Calamba Football Festival

AIR 21 JMC CUP 5 KICK-OFF Ceremonies. (L-R) Calamba City Vice-Mayor Rosseller Rizal, Laguna 2nd Dist. Rep. Jun Chipeco, Nicolai San Jose Abalos, LFA and CFFI President Joey Lina, AZKALS Head Coach Michael Hans Weiss and PFF General Secretary Atty. Edwin Gastanes opened the JMC CUP 5 of the Calamba Football Festival last September 28, 2013 at the Plaza, Calamba City. 43 teams from public and private schools within Calamba City competed for the over-all championship trophy. REAL Elementary School won the over-all championship in the under 9 and U13 age categories, while Castora Alviar National High School and the Calamba National High School coveted the U17 boys and U17 girls, respectively, in this 7-aside grassroots football competition managed by the LFA and sanctioned by the PFF presented by Air 21 and San Miguel Corporation and supported by Greenfields Development Corporation, Cherifer, Union Galvasteel, Yakult, IWMI, the Philippine Sports Commission and hosted by the Calamba City headed by Mayor Justin Marc “Timmy” Chipeco.

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JMC CUP 5

Calamba City. Team AZKALS Head Coach Michael Hans Weiss, together with Atty. Edwin Gastanes, Secretary General of the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and former Senator and Laguna Governor Joey Lina, who was also recently elected as President of the Laguna Football Association (LFA), graced the opening of the Air 21 JMC CUP 5 Calamba Football Festival held last September 28 at the sprawling green fields of The Plaza – site of the world’s tallest statue of our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal.
Calamba City Vice Mayor Ross Rizal, represented Mayor Timmy Chipeco, and welcomed the more than 555 young football players of some 43 registered teams while Congressman Joaquin M. Chipeco Jr. of the 2nd District of Laguna gave his inspirational message as guest of honor having been the one who initiated this “Join in Making Champions” or JMC CUP project in 2012 during his last term as Calamba City Mayor.
REAL Elementary School won the over-all championship in the under 9 and U13 age categories, while Castora Alviar National High School and the Calamba National High School coveted the U17 boys and U17 girls, respectively, in this JMC CUP 5 7-aside, 15 minute/play competition managed by the LFA and presented by Air21 and the Lina Group of Companies together with San Miguel Corporation and supported by Cherifer, Greenfields Development Corporation, Union Galvasteel and Yakult and the Philippine Sports Commission.

Also part of the program was the very interesting interlude from an 11-year old Calambeno and member of the Calamba Puppies, Nicolai San Jose Abalos, who is studying at Halang Elementary school. Nicolai shared his memorable experience as he was the only kid from a public school from among the 22 TEEN AZKALS selected by PFF from all over the country. They just arrived from a 3-week rigid football training in Longborough United Kingdom, England sponsored by the British Council as he celebrated his 11th birthday there last August 29. Nicolai thanked Air21, other sponsors, Calamba Mayor Timmy Chipeco and Joey Lina for their support. Four (4) other Calamba Puppies also made it to the Team B of the Teen AZKALS’ training pool.

CALAMBA CITY FOOTBALL INVITATIONALS

jmc cup 6 registration/ entry form
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JMC CUP 6 Registration/ Entry Form
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Nicolai San Jose Abalos, calamba puppies.... training in Longborough, United Kingdom, England.... whew!

October 19 SMART FOOTBALL CLINIC
with AZKALS
Sta. Cruz, Laguna
Calamba Puppies.... please attend!
contact the LFA for more info

OCTOBER 5, 2013 - CALAMBA PUPPIES' FOOTBALL CLINIC
8am to 12 noon at the Plaza, Calamba City
Speaker: Coach Hans Michael Weiss, Head Coach of AZKALS

JMC CUP 5 OFFICIAL RESULTS:

UNDER 9 YEARS OLD
CHAMPION : REAL ES
1ST RUNNER UP J PLATON ES
2ND RUNNER UP JRMS ES

UNDER 13 YEARS OLD
CHAMPION: REAL A
1ST RUNNER UP LAGUERTA
3RD REAL 2

UNDER 17 YEARS OLD BOYS
CHAMPION: CASTOR ALVIAR NHS
1ST RUNNER UP: CVL NHS
2ND RUNNER UP: MAKILING NHS

UNDER 17 GIRLS
CHAMPION:
CHAMPION: CALAMBA NHS
1ST RUNNER UP: E. BARRETTO NHS
2ND RUNNER UP: CVL

PARTICIPATING TEAMS:

