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Marathon 2025
Date: 02nd-05th October, 2025.
Place: Marathon (Greece).
Registration Deadline: 15th August, 2025.
Payment Deadline: 29th August, 2025.
Marathon (Greece)
Marathon is a town in Greece and the site of the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, in which the heavily outnumbered Athenian army defeated the Persians. Legend has it that Pheidippides, a Greek herald at the battle, was sent running from Marathon to Athens to announce the victory, which is how the marathon running race was conceived in modern times.
Today it is part of East Attica regional unit, in the outskirts of Athens and a popular resort town.
Weather
In October, the weather in Marathon is an agreeable autumn month. The average high-temperature is 24°C , and the average low-temperature is 15°C.
It’s possible to swim in the sea at this time of year. The average sea temperature is 22°C
Location
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Marathon is located 40 Km North East of the city of Athens and 25 Km from Athens International Airport
AFC Accommodation » Golden Coast Hotel & Bungalows
Program
Thursday, 02 OCTOBER 2025
Arrival at Athens Airport (ATH)
Transfer to the hotel
Free Time
19:30 - 20:00 » Captain’s Meeting + Competition Draw
20:00 - 21:30 » Dinner at the hotel
Friday, 03 OCTOBER 2025
07:00 - 08:30 » Breakfast at the hotel
09:00 - 12:00 » Games
12:00 - 14:00 » Lunch Break
14:00 - 18:00 » Games
18:00 » Free time
Saturday, 04 OCTOBER 2025
07:00 - 08:30 » Breakfast at the hotels
09:00 - 12:30 » Final Phase Matches
12:30 - 14:00 » Lunch Break
14:00 - 16:00 » Final Phase Matches
16:00 - 20:00 » Free time
20:00 - 21:30 » Farewell Dinner + Awards Ceremony
Sunday, 05 OCTOBER 2025
07:00 - 09:00 » Breakfast
Transfers to Athens Airport (ATH) all day
Accommodation
GOLDEN COAST HOTEL & BUNGALOWS
A 4 star, beach-side hotel found on the golden, sandy beach of the famous Marathon Bay and near the historic town of Marathon, Attica.
Golden Coast Hotel & Bungalows aims to make your visit as relaxing and enjoyable as possible, which is why so many guests continue to come back year after year.
Close to St. Ephraim Monastery, a popular Nea Makri landmark, Golden Coast Hotel & Bungalows is a great destination for tourists.
Golden Coast Hotel & Bungalows is a family-friendly hotel
All rooms have a balcony or terrace, and are decorated in a traditional greek style, with all modern conveniences, offering a flat screen TV, a refrigerator, air conditioning Safe deposit box and Hairdryer / bathroom amenities. And it is easy to stay connected during your stay as free internet access is offered to guests.
The hotel features a concierge. Plus, guests can enjoy a pool and free breakfast, which have made this a popular choice among travelers. For guests with a vehicle, free parking is available.
While you’re here, be sure to check out some of the steakhouses, including Kleftakis and Zois, all of which are a short distance from Golden Coast Hotel & Bungalows.
During your visit, be sure to check out Sanctuary of the Egyptian Gods, which is a popular attraction within walking distance of the hotel.
Sport & Leisure:
Tennis, basketball and volleyball courts
Boccia / petanque
Mini golf
Table tennis
Beach volleyball
Outdoor life-size chess
Bicycles for hire (extra charge)
Motorised watersports (extra charge)
Basic Package
HOTEL MAIN BUILDING » Rooms with garden view
(36 rooms available)
Participants will be accommodated in the main buiding in rooms with garden view
Economy Package
BUNGALOWS » Rooms with garden view
(60 rooms available)
Participants will be accommodated in bungalows in rooms with garden view
Executive Package
HOTEL MAIN BUILDING » Rooms with sea view
(24 rooms available)
Participants will be accommodated in the main buiding in rooms with sea view
(per team)
TEAM FEE
Includes:
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Registration
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Staff & Referees
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Football Pitches
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Cups & Trophies
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1 Ball
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Sports bag
Packages/ Prices
250€ (elite cup)
200€ (friendly cup)
PACKAGES
(per person)
* Prices per person for players, staff and guests from 02 to 05 October 2025.
Prices only include bus transfers for groups with +9 people on 02 and 05 October.
Transfers for small groups (up to 8 people), individual transfers and/or outside the official dates (02 & 05 October) are not included in this price and may have additional costs or may not be provided.
** Extra-nights upon request
Info
How to get
Athens International Airport (ATH) is the largest international airport in Greece, serving the city of Athens and region of Attica.
