Viceroy
Cup For The Elites
First launched in 1996, includes the top 5 teams
in the final standings of the championship and the FA Cup
holder.
The teams are divided in 2 groups, the top 2
teams of each group face each other in semifinals matches, and
the winners meet in the final. This competition is sponsored by
Viceroy, the known American Tobacco trademark.
Money Prizes
Winner Team: $33,000.
2nd. place: $20,000.
3rd. place: $14,000.
4rth. place: $12,000.
5th. & 6th. place: $8,000 each.
List of
winners
1996 Nejmeh
1997 Al-Ansar
1998 Nejmeh
1999 Homenmen
2000 Al-Ansar
2001 Nejmeh
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Viceroy
Cup 2001 Lot Ceremony Update October
26, 2001
The ceremony took place on
Friday night at 6:00 p.m., Summer Land hotel, Beirut.
Schedule of The tournament:
Sagesse, &
Racing withdrew from the tournament.
Tadamoun Sour, Al-Ansar, being Winner, & 2nd. place team of
Lebanon Cup 2000/2001 respectively, has qualified directly to
the Final rounds, and were seeded on the top of the 2 groups of
the final rounds:
Group A: Tadamoun Sour, A2, A3.
Group B: Al-Ansar, B2, B3
The identities of teams A2, A3, B2, & B3 will be decided by
preliminary round matches that will take place on next Sunday
28-10, & Monday 29-10.
Teams participating in the preliminary round were seeded in 2
categories:
1st. category: Nejmeh, Safa, Ikhaa Ahley, Homenmen.
2nd. category: Salam Zgharta, Ahley Saida, Shabab Sahel,
Homentmen.
A lot took place to decide the parts of 4 preliminary round
matches. Each team of 1st. category must face a team from the
2nd. category. The winner of each match qualify directly to the
final rounds. The result of the lot came as follow:
Preliminary Round schedule
A2: Sunday 28-10-01: Nejmeh x Homentmen,
6:00 p.m., Beirut Sports City.
A3: Sunday 28-10-01: Homenmen x Shabab Sahel,
2:00 p.m., Safa stadium.
B2: Monday 29-10-01: Ahley Saida x Ikhaa Ahley,
3:00 p.m., Safa Stadium.
B3: Monday 29-10-01: Safa x Salam Zgharta,
6:00 p.m., Beirut Sports City.
The winner of each match takes its place in the group
corresponding to its match letter.
Final rounds schedule:
03-11-01: A1 x A3, 5:30 p.m., Beirut Sports
City.
04-11-01: B1 x B3, 5:30 p.m., Beirut Sports
City.
05-11-01: A3 x A2, 5:30 p.m., Beirut Sports
City.
06-11-01: B3 x B2, 5:30 p.m., Beirut Sports
City.
07-11-01: A2 x A1, 5:30 p.m., Beirut Sports
City.
08-11-01: B2 x B1, 5:30 p.m., Beirut Sports
City.
Semi Finals schedule
10-11-01: First of A x Second
of B, 8:30 p.m., Beirut Sports City.
11-11-01: Second of A x First
of B, 8:30 p.m., Beirut Sports City.
3rd. place Match
13-11-01: Losing teams of both semi finals face each other at
8:30 p.m., Beirut Sports City.
Final Match
14-11-01: Winners of both semi finals face each other on the
Final match at 8:30 p.m., Beirut Sports City.
Money Prizes (presented
on 21-11-01)
Winner Team: $33,000.
2nd. place: $20,000.
3rd. place: $14,000.
4rth. place: $12,000.
5th. & 6th. place: $8,000 each.
Teams eliminated from the preliminary round: $2,000 each.
Trophies
Viceroy Cup.
2nd. place Cup.
Most Valuable Player Cup (presented
on 21-11-01).
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Courtesy Future Television
Courtesy Future Television
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