Two divisions for Aboitiz League

FOOTBALL in Cebu is set to take the next big leap as the Cebu Football Association (CebuFA) is planning to put up two divisions for the Men's Open this year.

This is also in line with the thrust of the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) to encourage provincial football associations to put up leagues of their own. The PFF will put the provincial champions in an Area League.

The first division of the Aboitiz League will be eight of the top teams in the city while the other teams will play in the second division.

"They (coaches) welcome the idea," said CebuFA president Jonathan Maximo in an interview yesterday.

Maximo met with the coaches Thursday to bring up the plan and discuss changes in the football calendar this year.

"This is also good because there will also be relegation and promotion, and there is stricter hold on the players," Hiroshi Football Club coach Francis Ramirez said in an interview last Friday.

Relegation is when the two lowest rank teams in the first division is demoted to the second division. The top two teams in the second division will moved up to the first division.

Following PFF instructions, teams will start the season with a set of players who can no longer transfer teams until the end of the National Men's Open.

Since the budget for the Aboitiz Men's Open this year is only for 34 to 36 games, the Cebu FA is considering asking some of the teams to shoulder the fee for the officials since two divisions will mean more games.

"The fee is 600 per game, maybe we can split that between the two teams," Maximo said.

For the second division, Maximo is inviting all weekend football warriors to contact the Cebu FA for them to join.

"I am encouraging those from the call centers who have teams to contact us so they can join our tournaments, all they have to do is register," Maximo said.

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