Yokohama enters local football foray with Yokohama Football Cup

Yokohama Football Cup

A couple of weeks ago, Yokohama Tire Sales Philippines (YTSP) kick off its initial foray into grassroots football with the Yokohama Football Cup, a two-day tournament involving over a hundred clubs.

Shawn Pamintuan, marketing head for YTSP, shared his fascination for the event, given the turnout of individuals and participants in the event. Yokohama was a minor sponsor in the PBA, and is looking at other means of building the brand to a larger audience. Since it is the current shirt sponsor for the newly-mind Premier League champions Chelsea, football became a plausible means for the company to dive into. In coordination with Cathy Nazareno of CAN Sports, the Yokohama Football Cup was established.

According to YTSP president Satoshi Hariyama, "Sports have always been close to the heart of Yokohama. The effort and discipline that athletes put in to improve their skills can be likened to exacting dedication of Yokohama in consistently producing quality tires. We hope to highlight this similarity in supporting football in the Philippines."

Here are the results of the different divisions in the Yokohama Cup, which took place at the McKinley-Hill Football Stadium:

6-under

Champions: Hedcen (12 pts in league format)
1st runner-up: Team Socceroo
2nd runner-up: TYFA

8-under

Champions: Hedcen (beat San Lo FC, 3-1 in the final)
2nd runner-up TYFA
3rd runner-up Raya FC

10-under

Champions: UP Campus (beat Carribean FC, 2-0 in the final)
2nd runner-up: UTD Friends
3rd runner-up: Singapore School Manila

12-under

Champions: Brincat FC of Bataan (beat Singapore School of Manila, 2-1 in the final)
2nd runner-up: FC Bilibid
3rd runner-up: Sto. Cristo

14-under

Champions: FC Bilibid of Muntinlupa (beat Gilas Dinalupihan, 2-0 in the final)
2nd runner-up: Dragonball Kickers
3rd runner-up: Young Pinoy

14-under (Girls)

Champions: Sims (6 points in league format)
1st runner-up: Carribean
2nd runner-up: TYFA

16-under

Champions: Young Pinoy (beat Alab FC, 2-1 in the final)
2nd runner-up: Gilas Dinalupihan
3rd runner-up: FC Bilibid

16-under (Girls)

Champions: Nomads (12 points in league format)
1st runner-up: TYFA
2nd runner-up: SIMS

Open

Champions: Dipolog FC (beat TYFA, 2-1 in the final)
2nd runner-up: Hangover
3rd runner-up: SIMS

Open (Girls)

Champions: Outkast FC (beat Tuloy sa Don Bosco, 4-1 in the final)
2nd runner-up: TYFA B
3rd runner-up: Guiseppe A