Voting is now open for the Sports Event of the Year in Famalicão, a prize that will be awarded during the VII Famalicão Sports Gala, which will take place next Sunday, November 13th, at 21h00, in the Municipal Pavilion.
The City of Famalicão International Tournament 2022 of the A2D Chess Club / Didáxis Academic Association, the Famalicão Dance 2021 of the Gindança Academy and the organisation of the finals of the City Cup of the Famalicão Amateur Football Association (AFSA) were, according to the jury, made up of journalists, the best events of the year, and it is now up to the public to define the best.
The voting takes place online at the portal www.famalicaodesportivo.pt until 12h00 next Friday, 11th November.
This edition of the Gala marks the return of the event to its original format, in a ceremony dedicated to distinguish the sports merit of athletes, technicians, associations and clubs of the famalicense municipality.
There are 21 nominees of this year's edition, with the awarding of the jury in the categories 'Sports Association/Club of the Year', 'Manager of the Year', 'Coach of the Year', 'Female Athlete of the Year', 'Male Athlete of the Year', 'Referee of the Year' and 'Excellence Award' - the latter, without a list of nominees.
Besides the jury awards, the municipality awards the Famalicense d'Ouro prize to all national and international champions in different sports.
It should be remembered that, in the sixth edition, awards were given to about 84 Famalicense athletes from 13 sports modalities, for the titles of champions achieved in the 2021 and 2020/2021 season, in 11 decentralized sessions throughout the municipality. The jury's only award, the 'Excellence Award', was given to the former athlete of the Famalicão Swimming Sports Group, João Araújo.
Since 2019, the ceremony had not been held at the Famalicão Municipal Pavilion, with the Sports Gala taking place via decentralised sessions across the municipality.
FAMALICÃO SPORT GALA 2022
- List of Nominees -
Sports Association/Club of the Year
Rosa Oliveira Athletics School
Football Referees Association of V.N. Famalicão
Gindança Academy
Manager of the Year
Conceição Rodrigues - Famalicense Atlético Clube
Márcio Sousa - Famalicão Amateur Football Association (AFSA)
Mário Oliveira - Chess Club A2D / Didáxis Academic Association
Coach of the Year
Luís Silva - Boccia Association
Cidália Silva - Famalicense Atlético Clube
Sérgio Costa and Rita Almeida - Gindança Academy
Female Athlete Revelation
Ana Marinho - Rosa Oliveira Athletics School
Adriana Rocha - Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Rita Silva - Gindança Academy
Male Athlete Revelation
Ballas Junior (Trial)
Tiago Pereira - Culture and Sports Club of Ribeirão
Tomás Araújo - Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Referee of the Year
João Pinheiro - Núcleo de Árbitros de V. N. Famalicão
José Barbosa - Braga Volleyball Association
Filipe Antunes - Braga Athletics Association
Sporting Event of the Year (Online Voting)
City of Famalicão International Tournament 2022 - A2D Chess Club / Didáxis Academic Association
Famalicão Dança 2021 - Gindança Academy
County Cup Finals - Famalicão Amateur Football Association (AFSA)