Communication with Teams
Technical Information Centre (TIC)
The main function of the centre is to ensure a smooth liaison between each Team Delegation, the Local Organising Committee, the European Athletics Technical Delegate and the Competition Management of the Cup regarding technical matters.
Until 5 February the TIC will be located at the Accreditation Centre at Hotel 4 Playa and Eurohotel Castelló. On 5 February, the TIC will be located at the competition venue.
| 03 | February | 14:00 | 22:00 | Hotels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | February | 08:00 | 22:00 | Hotels |
| 05 | February | 08:00 | 14:00 | Venue |
The TIC is responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
- Display on the relevant notice board official communications to the teams, including start lists, results, and Call Room reporting times
- Distribution of urgent notices to the delegations from the Technical Delegate and competition management
- Receipt of written questions to be answered during the Technical Briefing
- Settlement of technical enquiries from delegations
- Receipt of withdrawal forms
- Distribution of special passes the day before the respective event, according to start lists
- Distribution of items confiscated at the Call Room
- Managing additional doping control requests national record
- Protests and written appeals.
The distribution of competition related information and important notices of general interest will be displayed on the notice boards.
All competition related information will be also sent by email to the team leaders to the email addresses communicated in the final entries.
Team Leaders will also be provided with individual and personalised access to the European Athletics online tool, where they will be able to
- make their final confirmations,
- download information posted by the LOC / European Athletics.
- fill-in competition forms (questions for Technical Briefing, technical enquiries to TIC, withdrawal forms …)
The platform will be accessible at a link to be communicated to the Teams at a later stage, together with a detailed user manual.
Technical Meeting
The Technical Meeting will be held on the 4 February at 19:00, at the Town Hall of Oropesa del Mar are represented at the Technical Meeting, to be held in English.
All questions related to the Technical Meeting must be presented in writing in English, at the TIC (Hotel 4 Playa and Eurohotel Castelló). Hotels’ Information Desk, before 12:00 on 4 February in the appropriate form or in the Online Confirmation Tool.
The preliminary agenda of the Technical Meeting includes:
- Welcome by the President of the Local Organising Committee.
- Welcome by the European Athletics President or his representative.
- Presentation of the Competition Officials.
- Information briefing by the Technical Delegate.
- Presentation of the competition and warm-up venues.
- Information briefing by the Doping Control Delegate.
- Victory Ceremonies.
- Selection of the Jury of Appeal.
- Answering of questions submitted in writing by participating clubs.
Inspection of the competition venue
There will be no organized tour as the presentation regarding the competition and warm-up areas will be given at the Technical Meeting, but all team members may visit it during the official training indicated later in this Team Manual
Team Leaders’ WhatsApp group
A WhatsApp group including all clubs’ team leaders will be created on site, in order to offer an additional platform to address instant messages and announcements. Major information of interest for all will be communicated to the teams by the TIC/European Athletics via this group.
Competition Venue
The Course
See map in appendices
| ECCC XC 2023 · Timetable |
| 10:00 | U20 Women | 5.810 m | 3 Long lap |
| 10:35 | U20 Men | 5.810 m | 3 Long lap |
| 11:10 | Senior Women | 8.720 m | 2 short + 3 long |
| 12:05 | Senior Men | 8.720 m | 2 short + 3 long |
| 12:50 | Mixed Relay | 4×1.450 m | 4 x 1 short lap |
Official Training at the Competition Venue
Official training for all athletes at the course will take place on Saturday 4 February 2023 from 16:00 to 18:00. The warm-up area will also be available during this time.
Dressing Rooms
No dressing rooms will be available.
Entry, Qualification System & Final Confirmations
Entry Rules
The European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country comprises separate competitions for U20, senior men’s and women’s teams representing the long distance and Mixed-Relay National Clubs of European Athletics Member Federations.
In accordance with European Athletics Regulation 1302.7, each team may enter a maximum of 6 (six) athletes in each event, of which not less than 3 (three), no more than 4 (four) will be allowed to start the race, in the following conditions:
- No athletes aged less than 16 (sixteen) years on 31 December of the year of the competition may compete in the ECCC Cross Country.
- Only athletes aged at least 16 (sixteen) and not more than 19 (nineteen) years on 31 December of the year of the competition may participate in the U20 events.
All athletes must be able to present, if requested to do so by the Technical Delegate, an official document stating their date of birth.
Each athlete may only be entered in one race of the Championships and he/she can only compete in the race for which he/she was entered. The number of foreign athletes is strictly limited to 1 (one) for each club team in ECCC Cross Country. Member Federations must provide the list of eligible national and foreign athletes to European Athletics by 10 January of the year of the ECCC Cross Country.
Registration fees
In addition to the accommodation fee described in “Accommodation” of this Team Manual following contribution must be paid to the organising club by each participating club team (except host):
- Registration Fee: EUR 200 – which must be paid at the latest by the date of the closing of the preliminary entries.
“I run Clean” Certification
Each European Athletics Member Federation may enter only those athletes who have received and hold a valid certification for having completed European Athletics Anti-Doping Education Programme – I Run Clean. The certification is to be achieved by all athletes in addition to fulfilling any requirements for the qualification for the event they are entered in.
Entry Procedures
Entries shall be made through the European Athletics Entry System which will be accessible at the following link:
https://evententry.worldathletics.org
Member Federations’ entries managers shall use their already known individual and personalised access.
Final Entries
Final entries indicating the names and individual logistical information (detailed travel arrangements, accommodation request and rooming list) of the competitors and of the officials must be received not later than 10 (ten) days before the event. According to the regulations the deadlines for the final entries are:
- Opening of the final entries: Opening on Tuesday 10 January 2023
- Deadline for the final entries: Closing on Thursday 26 January 2023 (14:00 CET)
Detailed travel and rooming list information will have to be registered for each athlete and official during the final entries process.
