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29th Federation Cup Fixtures
Released.
The
draw for the 29th Federation Football Cup which is to be held in Ludhiana,
Punjab came out on August 23rd, 2007 before the India vs. Syria
game at the Dr. Ambedkar stadium, New Delhi.
The teams were divided into four bowls. The draws for the
first set of matches are as follows-
JCT VS VASCO
S.C. 4th Sept.
MOHAMMEDAN SPORTING VS EAST BENGAL
4th Sept.
AIR INDIA
VS VIVA KERALA 5th Sept.
ONGC VS McDowell MOHAN BAGAN 5th Sept.
DEMPO S.C. VS CHIRAG UNITED 6th
Sept.
SALGAOCAR S.C VS CHURCHILL BROTHERS 6th
Sept.
MAHINDRA UNITED VS HAL SPORTS CLUB 7th Sept.
ARMY CI VS SPORTING CLUB DE GOA
7th Sept.
The total prize money for the tournament is Rs. 20 lakhs,
with the winner bagging Rs. 10 lakhs and the runner up Rs. 6 lakhs.
The first five days will see two matches being played at 4
pm and 7 pm respectively, after which it will be one game a day.
The president of the Punjab Football Association, Sameer
Thapar mentioned that it was an honor for Punjab
to be allotted the chance to host the Federation Cup, the first major
tournament in the state after the Santosh Trophy, 1974. He further went onto
mention of the tremendous interest in the sport in Punjab,
but due to lack of a sustained large tournament, the support is sparse.
NRIs and local people, increasing the level of enthusiasm
among the local kids, run a number of football academies. According to him more
exposure is required and was wholly looking forward for the tournament and it
being a success. Last years winner McDowells Mohan Bagan would be looking at
defending their title which they won by beating Sporting Club de Goa in the
finals.
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