Participants of the European Champions Clubs Cups 2008 - Cross Country

Men Senior

1 AND     C.A.V.A

2 BEL      RFC Liége

3 CZE     AK Kromeriz

4 DEN     Sparta Copenhagen

5 ESP     CA Adidas

6 FRA     Ales Cevennes Athlétisme

7 GBR  

8 IRL     Clonliffe Harriers

9 ISL     Breidablik

10 ITA   GA Fiamme Gialle

11 LUX   CA Belvaux

12 NED   Pegasus, Venio

13 NOR   Kristiansand IF

14 POR   Maratona Clube de Portugal

15 SLO

16  SRB   AC Mladost – Uzice

17 SVK    Atletika SK Skalica

18 SUI    USC Capriaschese- Atletica

19 SWE   Halle IF tbc

20 TUR    Kocaeli Buyuksehir Belediye  Spor Kilubu

Women Senior

1 BEL    Leuven Atletiek

2 BIH    AK Doboj

3 ESP   Valencia Terra I Mar

4 FRA   SCO Sainte Marguerite Marseille

5 GBR   Winchester AC

6 GRE   Gas Ilios

7 ITA   Club Jaky-Tech Apuana

8 ISL   IR

9 LUX   CA Celtic

10 NED  Atverni, Nieuwegein

11 NOR  SK Vidar

12 POR  Maratona Clube de Portugal

13 RUS  Sport Club Olymp

14 RUS  Club Moscow

15 SLO 

16 SRB  AC Smederevo

17 SUI  TVL Bern

18 SWE Hasselby SK tbc

19 TUR  Uskudar Belediyesi Spor Kulubu

Men Junior

1 BIH   AK Prijedor

2 DEN  Sparta Copenhagen

3 ESP  FC Barcelona

4 FRA  Athletic Jeunes Bastia

5 ITA  PBM Bovisio Masciago

6 LUX  CA Celtic

7 NED  Seven Hills Running Team

8 POL  KS Podlasie Bialystok

9 POR  Grupo Desportivo de Covelas

10 RUS  Sport Club Olymp

11 SLO  

12 SRB  AC Smederevo

13 TUR  Erzurm Turk Telekom Spor Kulubu

14 SWE  Hasselby SK

Women Junior

1 BIH   AK Slavija

2 CZE  AK Kromeriz

3 DEN  Svendborg Athletics

4 ESP  Playas de Castellon

5 FRA  ASPTT Nancy

6 GRE  AE Mesogion Aminiah

7 IRL   Dundrum South Dublin

8 ITA  Atl. Gransasso

9 POR  OC Codessos

10 POR   Sporting Clube de Braga

11 SLO

12 TUR   Tarim Kredrulkuspor Kulubu

13 TUR   Besiktas

SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR CROSS-COUNTRY MEN AND WOMEN

Promotion

The European Club Committees for Cross Country shall promote European Champion

Club Cups in Cross Country in every year for Men and Women as an individual and team

competition.

The Cup men and women shall be held on the same venue and in principle on the first

weekend of February. The EAA Council may change this date depending on requirements

of the EAA Calendar.

Programme

The ECCC Cross Country Races shall be staged on 1 (one) day and in accordance with the

applicable Rules of the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF).

The Cup shall be held in principle over the following distances and in the following order:

Junior Women 4000 m

Junior Men: 6000 m

Senior Women: 6000 m

Senior Men: 10000 m

Note4: The distance of the course can be adapted to local conditions (e.g. profile of the course)

Entries, confirmations and scoring

Team entries and reserves - Every EAA Member may enter 1 (one) team for each event.

Moreover, the first three (3) placed teams of the previous cup competition and the

organiser of the event will be invited. Only the national champion clubs in the long

distances are qualified.

For each race, teams of not more than 8 (eight) athletes can be entered. Not

less than 4 (four), nor more than 6 (six) shall be allowed to start in the race of

whom 4 (four) will score.

Preliminary Entries

Preliminary entries indicating the number of athletes per event and

the number of officials must be submitted not later than 3 (three) months before the

Races.

Final Entries

Final entries for individuals and teams plus the names of officials must arrive

at the Organising Club with copy to the ECCC Committee not later than 10 (ten) days

before the day of the Races.

All Clubs must, on the Final Entry Form, describe their team uniform, (competition attire

and warm-up attire), including the colours. All athletes of the team shall wear the

described attires.

0Final declaration and confirmation - Final declaration of athletes and confirmation of

entries must be made at the Technical Meeting.

Scoring

Each race shall be scored separately according to 03.1.1.

The team results shall be decided by the aggregate of placings recorded by the scoring

athletes of each team. The team with the lowest aggregate of placing points will be

judged the winner.

If a team fails to finish with a complete scoring team, it will not be classified in the team

result. The athletes finishing shall be counted as individuals in the race result and shall be

eligible for the individual placings.

No adjustment to the scoring placings of the finishing teams shall be made in respect of

any non-scoring team runners or of individual entries.

Ties - In the event of a tie, it shall be resolved in favour of the team whose last scoring

runner finishes nearest to the first place.

Financial Regulations

The Organising Club shall pay the board and lodging expenses for not more than 2 (two)

days and for maximum of 4 (four) athletes in each race and 1 (one) official from each Club.

In case the Junior team is from the same club as the Senior team, the Organiser will not

cover the accommodation costs for any additional official for the Junior Team.

The ECCC Committee shall not be responsible for any costs other than those referred to

in these regulations and/or the Club Agreement. Any such costs must be met by the

Organising or Participating Club(s) as appropriate.

The ECCC Committee shall approve the accommodation costs, all taxes included.

The Participating Members

The visiting teams shall pay their travelling expenses, in both directions, to and from the

venue of the competition if not otherwise agreed with the ECCC Committee and the

Organising Club. They have also to pay the board and lodging expenses at the venue of

the competition, which exceed such costs to be borne by the organiser as laid down in

Local transport shall be arranged and paid for by the Organising Club.

Each team will be charged the sum of 200 Euro as participation fee.

Victory Ceremonies

Shortly after the completion of each race, the first 3 (three) athletes shall mount the

rostrum in their approved track suits to receive their awards.

Medals: The winner, the second and the third of each race shall receive a gold, a silver and

a bronze-plated medal, respectively.

All members of the first 3 (three) teams in each event shall also receive medals.

The presentation of medals and trophies to the first 3 (three) placed teams of each race

may also take place at a suitable occasion later on the same day.

All participants and officials shall be presented with a commemorative medal.

Diplomas: No diplomas will be presented.