SOCCERFEST 2025
This year we hosted a site-specific Soccerfest in Brickfield Park in Dublin 12, in collaboration with Sport Ireland, Dublin City Council, LAIT and the Liberties Football Alliance. The Dublin 8 Soccerfest brought communities together through football, with Yaqeen FC winning the Dublin 8 Soccerfest Cup and Dream Team Ukraine lifting the Plate. The event was delivered as part of our wider work with Dublin City Council and LAIT to support inclusion and community connection through sport, exploring how sport can be used to strengthen social inclusion and social cohesion in Dublin 8.
Dublin 8 Soccefest was proudly supported by
Sport Ireland, Dublin City Council, Sport Ireland,
the European Youth programme and the adidas Foundation.
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.
DUBLIN 8 SOCCERFEST
This event was part of our ongoing project with Dublin City Council and LAIT, looking at how we can better use sport in Dublin 8 for social inclusion and social cohesion.
We were proud to partner with the Liberties Football Alliance in hosting this celebration of community through sport.
Proudly supported by
Sport Ireland, Be Active, EWOS, Dublin City Council, European Youth
and the adidas Foundation
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.
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.
