Gothia Cup breaks a new record with 80 participating nations. New nations for us was Botswana and Bahrain. “Celebrate the game”, a campaign we ran for fair play both on and off the field in terms of both supporter control and players, turned out pretty well. The fact that the number of red and yellow cards went down 50% is proof of that. We will also remember the wonderful sound and echo of the crowds during the opening ceremony when the Icelandic team shouted out “volcano” at Ullevi. Two new members were elected into the Gothia Cup Hall of Fame. Hans-Walter Eiteljörge, SC Borgfeld E.V Germany and Hugo Petrella, CEF 18 Tucuman, Argentina.
At Heden Center, we have breaking a new record of spectators throughout the week. We have never seen so many visitors in our 43 years of history at Heden Center.
The Opening Ceremony at Ullevi Stadium was an amazing experience for the 50 800 spectators. The Opening Ceremony ended with a spectacular fire work.
During the week, we have provided live streamed games for free on our website. This new concept has been very popular. A total number of 820 000 unique people have been watching the games via our website. The total number of views during the week reach a number of 2 100 000.
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