October 18th and 19th put Sreeshti on a bigger map of sporting event organizers for greater causes. After organizing a successful cricket tournament in August to raise fund for the flood victims in India, this time Sreeshti organized a truly colorful Soccer tournament to support and raise funds for the efforts of CRY America (Child Rights and You).This time the tournament was organized to create more awareness about Sreeshti’s effort to help and support the less fortunate ones, and Corporate America responded by sponsoring 6 teams to participate in this two day event. Citi, Qualcomm, Cevian, Tata Consulting Services (TCS), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS) and Mercedes sponsored one team each for this tournament. The Jewelry House ‘Chintamani’ of South Plainfield, NJ also partially sponsored the event.The venue was Middlesex VoTech Soccer Ground at Piscataway and each nine-a-side game was 20 minutes each half with a 10 minute break. Extra times were 7 minutes each half with 6 minutes break.

The event was truly international in the spirit and participation. Soccer players from 9 different countries played in this tournament.

All preliminary round games were played on 17th and two semifinals and the final was played on Sunday.

In the preliminary round from Group A Qualcomm and TCS sailed through the semis and from Group B Cevian made to the finals easily after beating Cognizant with a convincing 3-1.

The semifinal between TCS and Qualcomm was very exciting. At one point Qualcomm was playing with eight players, but with a superb show of determination and excellent teamwork they beat TCS 2-1 to reach the finals.

The final between Cevian and Qualcomm started merely 45 minutes after Quaqlcomm played their semi against TCS. This time also Qualcomm held their fort against the eight power horses of Cevian for 40 minutes, thanks to the determined effort of their defense and goal-keeper. Only during the second half of the extra time Cevian took control of the field and scored three goals within a span of 6 minutes to become the Champion of the tournament.

Sreeshti is seeking participation from enthusiasts for this soccer competition!

The tournament would have a group league phase followed by Semi-Finals and Final.
6 teams will be participating in the tournament purely on an invitational basis and all teams are guaranteed 2 group league games at minimum.
The tournament will be held on 18 and 19th October. Matches start at 8am.

Among its various missions & objectives, Sreeshti believes in a better world for every child. Sreeshti has hence partnered with CRY – Child Rights & You America Inc. to promote, highlight and support to CRY’s various initiatives for children.

We at Sreeshti, plan to make this fund raising event, a part of our yearly calendar as well as a fun event for players and families. 
We strongly recommend that you come to the event with your friends and families and share the spirit of theevent.

To register, fill out this form and return it to usbefore 20th September.

A nominal fee of $150 per team is required to ensure your participation.

For more information, please feel free to contact:
Pinaki Datta (732-925-4031)
Debaditya Chatterjee (412-334-6134 )
Niloy Chakraborty(570-815-2029)
Debajyoti Roy(732-895-0337)

Rules:

  • The matches will be 9-a-side. Each participant team can register up to 15 players
  • The matches will be held in 20-10-20 format (20 minutes each half with 10 minutes of half time). Final will be 30-15-30.
  • Tournament will be held in a 6 team format with 2 groups of 3 teams each. After the respective round robin playoffs in each group, the top 2 teams from each group will qualify for the semi final.
  • Each team will be allowed up to 6 substitutes per game with no rolling substitution
  • Standard FIFA rules of soccer apply in terms of cards, off-side et al.
  • The tournament is for corporate soccer clubs/enthusiasts. Each team will be a representative for their respective employers. Employees and consultants are welcome to participate. Random verification of employer affiliation may be carried out during the tournament
  • Participating teams are recommended to use jersey for their own team
  • All individuals will have to sign a insurance waiver form. Sreeshti, CRY America or any individual associated with organizing the tournament will not be responsible for any injuries/insurance coverage/medical condition
  • Tournament will have prizes for the Champions, the Runner-up apart from several individual prizes
  • Organizers reserve the right to change the date, the venue or the format of the tournament, until the tournament commences
  • Resolution of dispute will be carried on by he organizing team and their decision in any such matter is deemed final.

Relevant documents

Directions:

Stelton Road to Kilmer road (near Edison train station), make a right at Truman drive (first signal). The ground iswhere Truman Drive makes a sharp left turn.

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