Viso wins the Veterans Challenge 2011/2012

Last Sunday the Portuguese Hockey Federation (PHF) staged another very successful Veterans Challenge.

The competition, which took place in Lamas, was presented with an excellent reception by the home team – Lamas – for all the participants, offering a magnificent barbeque to the high-competition athletes who woke up early this Sunday.

This stage was also marked by the victory of Viso in the Veterans Challenge this season. The team from Porto won the third stage this vets season, and thus won the Veterans Challenge for the first time in its history.

The photos of this stage can be seen here http://bit.ly/IUsDEL

You can also interviews of the veterans athletes in http://bit.ly/JCyQsM

Results

Ranking

Next stage:

7th Stage, Lousada, 3rd of July of 2012 (Field Hockey, 11x11)

Previous stages winners during 2011/2012 season:

GD Viso - 3 Stages

AD Lousada, CF "Os Belenenses" e Vilanovense FC - 1 Stage

All time winners

GD Viso - 2011/2012

CFU Lamas - 2010/2011

Sport CP - 2009/2010

CFU Lamas - 2008/2009

Lousada wins the Portuguese Female Cup! 

Lousada won for second time in their history the Senior Women`s Portuguese Cup. The club from Vale do Sousa beat in a two round final Sport Club do Porto.

Video match-resume of the second game available here http://vimeo.com/39977400

Interview with Hugo Santos, Lousada’s Coach, available here http://bit.ly/IknokZ

Interview with Bárbara Almeida, Lousada’s athlete and captain, available here http://bit.ly/Ithi03

Previous winners

2011/12 - Associação Desportiva de Lousada

2010/11 - Sport Club do Porto

2009/10 - Ramaldense Futebol Clube

2008/09 - Ramaldense Futebol Clube

2007/08 - Associação Desportiva de Lousada

2006/07 - Ramaldense Futebol Clube

Source: PHF Media Release 

Photograph: Lousada - Women's Champions