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]

European Multisport Club Association
Formation2013
TypeSports organization
HeadquartersLegal:
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]

All EMCA members

List of clubs in 2019.[12]

Club
AaB Af 1885
APOEL
Crvena Zvezda
Dinamo Bucuresti
Everton
Ferencvaros Budapest
Feyenoord Rotterdam
Buducnost Podgorica
Hask Mladost
Levski Sofia
Olympiacos C.F.P.
Panionios G.S.S.
Pontevecchio Bologna
Polisportiva Udinese
Racing Club de France
S.S. Lazio
Sport Management
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Tampereen Pyrintö
TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen
TS Wisla Krakow
Wiener Sport-Club
Bohemians 1905

Decorated Clubs

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

club european title-winning sport departments
Sporting CP Football Handball Roller Hockey Futsal Athletics M Athletics W Judo
Olympiacos CFP Basketball Volleyball M Volleyball W Water Polo M Water Polo W Wrestling
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
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 border line and rest members are under the border line.

*Individual sport departments appear in blue colour.

*M= Men, W= Women

See also

References
  1. Monday, 1 December 2014 / Session 6: Multi-sport clubs European Commission
  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. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  9. "EMCA Studia - EMCA". EMCA. 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 2018-10-22.


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