Limone Cup

October 11-16th 2020

Limone Cup has existed for more than 25 years, and more than 50.000 young footballers, leaders and families have participated and made many happy moments together.

In past years teams have entered from Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Norway, Russia and, of course, Italy.

The first edition was held in 1995 was held in the city Limone in the NE part of Lake Garda, and from here comes the name. After five years in Limone, the tournament was moved to the existing location in the south of Lake Garda, near the city of Sirmione.

Limone Cup is a well-organised tournament. It is possible to combine the football tournament with visits to top football in Serie A, Europa League and/or Champions League depending on the match schedules. The Theme Park Gardaland is also well worth a visit during your stay.

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Tournament Format and Venues

The Limone Cup tournament is played on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

The group stages will be played on Monday and Tuesday and the finals on Wednesday.

Depending on the number of participating teams, there will be 3-6 teams per group. The two best teams in the group will play finals on Wednesday. If your team doesn’t reach the finals, you have the Wednesday to free disposal.

You are guaranteed at least three games of 2 x 26 minutes. If there are more than four teams in the group, the length of the games will be 2 x 20 minutes. If there are more than four teams in the group, and/or if you reach the finals, you will play 4-6 games during the tournament.

If you want more games it is possible to book a friendly game against a local Italian club, played on the local clubs training ground. The friendly game is normally played in the evening and is a great experience for the players.

The venues at Limone Cup are carefully selected to ensure a top atmosphere during the tournament.

The games will mainly be played on artificial fields on pitches within 15 miles of Garda Village. This means limited transportation to the games, and more time to experience Italy and enjoy the trip.

Some of the group games and the finals on Wednesday will be played on the venue Centro Sportivo Montichiarello, which is owned by Voluntas Montichiari who is one of the clubs that FC Internationale’s is cooperating with. One of the other venues used previously, is the training ground of Hellas Verona.

Accommodation

The main accommodation at the tournament is The Garda Village, a holiday centre located at the Southern part of Lake Garda, near the beautiful city of Sirmione. It is possible to be accommodated in a hotel as well, contact us for more information.

The Garda Village holiday center
The Garda Village holiday is a holiday centre with a capacity of 1500 people. The accommodation will be in bungalows with bathroom and toilet, a small kitchen and a TV. Players will be accommodated 3-4 per bungalow, whilst the trainers/coaches will be 2-3 per bungalow.

There is a lovely swimming pool which can be used at no extra cost, plus there will be competitions during the week and discotheque on Wednesday.

Tournament Schedule and Getting There

Sunday 11th October: Arrival to The Garda Village during the day. Possibility to visit Gardaland or watch an Italian top game in Serie A (depending on the tournament schedule). Dinner.

Opening ceremony in the evening at The Garda Village.

Monday 12th October: Breakfast. Tournament begins. Dinner. Evening free for activities.

Tuesday 13th October: Breakfast. Matches continue according to tournament schedule. Dinner.

Time for activities. Competitions during the evening and possibly watch top football in Champions League on big screen (depending on the tournament schedule).

Wednesday 14th October: Breakfast. Limone Cup continues with the finals. Prize ceremony. Dinner.

Discotheque in the evening. Time for activities. Competitions during the evening and possibly watch top football in Champions League on big screen (depending on the tournament schedule).

Thursday 15th October: Breakfast. Departure day or day off for activities.

Possibly watch top football in Europa League on big screen (depending on the tournament schedule).

Getting There

The nearest airport is Verona which is 19 miles from the accommodation. The following airlines fly there from the UK and Ireland.

Aer Lingus from Dublin.
British Airways from London-Gatwick
easyJet from London-Gatwick
Jet2 from Belfast-International, Birmingham, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Leeds/Bradford, London-Stansted and Manchester
RyanAir from Birmingham and London-Stansted
Wizz Air fromLondon-Luton

The next nearest is Milan-Linate which is 73 miles from the accommodation. Here are the airlines that fly there from the UK and Ireland.

Aer Lingus from Dublin
Alitalia from London-City and London-Heathrow
British Airways from London–City and London–Heathrow
easyJet from London-Gatwick

Also there is Milan-Malpensa airport which is 104 miles away. These are the airlines that fly there:

Aer Lingus from Dublin
British Airways fromLondon-Heathrow
easyJet from Edinburgh, London-Gatwick, London-Luton and Manchester
RyanAir from Dublin, Liverpool, London-Stansted and Manchester

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