Abadina Kicks Off U25 Basketball Tournament with Seaboard Cup: Details

Abadina Starts U25 Basketball Championship with Special Dedication

Santo Domingo, RD. – The Basketball Association of the National District (Abadina) will begin this Tuesday the U25 Men’s Second Division Championship “José Heredia Castillo (Corporancito)”, which will be played for the Seaboard “Clean Energy” Cup. The opening day will feature two exciting matches at the Mauricio Báez club’s sports complex, located in Villa Juana. The first match, scheduled for 6:00 PM, will pit Bameso against Los Gladiadores. Following that, at 8:00 PM, El Caliche and Los Prados will face each other. This tournament is dedicated to Stalin Alcántara and pays tribute to José Heredia Castillo (Corporancito), who was a prominent leader of the Mauricio Báez club and former president of Abadina.

The president of Abadina, Edwin Castillo, highlighted the participation of 20 teams representing the same number of clubs.

Edwin Castillo

These teams have been divided into four groups for the competition.

Composition of the Groups

• Group A: Los Pioneros, Rafael Barias, San Carlos, Naco, and La Ciénega.
• Group B: Reales del Caliche, Los Prados, Bameso, Los Gladiadores, and Ensanche Luperón.
• Group C: Rafael Leónidas Solano, San Lázaro, Huellas del Siglo, Jardines del Norte, and Simón Bolívar.
• Group D: Rosa Duarte, El Millón, Mauricio Báez, María Auxiliadora, and Honduras del Oeste.

The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage, where cross-matches will be played. The four winning teams from this stage will advance to the semi-finals, and the winners of that round will face each other in the grand final, in a single match to determine the champion.