Aboitiz Football Cup

The Aboitiz Football Cup is an annual football tournament held in the Philippines. The tournament consists of 10 categories, from players eight up to the men's open. [1]

Aboitiz Football Cup
Organising bodyAboitiz Group
Related competitionsPFF National Men's Club Championship
2022 Aboitiz Football Cup

It was originally established in Cebu and it served as the province's most prestigious football tournament until its move to Lipa, Batangas in 2019. It serves as the Cebu F.A.'s selection process for the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), which organizes national competitions.

History

The Aboitiz Football Cup was established in Cebu.[2] The second edition of the competition in 1997 only featured a men's division which saw the participation of alumni and club teams such as M. Lhuillier. The women's open and youth divisions were later added to the competition. Later, additional youth divisions for both boys and girls were added to the Aboitiz Football Cup program.[3]

The competition underwent a rebrand for the 19th edition in 2017. Plans to make the scope of the tournament nationwide in the 20th edition in 2018 has been announced.[4]

In the 2018 edition, the first tournament was held in Luzon at the Aboitiz Pitch in Lipa, Batangas. The Luzon tournament was simultaneously held with the Visayas tournament in Cebu.[5][6] By 2019, the tournament has moved to Lipa.[2]

The 21st edition which started in August 2019, was disrupted and postponed indefinitely due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2022, it was decided that the leading teams in their respective age-group division tournaments to be awarded as champions.[7] The succeeding edition is set to start in November 2022.[8]

Venues
The Cebu City Sports Complex.

Four venues are used for football matches of the Aboitiz Football Cup as of the 19th edition (2017).[9]

Since 2018, the tournament has used the Aboitiz Pitch in Lipa, Batangas.

References
  1. http://www.aboitizequityventures.com/aboitizland/aboitizcup/home.htm%5B%5D
  2. Verora, Levi Joshua Jr. "James Younghusband goes back to grassroots football". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  3. Limpag, Mike (September 1, 2017). "Cebu's biggest competition returns". Sun Star Cebu. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  4. Magsumbol, Caecent No-ot (August 31, 2017). "Aboitiz Cup goes nationwide next year". The Freeman. The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  5. "Aboitiz Football Cup reaches Luzon; GAME ON in The Outlets at Lipa". Fox Sports Philippines. September 13, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  6. "Aboitiz Football Cup kicks off on Luzon turf". AboitizLand PR. October 24, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  7. "21st Aboitiz football to be closed, leading teams will be automatic champions". Philippine Daily Inquirer. July 2, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  8. Saldejano, Ivan (October 27, 2022). "Aboitiz Football Cup returns after 2-year hiatus due to pandemic". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  9. Rosal, Glen Dale (August 30, 2017). "Aboitiz Football Cup bares plans, new logo". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
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