THE Second AIA Vitality Kampeon Cup will be staged at the La Provincia Polo Field in Bacolod City from October 14 to 16.
The national seven-a-side football tournament was supposed to be held in Cebu in 2020 but was canceled because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Competing are Bonifacio Global City (Manila), Pampanga, Cebu, Iloilo and Bacolod. The last team will come from either Davao or Muntinlupa.
Teams are formed featuring selections from the best seven-a-side squads in each region.
The inaugural AIA Vitality Kampeon Cup was held in 2019 where teams from Cebu, Bacolod, and Davao flew to Manila for the tournament. Cebu is the reigning champion.
“The Kampeon Cup is a tournament that seeks to bring the best football players all over the country in a festival-type atmosphere where there are games for kids, a tournament for the youth, women’s, and men’s with the Kampeon Cup in between,” said former national athlete Anton del Rosario, AIA Vitality Kampeon Cup founder.
“The Kampeon Cup is the culmination tournament that brings our nationwide efforts for seven-a-side football and to give the winning teams of each region a showcase for their talents at a higher level,” del Rosario said. “By taking the best eight players in each city, not only do they represent their teams, but also their leagues, and cities.”
“The goal for the Kampeon Cup is to be an international tournament where teams from Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and others come over to participate,” del Rosario said. “Now that will not only help the sport on a national level, but also foster better relations with our neighbors.”