Norway Cup is the world’s largest football tournament for children and young people ages 10 to 19 – where dreams and lifetime memories are made. Our goal is to help ensure a memorable experience for young footballers in a tournament with fantastic shared experiences and which is the highlight of the year for many active young people.
About the partnership
Thon Hotels has worked closely with the sport for a number of years and wants to contribute to general football activity in Norway. We are strongly committed to helping children and young people be active and enjoy sports.
For several years, we have been a visible and active partner at Norway Cup, both at the hotels and at Ekebergsletta. Every year, we create experiences for participants through various activities and meeting places in the tournament area. These have varied between activity zones, audience-oriented concepts and a sledding hill with real snow.
The activities aim to create a lively and inclusive area on the tournament grounds, where children and young people can challenge themselves, have fun and socialise across teams and clubs.
Focus on girls in football
In line with Thon Hotels’ commitment to increase participation by girls in football*, we have established our own initiatives aimed at girls during Norway Cup. This includes training sessions developed in partnership with the Norwegian Football Federation and involving professional coaches and profiles from the Toppserien, the association for the highest level of women's football.
In recent years, the activities have also focused on the 'More Girls' project, including a players' tunnel that provides a digital experience of running out onto the field together with Caroline Graham Hanssen.
Read more about the 'More Girls' project.
Practical information
At Thon Hotels, we look forward to welcoming you to this year’s Norway Cup. To make this the best possible experience for you, we have put together a checklist of rules and considerations to take into account to increase the enjoyment for everyone.
The most important thing for Thon hotels is that all guests are taken care of, which is why it is important to consider other guests staying at the hotel.
The hallways, stairwells and rooms must be quiet between 10 pm and 7 am.
Hotel rules
- It is not permitted to throw things out of the windows or hang things out of the windows.
- Wet towels, gym clothes, shoes and other items must not be kept in the hallways.
- Extra bins will be provided in common areas – consider both the environment and other guests by using these.
- Do not play in the lifts and be considerate of other guests.
- Football boots must be taken off outside the hotel and may not be worn inside the hotel under any circumstances.
- Jumping on the beds is not permitted.
- Food brought in must not be eaten in our common areas, meeting rooms or in our outdoor dining area. It must be consumed in the room.
- For safety reasons, everyone must stay in their assigned room.
- Hotel towels must not be taken off the hotel premises.
Responsibility
Each team leader is responsible for their team. Any damage and injury to either persons or the hotel’s property is the team leader's responsibility. Compensation will be claimed for any damages.
If someone triggers a fire alarm or misuses safety equipment, the associated costs will be charged. The cost of fire and rescue services is currently NOK 10,000 per incident response.
Serious incidents have consequences and being asked to leave early may be appropriate. In the event of being asked to leave, the stay will not be refunded.
We hope you have a fantastic stay at Thon Hotels. Good luck on the football field!