Post by Usapang Football on Aug 27, 2010 13:11:39 GMT 8
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MANILA, Philippines—Team Philippines, composed of members of the Philippine Army, won the first Castrol World Cup Pilipinas tournament with six wins and zero losses.
The other teams that made it to the semi-finals were Ivory Coast, followed by Portugal and Sweden.
The four-weekend tournament at the CCP Liwasang Ipil-Ipil was organized by the Sunken Garden United Football Club, a University of the Philippines-Diliman-based team composed of UP alumni and players from diverse backgrounds (professionals, laborers, Christians, Muslims, youth, some foreigners, men, women, and even a priest)..
The tournament, which ended Sunday, also featured a one-day 7-a-side Century Tuna Cup Pilipinas won by Sudan.
One of the few football events in basketball-crazed Philippines, the competition sought to drum up interest for the “beautiful game.”
“Basketball is killing football,” Sunken Garden’s TJ Besa said, noting that football is best suited for Filipinos as it does not require much height, only skill.
He said that WCP was held almost simultaneously with the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa is helping make the sport popular.
“That certainly helped jump-start (the interest),” he said, expressing hope that the interest will continue way after the World Cup ends.
Besa said his group is working to sustain the interest in the game, “perhaps with a Second World Cup Pilipinas next year.”
“The momentum is there. We hope that it won’t disappear once the fanfare for the game subsides,” he said.
Sponsors that made the tournament possible were Castrol, Philippine Army, Philippine Army 525th Engineering Brigade, SM Shoemart, Philippine Daily Inquirer, BusinessWorld, Century Tuna, The Manila Times, Sunken Garden United Football Club, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Philippine Football Federation, JAM 88.3 FM, Wave 89.1 FM, Magic 89.9 FM, 99.5 RT FM, Max 103.5 FM, Pasay City Mayor’s Office, Milo 3-in-1, Nestle Fruit Selection, Mizuno, McDonald’s, Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines.
Sudan, which won the 7-a-side Century Tuna Cup Pilipinas, won a trophy and P17,000 in cash and goods. Philippines, which won the regular 11-a-side Castrol World Cup Pilipinas, won a trophy and P25,000 also in cash and goods.
Awarding started at around 7 p.m., when it started to rain, prompting the players and organizers to dance in the rain.
MANILA, Philippines—Team Philippines, composed of members of the Philippine Army, won the first Castrol World Cup Pilipinas tournament with six wins and zero losses.
The other teams that made it to the semi-finals were Ivory Coast, followed by Portugal and Sweden.
The four-weekend tournament at the CCP Liwasang Ipil-Ipil was organized by the Sunken Garden United Football Club, a University of the Philippines-Diliman-based team composed of UP alumni and players from diverse backgrounds (professionals, laborers, Christians, Muslims, youth, some foreigners, men, women, and even a priest)..
The tournament, which ended Sunday, also featured a one-day 7-a-side Century Tuna Cup Pilipinas won by Sudan.
One of the few football events in basketball-crazed Philippines, the competition sought to drum up interest for the “beautiful game.”
“Basketball is killing football,” Sunken Garden’s TJ Besa said, noting that football is best suited for Filipinos as it does not require much height, only skill.
He said that WCP was held almost simultaneously with the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa is helping make the sport popular.
“That certainly helped jump-start (the interest),” he said, expressing hope that the interest will continue way after the World Cup ends.
Besa said his group is working to sustain the interest in the game, “perhaps with a Second World Cup Pilipinas next year.”
“The momentum is there. We hope that it won’t disappear once the fanfare for the game subsides,” he said.
Sponsors that made the tournament possible were Castrol, Philippine Army, Philippine Army 525th Engineering Brigade, SM Shoemart, Philippine Daily Inquirer, BusinessWorld, Century Tuna, The Manila Times, Sunken Garden United Football Club, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Philippine Football Federation, JAM 88.3 FM, Wave 89.1 FM, Magic 89.9 FM, 99.5 RT FM, Max 103.5 FM, Pasay City Mayor’s Office, Milo 3-in-1, Nestle Fruit Selection, Mizuno, McDonald’s, Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines.
Sudan, which won the 7-a-side Century Tuna Cup Pilipinas, won a trophy and P17,000 in cash and goods. Philippines, which won the regular 11-a-side Castrol World Cup Pilipinas, won a trophy and P25,000 also in cash and goods.
Awarding started at around 7 p.m., when it started to rain, prompting the players and organizers to dance in the rain.