Call for Under 13 football teams for Volkswagen Junior Masters

The Volkswagen Junior Masters is back for 2018 and is looking for Under 13 football teams from all over Ireland to take part.

The tournament will take place in the AUL Complex, Clonshaugh, Dublin 17 on Saturday July 28th and Sunday July 29th.

Now in its fifth year the tournament has grown significantly in terms of its recognition and importance amongst the Irish grassroots soccer community.

Belvedere FC will try to defend their title against fifteen other teams.

The stakes are high with the winning team receiving a €2,500 grant for their club, while all competing teams will receive an Umbro team kit for the competition.

This year’s tournament will take a slightly different format than previous years and is now open to under-13 teams with squads of 14 people competing at 9 a-side.

The group stages will be played on Saturday 28th July with the semi-finals and finals taking place on Sunday 29th July.

The closing date for entries is Friday July 13th and with competition high for places to compete this is the final chance for teams to enter.

The winners of last year’s tournament went on to take part in the bi-annual Volkswagen Junior World Masters in Berlin.

Belvedere FC represented Ireland on the global stage and gave a fantastic account of themselves, topping their group and losing narrowly to Austria in the semi-finals.

To cap off a fantastic weekend their goalkeeper, Adam Banim, was named goalkeeper of the tournament.

To register your teams interest in competing in the 2018 Volkswagen Junior Masters head down to your local Volkswagen dealership to pick up your entry form or email[email protected].

Mark McGrath, Head of Marketing, Volkswagen Group Ireland said: “We are very proud to be hosting one of Ireland’s most prestigious underage soccer tournaments, the Volkswagen Junior Masters, now in its fifth year.

"The tournament provides us with a fantastic opportunity to support soccer communities throughout the country, as represented by the wide range of local Volkswagen dealerships displayed on team kits.

"We are proud to support the development of soccer players of the future and their future careers.

"It is with great pleasure that I will welcome all our teams, managements, referees, media, parents and supporters to the A.U.L Complex for the 2018 Volkswagen Junior Masters Ireland competition.”

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