International Futsal Tournament
Temse - Belgium
(4 January - 5 January 2003)


Most Temse Cup participants come back every year. The tournament celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2002. Clubs who had taken part in all ten tournaments were honoured by the organisers during the anniversary celebrations. This was a typical example of the atmosphere at this winter indoor football event - pleasant, amicable and good natured. The atmosphere is not the only reason teams return, but also because football is played at a very high level here. Also, those taking part stay in hotels in Antwerp where they have an ideal opportunity to acquaint themselves with the city’s enjoyable shopping and nightlife. All these things make teams want to come back year after year.

TOURNAMENT ORGANIZER(S)
ZVC Vitamientje has been the organiser of this indoor soccer tournament for the last decade and is destined to take this event into the next millennium. Indoor soccer clubs are known for their smaller organisations and you can imagine what kind of effort it takes to organise this tournament for so many years. Together with the managers of the sport halls, ZVC Vitamientje will make sure again that, also with the help of the city council , the 2003 edition will be a success.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Category: Men
Born on/after 01.01: -
Teams per category: 40
Teams per group: 4-5
Duration of matches: 1x20'
Players per team: 5
Minimum games: 4
Substitutions: rolling

REMARKS
•A maximum of 10 players + 2 goal keepers per team per match and a maximum of 12 players + 2 goal keepers per team for the whole tournament.
•KBVB rules apply.

SPORTS FACILITIES
2 sports halls in Tielrode and Temse.

PRIZES
• Number 1 to 8, a cup per team
• Pennant per participating team

PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES 2000-2002
Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland,

WINNERS:
2000: Caravan Boys (NL)
2001: SLZA Snozjmo (CZ)
2002: Boelie Boys (BE)

PROGRAMME
Temse is situated near St. Niklaas in a very popular indoor football region in Belgium at 12 miles from Antwerp. Belgian teams will play a qualifying tournament before taking part in this international tournament, so foreign teams can expect ambitious Belgian participation. The tournament takes place in two sports halls in Tielrode and Temse (12 miles from Antwerp). The tournament schedule offers enough free time during the day to visit the cities of Antwerp or Brussels. The tournament starts on Saturday with the group matches and will be followed with the preliminaries on Sunday morning. The classification matches/finals will be played in the afternoon and the prize-giving ceremony will conclude this indoor football event.

Friday: Afternoon, Arrival Antwerp; Evening, Free programme: suggestion - visit Antwerp.
Saturday: Day, Tournament - preliminary rounds; Evening, Free programme: suggestion - Visit city centre Antwerp.
Sunday: Day, Tournament- preliminary round and classification matches/finals. Prize-giving ceremony; Evening, Free programme: suggestion - visit Brussels. Departure - depending on arrangement
Monday: Morning, Departure

TOURIST INFORMATION
• Antwerp, historical harbour city, with it’s attractive centre, world famous zoo, the "Vogelmarkt" (flee market on Sunday morning), diamond district and harbour tours. Plenty of entertainment around the magnificent "Grote Markt" with its pubs, taverns and shopping streets.
• Brussels, capital of Belgium, world famous for its beautiful old centre in and around the "Grote Markt" (Great Market). Besides the numerous restaurants and taverns in small colourful alleys, streets and squares, there are the shopping arcades, "Manneken Pis" monument and various other impressing monuments.

DEADLINE INSCRIPTION
22 November 2002