Young prospects to shine at KL Cup 2018

THE Kuala Lumpur Cup returns for its third edition, with a number of South East Asian teams of various age groups, ranging from 8 to 16, ready to blaze the pitch.
The KL Cup will be held at The New Camp, Bandar Utama on the 3rd and 4th of March 2018, with matches starting from 8am onwards for both days. Participants will be competing in their respective age groups, which will be segregated to the Under-8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 categories.
Teams from Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Thailand will also be gracing Malaysian soil for this tournament, while Malaysia representatives will see participants coming from other states, which includes Penang, Perak, Negri Sembilan and Johor. Avid fans, parents and players get to enjoy the food trucks that will be brought in for the tournament, whilst watching their fellow friends and children battle it out on the turf.
The tournament, which made its debut in 2016 is an international youth tournament that targets competitive junior teams from across the region, with the aim to improve the opportunities for high quality inter-club football in Southeast Asia. Last year's tournament saw a total of 64 teams participating in the competition. The organisers have upped the ante by bringing in a whopping 98 teams, with over 1000 players for this year's edition of the competition, which ensures that there will be non-stop action for everyone involved over the course of the two days.
For those who are worried of missing out, with so much going on during the day, fret not as all that is needed to be done is to visit http://klcup.littleleague.my/. The official KL Cup 2018 website is the go-to place for tournament news, team listings, results and live tables. Updated throughout the event, the website also features galleries, tournament brackets, venue info and the sufficient information for you need know about this year's KL Cup.
The KL Cup is brought to you by Little League Soccer Malaysia, the country's longest running international football academy. Initially formed in Singapore in 1999, it moved to Malaysia in 2000, and stamped its mark instantly as the prime provider of youth football coaching. The academy has spread its wings through the Klang Valley region, with 4 training centres and has competitive teams (FC Kuala Lumpur) competing in leagues and tournaments. The academy also runs the Air Asia Junior League.