The Aboitiz Football Cup is an annual football

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held in the

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. The tournament consists of 10 categories, from players eight up to the men's open. It was originally established in Cebu and it served as the province's most prestigious football tournament until its move to Lipa, Batangas in 2019. It serves as the Cebu F.A.'s selection process for the

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(PFF), which organizes national competitions.

History

The Aboitiz Football Cup was established in

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. The second edition of the competition in 1997 only featured a men's division which saw the participation of alumni and club teams such as M. Lhuillier. The women's open and youth divisions were later added to the competition. Later, additional youth divisions for both boys and girls were added to the Aboitiz Football Cup program. The competition underwent a rebrand for the 19th edition in 2017. Plans to make the scope of the tournament nationwide in the 20th edition in 2018 has been announced. In the 2018 edition, the first tournament was held in Luzon at the Aboitiz Pitch in Lipa, Batangas. The Luzon tournament was simultaneously held with the Visayas tournament in Cebu. By 2019, the tournament has moved to Lipa. The 21st edition which started in August 2019, was disrupted and postponed indefinitely due to the onset of the

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. In July 2022, it was decided that the leading teams in their respective age-group division tournaments to be awarded as champions. The succeeding edition is set to start in November 2022.

Venues

Four venues are used for football matches of the Aboitiz Football Cup as of the 19th edition (2017). *

Cebu City Sports Center The Cebu City Sports Center, formerly called as Abellana Sports Complex is a track and field and football stadium located in Cebu City, Philippines. The complex was built by the city to serve as the main venue for the 1994 Palarong Pambansa and ac ...

Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects ( ...

Don Bosco Technical College Don Bosco Technical College, also referred to by its acronym DBTC or Don Bosco Mandaluyong, is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution run by the Salesians of the Society of Saint John Bosco in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Phili ...

*PAREF Springdale Since 2018, the tournament has used the

Aboitiz Pitch The Aboitiz Pitch at The Outlets is a multi-sport venue in Lipa, Batangas, Philippines . Background The Aboitiz Pitch with a 1,500 seating capacity is part of The Outlets at Lipa retail development of Lima Land Inc., a company under Aboitiz Equity ...

in Lipa, Batangas.

References

*https://web.archive.org/web/20100106113320/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/aboitiz-football-cup-kicks-today

External links

Official Website
{{Football in the Philippines Football cup competitions in the Philippines Sports in Cebu