HISTORY

Background Information on the Tournaments

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The "Three-Nation Soccer Tournament," like any event, had its beginnings. If you're interested in knowing how everything started and how the events have been going these past years, feel free to read along. The results of the previous years' tournament finals are also shown.

The beginnings


The 'Three-Nation Soccer Tournament' started in 1990. The first-ever meet was held in Aachen, Germany and saw three teams matching up to compete for the title. This singular initiative sparked an annual event which would eventually be held in either of the three participating countries, each taking turns in hosting and organizing the tournaments.

The succeeding years witnessed an increase in the number of participating teams. By 1995, the tournament was divided into two categories according to age brackets. In a span of 15 years, the tournament was held in 12 different cities or municipalities: Aachen and Bad-Münstereifel in Germany; Leuven, Louvain-la-Neuve, Ferriérres, and Gent in Belgium; and Naarden, Alphen a/d Rijn, Almere, Maastricht, Rotterdam, and Baarn in the Netherlands.

Organizational aims


The tournament organizers stress on the need for spiritual and human formation of the young participants. The activities being organized help in the practice and the nurturing of human virtues such as fostering the spirit of camaraderie and sportsmanship. The tutors and staff offer personal counseling for the young individuals. Priests of the Personal Prelature of Opus Dei attend to the spiritual needs of those who are interested in availing them.

The champions and finalists


(NL), 2008
    Category 12-13
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    2. 
    Category 9-11
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Ferrières (B), 2007
    Category 12-13
    1. 
    2. 
    Category 9-11
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Aachen (D), 2006 [16 teams]
    Category 12-13
    1. Erk (Aachen)
    2. Narval (Bruxelles)
    Category 9-11
    1. Lariks (Amsterdam)
    2. Beka-3 (Hengelo)

Baarn (NL), 2005 [13 teams]
    Category 12-13
    1. Erk (Aachen)
    2. Lariks (Amsterdam)
    Category 9-11
    1. Lariks (Amsterdam)
    2. Lariks (Amsterdam)
Gent (B), 2004 [14 teams]
    Category 12-13
    1. Narval (Bruxelles)
    2. Go (Düren)
    Category 9-11
    1. Narval (Bruxelles)
    2. Lariks (Amsterdam)

Aachen (D), 2003 [14 teams]
    Category 12-13
    1. Linie 15 (Bonn)
    2. Narval (Bruxelles)
    Category 9-11
    1. Narval (Bruxelles)
    2. Go (Düren)

Rotterdam (NL), 2002 [13 teams]
    Category 12-13
    1. Lariks (Amsterdam)
    2. Saar 03 (Saarbrücken)
    Category 9-11
    1. Go (Düren)
    2. Narval (Bruxelles)

Ferrierrés (B), 2001 [14 teams]
    Category 12-13
    1. Linie 15 (Bonn)
    2. Lariks (Amsterdam)
    Category 9-11
    1. Linie 15 (Bonn)
    2. Narval (Bruxelles)

Aachen (D), 2000 [16 teams]
    Category 12-13
    1. Erk (Aachen)
    2. Linie 15 (Bonn)
    Category 9-11
    1. Feuerstein (Köln)
    2. Narval (Bruxelles)
Maastricht (NL), 1999 [13 teams]
    Category 12-13
    1. Feuerstein (Köln)
    2. Narval (Bruxelles)
    Category 9-11
    1. Narval (Bruxelles)
    2. Feuerstein (Köln)

Louvain-la-Neuve (B), 1998 [12 teams]
    Category 12-13
    1. Lariks (Amsterdam)
    2. Linie 15 (Bonn)
    Category 9-11
    1. Narval (Bruxelles)
    2. Linie 15 (Bonn)

Aachen (D), 1997 [12 teams]
    Category 12-13
    1. Narval (Bruxelles)
    2. Erk (Aachen)
    Category 9-11
    1. Narval (Bruxelles)
    2. Lariks (Amsterdam)

Almere (NL), 1996 [11 teams]
    Category 12-13
    1. Lariks (Amsterdam)
    2. Feuerstein (Köln)
    Category 9-11
    1. Lariks (Amsterdam)
    2. Narval (Bruxelles)
Louvain-la-Neuve (B), 1995 [8 teams]
    Category 12-13
    1. Linie 15 (Bonn)
    2. Narval (Bruxelles)
    Category 9-11
    1. Erk (Aachen)
    2. Lariks (Amsterdam)

Alphen a/d Rijn (NL), 1994 [6 teams]
    1. Feuerstein (Köln)
    2. Narval (Bruxelles)

Bad-Münstereifel (D), 1993 [6 teams]
    1. Feuerstein (Köln)
    2. Narval (Bruxelles)

Leuven (B), 1992 [6 teams]
    1. Lariks (Amsterdam)
    2. Narval (Bruxelles)

Naarden (NL), 1991 [5 teams]
    1. Lariks (Amsterdam)
    2. Erk (Aachen)

Aachen (D), 1990 [3 teams]
    1. Erk (Aachen)
    2. Lariks (Amsterdam)

The 2006 & 2009 Mascot

Knoedel

He's called Knödel and he's the mascot of the tournament. You'll see more of him if you join us on October, 2009.

Knödel's appearance and character was inspired by Joschko's bavarian teddy bear whose picture is shown on the right. -->

   Joschko's teddy