FAM-FRENZ Asia U-18 Champions Trophy

FAM-FRENZ Asia Under 18 Champions Trophy also known as FAM-FRENZ ACT U18 or simply Asia U18 Champions Trophy is an under age football tournament officially launched in 2014. The tournament is organised by Frenz United Football Club (FUFC) in collaboration with the Football Association of Malaysia and Asian Football Confederation.

FAM-FRENZ Asia Under 18 Champions Trophy
Founded2013 (2013)[1]
ConfederationFAM, AFC
Number of teams8
Current champions Kashima Antlers U18
(1st title in 2015)
(3)
WebsiteOfficial Website
Current season

History

FAM-ASIAN U18 Champions Trophy previously U16 (2014) and U15 (2013) is one of the major tournaments organized by Frenz United FC primarily to promote the continued development of young athletes as it relates to the fundamentals of football, sportsmanship, and athletic competition. This can be achieved through participation in games and other football related activities and competing at the highest level possible.

The inaugural Asia Under-16 Champions Trophy 2014 had brought the best out of 12 teams from the Asian region as they challenge for the coveted trophy and at stake is the US$100,000 (RM330,000) winner’s purse. The Asia U-16 Champions Trophy is simply an ‘upgraded’ version of the 2013 Asean Under-15 Champions Trophy spread over a wider platform in the region.

Prize and awards

The tournament boasts one of the most lucrative prize money ever offered in the ASEAN region for an under-age competition. The total prize money on offer for the tournament was distributed as follows:

Champions US$50,000
Runners-up US$25,000
Third place US$15,000
Fourth place US$10,000
Most Valuable Player Award US$1,500
FIFA Fair Play Trophy

Stats and players
Season Champions Runners-up Fair play Award MVP
2013 (U15) Chonburi F.C. U15 Frenz United F.C. A    
2014 (U16) Harimau Muda U16 PVF FA    
2015 (U18) Kashima Antlers U18 Frenz United F.C. A Felda United F.C. U18 Ronald Santana Rodrigues
gollark: *`gdb` debugger apioform shielding activates, bees unexisted retroactively*
gollark: Stop trying to create false memories!
gollark: We have antimemetohazardous-apioform shielding in place, I think you're experiencing false memories.
gollark: Unlikely.
gollark: I cannot not neither unconfirm nor antideny the unveracity of this statement.

References
  1. ACT 2014 launched officially ACT.frenzunited.com. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.