Z-League's BEST FOOTBALL SHOT photo contest

The Z-League's BEST FOOTBALL SHOT is a photo contest sponsored by the Iligan United Football Club (IUFC) to help promote the 1st Z-League football tournament scheduled to kick-off on November 13, 2011 at the Global Football Field in Iligan City, as well as allows the IUFC members, particularly those who are based outside Iligan City, to view the photos of the Z-League games via the Facebook. All of the photos must be taken during any of the Z-League games that includes the round-robin games, semifinals and finals.

Who can join? Members of the IUFC Facebook group. If you are not yet a member of the IUFC Facebook group, then you can join now. If you are interested to join the contest, please submit your complete name, email addres, phone# and album name that you created in the IUFC Facebook group to the IUFC Secretary - Ralph Sacayle (email address: rasac68@yahoo.com).

Where to upload the photos? Upload the photos to the album you will create under the IUFC Facebook group. The format of the album name is ZLeague1_{NAME}, where {NAME} is your last name + first name. For example if your name is Juan Cruz, then the album name is ZLeague1_CruzJuan. 

Do you need to put a caption? You must provide a caption of each photo that includes at least the names of the two (2) opposing teams and the date the photo is taken, as shown in the example here.

BlackSheep FC defender Juan Cruz tackled Advocates FC striker John Smith during the elimination game on November 13, 2011 at 1:30pm in the Global Football Field, Iligan City.

How many photos can you upload? Unlimited, but must be in one album that you created under the IUFC Facebook group.

What camera can you use? You can use a DSLR or point-and-shoot camera.

What are the criteria for judging? 

1. The photo must be clear.
2. Candid football action.

Who are the judges? The IUFC Central Committee (composed of IUFC President: Bing Lopuz, IUFC VP: Melvin Alum, IUFC Secretary: Ralph Sacayle, IUFC Treasurer: Mateo Oliveros, and IUFC Auditor: Exodus Calit)

When is the deadline to upload? You can upload anytime until 12 midnight Philippine time on the following Sunday after the championship game. For example, if the championship game is on December 18, 2011, then the deadline to upload is on December 25, 2011.

When is the winner declared? Two (2) Sundays after the championship game. For example, if the championship game is on December 18, 2011, then the winner will be declared on or before January 1, 2012.

How many winning photo? There will be only one winning photo to be declared. The decision of the IUFC Central Committee is final.

What is the prize? Cash for the sole winner. 

Sunday League: Week 3 Match Result

ILIGAN, Result of the matches of the Season 5 Sunday League Tournament.

Game 9
@8:00am
MSU MARAWI vs Oliveros FC
Full time: 3-2

Game 10
@10:30am
BlackSheep FC vs 38 Above
Full time: 4-2

Game 11
@1:30pm
FC95-B vs Advocates FC
Full time: 1-1

Game 12
@3:00pm
Wonderful FC vs Amorseco FC
Full time: 9-1

Dipolog: Hudyaka Football Festival

HUDYAKA 'Zanorte' Football Festival

May 27-29, 2011

JRMSU Football Field, Dapitan City

Champions

35 above: Iligan (LANOFA)

Mens Open: Dipolog (ZaNDiFA)

U-17: Plaridel (MOOFA)

U-14: Zamboanga (ZaNDiFA)

Oliveros FC of Iligan

FC 95 of Iligan

"after 3years og training sacrificing plaridel youth football club got champion under17 category hudyaka football festival 2011.champion na jud." -Pets Gerald Umbac of Plaridel

Coach Consur Manreza of Iligan(sitting)

Inter-Barangay: FINALS

Iligan City, the 27th Iligan Inter-Barangay Tournament finally reached finals. May 22, 2011, Sunday afternoon the finals was held at Global football field, Suarez, Iligan City, It was really a successful summer football tourney to all Iliganon Footballers, Our dearest thank you to the Iligan City Gov for the support and to make this Iligan's traditional football tourney possible, Atty. Alex E. Macabangkit the president of the local fa (LANOFA). And lastly- to the Barangay who participated the said tourney and the people who support and believe us!


