Cargills Food City joined in partnership with the Football Federation of Sri Lanka once again to kick off the prestigious FA Cup, the trophy which in itself is a longstanding tradition of the game globally.
ThePapare.com in their vision to promote the game around the country has also partnered with Cargills Food City and the Football Federation of Sri Lanka as the ‘Official Web Partner’ for the FA Cup 2014.
This year a record 628 teams from 71 leagues, compared to 173 last year will be competing for this iconic trophy. One hundred and fifty nine teams will be participating from the Northern region alone, with the Jaffna league represented by 35 teams which is the most from any league across the island. The FA Cup is an underdog fan’s dream where the possibility of a minnow becoming a giant killer is much prevalent.
All 628 teams are divided into four groups according to the league. Group A has 187 teams, Group B 159, Group C 126 and Group D 151. From each group two teams will be selected making up 8 who will join last year’s 16 pre-quarter finalists as well as the remaining teams from the Champions League, making up 32 teams. Those teams will be put into an open draw for the final rounds.
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Group A |
187 teams |
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League |
No. of teams |
League |
No. of teams |
League |
No. of teams |
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Colombo |
15 |
Negombo |
18 |
Galle |
6 |
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Gampaha |
8 |
Wennappuwa |
6 |
Ambalangoda |
10 |
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City |
14 |
Puttlam |
9 |
Matara |
3 |
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Wattala |
10 |
Kurunegala |
13 |
Kotte |
4 |
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Biyagama |
5 |
Mercantile |
1 |
Katharagama |
10 |
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Divulapitiya |
6 |
Kalutara |
9 |
Hambanthota |
4 |
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Playground |
1 |
Dehiwala |
13 |
Deniyaya |
1 |
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NSSA |
2 |
Beruwela |
18 |
Benthota |
1 |
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Group B |
159 teams |
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League |
No. of teams |
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Jaffna |
35 |
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Mullativu |
13 |
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Kilinochchi |
20 |
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Vavuniya |
10 |
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Vadamarachchi |
25 |
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Valikaman |
13 |
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Mannar |
23 |
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Point Pedro |
17 |
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Ottamavadi |
3 |
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Group C |
126 teams |
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League |
No. of teams |
League |
No. of teams |
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Monaragala |
7 |
Polonnaruwa |
8 |
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Ampara |
13 |
Kinniya |
7 |
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Akkarapathu |
12 |
Trincomalee |
10 |
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Kattankudy |
9 |
Muthur |
3 |
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Batticaloa |
15 |
Kuchchaweli |
7 |
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Mahiyangana |
1 |
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Anuradhapura |
17 |
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Maduruoya |
17 |
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Group D |
151 Teams |
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League |
No. of teams |
League |
No. of teams |
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Kandy |
11 |
Ratnapura |
4 |
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Mawanella |
5 |
Matale |
5 |
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Kegalle |
10 |
Embilipitiya |
14 |
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Nawalapitiya |
9 |
Badulla |
8 |
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Seethawaka |
15 |
Hali Ela |
5 |
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Gampola |
7 |
Balangoda |
12 |
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Hatton |
30 |
NuwaraEliya |
9 |
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Bandarawela |
7 |
