VIII. Gay Games Cologne 2010

Dates of Event
Monday, 2 August - Friday, 6 August  2010  (10:00  - 18:00)
Saturday, 07 August 2010: Finals 
 

Venues

• Sportpark Muengersdorf - Jahnwiesen
  Junkersdorfer Strasse, 50933 Cologne-Muengersdorf 
   
• Sportpark Muengersdorf - Artifical surface
  Ostkampfbahn, J. Zündorf-Weg and
  Westkampfbahn, H. Billstein-Weg, 50933 Cologne-Muengersdorf
   
• Artifical surface
  Salzburger Weg, 50858 Cologne-Junkersdorf
   
• NetCologne Stadion
  Am Sportpark Muengersdorf, 50933 Cologne-Muengersdorf 
  
  All venues are located directly at the RheinEnergieStadion, 5.9 km from Neumarkt. 
   

Transportation
Tram 1 (direction Junkersdorf/Weiden) to station "RheinEnergieStadion"
(15 mins. from Neumarkt).
 

Categories and Divisions of Participation

Preliminary rounds will be pool play, final rounds Knock Out system. Pool play and finals rounds will be played on grass fields as well as artifical surface.
The finals of Division I will take place August 7, 2010 at the NetCologne Stadion on grass fields.
 

In this diagram you find the current state of the teams already registered. 

Division:                 F2    F3     M1    M2  
Max. Teams:          12     24     20     32     
Current State:      10     22     20     28       

Participation
Team size for Men's Division I and II (11-a-side) : 12 - 18 players , for Women's Division II and III (Fun-Division) as 7-a-side : 7 - 12 players

Rules of Play: 
Division I (women and men) and Division II (men) Soccer (Football) tournaments will be played according to the rules of the International Gay and Lesbian Football Association (IGLFA) www.iglfa.org.
The rules for the 11-a-side-tournaments of the "International Gay and Lesbian Football Association" (IGLFA), www.iglfa.org, are also valid for the tournaments at 7-a-side (Women Division II and Fun Division) with the only exception of no offside.

Tournament Rules:

Tournament Rules can be downloaded, here Football_Tournament_Rules

Equipment 
All players must bring their own football boots for grass fields as well as artifical surface. Shin-pads are recommended.  Teams should also bring two sets of jerseys, one dark, one light. Each player has to identifiable by a number on the back of his jerseys.


Services  
Food service is available at the cafeterias and cafés at Sportpark Muengersdorf  

First-Aid 
First-aid stations and paramedics will be available at all venues  

Tickets
Entrance to tournaments is free for all spectators.  

Miscellaneous
In Gay Games years the FGG and the IGLFA agreed that the soccer tournament at the Gay Games would be the “IGLFA World Championship.”  
In order to play at IGLFA tournaments ALL participating teams must be current members
of the Association. Membership  must be paid to the IGLFA before the tournament commences. Teams that attend the tournament having not paid their membership will not be allowed to take part.  
For the Gay Games year the IGLFA membership is $40(£25 or 25Euros) and the membership runs from April 1^st 2010 until March 31^st 2011.  
For further information on payment please contact the Treasurer at treasurer@iglfa.org

 


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