UCFL

8th placed Somalia FC play host to League leaders Blackforge FC 2nds at Brickfield Park (Astro) at 5 pm

Somalia FC's last game was a 4-4 draw at home against Dublin Devils FC. They have yet to win at home.
Form: D L L L L D D L W D W W D L L    Home Form: D L L L D D

Blackforge FC 2nds's last game was a narrow 2-1 win at home against Bushy Athletic. They are currently on a winning streak of 10 games.They They have won 7 out of 9 away games.
Form: W W W W W W W W W W D W L W D W W    Away Form: W W W W W D W L W

Stedfast United 2nds are currently on a winning streak of 4 games.They have yet to be beaten at home.
Form: W W W W D W W L W W W L D W W

Astars
Form: L L L D L L W L L L L L L D L

7th placed Drumcondra AFC play host to 8th placed Swords Manor 2nds at Albert College at 6:30 pm

Drumcondra AFC's last game was a confident 0-3 win away against Strand United.
Form: W W L W D L L L W D D W W L    Home Form: W W L W W L

Swords Manor 2nds's last result was a confident 0-3 win away against Strand United.
Form: W L L D L L W W W W    Away Form: W L L L W W

This is the first game for both teams in this competition

9th placed ROC Celtic 2nds play host to 8th placed Somalia FC at The Lawns, Le Fanu Park, Ballyfermot at 6:30 pm

ROC Celtic 2nds's last fixture played was a 2-2 draw away against Newlane FC.
Form: D W W L W L L L W L L    Home Form: W W W L L

Somalia FC's last game was a 4-4 draw at home against Dublin Devils FC.
Form: D L L L L D D L W D W W D L L    Away Form: L L W D W W D L L

(Update 06/08/2021: Please note that the Aug 6 deadline for entering the FAI Junior Cup has been extended by 3 days to Monday, Aug 9)

Following completion of the group stages of our pre-season tournament last Wednesday night (July 28), all teams not involved in the tournament finals will be turning their full attentions to the kick-off of the season proper. For the UCFL, this will be Saturday, August 21. We again remind teams of the importance of ensuring their player registrations are fully sorted out and up to date in advance of the kick-off. We hope to confirm the Divisions for the coming season in the near future.

(02/08/2021): FAI Junior Cup 2021/22 (Centenary competition) – entry deadline Aug 6

This is the first game for both teams in this competition

10th placed Lourdes Celtic FC play host to League leaders Fairview Celtic at Stanaway Park at 6:30 pm

Lourdes Celtic FC has yet to win in this competition.
Form: D D L L L D L D L L D    Home Form: D L D L L L

Fairview Celtic has yet to be beaten in this competition, having won every game.
Form: W W W W W W W W W W W W W    Away Form: W W W W W W

Our website has an area (“Match Reports”) for input of short match reports which we felt would be of general interest to many of our teams and would enhance the usefulness of the website as a source of information. To this end, we allowed our clubs direct access to enter such information themselves, with an understanding that no comments of a critical or derogatory nature would be made.

The committee was informed of some allegations relating to a particular match last Saturday and we are investigating these allegations under our standard disciplinary procedures.

Unfortunately, they were also inadvertently entered into the match reports section of our website. We have removed them now and we are also removing access to this section until further notice pending a review of how it should be used in future.

Newlane FC
Form: D W W W W W D L W L W L L D D W

ROC Celtic 2nds
Form: D W W L W L L L W L L

3rd placed Glasnaion FC play host to 9th placed Kill Celtic at Johnstown Park No. 4 at 2 pm

Glasnaion FC come from a 5-0 win at home against Celtic Park FC. They have yet to be beaten at home.
Form: W W W D W W L W W W W W L    Home Form: W W W W W W

Kill Celtic's last fixture played was a narrow 3-2 win at home against Drumcondra AFC 2nds.
Form: W W L L D L D L L W L L L    Away Form: W L L D L L

Teams often arrange friendly games at this time of year and are responsible for all aspects of the game’s organisation, among them finding a referee. However, they should obtain approval for these games beforehand for several reasons, not least because referees will need it in place for insurance purposes.

Set out below is a reminder of the procedures which should be followed in order to obtain approval for a friendly game:

1. The organising club should request permission to hold the friendly from its own League via the League Hon Sec giving details of the proposed match i.e. opposition, pitch and date. If any of these details change then a new permission must be sought.

2. The Hon Sec will then confirm the sanction of the stated fixture by email to the organising club, which should in turn make this authentication available for inspection by the referee. Our referees will be advised of our procedures.

3. The organising club should be a current member of the league and ensure that both clubs have the necessary public liability insurance in place.

Glenmalure Rovers
Form: W L L W L W W W W W L L W W L

Oldbury FC
Form: W W L L W W L W W L W L L

4th placed Ballyowen Celtic play host to League leaders Stedfast United 2nds at Griffeen Valley Park at 12 pm

Ballyowen Celtic come from a unlucky 2-1 loss away against Phoenix Athletic.
Form: L D W W W L D L W D W W W D W    Home Form: W W L D W W

Stedfast United 2nds come from a crushing 8-0 win at home against Astars. They are currently on a winning streak of 4 games.
Form: W W W W D W W L W W W L D W W    Away Form: W W D L W L W

With another round of games successfully completed on the first Saturday in July, the UCFL can state that we are very pleased with progress since the pre-season tournament kicked off on June 9. We hope all participating teams continue to enjoy the competition in the spirit of good communication and co operation displayed to date.

As most of you will be aware, we are targetting July 28 as the date for completion of all group stage games, with finals scheduled for August 7. Given this timeframe, it may not be possible to re-schedule games, especially as availability of referees may be an additional factor limiting our flexibility. We would ask that teams bear this in mind when preparing for games throughout the rest of July.

Exodus FC
Form: W L W W D L W W W W L L L W

Dublin Postal FC
Form: L W L L L W L L L W W W D L

5th placed Malahide Utd 2nds play host to 3rd placed Livorno Carpenterstown FC at Malahide Castle at 11:30 am

Malahide Utd 2nds's last result was a confident 3-0 win at home against Strand United.
Form: W W W L D W W W L L D W W L D L    Home Form: W W W D W L W L

Livorno Carpenterstown FC's last result was a crushing 6-0 win at home against Blackrock College. They are currently on a winning streak of 5 games.
Form: W W W W W L D D W W W W L    Away Form: W W L W W L

The FAI referees department have added two courses for training new referees. The UCFL encourages anyone interested in taking up refereeing to consider signing up for one of these courses.

FAI Referee Beginner Course – 6th/7th/8th July

FAI Referee Beginner Course – 20th/21st/22nd July

Coolock Village FC
Form: D D W W D W L L L L W L L D

Malahide Utd has yet to be beaten in this competition, having won 10 out of its last 14 games.
Form: D W W W W W W W W W D W D D