DAVAO CITY — Around 60 teams are expected to see action when the University of the Philippines (UP)-Mindanao hosts the Legacy Football Cup on 18 and 19 July at its main campus in Mintal, Bago Oshiro.

UP Mindanao coordinator Eula Ganir said the event will be very special as they hold it in honor of Erwin Protacio, one of the pillars of football in Davao City.

“The tournament is in honor of the late football coach Erwin Protacio who was one of the sport’s pillars in the city. That is why we call this tournament the EP Legacy Football Cup,” Ganir said during the weekly Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum on Thursday.

Ganir added that the tournament will continue the advocacy of the late Protacio, especially at the grassroots level.

Teams will be playing in the U10 Boys, U12 Boys, U14 Boys, U18 Girls, U17 Boys, Men’s Open and Women’s Open categories with trophies at stake for the winners.

The tournament is in partnership with the University of the Philippines Mindanao Kinetics and UP Vanguard Inc.-Davao Chapter and the University of the Philippines Mindanao Football Club.