Newbridge team play in Volkswagen Junior Masters football tournament
Above: Newbridge Town pictured at the Volkswagen Junior Masters Under 13 Football Tournament. Photo by Eoin Noonan/Sportsfile
Over 250 footballers from 16 top teams around Ireland competed in Dublin’s A.U.L Complex over the weekend in this year’s Volkswagen Junior Masters football tournament.
A fiercely competitive final saw Belvedere FC defeat Crumlin Utd 1-0 in the final.
Now in its fourth year, the under 13 boy’s tournament has grown significantly in terms of its recognition and importance amongst the Irish grassroots soccer community. T
he stakes were high with the winning team, Belvedere FC benefitting with a €2,500 grant from Volkswagen for their club, while all competing teams received an Umbro team kit for the competition.
From sixteen teams participating in this year’s 11-a-side tournament, the winners were;
- Overall Winner - Volkswagen Junior Masters Champion 2017
Belvedere FC
- Final #2 – Shield Final
Evergreen FC
- Final #3 – Plate Final
Arklow Town
- Final # 4 – Bowl Final
Tullamore Town
Niamh Gaffney, Communications Manager, Volkswagen Group Ireland said: “We are proud to have hosted another exceptional Volkswagen Junior Masters event, which saw teams from all over Ireland play some fantastic football in a very sporting manner. It is with great pleasure that I congratulate all teams who took part and the overall winner and Volkswagen Junior Masters Champion 2017, Belvedere FC.”
For more information, visit http://www.juniormasters.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/volkswagenjuniormastersireland/