Aviation Football Cup
AFC Cairo 2024
Date: 29th February - 03rd March, 2024.
Place: Cairo (Egypt).
Registration Deadline: 14th January, 2024.
Payment Deadline: 19th January, 2024.
Cairo (Egypt)
Cairo, Egypt’s sprawling capital, is set on the Nile River.
At its heart is Tahrir Square and the vast Egyptian Museum, a trove of antiquities including royal mummies and gilded King Tutankhamun artifacts. Nearby, Giza is the site of the iconic pyramids and Great Sphinx, dating to the 26th century BC. In Gezira Island’s leafy Zamalek district, 187m Cairo Tower affords panoramic city views.
Weather
The average daily temperature in Cairo end of February is 15°C (59°F). This can reach highs of 20°C (68°F) or drop to lows of 10°C (50°F). Cairo sees an average of 4 mm over 3 days of rain. Cairo experiences, on average, 9 hours of sunshine per day at this time of the year
Location
Dreamland Resort is located 50 Km from Cairo International Airport, 15 Km from the Great Pyramid of Giza and The Grand Egyptian Museum. It's also located 25 Km from Cairo Downtown.
Program
Thursday, 29 FEBRUARY 2024
Arrival at the airport
Transfer to the hotels
Free Time (Optional: full/half day tour to the Pyramids *)
19:30 - 20:00 » Captain’s Meeting + Competition Draw
20:00 - 21:30 » Dinner at the hotel
Friday, 01 MARCH 2024
07:00 - 08:30 » Breakfast at the hotels
09:00 - 12:00 » Games
12:00 - 14:00 » Lunch at the fields
14:00 - 18:00 » Games
18:00 » Free time
Saturday, 02 MARCH 2024
07:00 - 08:30 » Breakfast at the hotels
09:00 - 12:30 » Final Phase Matches
12:30 - 14:00 » Lunch at the fields
14:00 - 20:00 » Free time
20:00 - 21:30 » Farewell Dinner + Awards Ceremony
Sunday, 03 MARCH 2024
07:00 - 09:00 » Breakfast
Transfers to the Airport all day
* Full day tour to Pyramyds from 8:00 to 17:00
Half day tour to Pyramids from 12:00 to 17:00
Accommodation
Basic Package
Royal Plaza ★★★★
(30 rooms available)
Set 23 km from Giza Pyramids, Royal Day Plaza Hotel offers accommodation with a fitness centre, free private parking, a garden and a shared lounge. Among the facilities of this property are a restaurant, a kids' club and room service, along with free WiFi. The accommodation features an ATM, a concierge service and organising tours for guests. All guest rooms at the hotel come with air conditioning, a seating area, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, a safety deposit box and a private bathroom with a bidet, a hairdryer and slippers. The rooms will provide guests with a desk and a kettle. Royal Day Plaza Hotel offers a terrace. With staff speaking Arabic and English, information is available at the reception. Great Sphinx is 24 km from the accommodation, while Tahrir Square is 32 km from the property. The nearest airport is Sphinx International Airport, 34 km from Royal Day Plaza Hotel.
Rated
booking.com
8.4
Economy Package
Swiss Inn Pyramids Golf Resort ★★★★
(15 rooms available)
This resort is located in an esteemed residential area of Cairo, and uniquely combines an open space environment with health and luxury for a relaxing and rejuvenating experience. Free WiFi is available throughout the property and rooms. Rooms are large, with private balcony views overlooking the golf course. Tea and coffee facilities are available in the rooms. Mineral water available upon arrival. There are three restaurants serving Egyptian and international cuisine. You can also relax with a drink at the lobby bar and there is a spacious outdoor heated pool for your benefit. The Swiss Inn Pyramids Golf Resort is situated by the 27-hole Dreamland Golf Course, which is open all year round, and provides a challenging combination of water hazards and natural features. You also have the benefit of the World Gym, which offers a wide range of therapies, treatments and products. For families there is a kids corner for the kids entertainment. The Swiss Inn is just a 15-minute drive to the Pyramids of Giza.
Rated
booking.com
8.0
Executive Package
Hilton Pyramids Golf ★★★★★
(30 rooms available)
Hilton Pyramids Golf offers warm hospitality within a fantastic Central 6th of October location; perfect for sightseeing, shopping or a business trip. With its classic accommodation and leisure and spa facilities. Choose from a variety of well-appointed Hilton Rooms, all of which feature golf-course or pool views from the balcony. Upgrade to a Junior Suite to benefit from a spacious living room. Be pampered in the hotel spa, work out in the gym or swim in the beautiful outdoor pool. Children will love the variety of entertainment on offer at the kids' club and pool. There are 7 elegant bars and restaurants to choose from Enjoy golf-course views at the Hilton Pyramids Golf as you lunch at the Fairway Restaurant or sip a cocktail at the swim-up Island Bar. If you are still in work mode during your stay, Hilton Pyramids Golf has 7 meeting rooms. The amusement park, Dream Park is 0.8 km away, Mall of Egypt and other Cairo attractions, including the renowned Pyramids of Giza, are nearby.
Rated
booking.com
8.2
(per team)
TEAM FEE
Includes:
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Registration
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Staff & Referees
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Football Pitches
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Cups & Trophies
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1 Ball
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Sports bag
Packages/ Prices
250€ (elite cup)
200€ (friendly cup)
PACKAGES
(per person)
* Prices per person for players, staff and guests from 29. Feb. to 03 Mar. 2024.
