |
23 April-1 May |
Over 300 special schools will be asked to organize local events with up to 50 local tournaments planned throughout the country |
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Georgia |
28-30 April |
Special Olympics players from eight regions to participate in national tournament in Tbilisi. The FA, the department of education and long-time supporter, the Borjomi company, to assist in the organization of the event. Television coverage planned. |
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Germany |
25-29 April
10-13 May
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(25 April) Clinics with FC Köln, HSV Hamburg and Hanover 96. (26 April) Clinics with Eintracht Brownshwei and Fortuna Düsseldorf. (27 April) Clinics with VFL Wolfsburg, Eintracht Frankfurt and 1. FFC Frankfurt (women's football). (29 April) National football coaches seminar in Essen.(10-13 May) National football tournament in Ludwigshafen for 1,200 players. |
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Great Britain |
23 April-1 May |
London: Top London clubs Millwall, Fulham, Arsenal, Tottenham and Brentford come host one-day training session and competition. One-day 7-a-side invitational tournament Special Olympics tournament to take place at Talacre centre in Camden.
(28 April) Manchester City: Nine coaching sessions at six special schools followed by tournament .
(27 April) Everton: coaching session for Special Olympics players (adults).
(26 April) Sussex: Coaching sessions for 800 Special Olympics players.
(30 April, 1 May) Lincolnshire: Event for players under and over 16; female teams.
(end March) Northern England : First-ever Football Festival to be organized in the region. Partnerships started with county FA, Mencap and Special Olympics.
(25-27 April) Highland: Training days at the Highland Football Academy in Dingwall and in Inverness.
(27 April) Lothian Lothian Football Fun Day at Meadowbank Sports Stadium.
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Hungary |
23 April-1 May |
National Football Tournament in Budapst and "come and see Special Olympics day with pro-club " FC Ferencvaros. |
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Ireland |
23 April-1 May |
Aim of activities to promote Special Olympics football at local, regional and national levels. (30 April) Host three national league finals: 11-a-side (men), 7-a -side (women) and 5 a-side (men) culminating in gala dinner at the Great Southern Hotel in Dublin with guests from the FAI. |
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Israel |
23 April-1 May |
National basic skills football day with country-wide participation; training sessions with top league clubs. |
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Italy |
23 April-1 May |
(20 April) Press conference in Rome; (23 April) dedicated Special Olympics football day in regions; (26-29 April) male, female and Unified matches in Rome with presence of Serie A and B players who will wear Special Olympics T-shirts during key games. Special project combining SOGII and Unified Sports to make debut. |
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Kazakhstan |
23 April-1 May |
14 regional tournaments involving 1,500 SO players, including 200 Unified teams); (27-30 April) national tournament for 300 make and female youth players. With support from former professional players. Also training sessions with professional club Kairat. Representatives from FA and government to attend. 500 volunteers; 200 university students as officials. |
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Kyrgyz Republic |
23-27 April |
(23-24 April) National tournament in Bishkek. (26-27 April) Regional tournament in Tcholpon; (28-29 April) regional tournament in Oshe. |
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Latvia |
23 April-1 May |
Series of matches throughout the country, with national finals in Dzelsava. Possible Latvia-Lithuania game. |
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Lithuania |
23 April-1 May |
Series of regional tournaments with national finals in Kaunas for 10-12 male and female teams. Possible Latvia-Lithuania game. |
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Luxembourg |
30 April |
Unified tournament with teams from Luxembourg and neighboring countries; gala game with former German national players pitted against VIP team from Luxembourg. Presence in all major first and second league games, including professionals warming up wearing Special Olympics T-shirts. |
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Macedonia |
28-29 April |
Set up new 7-a-side teams, hold training sessions, organize local matches; attend amateur and professional matches during the entire football season. (28 April) National tournament. |
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Malta |
23 April-1 May |
7-a-side football tournament for 15 teams with cooperation from the FA. Training sessions with premier clubs' under 18s. Coaches clinics. |
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Moldova |
25 April-May 1 |
(25 April) Meeting with FA president; (26 April) seminars for coaches, volunteers, referees; (27-29 April) regional football tournaments; (30 April-1May) national tournament in Kishiniev. |
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Monaco |
May |
5-a-side tournament for 21 teams. |
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Netherlands |
25 March-6 May |
20 Special Olympics games throughout the country at the start of Gouden Gids matches; some fundraising activities included. |
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Norway |
23 April-1 May |
At least 10 local tournaments throughout the country. |
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Poland |
23 April-1 May |
12-15 regional football event throughout the country with final in Warsaw, combining SOGII and Unified initiative. |
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Romania |
23 April -1 May |
(23 April): local Special Olympics tournaments in various cities for 116 teams, including 12 Unified teams and 24 women's teams.(28 April) Training session with professional players from FC National Bucharest; (30 April): Unified exhibition match involving sport legends and a team comprised of diplomats, businessmen and actors. |
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Russia |
23 April-1 May |
Series of local tournaments in 40 regions of Russia. (18-22 April) Final in St. Petersburg. |
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Serbia and Montenegro |
23 April-1 May |
Football events in eight regions; "Football Day" with young people from mainstream schools, part of a SOGII and Unified initiative. |
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Slovakia |
23 April-1 May |
Training camps, fun football day, tournaments, combined SOGII and Unified events; gamesprior to national league matches |
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Spain |
23 April-1 May |
Special event with FC Real Madrid and football amabassador Martine Vasquez; enhance partnership with FA |
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Sweden |
April-May |
Exihibition games before Premier League games in Mamö, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Sundsvall , Borås and Kalmar. Indoor 5-a-side tournament for 26 teams (including 6 women's teams). |
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Switzerland |
25 April-1 May |
(25 April) March organized for Special Olympics players and UEFA staff in Nyon; (27 April) Special Olympics players and FIFA staff play in Zürich. Competitions in Farvagny (23 April) and Burgdorf (May 1) |
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Tajikistan |
1-7 May |
(4-5 May) Regional tournaments include Unified teams, support from local government, FA; (1-2 May) national tournament in Dushanbe. Meeting with FA and football veterans, joint press conference with FA; families meeting. Over 450 university students to volunteer, support from the ministry of education. |
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Turkey |
23 April-1 May |
1. Mini football tournaments in seven regions followed by national tournament. Special Olympics presence at premier league competitions, televised. Training sessions with professional players; press conference. |
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Turkmenistan |
23-29 April |
Mini football tournaments for Special Olympics players (men and women); meeting with former and current professional players. |
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Ukraine |
23 April-3 May |
European Football Week is included in the official calendar of the ministry of education, Kiev FA, regional FA federations; 20 regional tournaments in 14 regions, includes 11 female teams; regional seminars for coaches, referees, volunteers. Special Olympics players also have opportunity to meet former professionals and youth players. 300 university students recruited as volunteers. SOGII program activities, also Healthy Athletes FUNFitness initiative in three regions. |
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Uzbekistan |
25 April-1 May |
Special Olympics Uzbekistan and FA to sign agreement. Regional tournaments (women and men); (25 April) Unified tournament in Tashkent; training sessions with professional teams. |
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