RM1.5m boost for Razak Cup
RM1.5m boost for Razak Cup
0 Comments | New Straits Times, Jul 28, 2010 | by Jugjet Singh
THE Razak Cup received a big boost when 100Plus signed a RM1.5 million three-year deal with the Malaysian Hockey Federation in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
The deal is for RM500,000 per year with RM300,000 in cash and RM200,000 in kind starting from next year.
MHF president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and James Teo, the managing director of F&N marketing, witnessed the signing ceremony at a hotel yesterday.
With this latest cash boost, the Razak Cup is set to undergo a huge transformation.
The new format will see teams playing zonal qualifying rounds before competing for the title in the final round.
Teams will be divided into five zones of four each. The zones are North, South, East, West and Central with the qualifying rounds being held on a home-and-away basis.
The North Zone will feature Sabah, Sarawak, Labuan and Brunei, while the South Zone will have Negri Sembilan, Malacca, Johor and Singapore.
The West Zone will be made up of Penang, Kedah, Perlis and Armed Forces, while Pahang, Terengganu, Kelantan and Police are in the East Zone.
Perak, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and the National Under-16 team will feature in the Central Zone.
At the end of the qualifying rounds, the top two teams from each group will play in Division One while the teams that finish third and fourth will compete in Division Two.