1ST EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES CRICKET TROPHY
TWENTY / 20
SOFIA / BULGARIA 15-18 JULY 2015
UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF
FOUNDATION ❖
VIENNA (AUT) – 1999
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25 COUNTRIES
MEMBERS
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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS
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45 EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES
website : www.eusa.eu
FISU
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CONTINENTAL UNIVERSITY
SPORTS ASSOCIATION
FISU ASSOCIATE MEMBER
ORGANIZED BY
BULGARIAN STUDENTS CRICKET UNION BULGARIAN CRICKET FEDERATION
FOUNDATION
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SOFIA (BUL) - 2001
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ICC MEMBER
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ICC EUROPE MEMBER
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15 CLUBS MEMBERS
FOUNDATION
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SOFIA (BUL) - 2014
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UNIVERSITIES
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website : www.cricket-bg.com
PARTNERS
National Sports Academy “Vassil Levski”
Ministry of Youth and Sports Sofia Municipality
ICC Europe
GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY AND CITY
BULGARIA
Official name: The Republic of Bulgaria Total area: 110 912 sq. km Population: 7.4 million (2011) Capital: Sofia Religion:
Eastern Orthodox (85%)Muslims (8%) Time zone: Winter time: GMT+2 hours
Electricity: mains voltage 220 V/50 Hz, round two-pin plugs.
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Bulgaria is a parliamentary republic with a one-chamber parliament, the National Assembly, which has 240 national representatives
(members of parliament). The capital of the Republic of Bulgaria is Sofia - one of the oldest cities in Europe founded in the 8th-7th century
BC by the Thracian. Bulgaria lies in the northeastern part of the Balkan Peninsula.The country is 520 km long and 330 km wide. It borders
the Black Sea and the Danube river and is at a convenient and strategic crossroad location between Europe and Asia.
Climate: You can enjoy four lovely and tender seasons in Bulgaria. Beautiful blooming spring, dry and hot summer, long and
pleasant autumn, and mild winter with lots of opportunity for skiing. Always lit by the sun Bulgaria has between 2200 and 2500 hours of
sunlight per year. Average temperature (April - September): + 23 °C. The average yearly temperature is 14.7 °C.
Average temperature July + 28 °C.
Language: Bulgarian. English, German, French and Russian is spoken in the country's resorts, hotels and restaurants.
Air transport: Balkan Air Tour is the flag-carrier. It flies to more than fifty destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. Apart
from scheduled international flights, there are charter flights for tourists in winter and summer. Domestic services are available to the Black
Sea ports of Varna and Bourgas. Sofia Airport enquiries: 720 672 (international flights), 722 414 (domestic flights).
Charter companies operating flights from major UK and Dublin airports. In addition, Czech, Austrian and Malev operate flights from UK to
Sofia ( 1 change) on a daily basis from Dublin and UK.
National currency: Bulgarian lev (pl. leva). Fractional coins are called 'stotinki' (100 stotinki = 1 lev). The exchange rate against the
euro is fixed at Lv 1.96/EUR 1.
Public transport: Bus 84 connects Sofia Airport with downtown Sofia. Public transport in the capital consists of buses, trams and
trolley buses. Tickets can be bought from drivers or in advance from public-transport kiosks at most stops. Season tickets for 1 or 5 days or
1 month are recommended when more travel is expected.
SOFIA
Nowadays Sofia is the main political,
economic, cultural, and transport
centre, as well as the biggest city in
the country with a population of
1,220,000. It is situated in the
foothills of Vitosha and Lyulin
mountains, in the midpart of Western
Bulgaria - the Sofia valley -which
defines its role as a crossroads of
international routes from Western,
Central and Northern Europe, to
Greece and the Middle East. Sofia is
a city with numerous theatres,
concert halls, galleries, cinemas,
museums, churches, and other places
of interest. Bulgaria is situated in the
eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula.
To the north, the country borders on Romania and the Danube river; to the east, on the Black Sea; to the south, on Turkey and Greece; and
to the west, on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Macedonia. The landscape is quite diverse, with lowlands, plains
and hills prevailing. The Black Sea coast prides itself with long, wide sandy beaches. The climate is moderately continental with four
distinct seasons. The average annual air temperature is 10,5 C, with average January temperatures around O C, and the summer
temperatures rarely exceeding 30 C
1ST EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES CRICKET TROPHY TWENTY / 20
COMPETITION DAYS & PLAYING SCHEME AND SCHEDULE
• Dates : 15-18 JULY /4 competition days ,1 arrival /14th/ and 1 departure/19th/.
• Scheme & Schedule /men and women/ - depends on participants number.
• Squad: 18 people / 13 players,3 officials,1 umpire,1 scorer/
CRICKET GROUND
Located in Students City at National Sports Academy “Vasil Levski”
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Dimensions:120 x 110
Grass ground
Pitch
Changing rooms and toilets
Training area
Spectators area
/Second ground under construction University of Transport”Todor Kableshkov/
ACCOMMODATION & CATERING
All participant are going to be accommodated at hotel “Hemus”
Hotel“HEMUS” ***
Distance to the:
• NSA"Vasil Levski" - 7 km
• Airport Sofia - 15 km
• Railway & Bus Stations - 5 km
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double & triple rooms
air condition
restaurant
lobby bar, fitness
laundry
internet
Medical Service
Security
Info Desk
Meeting room
website: www.hemushotels.com
Breakfast at hotel “Hemus” restaurant: variable and healthy food
Launch and Dinner at the cricket ground
TRANSPORTATION
Arrival & Departure Points
Regular transportation for all teams & officials FROM and TO:
• Sofia Airport - 7 km
• Sofia Bus Station - 12 km
• Sofia Railway Station - 12 km
• Hotel “Hemus” & “NSA”
• NSA "Vasil Levski"
FINANCES
Participation fees: 45 EUR/person/1 day(night)
50% of the participation fees shall be paid 2 months before the trophy ; The fees have to be transferred to the following account:
The balance shall be paid upon arrival.
Account Holder : Bulgarian Students Cricket Union
Address :7 “Sveta Nedelyq” Sq.;1000 Sofia
IBAN Number :BG84UNCR70001522069596
BIC/SWIFT Code :UNCRBGSF
Every team must have medical insurance!
CONTACTS
Address:Sofia,1700 Studentski Grad,NSA"Vasil Levski"
Mobile Phone: 00 359 899 97 60 77 ; 00 359 899 97 60 74
Fax: 00 359 2 962 90 07
E-mail: [email protected]