Gothia Cup: “Almedal for soccer” – Swedish Elite Soccer

This yr’s model of the Gothia Cup is over. Within the SEF class itself, Malmö FF have been champions after a tricky battle towards IF Brommapojkarna within the ultimate, however there’s something else to take house from the match as properly.
– The Gothia Cup is actually a gathering place for soccer golf equipment and gamers from all around the world. For us who collaborate with the competitors, it is usually an essential and rising discussion board for the entire Swedish soccer household, says Svante Samuelsson, sports activities supervisor at Swedish Elite Soccer .

On the identical time that the massive SKF Enviornment was holding over 10,000 spectators in some video games, Swedish soccer folks have been mingling across the space round Heden in Gothenburg in what many have begun to ‘ known as “Soccer Almedalen”. The networking profit is nice and in summer season Gothenburg, many various actors can meet informally to speak to one another.

– In every single place you flip, you see folks from Swedish soccer. Membership representatives, companions, elite referees, scouts and each present and former coaches. It’s a little bit of Almedalen for soccer, believes Svante Samuelsson.

Swedish Elite Soccer has its personal P15 class – SEF Trophy – which acts as a contest within the Gothia Cup competitors. This yr it was performed in Alingsås as much as the ultimate, which passed off on the SKF Enviornment at Heden in Gothenburg.

– It’s enjoyable and thrilling for soccer gamers and managers to expertise the Gothia Cup in some unspecified time in the future of their profession. It’s a nation competition that can give all of the contributors reminiscences that can final a lifetime. Kudos to the Gothia Cup and their group, which efficiently ensures such an enormous occasion yr after yr, concludes Svante Samuelsson.

The second elite class of the Gothia Cup is known as the Puma Cup. Right here, Swedish Elite Soccer takes half in a nook by appointing, by means of its qualification, the twelve Swedish golf equipment that can symbolize Sweden within the match, the place they may face as lots of academies of international golf equipment. This yr’s version was gained by Nigeria’s Sporting Lagos, who defeated Japanese FC Tokyo 4-0 within the ultimate. IF Brommapojkarna grew to become one of the best Swedish group with third place within the match.