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Mini World Cup Celebrating 32 Years of the Mini World Cup |
June 21 Mini World Cup 2009 - The Best EVER!
Wow! What a wonderful two weekends of fabulous football and fun we've enjoyed at Arklow Town Football Club, with the 400 plus children lighting up Lamberton with their efforts on the field of play. For some it's fun, just to step across the white line and onto the pitch. For others, it's Roy of the Rovers stuff and the be all and end all - to be on the team that wins the Mini World Cup! Of course, winning is not paramount to what makes the Mini World Cup what it is. The Under 6's and Under 8's, though obviously non-competitive forever throws up some wonderful moments while there's a greater level of football and competition, obviously, with the older Under 10 and Under 12 categories. This season's Under 12 tournament was a very close affair with Ghana edging past USA in one of our most dramatic finals ever, Eoghan Doyle netting the winner with just five seconds remaining in normal time. The Under 10 final was an all South American affair with Chile putting one over Argentina to win the trophy. The Maradona trophy, awarded to the player deemed the Player of the Tournament was won by Ghana's Keith Byrne. Congratulations to all the players and their families who supported them so well. A Gallery of images from this year's tournament can be viewed here. Right, anyone for a hotdog?
June 11 Teams now selected for Mini World Cup
The Mini World Cup Team Selection Committee has emerged from their darkened room in an unspecified location to announce this year's Mini World Cup teams. Four age categories - Under 6, Under 8, Under 10 and Under 12 - will see more than 300 children taking part in the two week tournament, run on back to back weekends, commencing this Saturday, June 13. Saturday sees the Under 6's and Under 8's kicking off the tournament, with first matches starting simultaneously at 10.30am. In order to ensure the Mini World Cup starts on time, as scheduled, all players are asked to be at Bridgewater Centre Park, Lamberton at 10.00am.
Please be advised to arrive at Bridgewater Centre Park early, on the day, between 9.30am - 9.45am, to enable stewards and organisers to assemble teams properly before the competition commences. As ever, we always have a number of people arriving at the last moment with children seeking to take part, and though, obviously, they would never be refused, it all adds up to guaranteeing a delay to the proceedings!
Lastly, good luck to all and may this season's Mini World Cup be the best yet!
Dylan Smith, Callum Smith, Ross Breen, Leon Kenny Barnes, Robert Barnes, Shane Parle, Jack Hurley, Gavin O'Brien, Owen Moore, Jordan Wall, Philip O'Connor, Ryan Kenny.
Sean Breen, Casey Cullen, Leah Browne, Eimhin McCormack, Darragh Cullen, Philip Erasmus, Lyie Byrne Nolan, Tiarnan Lockhart, Stephen Byrne, Erin Dunne.
Roisin Scales, Aaron Fox, Mikey O'Doherty, Adam Walker, TJ Walker, Gavin Walker, Alex Simpson, Kealan Delaney, Oran Dunning, Eoin Dunne, Darragh Synnott.
Dylan O'Reilly, Lee Walker, Darragh Mills, Daniel Fox, Adam Walker, Craig Kavanagh, Luke Kavanagh, Matthew Burke, Niall Delahunt, Marcel Ezeukwu, Adam Van der Heijden.
Leigh Hannigan, Cillian Doyle, Liam Shaw, Jordan Doyle, James Flynn, Thomas Burke, Paidi Kavanagh, Ronan O'Sullivan, Oisín O'Sullivan, Sean Markey, Tyler O'Toole.
Kyra Quigley, Andrew Boden, Ryan Whelan, Aaron Cairnduff, Eoin O'Neill, Connor Mahon, Luke Scanlon, Cian Reilly, Oliver Matthews, Leanne Doyle, Oran Walker.
Paul Gibson, Tom Doran, Alan Hayes, Emily Kavanagh, Christopher Mitchell, Alan Killeen, Caoimhe Hudson, Oisín Quigley, Patrick O'Halloran, Halina Egan, Fionn McGrath.
Eoin Coleman, Diarmuid McDonald, Aaron Birmingham, Toby Moody, Daniel O'Reilly, Conor O'Brien, David Byrne, Emily Drohan, Jack Kavanagh, Sam Mythen Walker, Tomás Mythen.
Jamie Redmond, Tom Scales, Cian Quinn, Joshua Mills, Eoin O'Neill, Josh Kaye, John Murray, Craig Smart, Stephen Quinn, Eimear Kavanagh.
Andrew Maher, Conor Roche, James O'Brien, Kyle Brody, John Boyle, Trevor Fitzgerald, Dylan Byrne, Cian McBride, Ryan Doyle, Lara Walker.
Conor Breslin, Callum Randall, Brian Fennell, Liam Moore, Jack White, Michael O'Halloran, TJ Copeland, Oran Fitzpatrick, Conor McLoughlin, Cian McLoughlin.
Dylan Walker, Jack Flynn, Sean Crowley, Mark Byrne, Kian Bolger, Tomas Reynolds, Kevin Killeen, Conor O'Brien, Barry McNally, Doireann Cullen.
Luke Delaney, Sean Fox, Jack O'Reilly, Eoin Quigley, Daniel Durano, Jamie Boathan, Dean Flood Hayes, Mark Boyle, Conor Egan, Megan Cullen.
Jacob Moody, Adam Rooney, Nathan Cullen, Oran Jameson, Christopher Drohan, Gavin Goodwin, Kelvin O'Neill, Adam Simpson, Abigail Doyle, Christina Doyle.
