Olmec Cup 1
From Olmec Jaguar
| Olmec Cup |
|
| Founded |
| 2008 |
| Number of Teams |
| 12 |
| Leagues |
| MSWL SESL SFLSL |
| Champions |
| BOA |
| Runners Up |
| MP |
This is the information page for the 1st Olmec Cup for the modern era.
Contents |
Group A
| Teams | Abb | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| AYERS ROCK | AYR | MSWL | Robin Dewar |
| Orchard Park Thistle | OPT | SFLSL | Colin Scott |
| Greenock Morton | GM | SESL | Graeme Scott |
| Glasgow Rangers | RAN | SESL | James White |
| Hearts | HEA | SESL | Peter Babcock |
| British Over Achievers | BOA | MSWL | Ian Lindsay* |
Deputy Commissioner Brian O'Farrell became Caretaker of BOA after match 3.
Results
Table
Top 4 advance to QuarterFinals.
| POS | Team | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | RAN (SESL) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 2nd | AYR (MSWL) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 3rd | GM (SESL) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 9 |
| 4th | BOA (MSWL) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5th | HEA (SESL) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 6th | OPT (SFLSL) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 1 |
Group B
| Teams | Abb | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guateng Shooters | GS | MSWL | Alon Atie |
| Memphis Pharoahs | MP | MSWL | Al Sellers |
| Beleriand | BEL | SFLSL | Steve Turner |
| Club Sporting Iceland | CSI | SFLSL | Oli Sigurjonsson |
| Livingston | LIV | SESL | Adrian Nicholson |
| Sheffield Rovers | SFR | SFLSL | Dan Fitzgerald |
Results
Table
Top 4 advance to QuarterFinals.
| POS | Team | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MP (MSWL) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2nd | GS (MSWL) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 3rd | LIV (SESL) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 9 |
| 4th | BEL (SFLSL) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| 5th | SFR (SFLSL) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 3 |
| 6th | CSI (SFLSL) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 3 |
Knockout Stages
The Top 4 from each group advances to the Knockout Stages of the Olmec Cup.
- Unseeded Random draw for the Knockout Stages
- Quarter Final and Semi Final match ups follow below table.
| Round | Match Ups | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-Finals | AYR v LIV | GM v MP | RAN v GS | BOA v BEL | ||||||||||||
| QF Result | 0 v 2 | 0 v 4 | 1 v 3 | 2 v 0 | ||||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | LIV v MP | GS v BOA | ||||||||||||||
| SF Result | 1 v 3 | 3 v 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Final | MP v BOA | |||||||||||||||
| F Result | 1 v 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Champion | BOA | |||||||||||||||
Commissioner Closing Statement
Salutations/congratulations & thanks to caretaker Mananager Brian O'Farrell for stepping in to the breach when The British Over Achievers arrived at the OLMEC CUP without their Manager.
Brian performed a masterful job guiding them to he Final & then winning it !
He deserves the Kudos & the accolades ! Well done Brian ...
Now the matter of whether The team should have been there in the first place?
As Olmec Cup Commissioner I take full responsibility for this situation
I had written the rules with a proviso that each League Commissioner (SESL,SFLSL & MSWL)
provide a list of 4 competing teams plus a reserve team.
Unfortunately MSWL had a situation where they had finished their regular season & the new one does not start until October/November.
They also had several interim managers due to retires.
A couple of their Managers were unable to compete so their reserve was used & Al himself (Memphis Pharaohs) filled the other space.
Ian Lindsay (BOA) had indicated that he would be competing.
He then went AWOL without any contact despite numerous e-mails by myself & Al.
For the sake of the competition I made the decision to care-take manage them myself for the first match, this was displayed on the website.
I had hoped that Ian was just experiencing PC difficulties & would log in to take over his team.
Unfortunately he did not & I then took the decision to ask Brian (deputy Commissioner) to care-take the team until Ian returned, again this was recorded on the website.
Unfortunately Ian never did return & to this date I have received no communication or explanation from him!
On reflection I still believe I made the right decision.
I believe the OLMEC CUP has been a success despite the absent manager problem.
In the next few weeks I will be compiling a survey to discuss the future of the OLMEC CUP.
Any points or rule changes that you would like to raise please send them to me before the end of June & I will include them in the survey!
Thanks for your support for my attempt to resurrect the OLMEC CUP
& Lastly a Big thanks to Stewart Gordon for his assistance in the draws
To Brian for his support & help
& to Big Al sellers for making it all possible
Cheers Guys!
