Activities

International Football Camps and Match 2024

2024 was another great season for Walter and his team. 11 camps were organized by Crans-Montana Football Camps in Crans-Montana, including numerous A-Teams, women’s teams and juniors. Each team was delighted with the excellent training facilities and a rich program of activities.

A friendly match between SM Caen and FC Annecy was also organized on the FIFA-standard football pitch in Lens.

• FC Sochaux
• FC Sion, A-Team
• Servette FC, A-Team
• Grasshopper Club Zürich, A-Team
• FC Annecy
• SM Caen
• Servette FC women
• Team La Sonnaz, Fribourg
• Juniors SDR, Delémont
• FC Montagny women juniors
• Friendly match SM Caen vs. FC Annecy

For more information : www.cransmontanafootballcamps.com

International Football Camps and an international Match 2023

Walter and his team enjoyed a rich 2023 season with the organization of 10 football camps in Crans-Montana, including those for 2 international teams (Haiti and Malta).

The highlight of the season was the organization of the international friendly match between two women’s national teams, Haiti vs. Malta, in preparation for the 2023 Women’s World Cup.

• Haiti women’s national team
• Malta women’s national team
• FC Sion
• Servette FC
• FC Aarau
• Grahopper Club Zurich
• FC Champel, juniors
• FC Anncey
• Servette FC Chênois, women
• Thy-le-Château, Belgium, juniors
• International friendly match, Haiti – Malta

For more information : www.cransmontanafootballcamps.com

UEFA Women’s Euro 2025

Walter was recently chosen to coordinate the bid of Switzerland on behalf of Crans-Montana (with the city of Sion) for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025.

Organisation of International Footballtraining camps, and Football Tournaments, in Switzerland, from 2010 to today (www.cransmontanafootallcamps.com)

International Football Camps and Matches 2022

Walter and his team of « Crans Montana Football Camps Association » have again experienced a great season of footbal camps in 2022 in Crans-Montana.

11 camps were organized in 2022. Professional, amateur and junior teams took advantage of the fresh air of Crans-Montana to organize their camp with a rich program of activities. Five friendly games were also organized on the pitches of Crans-Montana.

• FC Dynamo Kiev
• Grasshopper Club
• Servette FC
• FC Sion
• Servette FC women
• Grasshopper U21
• FC Champel juniors
• FC La Sonnaz
• FC Bütschwil
• FC Montagny junior women
• FC Signal-Bernex
• Match Servette FC women – FC Sion women
• Match Grasshopper U21 – FC Sion U21
• Match Dynamo Kiev – FC Sion U21
• Match FC Sion – Servette FC
• Match FC Signal-Bernex – FC Fully

For more information : www.cransmontanafootballcamps.com

International Football Camps and Matches 2021

International Football Camps and Matches 2020 

International Football-Camps 2019

• Valencia C.F. (Spain)
• FC Sion (Switzerland), for 3 camps
• FC Basel (Switzerland)
• FC Landeron, Juniors (Switzerland)
• FC Liestal (Switzerland)
• Coerver camp, Juniors FC Sion (Switzerland)
• FC Basel, Juniors U10,U11, U12 (Switzerland)

International Football-Camps 2018

• National Football team of Marocco (Marocco)
• Valencia C.F. (Spain)
• FC Sion (Switzerland), for 3 camps
• FC Landeron, Juniors (Switzerland)
• FC Estavayer-le-Gibloux (Switzerland)
• FC Liestal (Switzerland)
• FC Basel, Juniors U10,U11, U12 (Switzerland)

International Football-Camps 2017

Walter Loser and his team  managed to bring the following International Top-Teams for the summer season 2017 to Crans-Montana/Switzerland:

• FC Athletic Bilbao (Spain)
• FC Basel (Switzerland)
• FC Sion (Switzerland), for 3 camps
• FC Liestal (Switzerland)
• FC Champel (Switzerland)
• FC Basel, Juniors U10,U11, U12 (Switzerland)

As chief of presse of the new “Festival de football des Alpes” (former Valais-Cup), Walter and his team organised 2 top friendly games (televised!) in Lens/Crans-Montana: Athletic Bilbao vs. FC Basel, and Athletic Bilbao vs. FC Sion. And cooperated at the top other matches, f.ex. AS Monaco- Stoke City, Olympique de Marseille – FC Sion, Sporting Lisbonne-Valence etc.

For more information please check our new website of the

International Football-Camps 2016

During the summer-season 2016, we managed with our company “CMFC” (www.cransmontanafootballcamps.com) to bring more teams to Crans-Montana/Switzerland for their International Training-camps, and most all teams participated also at friendly games.

The following teams came to our top organised training-camps:

• FC Zenit St.Petersburg (Russia)
• National Football Team of Qatar, U19 (Qatar)
• FC Basel (Switzerland)
• FC Sion (Switzerland)
• FC Versoix (Switzerland)
• FC Basel, Juniors U09, U10, U11 (Switzerland)

Here-after you see pics of these teams at their training-camps in Crans-Montana, in a great environment in the Swiss Alps, as well also at their friendly games on our FIFA-Norm piches in this great mountain-resort.

I am already preparing the new summer-season 2017, and if any Clubs are interested for a camp, match etc., please contact me on my contact numbers/mails on this website.

