The countdown to the holding of its two major events SOCCA it has begun and now all roads lead to Rethymnon which once again becomes popular destination and navel of (mini) of football ground!
The informal kickoff of SOCCA Champions League will be given the next oneFriday, October 11with her draw of the groups and the matches which will take place in Athens and will be broadcast live online.
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In the event which will be held at its historic stadium Sochora from the 17 to 20 October will take part 70 teams from 30 countries and from 50 cities, while they will be held daily 60 matches and the Rethymnon will accommodate approx 1,500 members of the sports family.
Ten Greek teams,three from Rethymnon
The host Greece has its due in this football festivalas he will be represented by 10 groups originating from four different citiesof which three are based in Rethymnon.
Of its ten ambassadors Greece which is located at No. 3 in Europe and No. 6 in the world rankingand which received the right to participate through the two domestic events (OPope UniLeague, SOCCA League), six came through their distinction in the 2023-24 season while the remaining four were given wild card.
The Greek participations in detail with their origin:
1 SAN ANTONIO ATHENS SOCCA LEAGUE + OPAP UNILEAGUE
2 KAEI FC ATHINA OPAP UNILEAGUE
3 SPHARTALIMI ATHENS SOCCA LEAGUE
(wild card)
4 COMETAS FC THESSALONIKI SOCCA LEAGUE + OPAP UNILEAGUE
5 CIRCLE FC ATHINA OPAP UNILEAGUE
(wild card)
6 ALANA FC ATHENS SOCCA LEAGUE
(wild card)
7 ZERO PLAY RETHYMNO OPAP UNILEAGUE
8 NATIONAL RETHYMNO SOCCA LEAGUE
9 KAMENI FC PATRA SOCCA LEAGUE
10 STAR RETHYMNO RETHYMNO SOCCA LEAGUE
(wild card)
The champions of 2024
His team San Antonio won the title in his Championship OPAP Unileague 2024has a lot of experience and in fact a few weeks ago he took part in the Grand Prix Sevens which was held in Tbilisi her Georgia.
From the side of Comets FC emerged as the winner in SOCCA League Greece of 2024while he had won the title in OPAP UniLeague 2022 and has on its roster five players who staffed it Greek team in last year’s its World Cup SOCCA.
The paths of the organization
The seventy teams participating in the SOCCA Champions League will be divided into two capacity categories through which the competition will unfold.
At Champions Path the champions of the countries and cities participate, while the Contract Path includes the wild cards but also lower capacity teams that mostly come from developing Leagues.
The teams of the two groups can cross each other from the quarter-final stage onwards.
Among the 70 teams, Croatia certainly stands out Victory Vrsar who comes to Rethymnon with the aim of defending the title he won in SOCCA Champions League of 2023 at Maribor her Slovenia.
The fantastic football festival
The Rethymnon it will move for the third time to its magical rhythms mini football in an atmosphere of endless and spectacular festival that will last for six days.
After the European Championship at the level of representative groups of 2013and the its World Cup SOCCA of 2019the baton passes in three consecutive events to be held in historical stadium of Sochora, under the auspices and with the undivided support of the Region of Crete, the Regional Unit of Rethymno and the Municipality of Rethymno.
From on October 17 to 20 will be held the SOCCA Champions Leaguethe world’s premier club event, while it will follow (October 21-22) the four-nation Tournament SOCCA Aegean Cup.
In Rethymno for three years
The Rethymnon takes over as host city from the Maribor her Slovenia who hosted it SOCCA Champions League the 2022 and the 2023while his events 2018 and his 2019 had been held at Porec her Croatia.
The Cretan city that guarantees its success because of… a previous honest life SOCCA Champions Leaguewas appointed sponsor of the event for three years and therefore will host it in 2024, 2025 and 2026, prevailing against its candidacies Budapest and her Majorca.
Alana’s rehearsal and soccer
In the offspring Socca Aegean Cup will participate the teams of Greece, Italy, Poland and Croatia who will have the opportunity of one dress rehearsalin front of him World Cupwhich will be held in Oman from November 29 until December 7, 2024.
The mini football is constantly growing and spreading all over the planet and is becoming more and more popular and charming as it brings back to the fore the age of innocence with the pure (evolved) Alana’s football and it raises the tension, the adrenaline and the hype by definition.
Source: Sport Fm
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