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Mr. Rali Rasic (OAM)

About The Tournament

Dates for 2009 are: Sept. 26th 2009 to 3rd Oct. 2009

Since 1996, from humble beginnings (with 43 teams), to today with annual attendance of more than 165 teams - The Gold Coast Champions Cup has evolved into one of the premier events of its kind - in the world!

The Gold Coast Champions Cup is an international youth football tournament and cultural exchange held at Carrara Stadium and sports complex in Australia's Premier international tourist destination the Gold Coast, Queensland - in September school holidays each year.

Legendary coach of the Australian National team (The Socceroos), Mr. Rali Rasic (OAM) believes the Gold Coast Champions Cup is by far the best international youth football tournament held in Australia. On a recent national special feature report on SBS television, the legendary gave high praise to the tournament saying that in his experience the Gold Coast Champions Cup was staged in the best facility and was the best organized and best conducted International Youth Tournament.

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Breaking News

A talent scout from the Glasgow Rangers will be at the 2009 Gold Coast Champions Cup!!

Rangers Soccer Schools

The organisers of the Gold Coast Champions Youth Cup in Association with Football Management Group are delighted to announce the involvement in this year’s tournament of Scouts and Youth Team Coaches from reigning Scottish Premier League Title Holders and Scottish Cup Winners, Glasgow Rangers FC.

For details click here!

Beach Soccer is now apart of the 2009 Gold Coast Champions Cup!!
The Gold Coast City Council has approved the trialing of "Beach Soccer" in the 2009 FMG Gold Coast Champions Cup.

For details click here!

Scholarship – The Football Management Group Gold Coast Champions Youth Cup

The Football Management Group (FMG) has been unveiled as the Naming Rights Sponsor for the Gold Coast Champions Youth Cup. Both FMG and the tournament organisers are delighted with this agreement which creates real football synergies. First on the agenda for FMG is the announcement of its intention to offer a European Coaching Tour Scholarship to the Best Player of the Tournament.

To provide some background about FMG, our services include:

  • Licensed FIFA Match Agency

  • Licensed FIFA/FFA Player Agency

  • The FMG International Football Academy based in Brisbane

  • 25 years of experience providing intensive Football Coaching Tours to Europe

  • One of the only Private Academies in Australia to hold a FIFA Pro Coaching License

  • University Degree Programs whilst playing Football in Belgium leading to European Passport
As Licensed Player Agents, FMG understand that England is not only a difficult professional Pathway for young Australian Players to take but it is also an increasingly impossible avenue due to a greater tightening of UK Sports Visa Requirements. For these reasons FMG have spent 25 years extending their network and have operated European Coaching & Scouting Clinics into countries such as Germany and Belgium.

Previous FMG European Tours have unearthed some major talent including Thomas Hitzlsperger, Adam Sarota and Erwin Buljubasic. Thomas is now a Full German International having earned over 50 caps and is also the Captain of Bundesliga 1 side Vfb Stuttgart. FMG also facilitated in obtaining  a two year scholarship for Adam Sarota with the 1FC Koln-Taxofit German Academy upon completion of which he went on to sign a 3 year contract with the Queensland Roar. In December 2008 Brisbane Based Erwin Buljubasic was offered a similar Scholarship with 1FC Koln-Taxofit whilst on tour with FMG in Germany.

FMG is proud to be associated with the Gold Coast Champions Youth Cup and to be able to offer a fully paid European Coaching Clinic Scholarship to the Best Player of the 2009 Gold Coast Champions Youth Cup with the following guidelines, which are subject to change prior to tournament commencement:

  • The scholarship is open to males between the ages 15 to 19 years

  • An All Stars Team will be nominated at this year’s tournament made up of the best 15 to 19 year olds  

  • Coaches and Managers are invited to nominate their very best 15 to 19 years olds for All Star selection (no more than 3 players keeping in mind that the successful candidate must be exceptional)

  • FMG Officials and Tournament Organisers will collaborate to select the All Stars Team

  • FMG Officials and Tournament Organisers will collaborate to select the successful Scholarship recipient from the assembled All Stars Team

  • The Successful Recipient must possess an Australian Passport, Travel Insurance and be available to travel with this year’s FMG Football Coaching Tour to Belgium and Germany departing November 18 and returning December 10, 2009.

The tour itself will be run by FMG and will consist of a party of 15 to 19 year old players, including the Scholarship winner, and accompanying adults. It will encompass  just over one week in Belgium where the squad will train and play with clubs such as Standard Liege and Anderlecht followed by a week at Koln, Germany at the famous 1FC Koln-Taxofit Academy. The scholarship will include all coaching sessions conducted by FIFA A/Pro Licensed Coaches, competitive training games, and  assessment  by European scouts. Accommodation and travel will also be provided.

To learn more about this Scholarship, FMG, our Player Management Services, or up coming European Football Coaching Tours please contact Stephen Massey, Player Agent Licensed by Football Federation Australia, on 0431 636 919, email smassey@footballmanagementgroup.com  or visit www.footballmanagementgroup.com  

** Changes ** in the 2009 Gold Coast Champions Cup.

  • Two new 'tournaments' will be included in the 2009 Champions Cup - please see Entry page for more information.




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