Collective training now unfortunately ceased for 6 weeks! Only individual training within a radius of 5 km of homes permitted!

As of midnight on 21 October, we will be placed on Level 5 of the Plan for Living with COVID-19.  Level 5 restrictions will remain in place for a period of 6 weeks.

No training or matches should take place, with the exception of (i) professional and elite sports games … which are being permitted to continue behind closed doors and (ii) non-contact training for school-aged children in outdoors pods of 15. All other training activities should be individual only with people permitted to exercise within a radius of 5 km of their home. See FAI Update.

Following the introduction of Level 3 COVID-19 restrictions in Dublin, the Football Association of Ireland has announced the cessation (from midnight 18th September) of all Adult Amateur and Underage football matches in Dublin. Then on 5th October the Government announced that “no matches or other sporting events should take place” for a further three weeks, which means that the earliest that football can return is Saturday 31st October!

VEC FC Training continues on Thursdays in Whelan Park Kimmage (Larkview) from 9.10pm to 10.10pm until further notice. ALL COVID-19 PROTOCOLS MUST BE ADHERED TO!

Training [Covid-19 Level 3]

“Outdoors: Non contact training only in pods of up to 15 (exemption for professional/elite/inter-county sports/senior club championship).

Indoors: Individual training only”.

Matches and events [Covid-19 Level 3]

“No matches or other sporting events should take place, with the exception of professional, elite, inter-county, and senior club championship, which should all take place behind closed doors”.

VEC FC play on Saturdays in the CDETB Sportsgrounds Terenure [previously known as the VEC Sportsgrounds] (Templeogue Road, Dublin)
Map / Directions at end of page

Training on Thursdays in Whelan Park Kimmage (Larkview) from 9pm to 10pm until further notice. ALL COVID-19 PROTOCOLS MUST BE ADHERED TO!

PRIVATE Grounds – Excellent facilities!
Mail: sec@vecfc.ie

NEW TALENTED PLAYERS ALWAYS WELCOME!

VEC FC are always on the look-out for talented new players.
If you are interested, then contact Dave Spring at 087-2234252
or e-mail: sec@vecfc.ie

Congratulations to Gavin Murphy who collected his €500 first prize from Chairman David Spring after romping home from the other 68 contenders in VEC’s annual Pickawinner fundraising competition. See www.pickawinner.ie

Competitive matches re-commence on Saturday July 18th. See Upcoming Fixtures.

The Football Association of Ireland has approved a new Safer Return to Football Pathway which includes the following measures:

Football can return to playing friendly games from Saturday July 11th. We are playing St. James Gate at 11.30am in VEC.

Leagues who have had applications to extend their 2019-2020 season approved [UCFL] can resume League fixtures from July 18th and must have all competitions completed by September 14th

There is also a ‘Safer Return to Play Protocol’ [See FAI guidelines here]

VEC 2nds Results so far + games remaining

• VEC’s Pick-A-Winner (PAW) Competition commenced on 7^th March 2020 but with the Premier Division Fixtures suspended soon after due to Covid-19, so too PAW had to be put on hold!

• So it will resume on the weekend of June 19/20/21 with Round 2 and will continue until Round 10 at the end of the season.
• Of the 69 who entered, 28 have submitted their selections. The remaining 41 players should do so before 12 noon on Friday 19th June. Good luck!

If you have any comments or questions, please contact VEC FC at sec@vecfc.ie or info@pickawinner.ie

It is encouraging that as of now, “the UCFL remain committed to completing the 2019/20 season, between Aug 28 and Oct 16, with the 2020/21 season to begin shortly after the latter date”.

Although with the FAI’s subsequent Safer Return to Training document (issued on 8th June) hopefully this will allow a resumption of the 2019/20 season in July at the latest, particularly if the FAI follows NPHET’s and the Government’s timeline for a return to football – specifically as “sports team leagues” can resume on 20th July as set out in the Government’s Phase 4 roadmap!

VEC 1sts Results so far + games remaining

VEC 2nds Results so far + games remaining

• VEC’s Pick-A-Winner (PAW) Competition commenced on 7^th March 2020.

• This is a Web-based competition – spread over 10 weeks.  Log-in or Register on www.pickawinner.ie
  [If you previously played Pickawinner and have forgotten your password, mail info@pickawinner.ie ]

• Pick 2 teams that you think will win in the English Premier League each week, without picking the same team twice. If the team that you selected wins, then you receive points, depending on the score – Rules at: www.pickawinner.ie

• Entries and Fees will be collected on-line and weekly selections will be submitted on-line.

• It cost only €20.50 per person to enter.

• How money can be split:
• €10.00 from each entry goes back as PRIZES [50%].
• €10.00 from each entry goes to VEC FC [50%].

• Earn a Free Entry: All VEC FC members have to do is to get as many of your colleagues, family and friends to enter/register for the PAW competition on-line.  For every 4 players that you recruit, you will be refunded €20 for your own entry (i.e. a free entry). It’s much easier than selling raffle tickets!

If you wish to clarify anything above or if you have any comments or questions, please contact VEC FC at sec@vecfc.ie or info@pickawinner.ie