The line up in the elite section of this year’s Umbro Cup includes all four previous winners, FAI Emerging Talent (2005 ), Aberdeen (2006 ), Ipswich (2007 ) and Leicester City (2008 ).
Valerenga from Norway are the first Scandinavian side to take part in the Galway Cup and they will have a challenging opening to the tournament, facing both the FAI Emerging Talent and Fulham on Wednesday August 5.
Fulham, who had their first visit to Galway last year, are planning on making a serious challenge for this year’s top place.
A new feature to the Galway Cup 2009 competition is the inclusion of the Galway and District league team which is being managed by Stephen Lally. They will face Ipswich Town, Aberdeen, St Joseph’s Boys, and Leicester City in their section
Other newcomers include top Dublin clubs Cherry Orchard and St Joseph’s Boys.
U15 Elite Group
Group A:
FAI
Valerenga
Fulham
Cherry Orchard
Sunderland
Group B:
Ipswich Town
Aberdeen
St Joseph’s Boys
Galway DL
