Some important clubs joining the «Panagiotis Katsouris» tournament
The “Panagiotis Katsouris” tournament has been held since 2009, in memory of our late player. This year, however, it turns into an elite tournament of developmental ages with the participation of professional teams from Greece and Europe, as well as high-level academies.
The tournament will be held on April 27 and 28 at the LOLAS sports center in Souroti, and the age groups that will take part include Under-15 and Under-13, and apart from the PAOK teams, Newcastle, Bochum, Partizan, among others, will travel to Thessaloniki.
In the 1st phase, 16 teams will compete and will be divided into four groups, based on capacity. In the 2nd phase – on the gold path – the first two teams from each group will qualify, while on the path the third and fourth teams of the groups will compete. As for the final phase, it will be held with knockout matches, until the final.
Under-15
GROUP A
PAOK, Juniorul (Romania), Panionios, Atromiti Larissa
GROUP B
Red Star (Serbia), Exeter City (England), Panaitolikos, Bembides
GROUP C
Newcastle, Randers FC (Denmark), NFC Volos, PAOK Koilon Kozani
GROUP D
Partizan, Omonia Nicosia, Makedonikos, Agia Paraskevi Volos
Under-13
GROUP A
PAOK, Exeter City, ΑΕΚ Limassol, Red Star School
GROUP Β
Randers, NFC Volos, TSC Oosterhut (Netherlands), Bebides
GROUP C
Bochum, AEK Larnaca, Agia Anna Volos, PAOK Komotini
GROUP D
Partizan, Panathinaikos, Atsalenios, PAOK Koilon Kozani
- Each team will play eight games.
- The duration of the matches will be 20 minutes, while in the final phase they will be 25 minutes. In the final, in case of a draw, the match goes stright to penalties.
