05-SEPTEMBER-2012
NATIONAL TEAM PRACTICES
IN VILA DO CONDE
 

Senior Men National Team is already training in the Sports Hall of Vila do Conde, venue for the 1st tournament of CEV 2013 European Championship Qualifying, second round Pool A. Portugal will face the Great Britain on Friday at 17h00, Belarus on Saturday at 17h30 and on Sunday, in the last day of the event, the National Team will play Turkey at 19h30. All matches are to be broadcasted by Sport TV.

“One food item instead of a ticket” – this is the motto of the solidarity campaign that will be carried out by the Portuguese Volleyball Federation during the first round of the qualification for the 2013 Senior Men European Championship.

This unprecedented initiative in international competitions with the participation of national teams, plans to appeal to the spirit of solidarity of the Volleyball family in "Fight Against Hunger" and consists in collecting non-perishable food items (pasta, flour, biscuits, rice etc.), during the competition to be held in the Sports Hall of Vila do Conde.

In Portugal’s matchdays, against Great Britain, Belarus and Turkey, respectively in the 7th, 8th and 9th of September, there will be specific containers to collect the food items, which will be donated for charity.
With the campaign “One food item instead of a ticket”, the FPV urges the fans to participate in the fight against hunger, bringing a non-perishable food item while supporting the National Team.

The 2nd tournament will take place in Ankara, capital of Turkey, from 14 to 16 of September where, the National Team will take Belarus, Great Britain and Turkey by this order. [See Calendar]

The first team of each Pool qualifies automatically for the 2013 European Championship taking place in Denmark and Poland.
Already qualified for the tournament are: Denmark and Poland (host countries), Serbia, Italy, Russia, Slovakia and Bulgaria.

The second ranked teams of each group qualify for the third round where they have to dispute a playoff (home & away matches) to reach the final stage of the tournament.

More info: www.cev.lu