Ostello gioventu Parma

The sheets are included. Either bring your own towel or pay 1,50€ for a "kit" composed of three towels (big, medium,small). It can be booked already there, same as for breakfast (3,50€ full breakfast) I didn't book any restaurant for tomorrow's dinner, only for Sat evening with the whole group. If you have any suggestions let me know. A domani, departure no later than 5pm.

Saturday night's dinner in Parma - Trattoria Corrieri

With or without the Cup? difficult  to say now, but we've booked the place anyway, for the 30-35 of us.

Trattoria Corrieri  is in the city center, 10 minutes walking distance from EFSA which we will be joining around 22:00 for the award ceremony.

On Saturday evening, at around 19:00, the ETF bus will take us all from the CUS to the trattoria.

They've been kind enough to also propose a menu, so in addition to a-la-carte, here is your choice (prices still tagged 2011!!!) :


ANTIPASTI

Salumi misti, torta fritta

PRIMI PIATTI

Tortelli d'erbetta, Tortelli di zucca,  Tortelli di proscitto crudo, Tagliatelle al ragù,    Paglia e fieno prosciutto e rucola,  Riso alla parmigiana,  .Gramigna con salsiccia,  Tagliatelle al pomodoro ,  gnocchi gorgonzola e noci.

SECONDI PIATTI

Punta di vitello ripiena, Spalla cotta calda di San Secondo, Carpaccio di manzo rucola e grana, Stinco  di maiale,  Salsiccia al vino bianco . Pollo al limone,  Lonza di maiale arrosto. Lonza con salsa tonnata

CONTORNI

Patate al forno, insalata , verdure lessate, cipolline in agrodolce,

DESSERT

  Torta al limone,  Torta cioccolato e pere,  Torta di mele, Torta di mandorle (sbrisolona), Crostata di frutta tresca, Insalata di frutta, Sorbetto al limone ,Zuppa inglese . tiramisu

1.       E' possibile combinare una scelta (uguale per tutti) tra 2 primi e 2 secondi fra quelli proposti.

BEVANDE

Lambrusco, Rosso della casa ,  Malvasia, Bianca della casa , acqua minerale.

I PREZZI : STAGIONE  PRIMAVERA   ESTATE  2011

• ANTIPASTO, PRIMO, SECONDO, CONTORNO, DESSERT , ACQUA, VINO, CAFFE 30.00
• ANTIPASTO, PRIMO, DESSERT, ACQUA, VINO, CAFFE  25,00
• PRIMO, SECONDO, CONTORNO, DESSERT, ACQUA, VINO, CAFFE  28.00

Getting ready for the trip

Latest Info (new - see Charity)

Given that on Sat morning we will not be in the bus, it would be great to have a volunteer that would co-ordinate bus transfer (in the case there will be colleagues taking the bus from Piazza Crimea / ILO).

For dinner, Trattoria Corrieri have confirmed they have enough space for a big group like ours (38 currently booked for dinner in our  organisation sheet ) - if I get no objections I will book tomorrow morning.



Venues:

from 9:00 (10:30 first ETF match) Football Tournament CUS Parma a.s.d. Centro Universitario Sportivo Viale G.P. Usberti, 95 43100 – Parma Tel. +39 0521 905532 (parking inside)

22:00 - Award ceremony European Food Safety Authority (Dinner/Bar) Via Carlo Magno, 1A 43126 Parma Tel. +39 0521 036 111

ETF Bus: 

• 7:00 - Partenza ETF/Villa Gualino 
• 7:05 - Piazza Crimea (if anybody interested - announce please)
• 7:15 - eventuale fermata Palazzo dell Lavoro (centro BIT  - if anybody interested - announce please)  
• arrivo al CUS Parma entro le 10:30 
• 19:00 - trasporto in centro citta (ristorante/EFSA) 
• 22/23 - partenza per rientro a Torino 

All details for the trip should be here (organisation sheet)

Dinner, Bar and Cafe (courtesy of EFSA): 

(EFSA): I wished all teams could reach the final, but the advantage of those of you who will finish earlier than the (semi-)finalists is that you can have a refreshing shower first, change clothes, watch relaxed the semi-final and the final, move first to EFSA and enjoy the first and richest choice of our buffet dinner (fish, meat, vegetables, pasta, salad, etc). Those who finish first the dinner can also enjoy first the “bar area" where will serve excellent Italian café, wine, beer and also soft drinks, as well as see also where the award ceremony will take place. (thanks Worfgang!)

 Charity:

 We (EFSA) propose to continue the tradition initiated by EMSA/EMCDDA. We have evaluated a few projects and decided to support a project in Cameron (We will hand over a check and provide you with more details in the evening of the 5th). We would like to encourage the teams to collect 10 Euros per player and 10 Euros for any additional adult person who joins the dinner. From the experience of last year, we know that it is easiest to collect the money already when you travel to Parma or even before. We would like to collect the money at the Captains’ meeting at 9 am. Nobody is obliged to contribute, it is voluntary! But we hope that like last year, we could give a “big” check to the organiser of this project.

