A great experience for our players and coaches in the CII SoccerFests

The IYSA Josh Academy boys participated in the CII SoccerFests 2015 and 2016. The SoccerFest’s were 5-a-side football tournaments for corporate, schools, NGOs and women/girls participating in different categories. A total of 64 teams (32 corporate, 16 school boys, 16 girls/women) took part annually over a weekend.

The 2015 tournament was held at the Nehru Stadium in Delhi, whereas the 2016 event was at the Commonwealth Sports complex in Akshardham, also in Delhi.

IYSA helped run the tournament; our coaches refereed matches, our junior players were ball boys. An exciting part of the tournament was the player draft. 32 Corporate team captains picked one young talented school/college football player from a draw to be the marquee player for their team. 20 of the 32 players were from the Josh Academy Under 19 team. The competition was organized with a Cup and Plate winner for each category.