Uruguayan,Punta Cup,Youth Competition
 

hey everyone, i was just wondering if anyone had heard of this competition that took place in march/april this year,it was a pretty big competition, (real madrid,penarol, gremio and bocca among others) were there,it was a youth competition,and i was wondering if anyone knew who actually won it,cos i waqs talking to a couple of mates about it the other day, unfortunately i got knocked out of it early,and missed the finals. thanks heaps

Can't say I have. Lots of youth competitions go unnoticed. There was one here a while ago called the Dallas Cup. Newcastle United sent their U19's if I remember and they played the youngsters of my favorite team. That match really got me interested in Newcastle United. :clap

yeh i didnt think it wouldve been heard of by to many. Similar to you mero mero, how you became interested in newcastle after seeing them, after i versed gremio, and san lorenzo (and scored against san lorenzo) i started to become more interested in south american football, its amazing the passion they have there for the sport, ive neevr seen anything like it!

Hi diddimz
Did you play in the cup this year? Which team?
My son and husband are going over with the team from sydney in march 2005
The teams competing include Real Madrid, Boca Juniors, De Portivo, River Plate, 2 from USA, 2 from Japan and 1 from Germany. There are 32 teams overall this time.

i went over as banora point, a team from the gold coast. im not goin back again next year though, even though i had the chance.

The results from 2004 are below. You can get a lot of info re the Punta Cup from the web.
Keep an eye out for the teams this March. The Sydney team is coached by the ex youth development coach from Danobia in Uruguay. They are pretty good and have been selected from trials and some by invitation.

Serie 1: Renato Cesarini 7 pts (+2, 3:1), Real Madrid 7 (+2, 2:0), Atlético Paranaense 3, Atenas 0.
Serie 2: San Lorenzo 6 (+12), Peñarol 6 (+11), Gremio 6 (+9), Basora 0.
Serie 3: Montevideo Wanderers 6, Nacional y Gimnasia 4, Independiente 3.
Serie 4: Vélez Sarsfield 9, Libertad 4, Iraty 2, Liverpool 1.
Serie 5: Boca Juniors 9, Internacional 6, Deportivo Maldonado 3, Rocha FC 0.
Serie 6: Defensor Sporting 7 (+4), River Plate 7 (+2), RS Futebol 3, Paysandú FC 0.

Cuartos de final: Defensor Sporting-Renato Cesarini 3-0, Montevideo Wanderers-San Lorenzo 2-0, Vélez Sarsfield-River Plate 2-2 (6-5 por penales), Boca Juniors-Real Madrid 1-0.

Semifinales: Vélez Sarsfield-Montevideo Wanderers 2-2 (4-2 por penales), Defensor Sporting-Boca Juniors 5-2.

Tercer puesto: Boca Juniors-Montevideo Wanderers 4-2.

Final: Vélez Sarsfield-Defensor Sporting 2-0.

thanks for that, my team is up there, dead last:D basora, (actually its banora point, but that doesnt matter.)