The third edition of the Copa del Sol meet the next day to the best European football facilities at La Manga Club and Benidorm. The teams Shakhtar Donetsk, Spartak and FC Copenhagen cubic Mos repeat a year participating in the tournament, which will play end in Cartagonova Municipal Stadium on Tuesday, February 7.
The Copa del Sol is increasingly consolidated in this way the most interesting pre-season tournament for teams from the north and east of Europe, providing a competitive environment of high international standard and offers excellent opportunities to train and play matches for Scandinavian teams during the winter break.
This year, they are ready the 12 teams representing seven nations and matches played at La Manga Club and Benidorm from 27 January to 7 February.
The most recognized teams from Ukraine, Russia and Denmark and even a Super League team from China, the Dalian Aerbin FC, will be among the participants of club tournament to be played at the Soccer Center facilities of La Manga Club in Municipal Stadium Cartagonova Cartagena and Municipal Stadium Guillermo Amor de Benidorm.
Among the six teams will stay at La Manga Club are the Ukrainian champions in 2011, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Anzhi and Russian, currently in eighth place in the Russian league.
He will also be the Aalesund FK (Norway), Tromso IL (Norway), Kalmar FF (Sweden) and FC Kobenhavn (Denmark).
Benidorm group is headed by the Russian Spartak Moscow (fourth place in the Russian league) and the winner of the 2011 League of Norway, Molde FK.
The group is completed by Rosenborg BK (third in the League of Norway 2011), IFK GÃ ¶ teborg (seventh in the League of Sweden 2011), FC Olimpija Ljubljana (currently third in the League of Slovenia) and Dalian Aerbin FC ( belonging to the China Super League).
The Copa del Sol 2012 is organized in a group format, where the 12 teams face off in three rounds, followed by a final where the winning teams competing in various rounds.
During the tournament, 18 matches are made, which are broadcast on television in Europe and other continents.
The Cartagena Councillor for Sports, José Cabezas offer on Sunday, January 29, a welcome reception to the group of teams playing games in La Manga Club.
The event will be held at the Palace Hall of the City of Cartagena, at 13 hours.
The resort of La Manga Club
Located five minutes from Cartagena, Los Belones, La Manga Club is a spectacular complex in the unique setting up the hills between the Mediterranean and the warm waters of Mar Menor.
The resort covers an area of 560 hectares, which offers its clients a five star hotel, a luxury apartment complex and 450 acres of sports facilities, among which are three golf courses with 18 holes, 28 tracks eight tennis courts and football fields.
It also has plenty of leisure facilities such as Spa La Manga Club or its facilities for conferences and incentives, and more than 20 restaurants and bars.
After nearly 40 years of commitment to excellence, La Manga Club has become not only the flagship of the resorts in our country but also one of the most awarded resorts in Europe.
It has been recognized as Best European Golf Resort and Spain by the prestigious World Travel Awards on five occasions and has been certified since 2007, Q Plus, which recognizes excellence in golf.
In addition, the five-star Hotel La Manga Club Principe Felipe has been awarded Best Conference Hotel in Europe by the World Travel Awards and Spa La Manga Club has just received the award for Best Spa resort in Spain in the World Luxury Hotel Awards 2011.
Since 2002 has the quality Q and in 2010 one of its innovative services was recognized as one of the 100 Best Ideas for Economic News magazine.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena