Phil and James Younghusband lead the cast of Philippine Azkals who will participate in the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) -Smart Club Championships. The tournament kicks off on August 9 at the Don Gregorio Pelaez Memorial Stadium in Cagayan De Oro.
The Younghusband brothers will be playing for the Rizal Football Association team called the Smart San Beda FC with former national mentor Aris Caslib as coach.
Smart San Beda FC will be up against Emelio “Chieffy" Caligdong, Ian Araneta and Misagh Bahadoran of the National Capital Region (NCR) team dubbed Technika.
With the Technika and Smart San Beda contingents in Group A are the teams of the Leyte and Iligan football associations.
Group B has Baguio, Davao, Iloilo and another team from NCR as they will play the group matches in Barotac Nuevo in Iloilo.
The Iloilo team, called the Smart Stallions FC, will have former national team members Jovanie Simpron and Ruben Doctora from Far Eastern University, and three youthful South Korean students from Central Philippines University—Kim Seong Jin, Nam Yeoh No and Lee Jeo Young.
A single round elimination will ensue with the top two teams advancing to the knockout crossover semifinals slated August 16 and 17 at the University of Makati Stadium.
The finalists will play a two-leg home-and-away series on August 20 and 23 possibly at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.
“I hope the tournament will encourage more participation from the clubs in the provinces because of competitions like this," said Cyril Dofitas, head of PFF competitions committee.
Smart Sports’ Epok Quimpo, a former member of the 2002 Ateneo men’s basketball championship team said that Smart’s involvement is part of the P80 million the company invested to develop the sport.
“This tournament is part of our continuing commitment to football and the Philippine Football Federation," Quimpo said. -- ELR/OMG, GMA News
can i ask if what time is the kick off in Cagayandeoro? and do you have an idea if there will be tickets for the game? am excited to see good teams play live again, its been a long long time, thank God football is alive and going strong in the Philipines!
ReplyDeleteMatches scheduled for 2 and 5 pm at Pelaez Sports Complex in CDO. 9, 11 and 13 . August .Im sure it will be no problem to get a ticket. Check Cagayan de Oro FA Facebook.
ReplyDeleteAY NAKU PO NAGSISIMULA NA SI MVP MAG MONOPOLY SA FOOTBALL. WALANG LABAN ANG IBANG CLUBS.
ReplyDeleteWhy cant media name the other teams ; "another team from NCR" ??? It`s Pachanga FC.
ReplyDeleteBaguio : Goshenland
Iligan : Ba-o Breakers
Davao : Colombia FC
Leyte : Laos FC...
ReplyDeleteLaos FC from Manila represents Leyte! Wow! Hahaha and then you have San Beda, which isnt really a club really, or at least several of their players arent really connected to San Beda. And Technika FC = Global FC, and now they recruited Ian Araneta and Caligdong. Clearly things havent changed when it comes to PFFs mens national open. Its not about CLUBS, its about the FAs. Seems there are no clear rules. Everyone can recruit players. Its like forming a new team for a 7aside festival.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to NOFA protest that they were not invited for qualifiers ?
ReplyDeletewhere can we get tickets?o.O
ReplyDeletewhoever said laos fc is from manila? just because they play in the 2nd div, where games are played IN manila, you now consider them a manila team. FYI, players are mostly from the provinces, and yes, some are from leyte. Founders and officers of this club are all from leyte too. KNOW the facts first.
ReplyDeleteare they based in manila? YES, are they based in LEYTE? NO. So, manila team. Its like saying that Global FC is from Iloilo because Caligdong and Araneta is from that area, or that its an african team because they have africans. Or saying that San Beda FC is a foreign team coz they have the younghusbands and rox dorlas. maybe you should know your facts first, asswhipe. Laos FC is a manila team, not many players are from leyte, ive checked it myself already and i got it confirmed. laos fc plays in manila, train in manila, have their base in manila, ergo, its a manila team.
ReplyDeleteLaos, is a waray word for has been. It was founded by former UP Tacloban players and some friends. Their roots are in Leyte but they play now in Manila, and in the lower division. However, they are still affiliated with Leyte FA. You can't very well expect them to stay in Tacloban and fly every week to Manila just to play a game, can you?
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeletewhat game schedule this sat august 13, 2011?
ReplyDeletedoes anybody know where can I find a list of the players of Laos FC? Badly needed.
ReplyDelete