The seventh edition of the Abhijit Kadam Memorial Football Cup was held from March 3 to 11 at the floodlit Bharati Vidyapeeth Education Complex Ground in Dhankawdi, Pune. In the final Mumbai-based I-League Division 2 outfit PIFA-Colaba FC won 1-0 against a second string Prayag United SC, who gave exposure to their fringe and under-19 players.
Nagesh Swamy scored the winner for PIFA in the final. Along with the trophy PIFA received a cash prize of Rs 300,000 (3 lakhs), while runners-up Prayag United SC received Rs 200,000 (2 lakhs).
PIFA's Vincent Bassey received the best Player of the Tournament award, while Raju Chakraborty (Prayag United SC) was adjudged as the Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament and Nagesh Swamy was named as the 'Man of the Match' of the final.
FIXTURES & RESULTS
Group A
Prayag United SC, Air India, Amanora Deccan XI
04-Mar-2012: Air India 0-1 Amanora Deccan XI
06-Mar-2012: Prayag United SC 0-2 Amanora Deccan XI
08-Mar-2012: Prayag United SC 2-0 Air India
Group B
Mumbai FC, Sesa Football Academy, PIFA-Colaba FC
03-Mar-2012: Sesa Football Academy 1-1 PIFA-Colaba FC
05-Mar-2012: Mumbai FC 0-0 PIFA-Colaba FC
07-Mar-2012: Sesa Football Academy 3-1 Mumbai FC
Semifinals
09-Mar-2012: Amanora Deccan XI 0-0,3-4 PIFA-Colaba FC [penalties]
09-Mar-2012: Sesa Football Academy 1-1,4-5 Prayag United SC [penalties]
Final
11-Mar-2012: PIFA-Colaba FC 1-0 Prayag United SC
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Minggu, 11 Maret 2012
Jumat, 02 Maret 2012
7th Abhijit Kadam Memorial Football Cup starts tomorrow
The seventh edition of the Abhijit Kadam Memorial Football Cup is set to kick-off tomorrow in Pune with six teams taking part in this years edition of the tournament with the final slated for March 11. The tournament will be played at the floodlit Bharati Vidyapeeth Education Complex Ground in Dhankawdi.
For the first-time the organisers have been able to attract three I-League sides to play in the tournament - in Prayag United SC, Air India and Mumbai FC; I-League Division 2 side Sesa Football Academy and the finalists of the Abhijit Kadam Memorial Football Shield - Amanora Deccan XI (winners) and PIFA-Colaba FC (runners-up). The Shield is the local Maharashtra qualifying tournament for the Cup proper.
Speaking at the launch press conference a few days ago Managing Trustee of the AKMF Vishwajeet Kadam said, "The tournament provides an opportunity of the best two club teams in the state that emerges from the AKMF Shield to pit their skills against teams they would rarely play against."
In Group A Prayag United SC will face Air India and Amanora Deccan XI; while in Group B former champions Mumbai FC take on Sesa Football Academy and PIFA-Colaba FC. Last year Sporting Clube de Goa had won the trophy in the final against Shillong Lajong FC.
The Abhijit Kadam Memorial Football Cup is being conducted by the Abhijit Kadam Memorial Foundation under the aegis of the Pune District Football Association and the Western India Football Association with the tournament recognized by the All India Football Federation.
This year the prize money has been doubled. The champions would take home Rs 300,000 (3 lakhs), while the runners-up would get Rs 200,000 (2 lakh). There would be awards, certificates and a cash incentive of Rs 15,000 for the Best Player of the Tournament as well as the Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament.
For the first-time the organisers have been able to attract three I-League sides to play in the tournament - in Prayag United SC, Air India and Mumbai FC; I-League Division 2 side Sesa Football Academy and the finalists of the Abhijit Kadam Memorial Football Shield - Amanora Deccan XI (winners) and PIFA-Colaba FC (runners-up). The Shield is the local Maharashtra qualifying tournament for the Cup proper.
Speaking at the launch press conference a few days ago Managing Trustee of the AKMF Vishwajeet Kadam said, "The tournament provides an opportunity of the best two club teams in the state that emerges from the AKMF Shield to pit their skills against teams they would rarely play against."
In Group A Prayag United SC will face Air India and Amanora Deccan XI; while in Group B former champions Mumbai FC take on Sesa Football Academy and PIFA-Colaba FC. Last year Sporting Clube de Goa had won the trophy in the final against Shillong Lajong FC.
The Abhijit Kadam Memorial Football Cup is being conducted by the Abhijit Kadam Memorial Foundation under the aegis of the Pune District Football Association and the Western India Football Association with the tournament recognized by the All India Football Federation.
This year the prize money has been doubled. The champions would take home Rs 300,000 (3 lakhs), while the runners-up would get Rs 200,000 (2 lakh). There would be awards, certificates and a cash incentive of Rs 15,000 for the Best Player of the Tournament as well as the Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament.
Minggu, 27 Februari 2011
Abhijit Kadam Memorial Football Cup
The sixth edition of the Abhijit Kadam Memorial Football Cup will kick-off tonight in Pune with eight teams taking part in this years edition of the tournament with the final slated for March 8. The tournament will be played at the floodlit Bharati Vidyapeeth Education Complex Ground in Dhankawdi.
With the I-League currently going on the organisers couldn't invite any of India's top sides, so they had to fall back on four I-League Division 2 teams amongst a field of eight sides. The notable one's are Sporting Clube de Goa and Shillong Lajong FC, who last year played in the I-League. These eight teams have been split into two groups of four teams each.
In Group A defending champions Pata Kadil Talim Mandal (Kolhapur) will face Simla Youngs FC (New Delhi), Guwahati Town Club (Assam) and Shillong Lajong FC (Meghalaya). Group B meanwhile will see JCB Bhillai Brothers (Madhya Pradesh), Sporting Clube de Goa, last time runners-up Amanora Deccan XI (Pune) and Golden Threads FC (Kerala) in action.
The Abhijit Kadam Memorial Football Cup is being conducted by the Abhijit Kadam Memorial Foundation under the aegis of the Pune District Football Association and the Western India Football Association with the tournament recognized by the All India Football Federation.
The champions would take home Rs 151,000 (1,51 lakhs), while the runners-up would get Rs 100,000 (1 lakh). There would be awards and a cash incentive of Rs 10,000 for the Best Player of the Tournament as well as the Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament.
With the I-League currently going on the organisers couldn't invite any of India's top sides, so they had to fall back on four I-League Division 2 teams amongst a field of eight sides. The notable one's are Sporting Clube de Goa and Shillong Lajong FC, who last year played in the I-League. These eight teams have been split into two groups of four teams each.
In Group A defending champions Pata Kadil Talim Mandal (Kolhapur) will face Simla Youngs FC (New Delhi), Guwahati Town Club (Assam) and Shillong Lajong FC (Meghalaya). Group B meanwhile will see JCB Bhillai Brothers (Madhya Pradesh), Sporting Clube de Goa, last time runners-up Amanora Deccan XI (Pune) and Golden Threads FC (Kerala) in action.
The Abhijit Kadam Memorial Football Cup is being conducted by the Abhijit Kadam Memorial Foundation under the aegis of the Pune District Football Association and the Western India Football Association with the tournament recognized by the All India Football Federation.
The champions would take home Rs 151,000 (1,51 lakhs), while the runners-up would get Rs 100,000 (1 lakh). There would be awards and a cash incentive of Rs 10,000 for the Best Player of the Tournament as well as the Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament.
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