Today Gothia Cup opens the doors to the biggest football tournament in the world. Today is all about registrations at the Exercise-house at Heden. The football will have to wait for one more day and to make that wait alittle bit shorter we give you some statistics for this years tournament to dig in to.
GOTHIA CUP FACTS 2009
Participating teams: 1 561
Number of participants: 34 200
Numbers of visitors total.: */ 59 200
Tourist nights in total.: */ 358 200
Average age: 15,5
Boys/girls: 71/29 %
Nations: 63
Nations in total since 1975: 129
Football fields : 110
Number of games in total: 4 520
Number of goals scored 2008: 20 923
Partners: SKF, Eon, GB Glace, Tele2
Money spent in Göteborg: */ 320 million SEK (30 million Euro).
Tax profit for Sweden: */ 138 million SEK (13 million Euro).
Spectators at the opening ceremony 2008: 51 130
Spectators at the finals 2008: 23 962
Spectators at Heden, 5 days.: */ 295 000
Percentage of satisfyed visitors: */ 99,2 %
TV-broadcasts 2008: 12 länder
Articles Swedish press 2008: 1 112
Registered journalists: 108 (from 33 countries)
*/ source: the Swedish tourist office
The Gothia Cup press team wishes you a great Gothia Cup week!
