SOCCERFEST 2024
The 26th anniversary of Soccerfest was held in the Phoenix Park, Dublin on Saturday 14th September 2024 as part of SARI Sportsfest.
We were delighted to host a Men’s tournament, Women’s Tournament and Under-13 mixed gender tournament with more than 40 teams participating.
The Men’s tournament was won by East Coast.
The Women’s tournament was won by Inspire FC.
The Men’s Plate was won by Hot Press Purple.
The Under-13 mixed gender tournament was won by Belvedere Youth Club.
SoccerFest has grown into the largest 7-a-side inter-cultural tournament in Ireland attracting crowds of up to 3,000 people from over 60 different nationalities including teams from Direct Provision Centres and refugee communities.
Soccerfest has been SARI’s flagship event for a quarter of a century: it’s a unique opportunity for people of different cultures and backgrounds to come together to compete for the prestigious SARI Soccerfest Cup.
SOCCERFEST 2022
The 25th anniversary of Soccerfest was held in the Phoenix Park, Dublin on Saturday 10th September 2022 as part of SARI Sportsfest.
We were delighted to host a Men’s tournament, Women’s Tournament, Under-13 mixed gender tournament and a Walking football blitz with more than 40 teams participating.
The Men’s tournament was won by Ennis All Stars.
The Women’s tournament was won by Jurassic Pride.
The Men’s Plate was won by Chrysalis.
The Under-13 mixed gender tournament was won by Mosney.
SoccerFest has grown into the largest 7-a-side inter-cultural tournament in Ireland attracting crowds of up to 3,000 people from over 60 different nationalities including teams from Direct Provision Centres and refugee communities.
Soccerfest provides an environment in which people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures can have fun and compete in a respectful way.
In 1997 SARI launched SoccerFest bringing together people from new migrant communities and indigenous Irish communities. SoccerFest has grown into the largest 7-a-side inter-cultural tournament in Ireland attracting crowds of up to 3,000 people from over 60 different nationalities including teams from Direct Provision Centres and refugee communities.