Fair Play Football Cup

The 7-a-side tournament features teams drawn from refugee and community groups, direct provision centres, NGOs and members of the media. Approximately 160 players from a host of different countries, including Angola, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Eritrea, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia and Ireland, have taken part since its inception.

The 2021 scaled back event took place on 11 July, Mosney came out the eventual winners of the tournament.

Fair Play Cup Photo Gallery

24 June 2018

President Michael D Higgins at the World Refugee Day, Fair Play Football Cup 2016 in Dublin, Ireland © UNHCR
Former Republic of Ireland football manager, Brian Kerr, presenting the winner's trophy to KASI at the Fair Play Football Cup 2013 © UNHCR
World Refugee Day Fair Play Cup 2014 in Dublin, Ireland © Mark Kelly/UNHCR
Lord Mayor with Diverse City FC at World Refugee Day Fair Play Cup 2015 Ireland © UNHCR
President Higgins Presented with football jersey at the Fair Play Cup 2016 © UNHCR
2015 Irish Fair Play Cup Women's tournament winners DiverseCity with Minister of State Aodhán Ó Ríordáin © UNHCR
Team Kilkenny in action at the 2014 Fair Play Cup, Ireland © Mark Kelly/UNHCR
Second Captains, 2015 Fair Play Cup, Ireland © UNHCR
Men's Fair Play Cup winners 2014-Team Sport Against Racism Ireland © Mark Kelly/UNHCR
Hang Tight-Fair Play Cup 2014 © Mark Kelly/UNHCR
Team Mosney at the 2014 tournament © UNHCR
2017 Fair Play Cup Winners Street League and St Mary's FC © UNHCR
Fair Play 2017 Rohingya girl with UNHCR volunteer © UNHCR
2017 Men's Winners Street League with Minister of State at the Department of Justice & Equality, David Stanton T.D. © UNHCR
SARI men's and women's team, Fair Play Football Cup 2018 © Svenja von Reuss
DiverCity Football Team, Fair Play Football Cup 2018 © Razan Ibraheem
Vietnamese Football Team, Fair Play Football Cup 2018 © Razan Ibraheem
SARI Men's Team, Fair Play Football Cup 2018 © Razan Ibraheem
Players of the Syrian Café Rits Team holding the Fair Play Trophy, awarded to the team that best embodies the spirit of good sportsmanship at the annual tournament. © Razan Ibraheem
Kilkenny Tigers Football Team, Fair Play Football Cup 2018 © Razan Ibraheem
Rohingya Football Team, Fair Play Football Cup 2018 © Razan Ibraheem
Café Rits Football Team, Fair Play Football Cup 2018 © Razan Ibraheem
The winning team of the women's tournament, Irish Homeless Street League, Fair Play Football Cup 2018 © Razan Ibraheem
The winning team of the men's tournament, Brazil United FC, Fair Play Football Cup 2018 © Razan Ibraheem