The 2026/27 Friday Night League is due to kick on Friday 18th September. Entry forms will be sent via email this week. For further info or to request an entry form, please email SoccerLeagueUL@gmail.com
Team Polonia retain Cup!
Conference League
Cutters 0-4 Team Lightning
Europa League
Cappaquigley Athletic 0-3 Wembledines
Champions League
Barely Athletic 0-1 Team Polonia Limerick
Team Lightning
Wembledines
Team Polonia Limerick
2025-26 FNL Season Summary
LEAGUE WINNERS: Cappaquigley Athletic
CUP WINNERS: Team Polonia Limerick
PLATE WINNERS: Wembledines
SHIELD WINNERS: Team Lightning
UL Friday Night League Results 2025/26
12th September 2025 - Matchday 1
7pm GEMS FC 0-9 Sheffield Thursday Pitch 1
8pm Barely Athletic 1-1 Cappaquigley Athletic Pitch 1
8pm Bluestreak 1-5 Team Polonia Limerick Pitch 2
19 September 2025 - Matchday 2
7pm GEMS FC 3-3 Wembledines Pitch 1
7pm Brazuca Legends 1-4 Cutters Pitch 2
8pm Polonia Limerick FC 4-2 Sporting Viking Pitch 1
8pm Sheffield Thursday 1-5 Team Lightning Pitch 2
26 September 2025 - Matchday 3
7pm Sporting Viking 3-5 Sheffield Thursday Pitch 2
8pm Cappaquigley Athletic 5-0 GEMS FC Pitch 1
8pm Brazuca Legends 1-0 Team Polonia Limerick Pitch 2
~~~Games cancelled on 3 October due to weather~~~
10 October 2025 - Matchday 4
7pm Barely Athletic 3-3 Sheffield Thursday Pitch 1
7pm Cutters 0-0 Cappaquigley Athletic Pitch 2
8pm Bluestreak 2-0 Wembledines Pitch 1
8pm Brazuca Legends 0-3 Team Lightning Pitch 2
17 October 2025 - Matchday 5
7pm Cutters 2-0 Wembledines Pitch 1
7pm Brazuca Legends 0-4 Sheffield Thursday Pitch 2
8pm GEMS FC 0-4 Team Polonia Limerick Pitch 1
8pm Polonia Limerick FC 2-1 Team Lightning Pitch 2
24 October 2025 - Matchday 6
7pm Team Lightning 0-1 Team Polonia Limerick Pitch 1
8pm Polonia Limerick FC 1-0 Wembledines Pitch 1
~ ~ ~ No games on 31 Oct ~ ~ ~
7 November 2025 - Matchday 7
7pm Team Polonia Limerick 3-1 Sheffield Thursday Pitch 1
8pm Barely Athletic 5-0 Bluestreak Pitch 1
8pm Team Lightning 0-2 Wembledines Pitch 2
~ ~ ~Games cancelled on 14 Nov due to weather ~ ~ ~
21 November 2025 - Matchday 9
7pm GEMS FC 2-4 Polonia Limerick FC Pitch 1
7pm Tacklescardia FC 0-4 Team Lightning Pitch 2
8pm Cappaquigley Athletic 7-1 Wembledines Pitch 1
8pm Bluestreak 4-2 Sheffield Thursday Pitch 2
28 November 2025 - Matchday 10
7pm Brazuca Legends 1-4 Cappaquigley Athletic Pitch 1
7pm Tacklescardia FC 2-0 GEMS FC Pitch 2
8pm Team Polonia Limerick 3-0 Cutters Pitch 1
8pm Barely Athletic 1-2 Wembledines Pitch 2
5 December 2025 - Matchday 8
7pm Cutters 2-0 Team Lightning Pitch 1
8pm Bluestreak 5-0 GEMS FC Pitch 1
8pm Cappaquigley Athletic 2-1 Team Polonia Limerick Pitch 2
9 January 2026 - Matchday 11
7pm Brazuca Legends 3-1 GEMS FC Pitch 1
7pm Barely Athletic 2-0 Tacklescardia FC Pitch 2
8pm Bluestreak 0-5 Polonia Limerick FC Pitch 1
8pm Cutters 3-0 Sheffield Thursday Pitch 2**W/O
16 January 2026 - Matchday 12
7pm Bluestreak 1-0 Tacklescardia FC Pitch 1
7pm Brazuca Legends 1-2 Wembledines Pitch 2
8pm Cappaquigley Athletic 1-0 Polonia Limerick FC Pitch 1
8pm Barely Athletic 1-0 Team Lightning Pitch 2
23 January 2026 - Matchday 13
7pm Bluestreak 3-2 Cappaquigley Athletic Pitch 1
8pm Barely Athletic 2-0 Team Polonia Limerick Pitch 1
8pm Cutters 1-0 Tacklescardia FC Pitch 2
30 January 2026 - Matchday 14
7pm GEMS FC 1-4 Team Lightning Pitch 1
7pm Pitch 2
8pm Brazuca Legends 3-3 Polonia Limerick FC Pitch 1
8pm Team Polonia Limerick 6-1 Wembledines Pitch 2
6 February 2026 - Matchday 15
7pm Wembledines 3-3 Tacklescardia FC Pitch 1
7pm Bluestreak 3-1 Cutters Pitch 2
8pm Barely Athletic 2-1 Brazuca Legends Pitch 1
8pm Polonia Limerick FC 0-3 Team Polonia Limerick Pitch 2
13 February 2026 - Matchday 16
7pm Cutters 1-3 GEMS FC Pitch 1
7pm Cappaquigley Athletic 2-1 Team Lightning Pitch 2
8pm Barely Athletic 1-2 Polonia Limerick FC Pitch 1
8pm Team Polonia Limerick 1-0 Tacklescardia FC Pitch 2
20 February 2026 - Matchday 17
7pm Cutters 2-1 Barely Athletic Pitch 1
7pm Pitch 2
8pm Brazuca Legends 2-5 Tacklescardia FC Pitch 1
8pm Bluestreak 3-3 Team Lightning Pitch 2
27 February 2026 - Matchday 18
