Dec. 28, 2015
Buriram United Crowned Champion
at the Toyota Mekong Club Championship of 2015
Bangkok, December 2015―The victorious Thai Buriram United team celebrated their win as they were crowned champion of the Toyota Mekong Club Championship's (TMCC) 2015 season on December 21. Their triumph was no easy feat. As Head Coach Alexandre Torreira Da Gama Lima said, "We knew the Cambodian side would be strong on the counter, and I had told my players there are no easy games at this level." Nevertheless, with a winning score of 1-0 against the Cambodian Boeung Ket Angkor FC, the Toyota Mekong Club Championship 2015 ended in success for Buriram United.
It was a joyous occasion as President Kyoichi Tanada of Toyota Motor Asia Pacific and Thailand, conveyed his congratulations to Buriram United. Mr. Tanada praised all of the teams for their "exemplified passion and sportsmanship befitting of champions." The sportsmanship ethos displayed by the participating teams was, in itself, worthy of pride, and also further encouragement for Toyota's objective of enriching the lives of those living in countries in the Mekong region.
TMCC was inaugurated in 2014 by Toyota, under the Toyota Mekong Football Project (MFP), with dual aspirations in mind. Firstly, Toyota hopes to channel the passion and energy inherent in football to demonstrate the company's unceasing pursuit to create ever better cars for customers. Secondly, Toyota wishes to reinforce the desire of the company to be a Best Partner of the Mekong region countries, such as Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand. What goes around, comes around, and by being a Best Partner, Toyota also hopes to help make football even more accessible to aspiring football players and fans of the sport.
Toyota has continuously partnered with local communities to contribute to the development of education, the environment, and of general social welfare. To date, the company has pursued more than 280 such development initiatives. Besides the current sponsorship for TMCC, Toyota has sponsored the Toyota Eco Youth Project in Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as the Toyota School Environment Project in Pakistan.
For more information, please visit the official Toyota Mekong Football website.
The Toyota Mekong Club Championship was inaugurated by Toyota Motor Asia Pacific (TMAP) in 2014, under the Toyota Mekong Football Project (MFP). Toyota's objective through this project is to help support the development of football in the Mekong region, by increasing accessibility to the sport.
This is in line with our vision to go beyond delivering better cars, and also to become a Best Partner for each country in the Mekong region through our development initiatives.
Headquartered in Singapore, Toyota Motor Asia Pacific focuses on marketing and sales of motor vehicles, car parts, and accessories, as well as providing after-sales customer service.
As an avid sponsor of sporting tournaments, Toyota's commitment to the development of the Mekong region through sports is further highlighted through TMCC sponsorship.
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- Mr. Kyoichi Tanada, President of Toyota Motor Asia Pacific delivering his remarks at the Toyota Mekong Club Championship 2015 Finals
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- Buriram United Football Club of Thailand
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- Boeung Ket Angkor Football Club of Cambodia
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- The Toyota Mekong Club Championship culminated in the Finals between Buriram United Football Club of Thailand (blue) and Boeung Ket Angkor Football Club of Cambodia (red).
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- Enthusiastic crowds cheering their favourite teams on
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- The Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award this year went to Chan Vathanaka of Cambodia's Boeung Ket Angkor FC
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- Cambodia's Boeung Ket Angkor Football Club played very well, defeating Vietnam's Becamex Binh Duong Football Club in the Semi-Finals. They emerged in the Runner-Up position in the Finals
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- A proud moment for Thailand's Buriram United Football Club who were crowned Champions in the Toyota Mekong Club Championship 2015
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- Thailand's Buriram United Football Club presented with the Toyota Mekong Club Championship 2015 trophy.
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