THE PARIKRMA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2022

Marking 10 years of change!

December: 11,12 ad 13

At:The Bangalore Football Stadium

It is that time of the year! We have been organising The Parikrma Champions League for years, breaking stereotypes and creating a level playing field for children from various backgrounds to celebrate football together. What started as a school football tournament is now recognised by the Karnataka State Football Association and All India Football Federation as one of the best Under-16 football tournaments in the country. Sixteen teams from all over India will battle it for the Equality Cup™.

Every year, PCL is conducted at one of the best stadiums, with the best facilities, such as artificial turf, a players’ tunnel and an electronic scoreboard. The tournament always attracts star players and corporate leaders as guests. The players are provided with proper nutrition and healthcare facilities (including an ambulance at venues on all three days).

Many years have passed, and we are proud to share with you positivetransformation stories (from the recent past) that reaffirm our belief and efforts in this movement: 

  • The Parikrma Girls Football club has grown tremendously. This year, we have had girls from the remotest parts of India join the Club. 
  • Many of our alums have registered and obtained admissions to colleges offering sports management, and a few are training to be a coach.
  • A few alumni have started a sports management company called Rapt Sports, and another, having received their B and C certification, has started the Sports Academy in Bengaluru.  
  • Our alum, Mairaba ( taekwondo champion and footballer), has started a fitness studio in the city.

PCL  2022

Day 1

The event was inaugurated by the chief guest Syed Kirmani with the KSFA chief secretary, Sathya Narayan, and the members of Bangalore State Football Association. We honoured veteran footballers: Isaiah Arumainayagam, Narayanaswami Ulaganathan and Chitra Gangadharan. 

The CEO match was so much fun. The team put up a good fight against the Parikrma team (a mix of girls and boys), who won.

Schools that participated this year:

BGS National Public School  

Don Bosco, Chennai  

St. Aloysius Boys’ High School  

Delhi Public School Bangalore North  

Government Higher primary school, Pottery Town  

Headstart Educational Acdemy 

Vidyaniketan 

Loyola High School, Goa  

TSWREIS, Telangana  

Inventure Academy  

Legacy School Bangalore  

The International School Bangalore  

Parikrma Centre for Learning

Zamorin’s Higher Secondary School, Kozhikode  

RYAN International School

The winners of this years PCL 2022 are:

Zamorin’s Higher Secondary School, Kerala

Runner’s up:

Delhi Public School, Bangalore North

Zamorin’s beat DPS North (2-0)

Third place:

Don Bosco, Chennai

Don Bosco Beats TSWRIES (Telangana) (2-0)

Winners of the plate

Parikrma Centre For Learning

Parikrma beats TISB (1-0)

Fair-Play team : TSWRIES, Telangana

Fair-Play team : TSWRIES, Telangana

Player of the tournament : Vysaka. A.K Zamorion’s Kerala

Golden Boot: Nabhi Anand DSP North Bangalore

We hosted an exhibition match between veteran footballers representing India in past national and international football leagues and tournaments.

The guests of honour for the closing ceremony: 

Sunando Dhar, Deputy Secretary General, All India Football Federation

DIGP, CID, Dr BR Ravikanthe Gowda

Satyanarayana, Gen Secretary, KSFA 

Dr Anthony, Chairman, BDFA

Officials of BDFA and KSFA

Priyanca Mathur, Professor , Jain University

We honoured two senior retired sports journalists from Karnataka – MA Ponnnappa and SS Shree Kumar

 

We thank the Karnataka State Football Association and the Bangalore State Football Association for providing the stadium and for their tremendous support. A big thank you to our key supporters Plaeto, Inventure Academy, Embassy, Identiti and Rapid Sports Fitness.