European Multisport Club Association

European Multisport Club Association
Formation2013
TypeSports organization
HeadquartersLegal:
Rome, Italy
Operational:
Brussels, Belgium
Membership29 clubs
Websitehttps://www.multisportclubs.eu/

The European Multisport Club Association (EMCA)[1] is a sports organization representing the interests of multisport clubs in Europe.[2] It was created with an initiative of the multisport club S.S. Lazio.[3]

EMCA is also a partner of the House of Sport[4] and member of the European Platform for Sport Innovation.[5]

Purpose

The aim is the development and dissemination of sports, as a mean of psycho-physical and moral integrity, promoting the activities of the affiliated sports clubs operating on European scale and organizing projects, erasmus trips and events for the exchange of good practice, sports promotion, maintenance of the human body in shape and entertainment youth activities. Particular attention is given at the fight against doping, intolerance and violence, access to sport for people with disabilities, social inclusion of immigrants and gender equality .[6]

In the European sport system a significant role is played by multisport clubs who – through their multiple involvement on a large variety of sports – understand better than anyone else the different social dimensions, impacts and needs of sports.[7]

Projects

EMCA organizes projects in association with erasmus trips, to promote the Olympic Spirit, spread of values and civic behaviour, importance of physical activity, voluntary activities, integration of young refugees, multisport approach of young athletes and to report fraud, bribery, abuse, bullying and manipulated illegal sport betting.[8] Finally, particular interest represents the acquisition of new knowledge and skills, through teaching and education, for multisport coaches' development, helping kids choose the most suitable sport.[9]

Founding members

The following six clubs signed the «Multisport Declaration»[10] in 2013:[11]

All EMCA members

EMCA consists of various clubs who keep departments in 42 sports.

List of clubs in 2022.[12]

Club
AaB Af 1885
APOEL
Aris
Crvena Zvezda
Dinamo Bucuresti
Everton
Ferencvaros Budapest
Feyenoord Rotterdam
Buducnost Podgorica
Hask Mladost
Levski Sofia
Olympiacos C.F.P.
G.S. Iraklis (Thessaloniki)
Panionios G.S.S.
Pontevecchio Bologna Archived 2018-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
Polisportiva Udinese
Racing Club de France
S.S. Lazio
Sport Management
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Tampereen Pyrintö
Galatasaray SK
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
TS Wisla Krakow
Wiener Sport-Club
Bohemians 1905
A.C. ChievoVerona
Panserraikos
Fechtclub Graz
Polisportiva Partenope Archived 2021-08-01 at the Wayback Machine

Decorated Clubs

The following table includes founding and rest EMCA members with multiple European title-winning sport departments.

Club Departments with European trophies
Olympiacos CFP Football Basketball Volleyball M Volleyball W Water Polo M Water Polo W Table tennis Wrestling
Sporting CP Football Handball Roller Hockey Futsal Athletics M Athletics W Judo
Ferencváros TC Football Water Polo Handball W Table Tennis W Bowling
Racing Club de France Athletics Swimming Judo
S.S. Lazio Football American Football Softball
SD Crvena Zvezda Football Basketball M Basketball W Water Polo Athletics Karate
Galatasaray SK Football Basketball M Basketball W Basketball Wheel Judo W
Levski Sofia Basketball W Volleyball W Athletics W
Bayer Leverkusen Football Handball W Athletics W
Mladost Volleyball W Water Polo Table Tenis W
Dinamo Bucuresti Volleyball Handball Rugby
Buducnost Podgorica Handball W Karate

* Founding members are above the borderline, and rest members are under the borderline.

* Individual-sport departments appear with a cyan background.

* M = Men, W = Women

See also

References

  1. ^ Monday, 1 December 2014 / Session 6: Multi-sport clubs European Commission Archived 24 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Industria & Sport: verso una nuova stagione europea? L'Huffington Post (in Italian)
  3. ^ SS LAZIO BRINGS TOP MULTISPORTS CLUBS TOGETHER AT IIC BRUXELLES brusselsdiplomatic.com
  4. ^ Grand opening of the House of Sport – Joining forces for winning big! Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine FESI and member of the European Platform for Sport Innovation
  5. ^ "Partnerships". EMCA. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  6. ^ "About EMCA - EMCA". EMCA. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  7. ^ "European Multisport Club Association - EMCA". EMCA. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  8. ^ "Projects - EMCA". EMCA. Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  9. ^ "EMCA Studia - EMCA". EMCA. Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  10. ^ Multisport Declaration EMCA
  11. ^ EMCA History Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine EMCA
  12. ^ "EMCA Members - EMCA". EMCA. Retrieved 2022-09-26.