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Wednesday 4 January 2012
Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), Spartak Moscow, FC Anji (Russia), FC Kobenhavn (Denmark) and Dalian Aerbin FK (China) complete the line-up for the tournament that starts 28th January. Shakhtar Donetsk are among the favorites, however F.C Anji boasts Samuel Eto'o ex-FIFA World Footballer of the Year who is expected to play.
The twelve teams confirmed representing seven nations compete for the third edition of Copa del Sol to be played in the Spanish cities of La Manga and Benidorm.
“The partnership with IEC in Sports to create this tournament fills a valuable gap in the FIFA calendar, providing pre-season games for Scandinavian and East European Clubs as well as competitive environment for Clubs during the winter break.' said Jo Bergsvand, Tournament Manager from NPFL, Norwegian Professional Football League
The six teams in the La Manga group includes the 2011 Ukrainian champions and Ukraine Cup winners FC Shakhtar Donetsk, and Russian side FC Anji, current 7th in the Russian Premier League. The Scandinavian opposition in the group includes Danish national champions and league leaders FC Kobenhavn, Norwegian Cup winner 2011, Aalesund FK and league runner-up Tromso IL and Kalmar FF (8th Swedish League 2011).
The Benidorm Group is headed up by Russian Spartak Mosow, current 4th in the Russian Premier League and 2011 Norwegian league winner Molde FK. The group is completed by Rosenborg BK (3rd Norwegian League 2011), IFK Göteborg (7th Swedish League 2011), FC Olimpija Ljublijana (current 3rd Slovenian League) and Dalian Aerbin FC (Chinese Super League).
”We will host broadcast all matches and have live distribution planned across 40 territories. Adding Dalian makes this the first Chinese Super League team in the tournament history”, says Magnus Malmros, Project Manager, Copa del Sol at IEC in Sports.
Format
Copa del Sol 2012 is organized in a group format where the 12 participating teams meet in 3 rounds followed by a Final for the winning teams. All 19 matches will be produced and distributed by TV across Europe and other continents. Benidorm Group
| La Manga Group
| Molde FK (Norway)
| Aalesund FK (Norway) | | Rosenborg BK (Norway) | Tromso IL (Norway)
| | IFK Göteborg (Sweden) | Kalmar FF (Sweden) | FC Olimpija Ljublijana (Slovenia)
| FC Kobenhavn (Denmark) | FC Spartak Moscow (Russia)
| FC Anji (Russia)
| Dalian Aerbin FC (China)
| FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
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Match Schedule
Date
| Match | Kick Off
(CET time) | Group
| Sat 28 Jan
| Molde FK – FC Olimpija Ljubliana
| 13.00 | Benidorm
| | | Dalian Aerbin FC – Rosenborg BK
| 16.00 | Benidorm
| | | IFK Göteborg – Spartak Moscow
| 19.00 | Benidorm
| Sun 29 Jan
| Kalmar FF – FC Kobenhavn
| 19.00
| La Manga
| Mon 30 Jan
| Tromso IL - FC Anji
| 16.00 | La Manga
| | | FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Aalesund FK
| 19.00
| La Manga
| Tue 31 Jan
| IFK Göteborg – FC Olimpija Ljubliana
| 19.00
| Benidorm | Wed 1 Feb
| Dalian Aerbin FC – Molde FK
| 16.00
| Benidorm
| | | FC Spartak Moscow – Rosenborg BK
| 19.00
| Benidorm
| Thu 2 Feb
| Aalesund FK – Kalmar FF
| 13.00
| La Manga
| | | FC Kobenhavn – FC Anji
| 16.00
| La Manga
| | | Tromso IL – FC Shakhtar Donetsk
| 19.00
| La Manga
| Sat 4 Feb
| FC Olimpija Ljubliana - Dalian Aerbin FC
| 13.00
| Benidorm
| | | FC Spartak Moscow – Molde FK
| 16.00
| Benidorm
| | | Rosenborg BK – IFK Göteborg
| 19.00
| Benidorm
| Sun 5 Feb
| FC Anji – Aalesund FK
| 13.00
| La Manga
| | | Tromso IL – Kalmar FF
| 16.00
| La Manga
| | | FC Kobenhavn – FC Shakhtar Donetsk
| 19.00
| La Manga
| Tue 7 Feb
| Final (W. Benidorm vs. W. La Manga)
| 19.00
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Venues
Copa del Sol is played at the La Manga Club Football Centre in La Manga and at Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor in Benidorm.
Organisation
IEC in Sports, part of Lagardère Unlimited and Norwegian Professional Football League co-organize the tournament.
About IEC in Sports:
IEC in Sports is a sports marketing agency focusing on global television rights management and delivery. With over one hundred and fifty sports properties per year and working closely with over eighty television broadcasters world-wide, IEC delivers a strong global platform for international events. Since August 2007, IEC joined the Lagardère Unlimited group of companies
For additional information, please contact:
Jo Bergsvand (NPFL): +47.45.222.114,
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Magnus Malmros (IEC): +46.734.147.199,
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