The official group stage fixtures for the impending 3rd edition of the Magnum Tonic Wine Mashramani Cup Futsal Tournament were officially released yesterday ahead of the commencement at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue tomorrow.
Tournament coordinator Esan Griffith stated in a release, “In an effort to promote transparency and accountability, the entire group stage fixture for the tournament was released. This was done to ensure that teams can properly manage their campaign while providing the fans the itinerary to properly follow the championship.”
The tournament, which features 24 teams, will be contested over nine playing dates. The respective competitors will be divided into six groups of four, with the top finishers from each pool alongside the four best third place teams, progressing to the knockout section.
The other match-days are Tuesday January 28th, Thursday January 30th, Saturday February 1st, Tuesday February 4th, Thursday February 6th [Round of 16], Saturday February 8th [Quarterfinals] and Saturday February [Semi-finals], with the finale scheduled for February 22nd.
The groups are Group-A: Back Circle, Sparta Boss, Ansa McAl All-Stars and Bad-A-Yard, Group-B: Rio All-Stars, Leopold Street, Spartacus and Melanie, Group-C: Future Stars, Alexander Village, Spot-7 and Mocha, Group-D: Bent Street, Showstoppers, North East La Penitence and Avocado Ballers, Group-E: Sophia, Broad Street, Kingston and Island All-Stars and Group-F: Gold is Money, Albouystown, Stabroek Ballers and Belfield Warriors.
The winner of the event will pocket $700,000 and the championship trophy, while the second place side will collect $400,000 and the respective accolade. On the other hand, the third and fourth place unit will receive $200,000 and $100,000 respectively and the corresponding trophy.
Complete Group Stage Fixtures
Day-1
Bad-a-Yard vs Ansa McAl-19:00hrs
Alex Village vs Spot-7-19:30hrs
Showstoppers vs North East La
Penitence-20:00hrs
Melanie vs Leopold St-20:30hrs
Rio All-Stars vs Spartacus-21:00hrs
Bent St vs Avocado Ballers-21:30hrs
Back Circle vs Sparta Boss-22:00hrs
Day-2
Sophia vs Island All-Stars-19:00hrs
Broad St vs Kingston-19:30hrs
Albouystown vs Belfield Warriors- 20:00hrs
Mocha vs Future Stars-20:30hrs
Rio All-Stars vs Melanie-21:00hrs
Gold is Money vs Stabroek Ballers- 21:30hrs
Back Circle vs Bad-a-Yard-22:00hrs
Day-3
Melanie vs Spartacus-19:00hrs
Future Stars vs Spot-7-19:30hrs
Alex Village vs Mocha-20:00hrs
Leopold St vs Spartacus-20:30hrs
North East La Penitence vs Avocado
Ballers-21:00hrs
Sparta Boss vs Ansa McAl-21:30hrs
Bent St vs Showstoppers-22:00hrs
Day-4
Mocha vs Spot-7-19:00hrs
Sophia vs Kingston-19:30hrs
Broad St vs Island All-Stars-20:00hrs
Albouystown vs Stabroek Ballers- 20:30hrs
Gold is Money vs Belfield Warriors- 21:00hrs
Back Circle vs Ansa McAl-21:30hrs
Rio All-Stars vs Leopold Street- 22:00hrs
Day-5
Kingston vs Island All-Stars-19:00hrs
Belfield Warriors vs Stabroek Ballers- 19:30hrs
Showstoppers vs Avocado Ballers- 20:00hrs
Future Stars vs Alex Village-20:30hrs
Broad St vs Sophia-21:00hrs
Sparta Boss vs Bad-a-Yard-21:30hrs
Gold is Money vs Albouystown- 22:00hrs
Bent St vs North East La Penitence- 22:30hrs