The Rules

EU Agencies Football Cup

(version 1.2 - 02.03.2012)

General Rules (for 7-aside football games)

1.       Number of Players: a team will consist of a maximum of 7 eligible players*, one of which being a goalkeeper (6+1).

2.       A “mixed team” shall play the whole game with at least 2 women in order to be eligible for the cup “best mixed team”.

3.       Substitutions: unlimited substitutions can be made but only while the game is not running, e.g.  on the occasion of throw-ins, goal kicks, corner kicks, fouls, injuries, scoring of a goal, halftime break, and with the agreement of the referee.

4.       Duration of the game: games will consist of 30 minutes match divided in 2 halves of 15 minutes each. No break in between! Teams are requested to respect the time schedule and to change fields quickly.

5.       Stoppage of play and time of game: the referee will stop the clock when: (a) the ball travels out of bounds to a distance where it will take time to retrieve it, or to get a new ball ready for play; (b) at the official’s discretion, with any team attempting to waste time. Referees will make sure that 25 minutes are effective playing time.

6.       Off-sides: there are NO off-sides.

7.       Pass-back to goalkeeper: the goalkeeper cannot not handle the ball (block the ball with his/her hands) if it has been intentionally kicked to him/her by a team mate. The same applies for lateral thrown-ins.

8.       Throw-ins: throw-ins are made by use of hands. Players from the opposite team must be, at least, 3 meters away from the throw-in player. A goal made directly from a lateral throw-in will not be allowed if no other payers have touched the ball.  In the latter case, the play will restart with a goalkeeper kick.

9.       Free kicks: ALL free-kicks can be DIRECT if the team taking the free-kick wishes to do so. A goal may be scored directly against the opposing side without the ball having first touched another player and from any side of the pitch. On a free kick, opposing players must be, at least, 5 meters away from the ball.  

10.   Re-start: upon scoring a goal, the team that scores will retreat to the halfway line.  The team suffering the goal will restart the game with a short pass backwards. A goal directly from the re-start will not be allowed if no other payers have touched the ball. 

11.   Penalty Kicks: the ball will be placed where the penalty mark is marked. 

12.   CARDS

                At the referee’s discretion:

- Yellow card infractions:

(a)    Intentional handling of the ball by a field player;

(b)   Fouls (standard rules applicable);

(c)    Foul or abusive language towards the opposing team;

(d)   Excessive playing for time (e.g. kicking the ball away).

-          A red card can be issued for:

(a)    any dangerous intentional foul or very abusive language directed at the referee or opposing team;

(b)   Persistent misconduct following prior warnings;

(c)    In the event that 2 yellow cards are shown to the same player;

(d)    A clear, intentional foul by the last defender to stop a goal opportunity;

(e)   Any red card shown will result in an automatic expulsion of the player and the loss of a player on the team for that game.

13.   Playoff Game Procedure for TIES (not applicable at the 1^st Round): if at the end of regular time the teams are tied then the game will immediately proceed into a penalty shoot-out:

(a)    Each team will be allowed to elect four (4) players to take the proceeding penalty kicks (from the seven present on the field at the conclusion of the game); 

(b)   Any expelled player (red card) cannot be elected to take a penalty kick;

(c)    If teams remain tied at the conclusion of each team’s 4 penalties, the shoot-out will continue with the remaining 3 players left in the team (in case a team has remained with 6 players because a player has been sent off, one player from the bench can integrate the 3 left). All players (also those in the reserve) are eligible to kick penalties.

(d)   If, after all 7 shoot-outs, there is still a tie, a list of 5 players should be reestablished. In this case the list can be integrated by the players not on the field at the conclusion of the game.

(e)   For time reasons there will be no penalty kicking for the matches for place 8-16! In case of a draw, the ranking between the two teams will be decided based on their overall points & scores from all games.

* Eligible player: Not necessarily an EU agency staff member only, but also people working in the EU Agency’s premises (e.g.: seconded national experts, guards, trainees and stagiaires of the EU agencies) and close relatives of the Agency staff (husband/wife, partner, brother/sister). The philosophy behind is that a player should be part of the Agencies community, irrespectively of whether he/she is “real” staff as defined by the EU staff Regulation.  Not eligible: “a good friend” only. 

Fair game !!!

Shake hands after a foul. Who does if we would not?!

The Calendar - we're "Training"

2^nd EU Agencies Football Cup Calendar

PARTICIPANTS and GROUPS

Ranking criteria: 

-          Ranking  1-12 is based on the results of the 1^st Cup in Lisbon;

-          Ranking  13-16 is based on the chronological confirmation of participation for this 2^nd Cup (first confirmed=13, last confirmed =16); 

-          Maximum 1 “mixed” team per group. Based on this rule (to avoid 2 mixed teams in one group), ESMA and EBA were ranked before FVO and Frontex (although the later two confirmed first)   >  The list resulting from these criteria is shown below.

