Category: World Football

From The Arctic to Antarctica

History: Singapore and Australia 1993

Tour of Singapore and Australia 1993 Squad traveled in Summer of 1993 for what one Australian paper (Canberra Times) described as UCD’s third visit to Australia but first visit to Eastern Australia. [UCD had visited Perth in 1982 and 1986] (The Supporters Club hope to build the specific details of this article, if you have …

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History: World Collegiate Soccer Championship 1987

World Collegiate Soccer Championship 1987 In 1984 the World Collegiate Soccer Championship was founded by entrepreneur Bob Azar after watching a Mexico 0:1 USA Friendly International on the tv.  After annual single match tournaments, the fourth edition of the invitational tournament extended to four teams and UCD AFC (IRL) was one of the invites.  The matches …

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Towards a Sustainable League – ISN workshop

Irish Supporters Network was founded by four Football Trusts who control their respective Airtricity League clubs, they promote the fan-owed model for operating Football Clubs and work closely with Supporters Direct Europe to further this goal.   Minutes of Irish Supporters Network workshop – Towards a Sustainable League Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Sunday 26th March 2017 …

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Dudelange: Accommodation and Social activities

Accommodation in Luxembourg This is just a short list of Accommodation options in Luxembourg City and Dudelange. Most UCD Fans have chosen Luxembourg City to overnight.  This guide is a follow on from Planning the Away Trip to Dudelange, which is caters for Transport options. Luxembourg City Studio Hotel Belappart, 69, rue du Fort Neippert, …

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Planning the Away Trip to Dudelange

Planning the away trip These small notes below may be a help to any UCD Fans hoping to travel to the Away game in Dudelange, Luxembourg. They are designed for Fans who are primarily using Dublin (DUB) airport, travelling out and back over a short of period of time, using one Outward and one Return …

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What to Expect from the UEFA Europa League Draw

UCD AFC will entry the UEFA Europa League at the 1st qualifying round, the UCD Bowl is a designated Home venue for UCD and the club can upgrade to another venue if it’s deemed necessary. The 1st round matches are scheduled for 1st leg Thursday 02nd July and 2nd leg Thursday 09th July ( but …

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French Language blog on UCD AFC in Europa League (with translation)

French Language blog WebFootballClub.fr posted an article on UCD AFC’s qualification for UEFA Europa League UCD l’exception irlandaise English Translation: “UCD, l’exception irlandaise by Johan Biboum Although relegated to the second division, University College Dublin (UCD) will play for the first time in a qualifying round of Europa League. Focus on a College like no …

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Ex-UCD players to meet in FA Cup

 versus     FA Cup 4th round,  Saturday 25th January, Spotland, k.o 15:00 Two popular Midfielders, formerly of Belfield,, will face each other in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup on Saturda 25th January, 15:00  Gary joined Rochdale in September, after been with Gus Poyet’s Brighton & Hove Albion for three years and Jim …

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