Mens Open Category
Champion: Mahayahay
1st Runner up: Tibanga
2nd Runner up: Ditucalan


35 Above Category
Champion: Mahayahay
1st Runner up: Bagong Silang
2nd Runner up: Suarez

Ludo Football Field: Beautification

Iligan, Iligan United Football Club (IUFC) together with the Sto. Rosario booters helped each other for one goal! To improve their home pitch, They cleaned the area, cutting  the grass by using mower, leveling the grounds by putting soil and sand in the imbalance ground. Here are some captions taken and participated by Melvin Alum the acting VP of IUFC. 

LUDO Football Field is situated between Barangay Sto. Rosario and Barangay Bayug. 

A message from the VP, "TO ALL ILIGAN FOOTBALLERS : The Ludo football field is open to all football players. We play everyday ,3 pm -6pm ,  thanx to the effort of the sto. rosario football   players, to Mr. joe pete openiano,  and the Iligan United FC who helped developed this field, 
in regards to positve development of football in iligan city"

Inter Brgy Quarter Finals: Match Report

Iligan, Quarter Finals Match Report, matches were played May 7-8, 2011.

Men's Open Category:

Game 1
Ditucalan A vs Palao B
1-0

Game 2
Mahayahay vs Tibanga
2-2
Penalty shoot-out, 2-1

Game 3
Hinaplanon vs Palao C
0-1

Game 4
Ditucalan vs Mahayahay
1-4

Game 5
Tibanga vs Palao C
0-1

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35 Above Category:

Game 1
Palao vs Ditucalan
1-2

Game 2
 Bagong Silang vs Ditucalan
4-2

Game 3
Suarez vs Mahayahay
2-7

Game 4
Bagong Silang vs Mahayahay
4-3

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Iligan beat Davao in All Mindanao Elimination

Davao, The PFF-Smart All Mindanao Inter Club Men's Open National  Championship Elimination held in Davao City, For about a decade finally Iligan (Ba-o Breakers FC) defeated Davao (Columbia FC), The final score was 5-3. According to the goal keeper coach of Iligan the last time they beat Davao was in the year 1980's, and the U19 All Mindanao in years May 1987 in Agro Football Field, Davao.  Tomorrow they will face against Pagadian at 2:00 in the afternoon. The Iligan squad is now currently staying at FTC tower hotel.

Iligan Inter-Brgy. Football League: Quarter Finals!

Iligan City, The 27th Iligan Inter-Brgy Summer Football League Men's Open Category are now on Quarter Finals. These are the following team who qualified the quarter finals.

Mahayahay

Palao B

Palao C

Tibanga

Ditucalan A

Hinaplanon

Quarter Finals will start this coming weekends. Who's your bet? Support your Barangay! Good Luck!

Inter-Brgy Football Tournament: Match Report

Iligan City, This is the result of the match in 35 above category for the Iligan Inter-Barangay Football Tournament, held in Global Football Field, Suarez, Iligan City.

Suarez vs Palao

2-1

Palao vs Bagong Silang
2-0

Mahayahay vs Suarez

10-0

Palao vs Mahayahay

0-7

Ditucalan vs Suarez

2-1

Brgy. Ditucalan

Brgy. Suarez

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Swedish Referee in Iligan

Iligan City, A Swedish national named Tobby Aspman is voluntary made himself as a referee during the match of men's open category Brgy Suarez vs Brgy Sto. Rosario, He's wife is from Iligan, they were here for a vacation together with his family and luckily hes nephew taught him that football is alive in Iligan, The Swedish was amaze of the fact that some Iliganons love to play football, He talked to the local FA that he is going to referee a match, After the match he gave his referee gears to the local referee as a remembrance. According to his nephew that i talked, "His uncle was a coach and a referee in Sweden".

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Inter-Barangay Schedule of Matches (Men's Open and 35 above)

Lanao Norte Football Association

Inter-Barangay Football Tournament

Schedule of Games

Bracket A               Bracket B                Bracket C                   35 ABOVE
Palao-B                  Ditucalan-B              Suarez                        Suarez
Sta. Felomina          Palao-A                   Palao-C                     Mahayahay
Hinaplanon             Tibanga                    Ditucalan-A                Ditucalan
Tubod                    Mahayahay              Sto. Rosario               Tubod
Poblacion               Steel Town              Kiwalan                      Bagong Silang
                                                                                                      Palao


