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Guyana Mayors Cup
The Guyana Mayors Cup is a major knockout regional football tournament in Guyana. It was created in 1999. It is an annual inter-ward/village Football Championship only open to invited teams. It takes place at the Georgetown Football Club ground, proposed alternate locations include Bourda, Mahaicony Community Centre, Victoria Community Centre and the Den Amstel Community Centre grounds. It is coordinated by former national football coach Lennox Arthur. It was originally between teams in Georgetown, but was expanded to invite teams throughout the country. The number of teams increased from 20 to 24 in 2016 The tournament planned for October 2020 was rescheduled due to COVID-19. It has also been rescheduled in previous years to avoid conflicting with other major regional tournaments such as the Kashif & Shanghai Knockout Tournament. Winners *1998/99 : Real Victoria Kings 2–0 Thomas United (Georgetown) *1999/00 : Conquerors (Georgetown) 2–1 Beacon's (Georgetown) *2000/01 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashif & Shanghai Knockout Tournament
The Kashif & Shanghai Knockout Tournament was a knockout tournament of the Guyana football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c .... It was created in 1990. It was the most important cup tournament drawing large crowds, played in December and January every season. The first two editions were restricted to teams from Linden (4 participants 1990/91; in 1991/92 all seven clubs from Linden entered); since 1992/93 teams from outside Linden (or indeed Guyana) could also enter. The first 18 years, the Mackenzie Sports Club ground was the venue for this event until it was moved to Guyana’s National Stadium at Providence. Winners Event winners by year: *1990/91 : Milerock (Linden) 2-1 Eagles United (Linden) *1991/92 : Eagles United (Linden) bt Milerock (Linden) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Kings (Guyana Football Club)
Victoria Kings FC is a Guyanese football club in Victoria. The club competes in the GFF Elite League The Elite League, often referred to as GFF Elite League is the top level of the football system in Guyana. Contested by 10 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation. Top level before GFF Elite League was GFF National Super Leagu ..., the top league of football in Guyana. They have a fierce rivalry with fellow eastern side, Buxton United. The club's motto is ''Discipline is the Gateway to Excellence''. References Football clubs in Guyana {{Caribbean-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fruta Conquerors
Fruta Conquerors FC is a Guyanese football club in Georgetown. The club competes in the GFF Elite League, the top league of football in Guyana. They were league champions in 2000–01, 2017–18 and 2019. The club is named for their sponsor, the beverage company Fruta. They were an inaugural member of the Elite League in 2015–16. Honors League titles * Guyana National Football League/GFF Elite League ** Winners (3): 2000–01, 2017-18, 2019 Cups * Guyana Mayors Cup ** Winners (3): 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2005–06 ** Runners-up (4): 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011 * Kashif & Shanghai Cup ** Winners (2): 2002–03, 2003–04 ** Runners-up (1): 1999–2000 * GFA Banks Beer Knockout Tournament ** Runners-up (1): 2011–12 * Sweet 16 Knockout Tournament ** Winners (1): 2003 ** Runners-up (1): 2010 Performance in CONCACAF competitions Fruta Conquerors's score listed first, as well as the home leg. *2001 CFU Club Championship ::First Round v. W Connection – 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Tigers FC
Western Tigers FC is a Guyanese football club in Georgetown. The club competes in the GFF Elite League, the top league of football in Guyana. History Founded in 1976 in the western region of the capital city of Georgetown, Western Tigers have won one league title in their history, in 1994–95. Western Tigers participated internationally in the 1995 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup, losing to Jong Colombia of the Netherlands Antilles nl, In vrijheid verenigd"Unified by freedom" , national_anthem = , common_languages = Dutch English Papiamento , demonym = Netherlands Antillean , capital = Willemstad , year_start = 1954 , year_end = 2010 , date_start = 15 December , ... 6–4 on aggregate. References Football clubs in Guyana {{Caribbean-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha United
Alpha United Football Club is a Guyanese football club based in Providence. The club competes in the GFF Elite League, the top league of football in Guyana. They were league champions in the 2009–10, 2010, 2012, 2012–13, and 2013–14 seasons. In 2011, Alpha United gained recognition as being the first Guyanese football club to qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League, North America's premier continental club tournament. Alpha United earned berth into the Champions League by finishing in third place in the subcontinental tournament, the CFU Club Championship, which they earned a berth into through winning the National Super League. They finished third in the 2011 CFU-CC and qualified for the preliminary round of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, becoming the first club from Guyana to play in the CONCACAF Champions League. In the playoff for third place, Alpha United created history by beating Trinidad and Tobago's Defence Force on penalty kicks (4–3) after regulati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guyana Defence Force FC
Guyana Defence Force FC, colloquially known simply as Defence Force is a Guyanese football club in Georgetown. The club competes in the GFF Elite League The Elite League, often referred to as GFF Elite League is the top level of the football system in Guyana. Contested by 10 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation. Top level before GFF Elite League was GFF National Super Leagu ..., the top league of football in Guyana. The club is fielded by the nation's defence force and military. References Football clubs in Guyana 1965 establishments in British Guiana Military association football clubs {{Caribbean-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slingerz FC
Slingerz FC is a Guyanese football club based in Vergenoegen. The club competes in the West Demerara Senior League, one of several regional leagues in Guyana. Founded in 2013, the club never qualified for the GFF National Super League, the top football league in Guyana at the time. However, the team has been very successful in Guyana's many cup competitions, including winning the Mayors Cup, Guyana's top cup competition, in 2015 after finishing runners-up in the previous tournament in 2013. The team has also finished champions or runners-up in several smaller cup competitions. The club was an inaugural member of Guyana's new first division, the GFF Elite League, in 2015. Honors League titles * Guyana National Football League ** Winners (1): 2015–16 * West Demerara Senior League ** Winners (1): 2013 Cups * Guyana Mayors Cup ** Winners (1): 2015 ** Runners-up (1): 2013 * GFA Banks Beer Knockout Tournament ** Winners (1): 2013–14 * Go For Gold Extravaganza ** Runners- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Competitions In Guyana
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in North America and Australia); gridiron football (specifically American football or Canadian football); Australian rules football; rugby union and rugby league; and Gaelic football. These various forms of football share to varying extent common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19th century. The expansion and cultural influence of the British Empire allowed these rules of football to spread to areas of British infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