Prices only include bus transfers for groups with +9 people. Transfers for small groups (up to 8 people) or individual transfers are not included in this price and may have additional costs or may not be provided.
In order to get the early bird prices, packages must be paid until 30.NOV.2023
Prices can increase up to 100 € if the payment is not made before the 19th January 2024
** Extra-nights upon request
Info
How to get
Cairo International Airport (CAI) and Sphinx International Airport (SPX) are the closest airports to get to our tournament
Some of the airlines that perform flights to/from the CAI and SPX
Aegean Airlines
Air Arabia
Air Cairo
Air Cairo
Air France
Air Go
Air Leisure
Alexandria Airlines
Almasria Universal
AMC
Austrian Airlines
Aviator
Badr Airline
British Airways
Cairo Aviation
China Airlines
Condor
Easyjet
Egypt Air
Emirates Airlines
Eritrean Airways
Ethiopian Airlines
Etihad Airways
Fly Baghdad
Fly Egypt
Fly Nas
Gulf Air
Iraqi Airways
Ita Airways
Jazeera Airways
Jordan Aviation
Kuwait Airways
Lot Polish Airlines
Lufthansa Airlines
Meridiana Fly
Middle East Airlines
National Air
Nesma Air
Nile Air
Oman Air
Petrolium Aviation Service
Privilege Style
Royal Air Maroc
Royal Jordanian
Royal Wings
Russian Airlines
Saudia
Smart
Sudan Airways
Swiss International Airlines
Syrian Air
Tarco Air
Transavia France
Tunis Air
Turkish Airlines
Ukraine International Airlines
Wizz Air
Yemenia Airway
Allowance
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This tournament is open to all football amateur teams related with aviation business (Airlines, Airports, ATC - Air Traffic Controllers, Handling, Cargo, Catering, Travel Agencies - Sales Agents, Partners / Suppliers or others).
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All players must be aviation employees (or former employees), however each team is allowed to bring up to 2 players outside aviation (but non professional football players).
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During the registration process, the organizational committee can ask teams to present Company ID Cards confirming that the players belong to the aviation business or that are not professional football players.
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Non-aviation amateur teams are allowed to participate.
The organization can provide wild cards and this decision should be taken by the organizers.
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Teams can apply unlimited players, staff or guests.
Competition
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Categorie
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Men
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Format
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7-a-side football
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Division (*)
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Elite Cup » + 18 years old
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Friendly Cup » + 18 years old
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Friendly Cup » + 35 years old
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(*)
Elite Cup
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Teams that want to play against the strongest teams and the main purpose to participate is to win the competition.
Friendly Cup (1)
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Teams that just want to have fun, make new friends and play football no matter what the final score in each game will be.
(1)
- In the Friendly Cup there is no individual awards (Best Player, Goalkeeper and Scorer) and the teams only receive participation cups.
- No points will be awarded for the AFC Ranking.
Packages
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To participate at this tournament the organization provides 4 packages:
- Executive package;
- Economy package;
- Basic package;
- Low-cost package.
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To apply, participants must accept all the services included in each package.
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Other packages with less services WILL NOT be provided to participants. More services can be included in each package with extra costs.
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To be part of the tournament, the packages must be requested to the organizational committee.
Anyone who doesn't book a package with the organizational committee will not be considered as a participant at AFC and cannot be part of a team.
Payments
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The captain / manager of each team is responsible to collect the money from the whole team and make the payment of the packages, by bank transfer, to the organizational committee.
Individual payments by bank transfer are not accepted. Individual payments are only accepted when made with a credit card, where a 5% fee will be added to the package price. Please contact the organizing committee if you want to pay by credit card.
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We have limited availability for each package and also limited rooms available at each hotel.
For this reason, we will give priority to teams that send us full payments on time on a "first come, first served" basis.
On the other hand for teams that do not make full payments or payment is made after the deadline, we can not guarantee them the requested package or even a spot in our tournament.
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The package price can increase up to 100 € if payments are not made before the payment deadline.
Registration Deadline:
14th January 2024
Payment Deadline:
Team fee: With the registration form
Early Bird package prices: 30th November 2023
Packages: 19th January 2024
Deadlines for cancellation and no-shows
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Team fee is non-refundable
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Until 19th January 2024 - 100 % package refund;
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Between 20th January and 26th January 2024 - 50 % package refund
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After 27th January 2024 - Package will not be refunded.
Football Games
Our tournament will be played at Dreamland Resort on two natural 7-a-side pitches.
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Cancellation of the competition / tournament
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To allow the organizing committee (O.C.) to organize the competition at AFC Cairo, a minimum of 6 teams must participate in each Division (Elite and Friendly). If there are less than 6 teams in one of the divisions, the O.C. reserves the right to aggregate both divisions into one to prevent any team not having a competition to play in.
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At the Friendly Cup, the O.C. reserves the right to aggregate both categories (+18 and +35) in just one to prevent the Friendly Cup competition from taking place.
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AFC Cairo can be cancelled if less than 8 teams are registered in all divisions.
General Competition Rules
Please download the general competition rules in PDF here.
Image rights
Photographs and/or video will be taken in this event. By taking part on it you grant the organizing committe full rights to use the images resulting from the photography/video filming, and any reproductions or adaptations of the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes. This might include (but is not limited to), the right to use them in our printed and online publicity, social media, press releases and funding applications.
For any doubts please contact our photo/video staff.