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ISRAEL LEAGUE TEAM
WINNERS IFA HOTELS
WORLD FUN CUP 2000

IFA Hotels World Fun Cup 2000 (WFC’2000) was held in
Vogtland, Germany this May/June and was an undeniable
success. 28 over 35 and 9 over 45 teams participated in the
4th WFC which proved to be the most exciting held to date.

Our host Thomas Jahn - General Manager of the IFA Ferienpark Hotel, Schöneck and his staff (IFA Hotels were the major sponsors for the Festival ) ensured that all our International guests were made very comfortable in this marvellous resort. The hotel is situated high up looking out over magnificent farmland and rolling hills. The area is a major cross country ski resort during the winter months and is a must see for all visitors to Germany. Teams and supporters came from Germany, Belarus, Ukraine, Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, Czech Republic, Hungary and Israel.

Teams were:
Schwarz Gold Raschau, Jugelsburger Kickers, VFB Schöneck, SV Falkenstein, Samford Rangers, TSV Oelsnitz, VFC Adorf, Geraer Freizeitkickers, SC Markneukirchen, FC Werda, Freitagskicker, Schöneck, SV Bobenneukirchen, ESV Hamburg, SG Unterlosa, FSV Zwickau, BSG Köpenick, Dunedin Highlanders 2000, Calgary United Soccer Club, ESV Lokomotive, Chemnitz/Neumark, SG Hoechst Classique, Color Zalaegerszeg, VFC Plauen, Israel league Team 1, FC Rodewisch, SV 1961 Kirchberg, Südthüringer Auswahl, Belarus Veterans, FC Rot Weiß Werdau, FC Hansa Rostock, Ukraine 35’s, SV Grün-Weiß Wernesgrün, FC Mus Most, SV Grübach, TJ Dynamo, ZCE Pilsen, MTK Budapest Oldboys, Ukraine 45’s, Australian Spirit.

The 5 days of football were played at a skill level befitting players who had obviously spent their younger years playing in the premier football leagues in their countries of origin.






The WORLD FUN CUP was won by the ISRAEL LEAGUE TEAM who were
runners up in the over 35 division and winners in the Fun and Fellowship stakes.

 

Congratulations to Danny Yampoler and the fellows.
Worthy runners up were FC Hansa Rostock – Hansa’s Oldies who were lead by the wonderful Thomas Strehlow and his lovely wife Beate. The winners of both divisions OVER 35 and OVER 45 were the amazingly talented men from the UKRAINE. The writers
“Goal of the Week” was scored from the half way line by one of these footballing supremos. The runners up in over 35’s were the Israel League Team and previous WFC over 45 division winners FSV Zwickau from Germany kept the Ukraine champions playing at their best in the over 45's.

All who participated in this great event were winners with the following being rewarded for their special contribution to WFC2000:
Best and Fairest Players:
Over 35 Stefan Persigel – FC Hansa Rostock Best and Fairest Player
Over 45 Detlef Schwarz – BSG Köpenick (Detlef also won this award at WFC1996
that was held held on Australias Gold Coast)
Top Scorer Over 35 Uwe Hahn – VFC Plauen - Top Scorer over 45 Rudi Pohl - FSV Zwickau

Oldest Player - Klaus Mahistedt FSV Zwickau - Freitagskicker Schöneck (Klaus is 68 years young and was one of 29 GOLD SHORTS players 60 years and over). The smooth running of WFC 2000 was due to Operations Manager Mario Kautzsch (the man who made most things happen during the festival) and the Team Organisers, 37 great men who ensured their teams arrived and participated on time all week.
Special mention goes to George Corall, Dieter Usemann, Karl Remitz/Michael Braun, Brian Giblin, who have attended all 4 of the World Fun Cups.

Memorabilia from the Festival, including the Supa Oldies banner signed by many of the participants,was presented to Dmitri Gorodetsky the Ukraine Team Manager. This Memorabilia will be displayed in a musem for soccer 'Oldies' presently under construction in Kiev in the Ukraine dedicated to Victor Dukov.

The Opening Party and Awards Night were a huge success with the beer and wine flowingfreely and the traditional German fare provided in abundance by Mario, Kirstin and their hard working team. The music was non stop and so was the dancing if that is what you call the gyrations performed by the Israelis and the likes of Ferenc Nagy of Color Zalaegerszeg and the blond groover from ESV Einigkeit Hamburg. What a job it was getting everyone on the buses at the end of each night....... How exciting was the ski jumping display put on by the German Junior Team on the Fun Day Wednesday.......Football seemed easy after this.

The last official duty was the handing over of the Supa Oldies flag to Dave Lamont of the Dunedin Highlanders who extended an invitation to everyone to meet up in DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND in January 2002 for the next Supa Oldies World Fun Cup.

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