The International Schools’ Football U-20 Championship (FUTC 2018) will kick off on the 15th of October with the final scheduled for the 28th of October.
12 TISSL (The International Schools of Sri Lanka) teams will participate in 3 groups, with the top 2 teams from each group and the two best 3rd places progressing through to the quarter-finals. The groups are as follows;
Group A – Royal Institute, Asian International School, Alethea International School, Colombo International School-Colombo.
Group B – Gateway College–Colombo, Colombo International School–Kandy, Elizabeth Moir School, Lyceum International School–Wattala.
Group C – British School of Colombo, Lyceum International School–Panadura, Lyceum International School–Nugegoda, Gateway College–Kandy.
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This year for the first time, Gateway College will organize the Under 20 International Schools Football Tournament in collaboration with the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL).
Mr. Anura De Silva, President of the FFSL speaking at the press conference said, “With this tournament, we see an opportunity to see potential players and potential coaches, which we are lacking in the present days. With our vision for the game, we want to see more players and more schools showing more keenness for this sport to develop their technical skills and become feeders to the National team.”
As such, Gateway College has invested in a large property in Ratmalana, which houses a football field of the highest standards where this tournament will be staged. The school hopes the partnership with the FFSL will result in an exciting event for the U20 players of the TISSL schools.
Photo Album – U20 Inter International Football Tournament – Press Conferences
Dr. Harsha Alles gave a powerful message when he said, “All teams, all officials must make this tournament an example for everyone. What is most important is good discipline.” As he continued, “Win or lose, there should be good team spirit, good discipline” he said.
Dr. Alles went onto explain, “Where the tournament is concerned, from the referees to the award winners selections willl be handled by the FFSL.”
The rules of the tournament are as follows; each team is allowed 5 substitutes a match, with each match (group stage & knockouts) lasting sixty (60) minutes, consisting of two 30 minute halves, with a 10 minute interval at half-time.
The sponsors for the tournament are Gateway Graduate School, A Brand Wooden Flooring (PVT) LTD. and Dialog Axiata PLC.
The individual accolades set to be handed out at the end of the tournament are;
- Player of the Tournament
- Best Goalkeeper
- MVP of the Final
- Golden Boot
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