The Nations Cup calendar for 2017 is ready and the season will kick off in the middle of February in Al Ain, UAE with the Middle East Division and in Ocala, USA with the North and Central America & Caribbean League.

Coapexpan, Mexico will be the next stop in the North and Central America & Caribbean League at the beginning of May before the third and last leg takes place at Langley, Canada at the end of the same month.

For Europe Division 1 the route is a traditional one for the Nations Cup series: Lummen, La Baule, Rome, St. Gallen, Rotterdam, Falsterbo, Hickstead and Dublin.

Europe Division 2 has stops in Linz, Drammen, Lisbon, Sopot and Gijon while for the Middle East there is one qualifier in Al Ain in February. 

The Nations Cup Final will take place in Barcelona 28.9-1.20.2017. 

Click here for the full calendar.

The participating teams in this year's Nations Cup series can be found here. 

The allocation for the teams in Europe Division 1 has also been made official by the FEI. Each team in Europe Division 1 may earn points at six events with the best four results counting for the standings. 

Click here for the team allocation in Europe Division 1.

The rules for the FEI Nations Cup Series 2017 can be found here in a mark-up version. 

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