The Donosti Cup is around the corner and The deadlines for the Gipuzkoan clubs are open from 10:00 am tomorrow. In addition, due to the accumulated delay, the time to participate is very short. They will only remain open until 8:00 p.m. tomorrow and as usual they should be done through the website www.donosti.cup. Only federated clubs and soccer schools can sign up on this day. Then, depending on the places and the corresponding authorizations, it remains to be seen if teams from schools can sign up.
The pandemic has caused participation to be reduced to 40%. Therefore, one of the questions that arises is to carry out a preliminary qualifying phase for some categories. An unprecedented initiative that has never occurred in the history of the tournament. In the 29 years that the Donosti Cup has been, no sporting criteria have ever been used to determine participation.
However, given the Covid situation and the restrictions that revolve around celebrations of this type, it has been decided that access to the tournament is decided on the playing fields. If carried out, this preliminary phase would be disputed between June 28 and 30.
Despite the fact that this edition is smaller than usual, the organization emphasizes that it will be carried out with the spirit and values of always. Most of the teams are national, especially from Madrid and Catalonia, and there will also be fifty foreign teams. If the situation allows it, the participation of teams from France, Portugal, Italy and Belgium is expected. There will be two clubs from the US, one from Orlando and one from Miami, and one from Japan. Your participation depends on international mobility restrictions.
In order to guarantee a safe tournament, the organization has been working on the security protocol. To avoid scares, one of the novelties is that all participants, including the coaching staff, will have to take an antigen test before starting the competition. The test is included in the registration price. In addition, as a curiosity, these tests are the same that the Real Sociedad players have been taking during the season.
On the other hand, another decision that has been made has been to create seven bubble. In addition, the temperature will be taken before the matches and there will be a greater time interval between the matches so that the teams do not coincide on the field. From the organization they are pending of if public will be allowed in the meetings.
Authentics Cup
Last edition the Donosti Cup had planned to launch a tournament for teams made up of people with intellectual disabilities, an initiative that led to the creation of the brand Donosti Authentics Cup. However, with the cancellation of the tournament, this initiative also had to be postponed. For this edition, the intention is to make a home run since this season the Genuine League has not been played and the teams have not trained for a long time. Levante has already confirmed their participation. In addition, from the Donosti Cup they trust in being able to count on Real Sociedad Eibar and Athletic. Finally, the popular veterans tournament, the Donosti Masters Cup, will be held on July 2 and 3.
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