Javea is group to big its first Beach Football Tournament from Wednesday July 31 to Friday August 2, marking nan return of a sporting contented erstwhile celebrated connected nan town’s coastline. Organised by a group of friends pinch nan backing of CD Jávea and nan section section for sports, nan arena promises 3 evenings of competitory matches successful a festive summertime atmosphere.
Matches will return spot from 7pm until midnight connected nan bluish extremity of nan Arenal Beach, adjacent to nan Fontana canal. A typical transportation is being group up for nan occasion, complete pinch spectator stands provided by nan Javea Tennis Club.
Speaking astir nan initiative, organiser Vicente Ortolà said nan tourney aimed to revive “a sporting contented that utilized to return spot years agone and was yet lost. We want to radiance a ray connected formation football, a athletics pinch very small beingness successful nan Marina Alta – particularly compared pinch different neighbouring towns.”
Between 12 and 16 teams are expected to return portion successful nan competition, unfastened to players complete nan property of 16. Each squad must dwell of 10 participants and tin beryllium all-male, all-female aliases mixed.
The tourney will statesman pinch a convention phase, followed by knockout rounds, semi-finals and a final. The knockout matches will beryllium played successful 2 halves of 12 minutes, while nan semi-finals and last will travel nan charismatic format of 3 10-minute periods.
Cash prizes and refreshments
The apical 3 teams will person rate prizes:
First place: €700 and VIP entree to nan Social Club
Second place: €400 and 10 Social Club tickets
Third place: €200
A barroom work will besides beryllium available, offering drinks to players and spectators.
How to register
Registrations are unfastened until Sunday 28 July and tin beryllium completed via nan tournament’s Instagram relationship aliases by contacting nan organisers astatine 649 079 743 (as listed connected nan charismatic poster).
The arena has besides attracted nan support of respective section businesses, underlining nan beardown organization committedness to promoting athletics and patient leisure activities successful Javea.
Toni Molina, Javea’s councillor for sport, encouraged residents and visitors alike to caput down to nan Arenal during nan tourney and bask nan action.
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