Some of the airlines that perform flights to/from the Athens International Airport:
Aegean Airlines
Aerolineas Argentinas
Air Albania
Air Austral
Air Baltic
Air Canada
Air China
Air Europa
Air France
Air Serbia
All Nippon Airways
American Airlines
Anima Wings
Arkia Israeli Airlines
Asiana Airlines
Austrian Airlines
Blue Bird Airways
British Airways
Brussels Airlines
Bulgaria Air
Cathay Pacific
China Eastern Airlines
China Southern Airlines
Cyprus Airways
Delta Air Lines
Easyjet
Egyptair
El Al Israel Airlines
Emirates
Ethiopian Airlines
Etihad Airways
Finnair
Garuda Indonesia
Gulf Air
Iberia
Icelandair
Indigo
Israir
Ita Airways
Jal - Japan Airlines
Jet2.Com
Kenya Airways
KLM
Korean Air
Kuwait Airways
Latam Airlines
Lot Polish Airlines
Lufthansa
Luxair
Malaysia Airlines
Middle East Airlines
Olympic Air
Oman Air
Pakistan Airlines
Pegasus Airlines
Qantas
Qatar Airways
Royal Air Maroc
Royal Jordanian
Ryanair
SAS
Saudia
Scoot
Singapore Airlines
Sky Express
Srilankan Airlines
Swiss
Tarom
Transavia France
Transavia.Com
Turkish Airlines
Tus Airways
United Airlines
Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Australia
Volotea
Vueling
Wizz Air
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi
Wizz Air Uk
Xiamen Airlines
Allowance
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This tournament is open to all football amateur teams related with aviation business (Airlines, Airports, ATC - Air Traffic Controllers, Handling, Cargo, Catering, Travel Agencies - Sales Agents, Partners / Suppliers or others).
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All players must be aviation employees (or former employees), however each team is allowed to bring up to 2 players outside aviation (but non professional football players).
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During the registration process, the organizational committee can ask teams to present Company ID Cards confirming that the players belong to the aviation business or that are not professional football players.
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Non-aviation amateur teams are allowed to participate.
The organization can provide wild cards and this decision should be taken by the organizers.
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Teams can apply unlimited players, staff or guests.
Competition
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Categorie
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Men / Mixed
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Format
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7-a-side football
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Division (*)
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Elite Cup » + 18 years old
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Friendly Cup » + 18 years old
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Friendly Cup » + 40 years old
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(*)
Elite Cup
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Teams that want to play against the strongest teams and the main purpose to participate is to win the competition.
Friendly Cup (1)
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Teams that just want to have fun, make new friends and play football no matter what the final score in each game will be.
(1)
- In the Friendly Cup there is no individual awards (Best Player, Goalkeeper and Scorer) and the teams only receive participation cups.
- No points will be awarded for the AFC Ranking.
Packages
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To participate at this tournament the organization provides 4 packages:
- Executive package;
- Economy package;
- Basic package;
- Low-cost package.
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To apply, participants must accept all the services included in each package.
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Other packages with less services WILL NOT be provided to participants. More services can be included in each package with extra costs.
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To be part of the tournament, the packages must be requested to the organizational committee.
Anyone who doesn't book a package with the organizational committee will not be considered as a participant at AFC and cannot be part of a team.
Payments
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The captain / manager of each team is responsible to collect the money from the whole team and make the payment of the packages, by bank transfer, to the organizational committee.
Individual payments by bank transfer are not accepted.
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We have limited availability for each package and also limited rooms available at each hotel.
For this reason, we will give priority to teams that send us full payments on time on a "first come, first served" basis.
On the other hand for teams that do not make full payments or payment is made after the deadline, we can not guarantee them the requested package or even a spot in our tournament.
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The package price can increase up to 100 € if payments are not made before the payment deadline.
Registration Deadline:
15th August 2025
Payment Deadline:
Team fee: With the registration form
Packages: 29th August 2025
Deadlines for cancellation and no-shows
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Team fee is non-refundable
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Until 29th August 2024 - 100 % package refund;
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Between 30th August and 02nd September 2025 - 50 % package refund
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After 03rd September 2025 - Package will not be refunded.
Football Games
Our tournament will be played at Nea Makri Municipal Stadium on two artificial 7-a-side pitches.
Cancellation of the competition / tournament
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To allow the organizing committee (O.C.) to organize the competition at AFC Marathon, a minimum of 6 teams must participate in each Division (Elite and Friendly). If there are less than 6 teams in one of the divisions, the O.C. reserves the right to aggregate both divisions into one to prevent any team not having a competition to play in.
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At the Friendly Cup, the O.C. reserves the right to aggregate both categories (+18 and +40) in just one to prevent the Friendly Cup competition from taking place.
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AFC Marathon can be cancelled if less than 8 teams are registered in all divisions.
General Competition Rules
Please download the general competition rules in PDF here.
Image rights
Photographs and/or video will be taken in this event. By taking part on it you grant the organizing committe full rights to use the images resulting from the photography/video filming, and any reproductions or adaptations of the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes. This might include (but is not limited to), the right to use them in our printed and online publicity, social media, press releases and funding applications.
For any doubts please contact our photo/video staff.