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09/05/2019
FAI And IFA Announce New Cross-Border Tournament
A new cross-border football competition has been officially announced which will the SSE Airtricity League Champions face the Danske Bank Premiership winners in a two-leg tie.
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and Irish Football Association (IFA) confirmed the new competition, which will be titled the Unite the Union Champions Cup.
The inaugural tournament will take place in November 2019, where Danske Bank Premiership Champions Linfield will face the winners of the SSE Airtricity League.
Trade union Unite will sponsor the event, with €50,000 set to go to the winners, €25,000 for the runners-up and a further €25,000 ring-fenced for community-based projects in the competing team's local areas.
Fran Gavin, FAI Competitions Director, said: "We're delighted to formally announce the Unite the Union Champions Cup and we're extremely excited for the competition to begin.
"I'd like to thank the IFA, in particular Patrick Nelson, who have been fantastic to work with on the project and it's great to see a cross-border tournament return. The clubs and players in the SSE Airtricity League are incredibly excited to see a competition like this back on the domestic calendar.
"I'd also like to thank Unite, in particular Brendan Ogle and his colleagues, for their sponsorship of the tournament and the community work they're committed to as part of the competition, both north and south of the border. It's a unique sponsorship and we're looking forward to help promote Unite's equality agenda."
Unite is sponsoring the event on a three-year contract to help promote equality and diversity in sport.
The tournament will be formally launched at the Unite union's Fifth Irish Policy Conference in Malahide on Monday 13 May.
(CM/JG)
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and Irish Football Association (IFA) confirmed the new competition, which will be titled the Unite the Union Champions Cup.
The inaugural tournament will take place in November 2019, where Danske Bank Premiership Champions Linfield will face the winners of the SSE Airtricity League.
Trade union Unite will sponsor the event, with €50,000 set to go to the winners, €25,000 for the runners-up and a further €25,000 ring-fenced for community-based projects in the competing team's local areas.
Fran Gavin, FAI Competitions Director, said: "We're delighted to formally announce the Unite the Union Champions Cup and we're extremely excited for the competition to begin.
"I'd like to thank the IFA, in particular Patrick Nelson, who have been fantastic to work with on the project and it's great to see a cross-border tournament return. The clubs and players in the SSE Airtricity League are incredibly excited to see a competition like this back on the domestic calendar.
"I'd also like to thank Unite, in particular Brendan Ogle and his colleagues, for their sponsorship of the tournament and the community work they're committed to as part of the competition, both north and south of the border. It's a unique sponsorship and we're looking forward to help promote Unite's equality agenda."
Unite is sponsoring the event on a three-year contract to help promote equality and diversity in sport.
The tournament will be formally launched at the Unite union's Fifth Irish Policy Conference in Malahide on Monday 13 May.
(CM/JG)
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