Organiser:
RC Hades
Categories:
U11, U13, U15, U17, U19 | More information
Facilities:
The Hasselt Cup takes place on 2 different locations in Hasselt. The distance between the 2 locations is about 300m. The main location, sportspark RC Hades, has 4 normal size grass pitches and 3 half size grass pitches available for this tournament. The second location provided by Hasselt has 2 normal size grass pitches, one of which is an artificial pitch. Together with 2 large clubhouses, changing rooms and car parking, these are the basic ingredients that make RC Hades very succesfull Hasselt Cup. Clubs with teams in different categories will be placed together on the main location.
Trophies:
In each category teams finishing in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place will receive a trophy.
Other information:
The tournament dining hall is located in the canteen of the school accomodation of the Hasselt Cup and is about 1 km from the sports complex. Every evening, dinner will be taken here in a self-service restaurant.
Location:
Hasselt, Belgium
In Hasselt, better known as the pleasant capital town of the Belgian province of Limburg, RC Hades have now delivered the tournament 11 times and therefore know exactly how to look after their guests. After the arrival and dinner in the tournament dinning hall on Friday, the participants can either go into the city centre to sample the local atmosphere or visit the local indoor swimming pool for a free swim or go into the tournament marquee for musical entertainment. This marquee is the heart of the tournament where everyone can enjoy themselves between and after the matches and make new football friends. On Saturday, the first group matches will start and in the evening a Disco on Ice-Show will be organised at the local ice-skating rink. On Sunday, after the last preliminaries, a start will be made with the classification matches. After the preliminary matches in the afternoon, the last finals will be played. In the evening, the tournament will be concluded with the prize-giving ceremony and farewell party.
| Day |
Part of day |
Description |
| Friday |
Afternoon |
Arrival at the Hasselt Cup Meeting point between 14:00 - 19:00 hours |
| Friday |
Evening |
Participants free programme, suggestion - visit indoor swimming pool for
a free swim |
| Saturday |
Day |
Tournament - Preliminary Rounds |
| Saturday |
Evening |
Disco on Ice in Bloso Ice-skating Rink "De Schaverdijn" |
| Sunday |
Morning |
Tournament - classification matches |
| Sunday |
Afternoon |
Intermediate rounds and Finals |
| Sunday |
Evening |
Prize giving ceremony during farewell party. |
| Monday |
Morning |
Departure |
As well as participation at the tournament, Euro-Sportring also arranges the accommodation for the participants. Participants can usually choose between school accommodation, group accommodation (youth accommodation and bungalows) and hotels. The accommodation we offer has been selected with care and must comply to a number of conditions such as are they within easy reach of the sports park, do they provide value for money, are they suitalbe for sports groups, are they safe and are the management fliexible. For more information about the available accommodation please see the pdf pricelist which can be found on this website.
Hasselt, with 68,000 inhabitants, is the pleasant capital of the Belgian province of Limburg (in the east). It's a town for the true bon-vivants, while also being an important trade centre and a paradise for shopping tourism. The most well known shopping streets are the Demerstraat and Koning Albertstraat. The centre also features lots of monuments, museums, restaurants, pubs and discos.
By the Way: the public transportation in the centre is free of charge.
Subtropical swimmingpool Hengelhoef in Houthalen/Helchteren, 10 miles from Hasselt, is a subtropical swimming pool with slides and a wave pool. Opening hours: weekends from 10.00 hrs till 21.00 hrs.
For more information: www.hengelhoef.info
Domein Bokrijk, 3 miles from Hasselt, is a large open-air recreation park with many leisure possibilities e.g. enormous play ground with slides, play-castle, mini-cars etc. There is also an open-air sport complex with tennis courts, mini-golf and football fields. Opening hours: daily from 10.00 hrs till 18.00 hrs.
Opening hours: weekends from 10.00 hrs till 21.00 hrs.
For more information see www.limburg.be/bokrijk
Visit Maastricht, 16 miles from Hasselt.
Maastricht is a city founded in Roman times. This city on the river Meuse in the south of the province of Limburg is regarded as one of the most pleasant cities in the Netherlands. Apart from many monuments, the city offers many terraces and restaurants, for example on the famous 'Vrijthof' square in the centre. You can make an exiting visit to the caves of the St. Pietersberg, a few miles from town.
Walibi Belgium in Wavre, 45 miles from Hasselt, features the Belgian favourite park no less than 50 attractions and shows where young adventurers find themselves caught between sheer terror and wild loop-the-loops of the most elusive of cobra rides. As for fugitives in short trousers, they'll b delighted to escape to the fabulous Bugs Bunny Land where they'll finally be able to stroke Sylvester's coat or experience rock and roll with the whole Looney Tunes Gang.
Note: worthwhile for a full day. Opening hours: daily from 10.00 hrs till 18.00 hrs.
For more information see www.walibi.be
Funpark Bobbejaanland in Lichtaart, 25 miles from Hasselt, is one of the most famous theme parks in Belgium with plenty of attractions and shows. Children's land, exciting rides and different multilingual shows, means there is so much to do for every age, A full day is recommended to make a visit worthwhile. Opening hours: daily from 10.00 hrs till 18.00 hrs. Special
For more information: see www.bobbejaanland.be