21st Kanga Cup boasts impressive cast list!

Five visitors from overseas head an impressive list of entrants for the 21st Kanga Cup to be held in Canberra from July 10th-15th.

Five visitors from overseas head an impressive list of entrants for the 21st Kanga Cup to be held in Canberra from July 10th-15th.

Po Cheol Domg, the junior club to the Pohang Steelers and regular competitors SinGok PS lead the challenge from Korea and they are joined by welcome guests Subang Jaya (Malaysia), Rizal FA (Philippines) and Coastal Spirit (New Zealand) all adding a touch of international flair to proceedings in the nations- capital.

This year there are in excess of 94 different clubs from around Australia taking part in the week-long festivities with every state and territory represented in the competition, with the exception of Western Australia.

With the total number of team entries currently at 231, the 21st Kanga Cup is set to be the biggest one yet, eclipsing the previous record of 228 teams.

Already confirmed are competitors representing South Melbourne FC, Doveton FC, Monash FC, Peninsula Strikers and Werribee City from Victoria as well as South Australian aces Adelaide City - a regular visitor to this prestigious competition and one usually in the mix come finals time.

The Northern Territory boasts an entrant in the form of the Mindil Aces, making the long trek from Darwin to pit their wits against the best of the rest.

South West Queensland, Football Wide Bay of Gympie and the Whitsunday Soccer Association fly the flag for the Sunshine State whilst Tasmania hasn-t been left out as Northern Tasmania JSA, Glenorchy Knights and Tilford Zebras represent the state.

Due to their close proximity it will come as no surprise to see a plethora of teams from across New South Wales venturing South with Kanga Cup luminaries Northbridge FC from the Kuringai District, Maroubra United from the Eastern Suburbs, Belmore Hercules from Canterbury District and even Harry Kewell-s childhood club Fairfield Hotspurs looking forward to the chance to lift the trophy whilst Tilligerry FC represent the Newcastle region and Bangalow FC become the first entrants from Byron Bay to enter the competition.

Finally there are, of course, the multitudes from the home state - the ACT. The local challenge is always a strong one at the Kanga Cup with powerhouse club Canberra FC usually to the fore and supplying one of the venues for the Grand Finals to be played on the last day of competition as the magnificent Deakin Stadium is utilised as the plaudits are handed out.

The 21st Kanga Cup is set to be the ultimate festival of football with over 3500 players set to take part in over 600 games of football in five huge days!

The 2011 Kanga Cup, International Youth Football Tournament 10th - 15th July 2011 in Canberra, Australia.

Contact: Russ Gibbs, Capital Football Media Officer media@capitalfootball.com.au or 02 6175 7111