Croatia (European Union country) is located on the very border of Italy and Slovenia, and in close vicinity of Austria, so it can truly be said that it serves as a band between the Mediterranean and Central Europe. Many world famous football players come from Croatia, such as Davor Šuker, Zvonimir Boban and Robert Prosinečki, all of them part of the '98 generation that won bronze medal in the World Cup. Also, Croatians Luka Modrić, Marijo Mandžukić and Ivan Rakitić currently play in the top 3 teams in the world’s strongest national league - Spanish Primera. Following a rich football tradition, with the development of maritime tourism and accommodation capacities in the last 50 years, Region of Istria has come up with a well organized offer of

programmes and packages for sports teams, especially in the sector of football team preparations.

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As a region on the gate of Central Europe, but also on the Adriatic Coast, Northwest Istria offers easy access to teams from at least a dozen countries. For those who come by charter or commercial airplane there are 6 international airpoarts nearby: Venice Airport, Ljubljana Airport, Trieste International Airport, Zagreb international Airport, Airport Pula, and Airport Krk.

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Mild and Mediterranean, with an average annual temperature of 18°C. January is the coldest month with the average temperature mainly of about 6°C, and July and August are the warmest, with the average temperature of about 24°C

3 to 5 star hotels offer sports infrastructure, great cuisine adapted to the needs of athletes, hospitable personnel, diversity of leisure time activities and wellness and fitness services

Relatum agency as representative of noumerous croatian athletes, clubs and federations knows what athletes need and together with our partner hotels in Istria surely can assist teams in the organization of practice and friendly matches, or take over the organization in whole.

Eleven out of 20 football fields in the region have set FIFA’s dimensions (100x64m). The fields are located in and around Rovinj, Umag and Novigrad, not more than a 20 minute ride apart. They are superbly maintained and possess complete equipment thus providing excellent training conditions.

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ISTRIA AS THE BASE OF THE CROATIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION (CFF)

The high quality of football fields and accommodation are the reason why Istria is considered as one of the highest quality sports centre in the region and among numerous other things was the official team training base for the preparations of the Croatian football team for EURO 2008.

CFF has been organizing camps for football players of all age groups between January and May for years, and regularly chooses Northwest Istria as a host for qualifying matches in categories U15, U16, U17, U19, U21, as well as for matches of the women’s national football team.

International and Croatian football clubs and national teams recommend Istria as optimal locations for football preparations and camps. The following national teams and clubs have trained here so far:

NATIONAL TEAMS

Croatian national football team (men’s, women’s, U15, U17, U16, U19 and U21 category), Estonian national football team (category U19), Portuguese national football team (category U19), Ukrainian national football team (category U17), Azerbaijan national football team (category U17), Belgian national football team (category U17 and U19).

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAMS

FC Manchester City, FC Maribor, Young Boys, FC Bologna, Sturm Graz, FC Northampton, Olimpija Ljubljana, FC Domžale, FC Honved, Puskas Football Academy, HIMKY Moscow and many others.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAMS

FC Dinamo Zagreb, FC Hajduk Split, FC Rijeka, FC Osijek, FC Slaven Belupo and many others.

INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS AND MATCHES

Mini-tournament of the elite round of the European Cup U-19, Kvarnerska rivijera (Kvarner Riviera), Istria Winter cup, UEFA qualifying matches.

“For years now, the Croatian Football Federation has been choosing istria as a destination for its preparations and young players tournaments due to its high-quality infrastructure, climate and, above all, top service and sporting spirit, for which Istria is famous across the globe. As Istria broadens and improves its offer each year, we are convinced we will keep coming here in the future.“

Davor Šuker President of the CroatianFootball Federation and

UEFA board memberRelatum agency also represents and manages careers of the players and talents.For more info visit our web site Talent Management section.

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Davor Šuker President of the CroatianFootball Federation and

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Novigrad

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Unique location for unique sport teams

FOOTBALL TEAMS:

• hotel accommodation• transfers from airport to/from hotel• 3 main meals (diet tailored for players)• fitness centre with equipment• pool• jogging area• infrastructure for other sports• bus parking place• possibility of organization friendly matches with national and international opponents• internet in hotel• transport from hotel to football fields and back• daily wash of sports jerseys• wellness (sauna, whirlpool, treatments)• meeting room, medical/physio room• use of natural/artificial turf court and training equipment

FOOTBALL FIELDS

FOOTBALL CAMPUS ROVINJ

5 football fieldsdimensions from 58m x 46m to 105m x 66mnatural and artificial grass

FOOTBALL CAMPUS UMAG

10 football fieldsdimensions from 95m x 64m to 105m x 67mnatural and artificial grass

FOOTBALL CAMPUS NOVIGRAD

5 football fieldsdimensions from 60m x 40m to 105m x 64mnatural and artificial grass

Relatum team together with our partners and a lot of years of experience in football and sport is at your disposal for any requests, questions or simply more details.

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