2024-09-11 15:28Press release

Global interest tripled as Gothia Cup registration opened 

2024 winners Lillehammer.

Teams from around thirty nations and more than a doubled interest overall. The first hours of the Gothia Cup registration were on record breaking levels. 
 – We were prepared for a big interest, but this surprised even us, says tournament leader Niclas Freiholtz. 
 
The interest in being part of the Gothia Cup continues to grow and teams all over the world were on their toes as registration for the 2025 tournament opened on Wednesday. 
France, South Africa and the United States are examples of nations that have already signed up, and the Gothia Cup organization could ascertain a more than doubled interest compared to last year, in the first hours of the registration period. 
– Our tournament is becoming more and more appreciated and it is very pleasing to see how widely it reaches out across the world, says tournament leader Niclas Freiholtz.
 
In total, teams from around thirty nations signed up in the first hours, which is a threefold increase from last year and cements the tournament's reputation globally. The local teams also continue to choose the Gothia Cup as it took only seconds for the category to fill when registration opened. Overall, everything points to another record year in 2025. 
– The meeting ground Gothia Cup is getting stronger and it is clear many people want to come here and take part of it. Now it's up to us to make the 2025 tournament a fantastic experience for participants, leaders, officials and the audience, says Niclas Freiholtz.



About Gothia Cup

Gothia Cup is the world's largest and most international youth football tournament, organized in Gothenburg, Sweden annualy since 1975. Every year about 45 000 participants, representing more than 1900 teams from about 80 countries meet and share the joy of football during a week. SKF is main partner to Gothia Cup since 2007.


Contacts

Linn Ohlsson
Press Officer
Linn Ohlsson
Niclas Freiholtz
Tournament Director, Competition and Development
Niclas Freiholtz