More than 1.600 participants gather to compete in a new edition of the tournament which will take place in Santa Ponça from 5th to 9th May. A total of 171 teams from 32 different nationalities will participate in said tournament.
MORE THAN 1.600 PARTICIPANTS GATHER IN CALVIÀ TO COMPETE IN A NEW EDITION OF THE 'MALLORCA FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT'
A total of 171 teams from 32 different countries will participate from 5th to 9th May in the tournament which will take place in Santa Ponça
Tournament's opening ceremony with the participation of all the teams and the presence of the Mayor of Calvià and members of the consistory.
Day: May 5, 2016
Time: 8.30 p.m.
Location: Municipal sports centre of Santa Ponça. Carrer Riu Sil, s / n
Santa Ponça hosts a new edition of the tournament 'Mallorca Football Tournament' between 5th and 9th May. 171 teams from 32 different nationalities have registered for the tournament, so this time over 1.600 participants along with their companions will stay in the area of the municipality.
The tournament is played on the Santa Ponça Municipal Sports Centre's premises provided by the Town Hall in which have been enabled five artificial turf football pitches to play games of 20 minutes with five players on each team.
The 'Mallorca Football Tournament' consists of two categories, one open to all kinds of amateur teams, and another for members of the police and fire departments, members of the armed forces, customs personnel, employess of town halls, ministries and provincial and municipal offices.
The teams that participated in the previous edition of last year provided the municipality a total volume of 14.000 lodging stays with an average duration of 6.7 days and had an estimated economic impact of approximately 1.5 million euros.
Both, the Town Hall and Fundación Calvià signed a collaboration agreement last August with the event organisers -Engels T.E.C. B.V. and Viajes Adramar S.A.- in order to diversify the tourist offer and attract new demand segments. The Town Hall agreed to give up the use of the municipal sports facilities and equipment- such as bleachers and canopies-, in addition to logistical support.