A total of 59 teams from Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada are set to compete in the football tournament of the 10th Sanatan World Cup, taking place in Sydney next month. The event, sponsored by Rams Group of Companies, will occur over four days at the Blacktown Spartan Sporting Complex from September 26 to 29.
Fiji will be represented by 17 teams, Australia by 24, New Zealand by 14, and two teams each from the USA and Canada. Teams based in Fiji include eight in the Premier division, six in the Over 40s, and three in the Over 45s categories. The Premier teams from Fiji include Labasa, Lomawai, Narere/Makoi, Suva, Sigatoka, Nadi, Nakasi, and Ulusila Yadua. The Over 40s will see Labasa, Nadi, Sigatoka, Lautoka, Lomawai, and Labasa Viti competing, while Nasinu, Nadroga, and Lautoka will represent in the Over 45s category.
From Australia, seven teams will compete in the Premier division, alongside seven in Over 40s, three in Over 45s, and seven in Over 50s. New Zealand will be represented by seven Premier teams, two in Over 40s, four in Over 45s, and one in Over 50s.
In the Over 40s category, the USA will have teams USA Masters and USA Island Boys Sanatan, while Canada is represented by Coral Coast Canada Sanatan and Viti Boys Canada Sanatan in the Over 50s division.
The group allocations for the various divisions are as follows:
Premiers:
Group A – Sydney Suva Sanatan, Queensland Sanatan Brothers, NZ Waitakere Sanatan, Labasa Sanatan, Lomawai Sanatan.
Group B – Victoria Sanatan, Sydney Rewa Sanatan, NZ Nadroga Sanatan, Narere/Makoi Sanatan, Suva Sanatan.
Group C – Queensland Sanatan, Wellington Sanatan, NZ Sanatan All Stars, Sigatoka.
Group D – Canberra Sanatan, Wellington City Sanatan, NZ Sanatan, Nadi.
Group E – Sydney Ba Sanatan, NZ Ba Sanatan, Nakasi, Ulusila Yadua Sanatan.
Over 40s:
Group A – Adelaide Sanatan, Sydney Navua Sanatan, NZ Nadroga Sanatan, Labasa Sanatan.
Group B – Sydney Sanatan, Queensland Sanatan, USA Masters Sanatan, Nadi Sanatan, Sigatoka Sanatan.
Group C – Canberra Sanatan, Melbourne Sanatan, USA Island Boys Sanatan, Lautoka Sanatan.
Group D – Sydney Labasa, Wellington City Sanatan, Lomawai Sanatan, Labasa Viti Sanatan.
Over 45s:
Group A – Sydney Toso Suva Sanatan, Victoria Sanatan, NZ Rewa Sanatan, NZ Tavua Sanatan, Nasinu Sanatan.
Group B – Sydney Navua Sanatan, NZ Nadroga Sanatan, NZ Lautoka Veterans Sanatan, Nadroga Sanatan Legends, Lautoka Sanatan.
Over 50s:
Group A – Sydney Nadroga Sanatan, Sydney Bua Sanatan, Queensland Legends Sanatan, Australian Sanatan, Viti Boys Canada Sanatan.
Group B – Sydney Lautoka Blues Sanatan, Sydney Nadi Masters Sanatan, Queensland Masters Sanatan, Coral Coast Canada Sanatan, NZ Legends Sanatan.