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REVIEW OF THE BEST & BIGGEST INTERNATIONAL YOUTH CUP IN THE REGION

NOVOTEL & ANZA SOCCER INT'L JUNIOR CUP 2009

(organised solely by Football Passion, 25 & 26 April, Singapore)

What a fantastic weekend it was a real celebration of youth football. The level of play was exceptional throughout all age groups. The biggest testament of success was the hundreds of smiling and happy faces of all the players participating in this event. It was even bigger and better than our first tournament in 2008 and our plan is to make it even bigger for next year 2010...here we come.

Here are some facts and figures about our 2009 tournament:

• More than 950 players participated in the games (age 7 - 16 years old)

• Over Saturday & Sunday more than 270 games were played

• 10 football fields -  5 full sized and 5 small sized (U8-U10) fields were used

• More than 600 goals were scored during the 2 days

• A whopping 68 teams participated in the 2 day football bonanza

• An amazing 23 teams came from overseas countries: Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, Bangkok – Thailand,  Manila – Philippines & Shanghai - China!

• Teams came from all corners of Singapore and represented a diverse mix society with local players from Chinese, Malay, Indian and Eurasian heritage as well as players from the expatriate community from Britain, France, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Korea and many more

The tournament received a wide range of Media coverage with press releases in Singapore and the region. In addition to that we were once again privileged to be invited to the Nokia Football Crazy TV show on ESPN (Thursday 23 April, 8pm-9pm - please click here to view a section of the show).

NEXT YEAR APRIL 2010 WILL BE BIGGER AND BETTER.....

We would like to thank our main sponsor for this tournament the Accor Group – Novotel Clarke Quay, Ibis Bencoolen and Grand Mercure Roxy in Singapore. They offered fantastic rates for all our overseas teams and friends coming to our tournament. Just click on the icon / logo's below for further information:

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REVIEW OF THE INAUGURAL TOURNAMENT

ALCATEL LUCENT & ANZA SOCCER INT'L JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHALLENGE 2008

(organised solely by Football Passion, 19 & 20 April, Singapore)

On 19 & 20 April 2008 Football Passion together with ANZA Soccer organised the inaugural Alcatel-Lucent & ANZA Soccer International Junior Football Challenge 2008, the biggest tournament in Singapore and one of the biggest in South East Asia. This will be an annual event to celebrate, promote and enjoy kids and youth football. Our fist tournament was a huge success and a lot of fun.

Here are some of the numbers of this event:

• More than 680 kids participated in the games
• Over Saturday and Sunday more than 140 games were played
• In excess of 350 goals were scored
• Kids aged between 8-16 years old participated in the tournament
• A total of 43 teams participated in the games
• Kids represented a diverse cultural mix of the region and local community which included local kids with Malay, Chinese, Indian and Eurasian heritage as well kids from the expatriate community from countries such as England, Australia, France, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Canada, America and many more
• Teams came from all corners of Singapore and from countries in the region: Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, Bangkok – Thailand and Manila – Philippines 

The games were played in a friendly and competitive manner and throughout the course of the weekend and more than 140 games there was no red card handed out – well done to the kids and coaches. Please click here to view the final standings and results of each team.

The Alcatel-Lucent & ANZA Soccer International Junior Football Challenge 2008 has been one of the biggest youth / kids tournaments in the region and the biggest of its kind in Singapore.

The tournament received a variety of Media Coverage which included a TV broadcast and report on the ESPN TV Nokia Football Crazy show (Thursday 1 May 08, 8pm-9pm, please click here to view a section of the show), a 2 page article in the New Paper (Sunday 4th May 08, please click here for an electronic version of the article) and announcements in the Straits Times (Friday 18th April 08).

We had the privilege to invite some of the kids from the winning teams into the studio for the live section of the Nokia Football Crazy TV show on the ESPN TV Channel. It was great experience for the kids to get on to live TV, meet the presenters and enjoy themselves. Just a fabulous day.

The tournament also received further recognition from the Singapore Sports Council. At the prize giving ceremony we were privileged to have Mr Alex Chan, the Chairman of the SSC as our Guest of Honour. He was kind enough to address the kids and parents, acknowledging their commitment and enthusiasm for the sport. Mr Alex Chan said that “Youth Sports has taken a new dimension in recent years…it is timely for the tournament to take place for the first time in Singapore.”

Similarly the Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development, Youth and Sports and Transport, Singapore, Mr Teo Ser Luck agreed that “We are encouraged to see efforts by volunteers and corporate partners playing such an active part in promoting youth sports, especially when Singapore will be hosting the inaugural Youth Olympics in 2010. This is a great opportunity for our youth to play against their peers from various countries and in the course of which strengthen cross-border friendships.”

For us the organiser it will be bigger and better next year, Luke Diaz, General Manager of Football Passion said “The tournament has exceeded our expectations, it is fantastic to see the kids with big smiles on their faces and enjoying every minute of the tournament. Next year there will be more to come.”

Football Passion ensured that the teams and the kids left with some memorabilia to take home and enjoy these are some of the goodies and gifts that they received:

• Every team received a goodie bag with
• our tournament brochure,
• Tournament T-shirts,
• Discount vouchers for ice cream,
• Free sunscreen,
• Vouchers for free cartons of water
• Promotional leaflets and offers from a variety of our sponsors
• Each kid received a
• Tournament T-shirt and
• Tournament Medal
• Every Team received a
• A3 sheet with the photos of all the teams in their age group
• Tournament Trophy

We are keen to have set a benchmark for such events. We are keen to build on the success and make it an established annual tournament for kids and youth in Singapore and the region. Please click here to view some picture of our ANZA Soccer International Junior Football Challenge 2008