S-Pour Co., Ltd. “17th Gamba Osaka Scanbio Cup Supported by S-Pour Plus” held

[S-Pour Co., Ltd.] “17th Gamba Osaka Scanbio Cup Supported by S-Pour Plus” held ​ S-Pool Co., Ltd. Press release: November 12, 2024 “17th Gamba Osaka Scanbio Cup Supported by Spur Plus” held 14 teams from all over the country participated and 140 people with mental disabilities struggled On Saturday, October 26th, the 17th Gamba Osaka Scanbio Cup Supported by Spur Plus, a football tournament for people with mental disabilities, was held in Suita City, Osaka Prefecture, with a total of 14 teams and approximately 140 participants from all over the country. Athletes from around the world participated and had a heated battle.
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In soccer for people with disabilities, competitions have been developed based on the type and characteristics of the disability, such as blind soccer for people with visual impairments and deaf soccer for people with hearing impairments.Social football is developed for people with mental disabilities. It is aimed at a certain person. As a new attempt, this tournament will be divided into two leagues: the [Competition-Oriented League], which emphasizes more competitiveness, and the [Enjoy League], which is mainly a place for scambio (interaction) with participating teams. The tournament was held in a format that matched the objectives. In the
competition-oriented league, INTERVALO Osaka, which is based in Osaka Prefecture, won for the second time in a row, and in the Enjoy League, two teams that were established less than a year ago participated, making it a tournament that gave a sense of the development of social football.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/4500/147/4500-147-04acec9ef9e0c11563ffbe0991ff13ec-3869×2327.jpg Our company operates “Work Happiness Farms” for the purpose of general employment for people with disabilities in 53 locations nationwide, and in Osaka Prefecture, there are approximately 500 locations in 6 locations including Settsu City, the hometown of Gamba Osaka. We support the employment of people with disabilities. In addition to creating job opportunities, we hope to expand opportunities for people with mental disabilities to play an active role, and we have begun sponsoring the tournament in 2023. Our company will continue to work with local communities to realize our corporate philosophy of “creating employment for as many people with disabilities as possible and contributing to society.” [17th Gamba Osaka Scanbio Cup Supported by Spur Plus] Sponsor: Gamba Osaka Co., Ltd. Co-sponsor: NPO Japan Social Football Association Sponsored by: Spool Plus Co., Ltd. https://plus.spool.co.jp/ Sponsored by: Suita City, Osaka Prefectural Soccer Association Cooperation: Shin Abuyama Hospital [Tournament results] Winner: INTERVALO Osaka (Osaka Prefecture) Runner-up: Ehime Orange Spirits (Ehime Prefecture) 3rd place: YARIMASSE Osaka (Osaka Prefecture) [List of participating teams] * Alphabetical order INTERVALO Osaka (Osaka Prefecture) Estrella Aichi (Aichi Prefecture) ESPERANZA (Osaka Prefecture) Ehime Orange Spirits (Ehime Prefecture) FC Ueno (Kyoto Prefecture) Goddess Takatsuki (Osaka Prefecture) Shiga Raccoon Dogs (Shiga Prefecture) Gsons (Volunteer Team) Settsu City FC (Osaka Prefecture) Half Time (Osaka Prefecture) Fukudai Firebird (Fukuoka Prefecture) Port Libre KOBE (Hyogo Prefecture) YARIMASSE Osaka (Osaka Prefecture) LeGAME (Wakayama Prefecture)