	EU Institution
1.	EMCDDA (“Drugs”)	European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
2.	EFSA (“Food”)	European Food Safety Authority
3.	EMSA (“Maritimes”)	European Maritime Safety Agency
4.	EMA (“Medicines”)	European Medicines Agency
5.	ERA (“Railway”)	European Railway Agency
6.	EDA (“Defence”)	European Defence Agency
7.	ECHA (“Chemicals”)	European Chemicals Agency
8.	ETF (“Training”)	European Training Foundation
9.	CdT (“Translation”)	Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union
10.	F4E (Fusion4Energy)	European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy
11.	ECB (”Money”)	European Central Bank	Mixed team
12.	EASA (“Aviation”)	European Aviation Safety Agency	Mixed team
13.	ESMA (“Markets”)	European Securities and Markets Authority	Mixed team
14.	EBA (”Banks”)	European Banking Authority	Mixed team
15.	FVO (“Vets”)	Food and Veterinary Office
16.	Frontex	European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders

This ranking leads to a yellow, red, blue and green groups for the group phase (4 groups with 4 teams; for each team 3 games, in total 6 games per group).                                                                  

Field 1	Field 2	Field 3	Field 4
EMCDDA	EFSA	EMSA	EMA
ERA	EDA	ECHA	ETF
CdT	F4E	ECB*	EASA*
ESMA*	EBA*	FVO	Frontex

                        *classified as a mixed team at the start (at least two women)

Captains: of the teams meet at 9 am at the venue!

All others: Please be there in due time (the latest 9:30 am for a proper warm-up) Tournament start: sharp at 10 am! We have a full program with in total 44 games.

If we are delayed we may need to cancel the matches for the place 7^th, 11^th and 15^th.

1st Round – Group Phase
Game Nº	Time					Field
1	10:00	EMCDDA			CdT	1
2		EFSA			F4E	2
3		EMSA			ECB*	3
4		EMA			EASA*	4
5	10:30	ERA			ESMA*	1
6		EDA			EBA*	2
7		ECHA			FVO	3
8		ETF			Frontex	4
9	11:00	EMCDDA			ERA	1
10		EFSA			EDA	2
11		EMSA			ECHA	3
12		EMA			ETF	4
13	11:30	CdT			ESMA*	1
14		F4E			EBA*	2
15		ECB*			FVO	3
16		EASA*			Frontex	4
17	12:00	EMCDDA			ESMA*	1
18		EFSA			EBA*	2
19		EMSA			FVO	3
20		EMA			Frontex	4
21	12:30	ERA			CdT	1
22		EDA			F4E	2
23		ECHA			ECB*	3
24		ETF			EASA*	4

Group Phase - Results

Rank

Results – Yellow Group

Results – Red Group

Team

Results

Goals

Points

Team

Results

Goals

Points

V

D

L

M

R

V

D

L

M

R

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

Rank

Results – Blue Group

Results – Green Group

Team

Results

Goals

Points

Team

Results

Goals

Points

V

D

L

M

R

V

D

L

M

R

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

V (Victory), D (Draw), L (Lost), M (goals Made), R (goals Received), P (Points: 3 for victory, 1 for a draw)

Ranking is based on 1) points 2) goal scores 3) number of kicked goals 4) direct duell 5) if all even: penalty kick-out (4+3+5)

2nd Round (Quarter Finals)
N.º	Time
25	14:00	1st YELLOW			2nd GREEN
26	14:00	1st RED			2nd BLUE	TVI
27	14:00	1st BLUE			2nd RED	SIC
28	14:00	1st GREEN			2nd YELLOW	TI
Pool Deciding 13th - 16th
N.º	Time
29	15:40	4th YELLOW			4th GREEN	TVI
30	15:40	4th RED			4th BLUE	SIC
Pool Deciding 9th - 12th
N.º	Time
31	15:40	3rd YELLOW			3rd GREEN	TVI
32	15:40	3rd RED			3rd BLUE
Pool Deciding 5th - 8th
N.º	Time
33	16:20	Loser 25			Loser 27	TVI
34	16:20	Loser 26			Loser 28
1/2 Finals (1st – 4th)
N.º	Time
35	16:20	Winner 25			Winner 27
36	16:20	Winner 26			Winner 28
For time reasons there will be NO PENALTY KICK-OUT in case of a draw in the games for places 9 – 16. The final ranking will be based on the overall points & scores.
15th Place Match*
N.º	Time
37	17:00	Loser 29			Loser 30
13th Place Match
N.º	Time
38	17:00	Winner 29			Winner 30
11th Place Match*
N.º	Time
39	17:00	Loser 31			Loser 32
9th Place Match
N.º	Time
40	17:00	Winner 31			Winner 32

___________________________ 4 (+3+5) penalties in case of a draw for place 1-8
7th Place Match*
N.º	Time
41	17:30	Loser 33			Loser 34
5th Place Match
N.º	Time
42	17:30	Winner 33			Winner 34
3rd Place Match
N.º	Time
43	17:30	Loser 35			Loser 36
FINAL
N.º	Time
44	18:00	Winner 35			Winner 36
*In case of a significant delay in the time schedule, matches for the 15th,11th,7th positions maybe cancelled at the discretion of the Organising Committee.