The 10th annual edition of the competition kicked off on Tuesday (Apr 1) and will run until next Friday (Apr 11), taking place at 7 Soccer Club Stadium at the Wichit Arena and Sports Venue.
Teams come from Phuket and surrounding provinces and are contesting the competition in senior and junior age categories, with six teams in the under 10 age group.
Each team is limited to seven players on the field at any one time but with a rolling substitution format meaning players can swap at will throughout the games.
There are trophies for the winners in both the senior and youth age groups as well as awards for top scorer in each category. There is a total of B210,000 in cash to be won in the senior age category, with B120,000 going to the winning team, B50,000 to the beaten finalist, B30,000 to the third place team and B10,000 to the team that finishes fourth.
Thammawat Wongcharoenyot, President of the Phuket Sports Association, presided over the opening ceremony of competition around at the artifical football fields on Tuesday evening.
He was joined by Kritsada O-in, assistant secretary of the association; Songyot Hemhong, and Suphatchai Phetkhong, both assistant registrars of the association; Kamnuen Khanthanon and Yongyut Unnuch, both from the association executive committee; and Pol. Maj. Gen. Sinlert Sukhum, commander of the Phuket Provincial Police.
In addition to developing skills among players, Mr Thammawat explained that the competition aims to encourage young people to get active and involved in playing sports to enhance fitness levels and desuade youngsters from getting involved with drugs and any form of illegal activities.
Spectators are welcome to watch the daily action and entrance to the venue is free of charge.