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NO 2009 MBF CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
Some people have been in contact with the NCF office regarding NCF inability to nominate any of our clubs for the 2009 Football NSW Champion of Champions competition.
NCF would like to mention to those who are dissapopinted that the CoC is managed by a different State Body (Football NSW) to ours - we come under the auspice of NNSW Football. Consequently our draw is compiled to meet the needs of our domestic competition. Our NCF clubs need 20 weeks of competitive football - 18 games and two wet weather for seniors and 18 weeks plus two school holidays for juniors.
The grand finals can only be played at the BCU Int. Stadium when it is available to us, this year that is 19th & 20th September, so we counted back from then (allowing for Easter this year).
Please be assured it was not a deliberate action by NCF but one created by necessity and draw restrictions.
For some reason that is unbeknown to us, Football NSW have finished their competitive rounds early this year and obviously they did not schedule their domestic competition with the needs of other State bodies in mind, why should they?
NCF are also governed by other fixture schedule issues, such as ground availability. All NCFZ clubs use council grounds and we only have use of them from the first week in April to the last week in September. Yet another factor we must take into consideration when scheduling the domestic competition.
I know this will do little to counter the disappointment some teams will feel at not being able to revenge past losses or enhance previous positive experiences but we are working with both State bodies to coordinate such events.
Incidentally, NNSW Football are hoping to implement their own Champion of Champions in 2010. We will work on encouraging both State competitions to unite.
- Bob Harris, Operations Manager, North Coast Football
ABOUT MBF CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
The MBF Champion of Champions tournament is conducted annually to determine the top club sides in New South Wales.
These span for the Grades 10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-21-Over 35 and All Age male teams, together with the Grades 10-12-14-16-18 and All Age female teams.
All in all a total of over 360 teams will contested the 2008 championships.
An exciting addition to last year's MBF Champion of Champions series is an Over 45 men's division comprising representative teams from Associations.
Every Metropolitan Association nominate their best team in each of the above age groups and most will travel to the fourteen Country Association areas which have also nominated.
Other areas included are North Coast Football (Coffs Harbour) and Far North Coast (Lismore/Ballina) together with the Sydney Amateur League.
This tournament begins in earnest during September and will run for three consecutive weeks, culminating in the semis in October and the Finals of MBF Champion of Champions late October 2008 at Valentine Sports Park.