UNDER 9 YEARS OLD

PACIANO RIZAL ES PACIANO RIZAL ES
LA GUERTA ES REAL ES
JRMS SAMPIRUHAN ES
J PLATON ES HALANG ES
MAKILING ES SAN RAMON ES

UNDER 13 YEARS OLD

PARIAN ES BUCAL ES
LA GUERTA ES E BARRETTO ES
SAMPIRUHAN 2 TULO ES
BANLIC ES SAN CRISTOBALHALANG
PACIANO ES BUNTOG ES
REAL ES 2 SAMPIRUHAN ES 1
LA MESA JRMS
J PLATON ES LOOC ES
SAN RAMON ES PUTING LUPA
REAL ES 1 LAWA ES
MAYAPA ES

UNDER 17 BOYS

CASTOR ALVIAR NHS E BARRETTO NHS
MAKILING NHS CALAMBA NHS MAIN
CVL PUNTA NHS
KAPAYAPAAN NHS PERPETUAL FC

U 17 GIRLS

E BARRETTO NHS CALAMBA NHS
CVL

TOTAL OF:42 TEAMS

PLAYERS SELECTED AS CANDIDATES FOR CALAMBA PUPPIES 60 PAX

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For September 28, 2013
JMC CUP 5

Calamba City. The Air 21 JMC CUP 5 Calamba Football Festival will be held on Saturday, September 28 at the sprawling green fields of the Rizal Plaza fronting the Calamba City Hall with some 40 football teams from the various private and public elementary and secondary schools under the Department of Education (DepEd), Calamba City participating in this annual event sanctioned by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and the Laguna Football Association (LFA), organized by CFFI President and former Senator and Laguna Governor Joey Lina, and hosted by Calamba City Mayor Justin Marc “Timmy” Chipeco.

Calamba City Vice Mayor Ross Rizal will represent Mayor Timmy Chipeco, to welcome the more than 555 registered players and coaches in the JMC CUP 5 while Congressman Joaquin M. Chipeco Jr. of the 2nd District of Laguna will give his inspirational message as guest of honor having been the one who initiated this “Join in Making Champions” or JMC CUP project in 2012 during his last term as Calamba City Mayor.

It will recalled that JMC CUP 1 was launched last Feb. 9, 2012 with FIFA Vice President and Jordan Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein as special guest when they also launched the FIFA Asian Grassroots Development Program simultaneous with PFF’s “Kasibulan” program in Calamba City. Four (4) levels of the JMC CUP were held for CYs 2012-2013 with a total of 293 teams which participated in the Local, Regional, National and International levels of the first season of the Calamba Football Festival presented by Air21 and the Lina Group of Companies together with San Miguel Corporation and supported by Cherifer, Greenfields Development Corporation, Union Galvasteel and Yakult and the Philippine Sports Commission.

Also expected to grace this annual event is PFF General Secretary Atty. Edwin Gatanes, representing PFF President Mariano Araneta, and AZKALS Team Manager Dan Palami together with two members of his AZKALS Team, Angel Guirado and Ian Araneta. The AZKALs are expected to give valuable tips and inspire these young kids competing in the Under 9, Under 13 and Under 17 boys and girls categories as they join the guests in the ceremonial kick-off for this 7-aside, 15 minute/play competition with simultaneous eliminations managed by the LFA.

Also part of the program will be a very interesting interlude from an 11-year old Calambeno, Nicolai San Jose Abalos from Halang Elementary school who will share his unique experience as a member of the U9 and U13 Calamba Puppies team. Nicolai was the only kid from a public school from among the 22 young AZKALS selected by PFF from all over the country. They just arrived from a 3-week rigid football training in Longborough United Kingdom, England sponsored by the British Council as he celebrated his 11th birthday there last August 29.

Calamba Puppies’ Head Coach and LFA General Secretary Allan Payson said that LFA will scout the new members of the Calamba Puppies team supported by Air21, in coordination with the DepEd Calamba. Already, he said that the Calamba Puppies teams have been winning in the more than 12 football invitationals they participated in for CY 2012-2013. Most recent of which was when the Calamba Puppies won as overall champions in the U11, U13 and U14Girls Regional Football Festival organized by LFA. They were also the overall champions in the U10, U12 and U14 age categories of the Batangas Football Festival held last June 2013.

Calamba Football Festival, Inc. President Joey Lina, who was also recently elected as President of the Laguna Football Association, said that this project in Calamba will be a very good template to replicate in other towns and cities within the Province as part of LFA’s long-term program as they endeavor to make Laguna as the football capital of the country with the support o Air21, Greenfields Development Corporation and other sponsors committed to this common goal!

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