Football-season 2015 

• Olympique Lyonnais (France)
• FC Shakthar-Donetsk (Ukraine)
• PSV Eindhoven (Holland)
• FC Basel (Switzerland)
• FC Sion (Switzerland)

Football-season 2014

Again in 2014, I organised with our new structure “CMFC” (www.cransmontanafootballcamps.com) International Football Camps with important teams, and we participated again at the 2nd edition of the ValaisCup (www.valaiscup.com).

This summer we got the teams of SL Benfica (Portugal), Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), as well as FC Sion (Switzerland) for training to CransMontana, and to participate at the 2nd ValaisCup. We organized also the 2nd edition of the Valais Women’s Cup, with the best europeanteams of Olympique Lyonnais, Paris Saint Germain, FC Barcelone, and RSC Anderlecht. All our events were a great succes, and we brought a great economic and Media added value to the Valais and CransMontana, and positioned Switzerland again as a footballdestination in the summer. For more information: MSM Football (

Football-season 2013

In 2013, my Company that organised International Footballcamps, did a really good job in organizing over 7 training-camps with International Football-teams for all over the world, and they all participated at our new created ‘Valais Football Summercups’ (organised in partnership with Matchworld Football SA).

International teams, like Porto (Portugal), Wolfsburg (Germany), Olympique Marseille (France), St. Etienne (France), Sion (Switzerland), as well as the National Teams Men U21 from Brazil, Egypte, Kosovo etc. and also the Women’s national teams of Brazil, China, New Zealand and Mexico..participated at our tournaments and at the training-camps in Crans-Montana in the Swiss Alps.

Walter is also in charge of all Media-relations during these camps and tournaments, and acts as a press-officer for the International tournaments, where all games are televised in the different countries where the teams are from.

For more information please check the websites : “CMFC” (www.cransmontanafootballcamps.com) and www.valaiscup.com

Football Training Camps 2012

Walter Loser, who created in 2011 together with Mélanie Rey, the professonal structure ‘MSM-Football Crans-Montana’ was able to bring the following International Football teams to Crans-Montana, Switzerland for a training camp and also for matches.

International matches were organized as follows: UAE-Team vs. FC Sion, Olympique Marseille vs. FC Sion and a International Women’s tournament before the London Olympics.

– United Arab Emirates Olympic Team, from June 17 to July 2
– Olympique Marseille, from July 4 to July 14
– Brasil National Women’s team, from July 7 to July 18
– Canada National Women’s team, from July 5 to July 18
– Fulham-Football Club, from July 30 to August 4
Website -“CMFC” (www.cransmontanafootballcamps.com)

Football Training Camps 2010-2011

Walter Loser has created a new structure together with Melanie Rey – MSM Football Crans-Montana – in order to professionally organise training camps for international football teams in Crans-Montana. MSM football capitalises on the success of the last world’s cup training camp of the Swiss national football team in June 2010. Crans-Montana has already organised camps for well-known teams like Everton, AC Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain, national teams of United Arab Emirates (UAE), Algeria or Costa Rica.

Website -“CMFC” (www.cransmontanafootballcamps.com)

CRISTAL Festival Crans-Montana, 2010

Walter Loser co-operated with the organisers from France at Cristal Festival, which is the biggest festival for medias in Europe, with over 1’000 participants. The 10th edition of this festival took place from December 15th to 19th, 2010 in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.

Website – www.cristalfestival.com

Swiss National Football (Soccer) Team, 2010

Walter Loser is a coordinator of the Swiss Football Association. He organised the training camp of the Swiss National Soccer Team, that was hold in Crans-Montana (Switzerland) from May 25 to June 4, 2010. After that training- camp, the Swiss National Soccer Team participated at the FIFA Soccer World Cup in South Africa.

Walter is still in permanent contact with with the team-leaders and players of the Swiss National Football team, and sees them very often during their games and training camps.

Omega European Masters Golf-tournament

Collaboration at the Omega European Masters golf event in Crans-Montana, Switzerland during many years, and still presence every year at this prestigious golf tournament.

Olympic Summer Games in Beijing, China, 2008

Walter Loser was project Manager for Lausanne Tourism. He organised  hospitality services for ‘Lausanne, the Olympic Capital and Lake Geneva Region, at the Swissôtel in Beijing for the duration of the summer games 2008.

In this hospitality in Beijing, a exposition was organised in cooperation with the Olympic Museum of Lausanne.

The brigade of the Lausanne Palace-Hotel (Switzerland) was in charged of the Swiss restaurant.

Overall, 1500 guests from all over the world were taken care of during the games.

The guests that attended this event were, during the 1st week:
the ‘Olympic Familiy’ (IOC, International Sports Federations, National Olympic Committees etc.), during the 2nd week: the representatives of tourism and during the 3rd week: Companies from China, invited by the ‘Economic-Promotion of the Canton of Vaud and Geneva.

Candidatures for Winter Olympics in Valais, Switzerland

Walter Loser was part of the bid committees of Sion-Valais, Switzerland, for the 2002 or 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Switzerland. He has very good connections with the International Olympic Commitee IOC, as their headquater is in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Director of tourism Crans-Montana, from 1987 to 2006

Walter Loser was Director of tourism of one of the biggest Winter- and Summerresorts in the world, Crans-Montana, Switzerland.

He was in charge of the Marketing the resort, as well as Communiction, events and coordination of all the infrastructure as well as coordination of all partners (Hotels, Agencies, Cable-car company, shop-owners, restaurants etc.) of this big Ski- and Golf-resort with a total capacity of approx. 40’000 guest in High-season.

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