Krsnik - Gratwein the second Social Soccer Cup 2005

We are a small youth center in Gratwein, a village 10km north of Graz – second largest city of Austria.
On 18th June we will organize in Gratwein the second Social Soccer Cup 2005.
The idea of “Gratwein Social Soccer Cup“ is inspired from the “Homeless World Cup,” an arrangement of Graz as European culture-capital of 2003.
This is a soccer tournament specially for youth-centers and youth organisations. In 2004, there were participating 22 teams from Austria and Slovenia, this year we also want to invite youth organisations and youth centers from other neighbour countries of Austria. So we want to try a small or inofficial soccer championship for youth centers and youth organisations.

There are only less important things to know … we are playing in teams with 6 players (1 goalkeeper and 5 fieldplayers) but every team has to play at least with ONE GIRL!!! We are also playing a modus, so that nobody will have to depart after one game, our intention is to arrange the cup in such a way that each team plays as often as possible.
In December 2005 will for the first time also a “Social Soccer Cup - Winter Edition” take place in Gratkorn sportshall.
The second important thing is that no player has to be older than 21 years, e.g. we allow no players born before 1.1.1984.

A colourful program with music, a juggle-contest, longshots from the midline and much more will round this tournament off. For winning team, toppscorer, fairplaychampions and winners of the individual contests awaits of course pokals, medals and other crazy prises.
For teams from the neighbour countries of Austria, there´s NO participating fee but the profit from this soccer cup will benefit a good cause.
So football or soccer is an important thing this day, but the purpose of this soccer cup is first of all to come together. With fairness in foreground different youth institutions from in- and outland can learn to know eachother. How good or how bad you play does not matter, being there is what counts!

So we hope that you and your organisation is also interesting in it and we want to invite you to come to Austria, on 18th June!!!
Maybe so you could combinate some days or a weekend in Austria with playing football and meeting other youth centers!!!
For one night it would also be possible to find an possibility to sleep (tents, big sportshall, youth hostels in Graz, f.e. ….)
Or you will have simply a beautiful day in Austria!

We hope to see you soon in Austria and we would also be happy if you could redirect this invitation also to friendly organisation, institutions or others interested people!

For more informations we could offer our homepage www.clickin.cc or www.socialsoccercup.info.ms ( in some days also written in english) or just mail us: gratwein@logo.at !

Have still a nice day and greeting from Austria, Helmar Haas and Dorrit Jauk – ClickIn Youth Center Gratwein.

Helmar Haas
ClickIN - Jugendtreff Gratwein
Schulgasse 10
8112 Gratwein
0043/ 664 / 25 21 444
helmar.haas@clickin.cc
www.clickin.cc
www.socialsoccercup.info.ms