All set for Schools League final

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Tuesday, March 8th 2016 12:59 PM

DOHA: The final match of the third edition of the Schools League will place tonight at the Aspire Dome. The match will pair Khalifa High School and Al Shahaniya High School. The final will be preceded by the third place decider between Ahmed bin Hanbal High School and Hamad bin Abdullah High School in the same venue. This year, the league brought together 20 high schools from across Qatar competing for the coveted title. Participating schools tookpart inthe competition’s group stage from 23 November to 23 December followed by quarter finals and semi finals. Organising the School League demonstrates QFA’s CSR strategy which is to provide a platform for the youth in Qatar to be able to play football, in this case at the high school level. Official referees from QFA will be officiating the matches which gives more importance to the league and ensures that the students learn more about the positive values that football brings such as fair play, team efforts, and good sportsmanship. The first place team will receive a cash prize of QAR40,000, second place QAR30,000, and third place QAR20,000. Additionally, four special awards include Top Scorer, Best Goalkeeper, Best Player, and Fair Play Team. The winners of the special awards will receive a cash prize of QAR5,000. The Fair Play Team award will be presented by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, the Strategic Partner of the League, during the awarding ceremony which will take place following the final match. The participating schools are: 1. Doha High School 2. Khalifa High School 3. Ahmed bin Hanbal High School 4. Jassim bin Hamad High School 5. Al Zubara High School 6. Ibn Taimiya High School 7. Tariq bin Zeyad High School 8. Al Sailiya High School 9. Mohammed Al Mana High School 10. Omar bin Abdulaziz High School 11. Abdullah Al Misnad High School 12. Al Wakrah High School 13. Ahmed bin Mohammed High School 14. Al Shahaniya High School 15. Qatar Independent High School 16. Nasser Al Attiya High School 17. Mossab bin Omair High School 18. Al Shamal High School 19. Hamad bin Abdullah High School 20. Al Jamilia High School The sponsors and partners of the league include: • Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, the Strategic Partner of School League • Qatar National Bank • Shell Qatar • Al Kass Channel مدارس-لوجو