Former Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given launching this year’s Hughes Insurance Foyle Cup with tournamentchairman Michael Hutton (left) and Jessica de Largy and Jim Grattan from the Irish FA.
This year’s Hughes Insurance Foyle Cup kicks off today with games taking place throughout the North West.
Throughout the week, over 220 teams – the competition’s biggest ever entry – will compete at under-10, under-11, under-12, under-13, under-15, under-17, under-19 and ladies categories at venues in Derry, Strabane, Limavady, Dungiven, Eglinton, Greysteel, Killea, St Johnstone, Buncrana, Cockhill, Moville, Greencastle and Burt.
Meanwhile, the teams, coaches and supporters will take part in the Foyle Cup Parade through Derry city centre tomorrow morning.
The parade will leave Ebrington Square in the Waterside at 11.00am and make its way to Guildhall Square where it is expected to arrive at around 11.35am.
The first of today’s games kick-off at noon with the final fixtures taking place at 7.00pm.
The fixtures are:
Under-10
12:00 noon – Oxford Colts v Glentoran Colts (St Columb’s Park, A); Coleraine FC v Dungannon United Youth (St Columb’s Park, B); Bright Stars v Shankill Juniors (Leafair, A); Roe Valley FC v Lifford Celtic (Leafair, B); Culmore v St Oliver Plunkett Colts (Magee, B); Clonmany Shamrocks v Bertie Peacock Youths (Magee A).
12:45pm – Kildrum Tigers v Maiden City Colts (St Columb’s Park, A); Glentoran Colts v Coleraine FC (St Columb’s Park, B); Kilmacrennan Celtic v Corinthians FC (Leafair, A); Shankill Juniors v Roe Valley FC (Leafair, B); North End United v East Donegal Colts (Magee, A); St Oliver Plunkett Colts v North End United (Magee, B).
1:30pm – Maiden City Colts v Oxford Colts (St Columbs Park, B); Dungannon United Youth v Kildrum Tigers (St Columb’s Park, A); Corinthians FC v Bright Stars (Leafair, B); Lifford Celtic v Kilmacrennan Celtic (Leafair, A); Bertie Peacock Youths v Culmore (Magee, A); East Donegal Colts v Clonmany Shamrocks (Magee, B).
2:30pm – Oxford FC v Glentoran Swifts (Magee, A); Lagan Harps v Oak Athletic (Magee, B); Clooney Soccer School v Ballinamallard United (St Columb’s Park, A); Eglinton Eagles v Ballyraine FC (St. Columb’s Park, B); Tristar FC v Shankill Colts (Leafair, A); Ballymoney United v Quigley’s Point Swifts (Leafair, B).
3:15pm – Limavady United v Sion Swifts (Magee, A); Oak Athletic v Oxford FC (Magee, B); Gweedore United v Top of the Hill Celtic (St Columb’s Park, A); Ballinamallard United v Eglinton Eagles (St Columb’s Park, B); Milford United v Don Boscos (Leafair, A); Shankill Colts v Ballymoney United (Leafair, B).
4:00pm – Sion Swifts v Lagan Harps (Magee, A); Glentoran Swifts v Limavady United (Magee, B); Top of the Hill Celtic v Clooney Soccer School (St Columb’s Park, B); Ballyraine FC v Gweedore United (St Columbs Park, A); Don Boscos v Tristar FC (Leafair, B); Quigley’s Point Swifts v Milford United(Leafair, A).
5.00pm – Ballymoor FC v Carniny Youth (Leafair, A); East Donegal Schoolboys v Maiden City Academy(Leafair, B); Tristar Colts v St Oliver Plunkett FC (St Columb’s Park, A); Coleraine Colts v Killea Nixon Corner (St Columbs Park, B).
5:45pm – Bertie Peacock Colts v Sion Colts (Leafair, A); Maiden City Academy v Ballymoor FC (Leafair, B); Buncrana Hearts v Colin Valley FC (St Columbs Pk, A); St Oliver Plunkett FC v Coleraine Colts(St Columbs Pk, B);
6:30pm – Sion Colts v East Donegal Schoolboys (Leafair, A); Carniny Youth v Bertie Peacock Colts (Leafair, B); Colin Valley FC v Tristar Colts (St Columb’s Park, A); Killea Nixon Corner v Buncrana Hearts(St Columb’s Park, B).
Under-11
12:00 noon – Foyle Harps v St Oliver Plunkett Colts (Vale Centre, A); Letterkenny Rovers v Maiden City Academy (Vale Centre, B); Trojans FC v Hillsborough Boys (Bishop’s Field, A); Carndonagh FC v Institute (Bishop’s Field, B).
