Asia's biggest tourney in India

By Our Special Correspondent

MUMBAI, OCT. 19: The Millennium Super Soccer Cup 2001, billed as one of Asia's biggest football events with prize money worth $150,000 for the winning team, will be played in three cities - Calcutta, Kochi and Margao - between January 10 to 25, 2001.

The event will comprise 16 national sides, including India, and has been approved by the Asian Football Confederation and Federation Internationale de Football Association, according to Studio 2100, the official sponsor, who are organising the tournament in association with the All India Football Federation.

The team finishing second will get $ US 100,000, the second runner-up $50,000, apart from $25,000 for the team winning the Fair Play award. The prize money is in keeping with an event sanctioned by the AFC and FIFA, said Henna Juneja, CEO of Studio 2100.

The teams and groupings have yet to be finalised, though as per the tentative schedule, the 16 teams will be split into four groups - two groups comprising eight teams based at one city, the other two groups with four teams each playing at the other two venues. The inaugural and final matches will be played at Calcutta.

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