Final Confirmations
Team Leaders or their representatives must confirm the names of those competitors already entered who will actually take part in the competition. Confirmation of athletes will not be accepted after the deadline (see table below).
Final confirmation will have to be made online, via European Athletics online tool.
| Competition day | Deadline for Final Confirmation |
| Sunday 5 February 2023 | Saturday 4 February 2023 – 12:00 |
Relays Declaration Forms
Forms for the final declaration and running order must be completed and submitted online in accordance with the deadline set out in the table below:
| Competition day | Deadline for Final Declaration – Relays |
| Sunday 5 February 2023 | Senior Mixed Relay – 11:25 |
Withdrawals
Withdrawal of any confirmation must be indicated to the TIC in writing on the official withdrawal form.
Participating clubs
| Under 20 Men | |
| Switzerland | Athlétisme Viseu-Genève |
| Turkey | Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyesi Spor Kulubu |
| Turkey | Fenerbahce Spor Kulubu |
| Greece | “Esperos” G.S Lamias |
| Luxembourg | Trispeed Mamer |
| Luxembourg | CAEG Grevenmacher |
| Italia | Atletica Valle Brembana |
| Italia | Atletica Porto Torres |
| Lithuania | Niké |
| France | Dijon UC |
| France | Neuilly Plaisance Sports |
| Romania | CSS Radauti |
| Spain | Playas de Castellón |
| Spain | Clínica Menorca CAUG |
| Denmark | Sparta Atletic |
| Portugal | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
| Portugal | Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
| Ireland | Ennis Track AC |
| Ireland | Nenagh Olympic AC |
| Under 20 Women | |
| Switzerland | LG LZ Oberaargau |
| Turkey | Fenerbahce Sport Kulubu |
| Turkey | Enka Spor Kulubu |
| Luxembourg | CS Luxembourg |
| Italia | Bracco Atletica |
| Italia | Atletica Gavirate |
| Finland | Helsingin Kisa Veikot |
| Finland | Lahden Ahkera |
| Belgium | Duffel AC |
| France | Clermont Auvergne Athlétisme |
| France | Entente Sarthe Athlétisme |
| Romania | CA Athletics Mica Roma Blaj |
| Spain | Playas de Castellón |
| Spain | AD Gijón Atletismo |
| Portugal | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
| Portugal | Maia Atletico Clube |
| Ireland | Youghal A.C |
| Ireland | Finn Valley AC |
| Czech Republic | TJ Slezan Frýdek-Místek |
| Women | |
| Suisse | STB Leichtathletik |
| Turkey | Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyesi Spor Kulubu |
| Luxembourg | CA Fola |
| Luxembourg | CELTIC Diekirch |
| Italia | Orecchiella Garfagnana |
| Italia | La Recastello Radici Group |
| Israel | Alley Athletics Club, South Tel Aviv |
| Belgium | KAV Roeselare |
| France | CA Balma Athlétisme |
| France | Athlé Saint-Julien 74 |
| Norway | Il Runar |
| Romania | CSU Poli Timisoara |
| Spain | Playas de Castellón |
| Denmark | Sparta Atletik Og Lob |
| Portugal | Sporting Clube de Braga |
| Portugal | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
| Austria | DSG Wien |
| Ireland | DCH |
| Ireland | Letterkenny AC |
| Great Britain & NI | Shettleston Harriers |
| Czech Republic | AK Olymp Brno |
| Men | |
| Switzerland | LC Uster |
| Turkey | Ankara Buyuksehir Belediyesi Ego Spor Kulubu |
| Turkey | Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyesi Spor Kulubu |
| Luxembourg | Celtic Diekirch |
| Luxembourg | CA Fola |
| Italia | Casone Naceto |
| Italia | GP Parco Alpi Apuane |
| Israel | Hapoel Emek Hefer Hadasa Neurim |
| Israel | Alley Athletics Club, South Tel Aviv |
| Finland | Lahden Ahkera |
| Belgium | Herve Athlétique Club |
| Belgium | DC Leuven Atletiek |
| France | Racing Multi Athlon |
| France | Entente Athletique Grenoble 38 |
| Norway | Ull Kisa IL |
| Bosnia Herzegovina | AK “Marathon” |
| Sweden | Hässelby SK |
| Sweden | Keep Up Running Club |
| Serbia | AK Apatin |
| Serbia | AK Leposavic |
| Spain | Playas de Castellón |
| Slovak Republic | AO TJ Slavia STU Bratislava |
| Denmark | AGF |
| Portugal | Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
| Portugal | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
| Austria | DSG Wien |
| Ireland | Clonliffe Harriers |
| Ireland | East Cork AC |
| Great Britain & NI | Central AC |
| Great Britain & NI | Leeds City AC |
| Czech Republic | Běžecký klub Náchod |
| Czech Republic | Fénix sport Blansko |
| Mixed | |
| Suisse | LC Regensdorf |
| France | Clermont Auvergne Athlétisme |
| France | Decines Meyzieu Athlétisme |
| Romania | CS Stiinta din Bacau |
| Romania | CSM Raraul |
| Spain | Playas de Castellón |
| Slovak Republic | Fénix sport Blansko |
| Portugal | Fénix sport Blansko |
| Portugal | Fénix sport Blansko |
| Great Britain & NI | Fénix sport Blansko |
| Portugal | Sporting Clube de Braga |
| Czech Republic | VSK Univerzita Brno |