India Yamaha Motor will exclusively organise the Yamaha ASEAN CUP, U-13 Football 2011 for the first time in India. The tournament is being held from May 15 – 28, 2011 and will witness participation from 120 players and 8 teams from Pune, Nagpur, Kerala, Kolkata and Assam.
The Tournament winner will be representing India at the third Yamaha ASEAN Cup U-13 Football Finals which will be held in Thailand from July 15, 2011 to July 17, 2011. The participants will comprise of 6 teams from 5 Asian countries - India, Thailand (2), Indonesia, Vietnam & Malaysia.
The preliminary round of the tournament will include the intra-state matches amongst the eight teams from across India. The winning teams from preliminary round will then compete at inter-state level for the final round, both to be played in Kolkata.
Mr. Jun Nakata, Director – Sales and Marketing, India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. said, “Football has always taken a backseat in India in spite of being one of the most popular sports worldwide. With more than 50% of the population below the age of 25, we feel that there lies a huge potential in India to take this game to new heights. By organizing the Yamaha ASEAN Cup 2011, we not only want to capture the right talent but also contribute to the development and promotion of the game in the country.”
Yamaha Motor Company has been successfully organising the Yamaha ASEAN Cup U-13 Football since 2008. This is the first time that Yamaha has organized this tournament in India.