April 30, 2011 (Saturday)
Mens Open


Game 1
@ 8:00am


Pitch 1: Ditucalan-B vs Steel Town
Pitch 2: Ditucalan-A vs Kiwalan


Game 2
@ 9:00am


Pitch 1: Poblacion vs Palao-B
Pitch 2: Mahayahay vs Palao-A


@10:00am
Pitch 1: Suarez vs Kiwalan


35 Above


Game 1
@2:00pm


Pitch 1: Bagong Silang vs Ditucalan
Pitch 2: Suarez vs Palao


@3:00pm


Pitch 1: Mahayahay vs Tubod


May 1, 2011 (Sunday)
35 above


Game 1
@8:00am


Pitch 1: Mahayahay vs Palao
Pitch 2: Ditucalan vs Suarez


@9:00am


Pitch 1: Tubod vs Bagong Silang


Game 2
@2:00pm


Pitch 1: Mahayahay vs Suarez
Pitch 2: Bagong Silang vs Palao


@3:00pm


Pitch 1: Ditucalan vs Tubod

Iligan Inter-Barangay Mens open: Schedule of Match

Following schedules of match for this coming weekends, April 23-24, 2011 Saturdays and Sundays.

Men's Open

April 23 Saturday

Game 1 @ 8:00 am

Suarez vs. Sto. Rosario

HInaplanon vs. Poblacion

Game 2 @ 9:00 am

Palao A vs Steeltown

Palao C vs Kiwalan

 Game 3 @ 10:00 am

Hinaplanon vs. Tubod

Tibanga vs. Mahayahay

@2:00 pm

Ditucalan A vs. Sto Rosario

Tubod vs. Sta. Filomena

@3:00

Ditucalan B vs. Tibanga

Suarez vs. Palao C

  
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35 above

April 24 Sunday

@8:00 am 

Bagong Silang vs. Suarez

Mahayahay vs. Ditucalan

@9:00 am  Tubod vs. Palao

Sunday League Season 4 Champions: 35 above!

Iligan City, April 17, 2011 They made it, 35 above or the Iligan's Legends beats the all young footballers Wonderful FC. Wonderful FC is the Champions for the 2nd and 3rd League of Sunday League, According to the Wonderful FC Manager Mr. Ezrah Macaraeg which i had spoken "Dli jud ni sila basta basta rocs, kabalo jud ko na mga Legendary ang ilang ma kontra karon, sakto jud akong mga expectations base lang sa among previous na dula na gi apas me nila og tie," Macaraeg added. The attacks of Young Booters was quite frequent and fast, it was like a 30 - 70. 70% attacking by the Young Booters and 30% for the Legends, It was really hard for the Young Booters to penetrate because of the defensive tactics of the Legends, The Legends defenders reads the play of the Young Booters, successively  Young Booters was called off-side. It was a giggling match for the both teams, In the first half Young Booters scored first, but the Legends scored from a cross and volleyed, GOAL! In the second have frequent attacks again by the Young Booters, but one miracle counter attack by the Legends forward, GOAL! 2-1, It was a crucial situation for the Young Booters, before the last whistle blow a faulty move of the Legends sweeper made a goal for the Young Booters, Second half ended. Additional Time of 10mins per half was added. No progress in the first and second half added time, they proceed to Penalty shot-out. It was a victory for the Legends! 

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Inter-Barangay Men's open match report: 06/17/11

Iligan City, April 17, 2011 This is the second day of the tournament, the Game 1 is between Ditucalan A vs Palao C, It was hard for the Ditucalan to score with the Palao boys, in fact they only scored once in the last 8mins of the second half, Full time 2-1, Palao C beats Ditucalan A with 1 goal nil! In the other side of the pitch, the match between Tibanga and Palao A is quite a no challenge for the Tibanga booters, Tibanga booters scored a brillant 8-1 for the Palao A booters, In about 9am the Game 2 will start, Pitch 1 will be Palao B vs Tubod, the Palao B are very aggressive to start the match! but unfortunately Tubod again is no show for the second day of he tourney, in the Pitch 2 the match between Mahayahay and Ditucalan B is started, it was quite a exciting game! Most of the Ditucalan B booters are still young unlike with the veterans and skillful Mahayahay booters, but despite of he fact they tied against Mahayahay, Full time 2-2. 


Result of Match

Game 1


Pitch 1 @8am - Palao C vs Ditucalan A - 2-1
Pitch 2 @8am - Tibanga vs Palao A - 8-1


Game 2


Pitch 1 @9am - Palao B vs Tubod 3-0
Pitch 2 @9am - Mahayahay vs Ditucalan B 2-2

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