Belvedere FC Crowned Volkswagen Junior Masters Champions 2017

Over 250 footballers from 16 top teams around Ireland competed in Dublin’s A.U.L Complex over the second weekend of August in this year’s Volkswagen Junior Masters football tournament. A fiercely competitive final saw Belvedere FC winner beat Crumlin Utd 1-0.

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. The 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.”

A full list of participating squads is listed below: