Rustomjee Enters Sponsorship Agreement with MDFA

~ Rustomjee is prime sponsor for MDFA
~ YPL matches to be the first tournament played with Rustomjee sponsorship
Mumbai, 13th August, 2018: The Rustomjee Group and MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) are proud to announce their association. Rustomjee will now be the prime sponsor for MDFA for a period of five years.
The Association’s league will be renamed as the “Rustomjee Football League”. Each of the 7 Divisions of the MDFA and any other additional division that may be instituted would also be renamed by Rustomjee as per their discretion and choice. The league matches will be held across Mumbai at various grounds that are affiliated with the MDFA which include the football ground in Cooperage, St. Xavier’s Sports Complex football ground at Parel, Mumbai Football Arena in Andheri and Neville D’Souza ground at Bandra amongst others. Rustomjee will be free to conduct any promotional activities at these matches.
One of the first events which will be held under the aegis of this association is the YPL (Yuva President League) tournament which starts on 15th August 2018 and then will be played on 18th August 2018 and culminate on 26th January 2019 (a Sunday to Sunday event). The matches will be played at the Cooperage Ground and will include boys teams in the Under 16,14,12,10,8 age categories and girls teams in the Under 16 age category. A total of 100 teams have registered for the YPL till date in the Under 14 and Under 16 categories.
Speaking about the association with MDFA, Mr Percy Chowdhry, Director, Rustomjee Group said, “We at Rustomjee are delighted to be associated with the MDFA. Football in India has a promising future indeed, as has been proven by the recent success of the Indian Under 20 brigade at the COTIF Cup in Valencia where they beat champions Argentina. At Rustomjee ‘Childhoods Available’ is the underlying concept when we design our projects to ensure that children have the space, freedom and opportunities for mental and physical holistic development. Football and other sports are an integral part of growing up and children need to be given the right training and platform to showcase their talents and also learn valuable life lessons of team spirit, leadership and sportsmanship.”
Dr. Vijay D. Patil,Chairman, Mumbai District Football Association said, “The Mumbai District Football Association has always encouraged new initiatives towards the all round development of sports for all. We rely on active participation from various sections of the Society and are excited to welcome Rustomjee Builders to join hands as our official sponsors for unveiling the MDFA League.The MDFA provides a broader horizon to individuals with a shared passion for the game.We trust that together we will excel as an all encompassing community for professional football leagues.”
About MDFA
Mumbai District Football Association , the sole organizing body of all football activities in this city of Mumbai and its suburbs, is established in the year 1984 with its registered office at St. Xaviers ground, Parel. Initially there were only sixty (60) teams playing in the three division league which has slowly turned into 375 teams with five division leagues (men) and women League within a span of 34 years. At present MDFA League matches are conducted at Cooperage, St Xaviers’ Ground (Parel), MSSA, Mumbai Football Arena ( Andheri), Goan SA Ground (Cross Maidan) and Karnataka SA ground (Cross Maidan). From the last year onwards MDFA has started Youth League U-16, U-14, and U-12 Boys, which was a great success. This year MDFA has taken a great leap by deciding to organize Youth President League (YPL) for boys & girls and an additional Baby League U-10 and U-8 years. MDFA has also developed a ground allotted by MHADA at Bandra Reclamation which will be astro-turf and is expected to be ready in another month. MDFA- now under the dynamic leadership of Shri. Aaditya Thackarey, is going ahead with various projects in a bigger way, which are present in the roadmap of the organization.
About Rustomjee:
Rustomjee has carved a niche for itself in the ever-growing real estate sector, with a portfolio that includes 14.32 million square feet of completed projects; 12 million square feet of ongoing development and another 28 million square feet of planned development in the pipeline, spanning across the best locations of Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Their portfolio currently includes two very large townships, residential spaces, office complexes, retail developments, spaces for healthcare and education spread across BKC Annex, Khar, Off Juhu Circle, Kandivali, Borivali, Virar and Thane.
Rustomjee lays emphasis on adding value to the lives of their homeowners through their core business, their CSR initiatives and philanthropy. They have strived to ensure that every blueprint includes child friendly spaces for parks, playgrounds, and learning rooms and thereby encouraging families to spend quality time with each other.
For Further Details Contact:
Udhayan Sasidharan Nair
Manager – Public Relations & Corporate Communications, Rustomjee Group
udhayannair@rustomjee.com
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