Darragh Walker, Aaron Dalton, Ben Fennell, Dylan Murray, Jake Curran, Martin Kavanagh, Dan Harris Hingerty, Pierce Cullen, Anna Kenny.
Liam Coleman, Conor Byrne, Ben Kavanagh, Matthew Dempsey, Luke Cummins, Chris Makin, David Ghiurcan, Daniel O'Leary, Ryan O'Leary.
Brazil
Thomas Rowan, James Larkin, Tom Delahunt, Eoin Kavanagh, Conor Ahearne, Craig Fox, Aidan Lyons, David Thomas.
Holland
Stewart Mills, Cian Doyle, Peter Tyrrell, Michael O'Sullivan, Fionn O'Loughlin, Aaron Roche, Harold Stephenson, Cillian Kavanagh.
Spain
Jack Darcy, Nathan Feeney, Calum Devereux, Brandon Hogan, Chloe Browne, Niall Murphy, Shane Keenan, Sean Henry.
Portugal
Darragh Fitzgerald, Ross O'Doherty, Joseph Cummiskey, Ryan Neary, Patrick O'Brien, Clive Keenan, Laura Rice, Sean Dunne.
Finland
Conor Dodd, Sean Dodd, Cameron Walker, Daniel Boyle, Ciarán Winters, Abbie Molloy, Brian O'Halloran, Conor Kenny.
Paraguay
Morgan Harris, Cillian Pierce, Jake Byrne, Alex Tyrrell, Anthony O'Brien, Quentin O'Reilly, Derek Crammond, Jamie Garnett.
Italy
Tom Maher, Rory Adamson, Gary Fennell, Sean Mulligan, Ryan Barnes, Eoin Cullen, James Hogan, Ross Joyce.
Cameroon
Cathal Kelleher, Robbie Brooks, Adam Harvey, Zack Kilbride, David Harmon, Conor Smith, James Shannon, Glen Power.
Germany
Jack Somers, Darragh Brooks, Cal Kelly, Cian Browne, Tiernan McBride, Ryan O'Donovan, Conor Penn, Josh Martin.
Argentina
MIkey Quigley, Ben Robertson, Junior Aminu, Tommy New, Conor Going, Kieran Penn, Eoghan Kenny, Steven MacDonald.
Chile
Liam Scales, Brian O'Doherty, Ros McBride, Amy Guilfoyle, Nathan Wolohan, Jason Roche, Zoe Cummins.
England
Ross Hanley, Chris Flood Hayes, Cullan Walsh, Philip Molloy, Jake Devlin, Eoghan O'Neill, Anthony Nelson.
USA
Kyle Jordan, Daire McBride, Darren Furlong, Darren Beevor, Jay Wolohan, Mark Keenan, Aaron Kelly.
Angola
Fiachra O'hAnnáin, Josh Moules, Aaron Doyle, Joseph Ledwith, Darren Dempsey, Jack Hennessy, William Maughan.
Japan
Cormac Murphy, Callum Matthews, Cliona Crammond, William Horsman, John O'Halloran, Conor Hughes, William Howe.
Australia
Kaelin Broughan, Bernard Fox, Leslie Sharpe, Shane Beevor, Corey Mills, James Colvin, Niall McDonald, Christopher Flood.
Poland
Aaron Jackson, Cillian Doyle, David Boddy, Peter Sherwood, Paul Ryan, Aaron O'Toole, Gavin Ward-Enwright.
Sweden
Ciaran O'Reilly, Graham Heaney, Michael Kennedy, Joshua Moody, Tomás Farrell, Charlie Scales, Aine Dunne, Ryan MacDonald.
Ghana
Keith Byrne, Luke Walker, Lester Carroll, Garrett Kenny, Conor O'Brien, Eoghan Doyle, Michéal Hudson, Dylan Doyle.
France
Nathan O'Neill, Dáire O'Conchubhair, Patrick Dempsey, Daniel O'Hare, Quentin O'Reilly, Matthew O'Neill, Harrison Penn.
May 13 Club gearing up for busy Mini World Cup
Registration is now open for participants in this year's Annual Mini World Cup. Registration forms can be downloaded here. Please make sure you complete the form correctly before returning it to the Club. You can return the completed Registration form at either of the two Registration Days to be held in the Clubhouse. The first Registration Day will be held on Saturday, May 30th with the second day a week later, on Saturday, June 6th. Details will also appear in local media. You can also return your completed Registration form by post, sending your form, with payment, to Mr. Joe Ledwith, 34 Woodbrook, Arklow. Last year's Mini World Cup was the best tournament to date, with record numbers participating over the two weeks.
The tournament is of course divided into 4 categories:
Under 6 (players born in years 2002, 2003 and 2004 are eligible)
Under 8 (players born in years 2000 and 2001 are eligible)
Under 10 (players born in 1998 and 1999 are eligible)
Under 12 (players born in 1996 and 1997 are eligible)
The cost of participation in this year's Mini World Cup remains the same as last season.
Fees:
€20 per child
€30 for a family of two children
€35 for a family of three or more children
Early registration helps the Club enormously to properly prepare teams for the tournament. Thank you!
Registration Days will be held in the Clubhouse at the following times:
Saturday, May 30th - 4pm till 6pm
Wednesday, June 3rd - 4pm till 6pm
Saturday, June 6th - 4pm till 6pm
Download Mini World Cup 2009 Registration Form here
Download Mini World Cup 2009 Flyer here
We look forward to welcoming you all to Bridgewater Centre Park, Lamberton for this year's Mini World Cup.
Last season's memorable Mini World Cup can be recalled here.