- 34 teams to compete for the title
New
Delhi, 10 May 2014: The fourth edition of the Hockey
India Sub-Junior Men National Championship 2014 will commence
from 10th May 2014. The championship will
witness 34 teams and 612 players clashing for the title. Three new
teams namely; Vidarbha Hockey Association, Hockey Citizens XI and
Hockey Gangpur-Odisha have been added in this season making the
championship more exciting.
The
34 teams participating this year are divided into two Divisions – A
& B. While Division A will have 16 teams in the group, Division B
will have 18 teams in their group. Division A will further be divided
into 4 Pools consisting of 4 teams each and in Division B, Pool A &
B will have 5 teams each and 4 teams in Pool C & D.
The
matches will be played in a phased manner with Division B first
completing its sets of matches and the same will be played from
10th May
to 18th May
2014 at Kala Bhavan Hockey Ground and ONGC Pavilion Ground in
Vadodra, Gujarat. Teams under Division A will play their matches from
17th May
and will continue till 25th May
2014 at Morabadi Hockey Stadium in Ranchi.
The
inaugural match of the season of Division B will be played between
Assam Hockey and Vidarbha Hockey Association on Pitch 1 and Hockey
Himachal Pradesh and Citizens Hockey XI on Pitch 2.
Defending
Champions Hockey Odisha will play their first match against
Chhattisgarh Hockey and which will be played on Pitch 1 on the
inaugural day of Division A. Last year’s Runner Up, Hockey
Jharkhand will take on Hockey Andhra Pradesh in its first match of
Pool B - Division A match.
Speaking
on the occasion Ms. Elena Norman, CEO, Hockey India said
“These championships are a big platform for young players to
showcase their talent and we always aim at giving such opportunities
to these players which helps them go forward and make a career in
this game. Like last year this year too we are looking forward to
great hockey being played amongst the players and teams.”
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