Parental Guide for Purchasing the Correct Travel Insurance for the Gothia Cup 2025 Football Tournament

The Gothia Cup 2025 Football Tournament in Gothenburg, Sweden, starts on July 13th and ends on July 19th 2025

This event follows a successful 2024 tournament, which saw 1,911 football teams from 72 Nations participate in over 4,800 matches, scoring a remarkable 21,296 goals!

Purchasing the correct travel insurance is crucial for Parents sending their Children to the Gothia Cup. Here's a comprehensive guide:

1. Understand the Gothia Cup's Insurance Stance

• On-Pitch Insurance: The Gothia Cup organisers state that "The Team Manager in charge is obligated to ensure that all participants are insured on the pitch."

• Off-Pitch Insurance: "Each participant is responsible for his/her insurance off the pitch."

• No Collective Insurance: Gothia Cup explicitly states they do not have "collective insurance to cover injuries, illness, theft or damages."

JS Travel Insurance offer a travel insurance policy including a Football Tournament, which covers you for on and off the pitch. GET A QUOTE

2. Key Considerations for Travel Insurance

If your child is travelling with their team, a group travel insurance policy may be an option, covering everyone under one policy. We can help you with this. You can obtain a quote online or via telephone on 0800 043 0020

Our policies offer Emergency Medical and Repatriation back to the UK up to £5,000,000 

Our policies specifically cover and state coverage for Football Training / Tours and Amateur Tournaments, also covering it being the sole purpose of your trip.

Find out more about medical facilities at the Gothia Cup in our blog.

3. Types of Policies to Consider

By carefully considering these points, parents can ensure their child is protected while participating in the Gothia Cup 2025, providing peace of mind for everyone involved.

Children Travelling Alone/with a Group: Many travel insurance providers offer policies specifically for under-18s, even if they are travelling without a parent (e.g., with a team manager or coach). We can cover independent children travelling without their parents, provided they travel with a responsible insured adult. 

• Medical Expenses & Repatriation: This is crucial. Look for policies with a high cover limit (e.g  £5 million or more) for emergency medical treatment as well as Repatriation (the cost of bringing your child home if medically necessary). Sweden has excellent healthcare, but costs can add up without insurance.

• Football Tournament Specific cover: This is essential. Standard travel insurance does not cover emergency medical expenses during amateur sports competitions. You need a policy that specifically includes cover for participation in a football tournament as the sole purpose of the trip.

• Cancellation and Curtailment: This covers non-refundable costs (flights, accommodation) if your child has to cancel the trip before departure or cut it short due to unforeseen circumstances like illness, injury, or a family emergency.

• Travel Delay and Missed Departure: Covers additional expenses if flights are significantly delayed or a connecting flight is missed.

• Pre-existing Medical Conditions: Be transparent about any pre-existing medical conditions your child has. Failure to declare these could invalidate the policy if a claim arises related to that condition. We cover some pre-existing medical conditions as part of our accepted list on pages 8/9 of the Policy Wording - if you have a condition outside of this, please contact us.

• 24/7 Emergency Assistance: Look for a policy that offers a 24/7 helpline for emergencies, allowing you to get immediate assistance regardless of time zones. All of our travel insurance policies offer this and will be in your policy pack.

• Single Trip Travel Insurance: Ideal for a one-off trip to the Gothia Cup or if attending any other tournament.

• Annual Multi-Trip Travel Insurance: If your child travels frequently for football or leisure reasons, an annual policy might be more cost-effective, we offer an annual policy for 13 year olds and above travelling to the Gothia cup, offering 31 day maximum trip length days per trip and football as the sole purpose of your trip. Please contact us on 0800 043 0020 for this. 

• Gather Information: Have your child's full name, date of birth, and details of any pre-existing medical conditions ready. Know the exact travel dates they are travelling from when you leave your home in the UK to when you return home in the UK.

• Compare quotes: 1 week's cover in Europe, including Football Training/Tour and Tournament, starts at around £15.71 - GET A QUOTE

• Review Tournament Regulations: Double-check the Gothia Cup's Official Tournament Information for any specific insurance requirements.

• Read the Policy Wording (/IPID): This is crucial. Read the full policy wording or Insurance Product Information Document (IPID) to understand the terms, conditions, and exclusions.

• Purchase the Policy: Buy the insurance as soon as your travel and tournament arrangements are confirmed. Make sure the cover meets your demands and needs for the trip your child has planned

• Keep Policy Documents Accessible: Store a copy of the policy documents (physical and digital) and the 24/7 emergency assistance number in an easily accessible place for both you and your child's chaperone

Useful Links

Gothia Cup Blog

Top 10 FA Guidelines on Travel for Football Tournaments

10 Essential Travel Tips for Parents sending their Child on a Football Tour abroad?

How to buy Travel Insurance for a Football Team going on a Tour or playing in a Tournament?​