1:45pm – Limavady United v Sion Swifts (Vale Centre, A); Maiden City Academy v Foyle Harps (Vale Centre, B); Bertie Peacock Youths v Strabane Athletic (Bishops Field, A); Institute v Trojans FC (Bishop’s Field, B).
1:30pm – Sion Swifts v Letterkenny Rovers (Vale Centre, A); St Oliver Plunkett Colts v Limavady United (Vale Centre, B); Strabane Athletic v Carndonagh FC (Bishop’s Field, A); Hillsborough Boys v Bertie Peacock Youths (Bishops Field, B).
2:30pm – Ballymoor FC v Glentoran FC (Vale Centre, A); Inishowen Colts v Culmore FC (Vale Centre, B); Oxford FC v Don Boscos Colts (Bishop’s Field, A); Donegal Town v Top of the Hill Celtic (Bishop’s Field, B).
3:15pm – Coleraine FC v Ballinamallard United (Vale Centre, A); Inishowen Youth League v Don Boscos (Vale Centre, B); Lifford Celtic v Dungannon United Youth (Bishop’s Field, B); Corinthians FC v St Oliver Plunkett FC (Bishop’s Field, A).
4:00pm – Ballinamallard United v Inishowen Colts (Vale Centre, A); Glentoran FC v Coleraine FC (Vale Centre, B); Tristar FC v Rosario FC (Bishop’s Field, A); Peamount United v Killea Nixon Corner (Bishop’s Field, B);
5:00pm – Ballymoney United v South Donegal Schoolboys (Vale Centre, B)
Under-12
3:00pm – Shelbourne v Inishowen Youth League (Maginn Park, Buncrana); Carnmoney FDC v Oak Athletic (Oakland); Waterford Schoolboys v East Donegal Schoolboys (Killea); Carniny Youth v Derry Colts (Thornhill College 1); Swilly Rovers v Donegal Schoolboys (Strabane – Melvin); Hearts FC v Maiden City Academy (Nelson Drive); Killea Nixon Corner v Coleraine FC (Lisnagelvin 1); TW Braga v Kildrum Tigers (Kildrum); Ballymoney United v South Donegal Schoolboys (Templemore Swilly); Cavan/Monaghan Youth League v Oxford FC (Vale Centre); Ballinamallard United v Roe Valley FC (Limavady, Killane Road);
5:0pm – Sion Swifts v Limavady United (Dungiven, Curragh Road).
Under-13
3:00pm – Strabane Athletic v Coleraine FC (Leafair); North End United YFC v Shankill Colts (Newbuildings); Dungiven Celtic v Ballymoney United (Dungiven, Ballygudden); Ballymoor v St Patrick’s, Castlederg (Strabane – Track); Bertie Peacock Youths v Foyle Harps (Clooney Park West);
5:00pm – Sheffield United v Carniny Youth (Ardmore); Arklow Town v Shankill Juniors (Prehen 2); Maiden City Academy v Ardstraw FC (Kildrum); Derry Colts v Institute FC (Thornhill College 1); Donegal Schoolboys v Oxford FC (Templemore Central);
Under-15
5:00pm – Finn Harps v Bangor FC (Strabane – Track); Inishowen Youth League v Hillsborough Boys (St Columb’s Park 1); Shelbourne v Loughside FC (Vale Centre); Strabane Athletic v Coleraine FC (Limavady, Scroggy Road 3G);
7:00pm Dungiven Celtic v Arklow Town (Dungiven, Ballygudden); Limavady United v Oxford FC (Templemore Central); Institute FC v Norwich City (Oakland); Derry Colts v NECSL (Thornhill College 1).
Under-17
5:00pm – Finn Harps v St Johnstone (Wilton Park); St Oliver Plunkett v Foyle Harps (Leafair); Derry City v Hillsborough Boys (Brandywell Showgrounds); Ashgrove Rovers v Killen Rangers (Lifford Celtic);
Under-19
7:00pm – Ballymoor FC v Cliftonville FC (Wilton Park); Finn Harps v Mountjoy United (Strabane – Melvin); Partick Thistle v Ballymena United (Ardmore); Fanad United v Limavady United (Limavady, Scroggy Road 3G); Institute v Strabane Athletic (Templemore Swilly); Letterkenny Rovers v Newtowne FC (Lisnagelvin 1); Oldpark Reds v Derry City (Brandywell Showgrounds); Altrincham FC v Inishowen Youth League (Maginn Park)
Ladies
7:00pm – Derry City v Greencastle FC (Killea); Lagan Harps v Sion Swifts (Lifford Celtic); Roe Valley Ladies v Foyle Belles (Limavady, Killane Road); Killen Rangers Ladies v Illies Celtic (St. Columb’s Park 2).
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