European Multisport Club Association
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]
Formation | 2013 |
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Type | Sports organization |
Headquarters | Legal: Rome, Italy Operational: Brussels, Belgium |
Membership | 23 clubs |
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]
S.S. Lazio Ferencvaros Budapest Panionios G.S.S. Olympiacos C.F.P. Racing Club de France Sporting Clube de Portugal
All EMCA members
List of clubs in 2019.[12]
Decorated Clubs
The following table includes founding and rest EMCA members with multiple european title-winning sport departments.
*Founding members are above the border line and rest members are under the border line.
*Individual sport departments appear in blue colour.
*M= Men, W= Women
See also
References
- Monday, 1 December 2014 / Session 6: Multi-sport clubs European Commission
- Industria & Sport: verso una nuova stagione europea? L'Huffington Post (in Italian)
- SS LAZIO BRINGS TOP MULTISPORTS CLUBS TOGETHER AT IIC BRUXELLES brusselsdiplomatic.com
- 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
- "Partnerships". EMCA. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- "About EMCA - EMCA". EMCA. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- "European Multisport Club Association - EMCA". EMCA. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- "Projects - EMCA". EMCA. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
- "EMCA Studia - EMCA". EMCA. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- Multisport Declaration EMCA
- EMCA History Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine EMCA
- "EMCA Members - EMCA". EMCA. Retrieved 2018-10-22.