9th Thirsty Cup attracts 307 teams

By Cheska D. Geli

Sunday, January 22, 2012

THE ninth year of the Thirsty Football Cup set to open next month is getting bigger with already 307 teams listed.

This is the number of teams who called organizers last week to reserve slots for the two-weekend tournament from Feb. 11 and 12 and Feb. 18 and 19 at the University of San Carlos Football Field in Talamban.


However, from the 307, only a little over 50 teams have submitted the registration form and paid the entry fee for the tournament.

For teams in the Players 6, 8, 10, Boys 12, Boys and Girls 14 and Boys and Girls 19, the registration fee is P500, while in the men’s and women’s open, 36- and 42-above divisions, the fee is P1,000.

Organizers did not raise the registration fee fee from last year to attract more teams and to encourage first-time clubs to join the competition.

If all the 307 teams who reserved slots sign up, this year will feature the largest field in tournament history.

Aside from the Cebu-based squads, there are also 22 out-of-town teams from Masbate, Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod, Tacloban, Bohol and Iligan that will join.

Last year, 260 teams joined the football festival.


Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on January 22, 2012.