Anniversary in 2022
U13Cup is fully committed to 25th edition U13Cup gaat vol voor een 25ste editie. Meanwhile, many top international football teams have pledged to participate…
25 years U13 Cup in Bassevelde bundled in a beautiful book!
You can already purchase the book through pre-registration, at the price of €25.00. Don’t hesitate because the edition is limited! The book is available through the website of the publisher Rman. Click on the link and register your purchase!
We are writing the year 2019. Twenty-five-year-old Memphis Depay is publishing a biography. In it, he candidly tells about his childhood, with the ball as a life preserver. His breakthrough at PSV, the fiasco in Manchester, his revival in Lyon and his comeback as a celebrated striker with the national team. FC Barcelona still has to knock on his door then. On the middle page of the book is a photo of a thirteen-year-old Memphis with the trophy of best player at the U13Cup in Bassevelde. A pivotal moment. On the green grass of Houtland in Meetjesland, little Memphis realizes, even then with a bleached head, that he might have to do something with that football after all. The cub becomes a lion.
The story of Memphis is just one of the tales of twenty-five years of U13Cup. Each player cherishes his own memory. Vincent Kompany, Dries Mertens, Axel Witsel, Youri Tielemans, Kevin De Bruyne, Mathijs De Ligt, Charles De Ketelaere. They each wrote their own personal page in the golden book of a quarter of a century of top football in Bassevelde. A village of barely 3,000 inhabitants.
One weekend a year, the village is the center of the football world. Young football talents are pouring in from all corners of Europe. But also from Africa, the United States and Asia. Language is never a problem. That weekend everyone speaks ‘football’. The population quadruples. Along the line 10,000 football crazy supporters, on the field footballgold.
After the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 editions due to the corona virus, we are now looking forward to the 25th edition in 2022! The anniversary edition should be one to die for! Soon you will find more about the participants and the program here.
As an ex-scout of Celtic FC, John De Pauw is the ideal figurehead of the organization. His contacts with international clubs are indispensable in the composition of the list of participants.
Nadine brings order to the paperwork. From her background as a librarian and secretary of KVV Klauwaarts Bassevelde, she is the right woman in the right place to manage and classify all documents.
U13Cup is fully committed to 25th edition U13Cup gaat vol voor een 25ste editie. Meanwhile, many top international football teams have pledged to participate…
The Tornooikrant has been a sought-after item among football fans for years. You will find all information about the tournament and its many sponsors.
In the sponsor brochure you will find all information about the possibilities of financing the event.