Winter Cup - A mid-season football highlight - Infront
Winter Cup - A mid-season football highlight - Infront
Winter Cup - A mid-season football highlight - Infront
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As a long-term partner to Fortuna Düsseldorf, <strong>Infront</strong> handles<br />
the distribution of worldwide media rights to the Stadtwerke<br />
Düsseldorf <strong>Winter</strong> <strong>Cup</strong> as well as the marketing of key<br />
sponsorship packages.<br />
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The media production of the <strong>Winter</strong> <strong>Cup</strong> is handled by Sport1,<br />
the channel that broadcasts the event live in the German<br />
market, on behalf of <strong>Infront</strong>. The operation features seven<br />
cameras, providing coverage in SD format (if requested also<br />
available in HD format). Broadcasters can access live and<br />
delayed footage via satellite. The world feed will be produced<br />
according to the 2-1-1-2 rule.<br />
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2012 saw the 6th edition of the Stadtwerke Düsseldorf <strong>Winter</strong><br />
<strong>Cup</strong> and was a sweeping success across the board. A total of<br />
37,500 spectators inside the ESPRIT arena witnessed hosts<br />
Fortuna Düsseldorf win at the final. In addition to coverage in<br />
the German market, the <strong>Winter</strong> <strong>Cup</strong> was transmitted to over<br />
30 countries and territories, including amongst others France,<br />
Brazil and the Middle East.<br />
<strong>Infront</strong> Sports & Media AG, Grafenauweg 2, P.O. Box 4442, 6304 Zug, Switzerland<br />
Tel. +41-41-723 15 15, Fax +41-41-723 15 16, www.infrontsports.com, info@infrontsports.com<br />
The line-up for the 2013 edition of the Stadtwerke<br />
Düsseldorf <strong>Winter</strong> <strong>Cup</strong> includes:<br />
• Fortuna Düsseldorf: The team’s return to the Bundesliga in<br />
2012 – having played in the Regionalliga in between –<br />
further strengthened its cult status across Germany and<br />
increased its fan base. The team is well known for<br />
generating a unique atmosphere at the ESPRIT arena.<br />
• Borussia Dortmund: The reigning Bundesliga Champion<br />
and DFB <strong>Cup</strong> Winner has a number of top international<br />
players in its line-up. It will use the <strong>Winter</strong> <strong>Cup</strong> to prepare<br />
its attack on the championship leaders in the second half of<br />
the <strong>season</strong>.<br />
• FSV Mainz 05: Competing in the Bundesliga for four years<br />
in a row, Mainz is well established in the highest division of<br />
German club <strong>football</strong>. Having young and ambitious players<br />
in its team, the club fascinates with fresh and offensive<br />
<strong>football</strong>.<br />
• Standard Liège: Amongst the most successful teams in the<br />
history of Belgian <strong>football</strong>, Standard Liège has won no less<br />
than ten Belgium Championships and six <strong>Cup</strong> titles.<br />
www.fortuna-duesseldorf.de<br />
Playing Format - Stadtwerke Düsseldorf <strong>Winter</strong> <strong>Cup</strong><br />
Semi-Finals<br />
Match 1: Fortuna Düsseldorf - Borussia Dortmund<br />
Match 2: Standard Liège - FSV Mainz 05<br />
3rd Place<br />
Loser Match 1 - Loser Match 2<br />
Final<br />
Winner Match 1 - Winner Match 2<br />
Media Rights Contact:<br />
Amikam Kranz, amikam.kranz@infrontsports.com