7pm Bluestreak 3-0 Brazuca Legends Pitch 1 w/o
7pm Cappaquigley Athletic 2-0 Tacklescardia FC Pitch 2
8pm Cutters 0-4 Polonia Limerick FC Pitch 1
8pm Barely Athletic 2-1 GEMS FC Pitch 2
**Polonia Limerick FC 3-0 Sheffield Thursday w/o
**Cappaquigley Athletic 3-0 Sheffield Thursday w/o
**Sheffield Thursday 0-3 Wembledines w/o
CUP COMPETITIONS
6 March 2026 - Cup Competitions
R16A 7pm Cutters 1-1 GEMS FC Pitch 1 ***GEMS win on pens
R16B 7pm Wembledines 4-2 Brazuca Legends Pitch 2
R16C 8pm Team Lightning 2-2 Tacklescardia FC Pitch 1 ***Tacklescardia win on pens
CL4 8pm Bluestreak 0-2 Barely Athletic Pitch 2
13 March 2026 - Cup Competitions
CL1 7pm Cappaquigley Athletic 2-2 Tacklescardia FC Pitch 1 ***Tacklescardia win on pens
CL3 7pm Team Polonia Limerick 2-0 GEMS FC Pitch 2
CL2 8pm Polonia Limerick FC 2-2 Wembledines Pitch 1 ***Polonia Limerick FC win on pens
IL1 8pm Cutters 1-0 Brazuca Legends Pitch 2 ***W/O
20 March 2026 - Cup Competitions
EL1 7pm Cappaquigley Athletic 3-1 Bluestreak Pitch 1
EL2 7pm Wembledines 4-1 GEMS FC Pitch 2
CL5 8pm Tacklescardia 0-0 Barely Athletic Pitch 1 ***Barely Athletic win 4-2 pens
CL6 8pm Polonia Limerick FC 1-1 Team Polonia Limerick Pitch 2 ***Team Polonia Limerick win 5-4 pens
27 March 2026 - Cup Competitions
IT Final 7pm Cutters 0-4 Team Lightning Pitch 2
EL Final 8pm Cappaquigley Athletic 0-3 Wembledines Pitch 1
CL Final 8pm Barely Athletic 0-1 Team Polonia Limerick Pitch 2
Barely vs Team Polonia in Cup final!
Team Polonia Limerick will look to retain the Champions League as they face off against stalwarts Barely Athletic. Both teams overcame dramatic penalty shootouts to book their place in the final. Barely Athletic played out a cagey 0-0 draw with Tacklescardia where neither team gave an inch. Barely's goalkeeper saved the first Tacklescardia penalty and this set them on their way to victory (full video of shootout below). In the Polish derby, Team Polonia drew 1-1 with Polonia Limerick. One save for the Team Polonia keeper was enough as they converted every one of their penalties to book their place in the final.
The Europa League semi-final, Cappaquigley defeated Bluestreak 3-1 to set up a final matchup with Wembledines who beat GEMS 4-1. Cutters and Team Lightning will contest the Inter Toto Cup final.
Europa League semi-finals
Cappaquigley Athletic 3-1 Bluestreak
Wembledines 4-1 GEMS FC
Champions League semi-finals
Tacklescardia 0-0 Barely Athletic
Barely Athletic win 4-2 pens
Polonia Limerick FC 1-1 Team Polonia Limerick
Team Polonia Limerick win 5-4 pens
Semi final clashes set
A few weeks ago, Cappaquigley beat Tacklescardia to secure the league title. The two teams met again in the Champions League quarter-final, but tongiht it was Tacklesacardia who came out on top in the med school derby. Cappaquigley went ahead when Mike Turner knocked in an inswinging free kick (goal below). The two teams traded goals as Tacklescardia desperately looked for an equaliser in the second half. They managed to find it and with a full time score of 2-2, it was time for penalties to decide their fate. Tacklescardia emerged victorious in the shootout to set up a semi-final meeting with Barely Athletic who beat Bluestreak in the previous week's quarter final.
Team Polonia Limerick put in a solid 2-0 performance against GEMS FC to ensure their place in the Champions League semi-final. They would face the winners of Polonia Limerick vs Wembledines. This back and forth game also finished 2-2 and meant for the second time of the evening, spotters would decide the day. Polonia Limerick just about got over the line winning the shootout 4-3.
Cappaquigley are league champions!
Cappaquigley 2-0 Tacklescardia
It was all on the line in the local medical derby. A win for Cappaquigley would ensure they took the league title. The newbies Tacklescardia however pushed them all the way. 2 late goals in the second half with the first a quite controversial one from Omesh. The ball seemed to strike the wheel inside the goal. VAR was needed and after some deliberation the referee awarded the goal. The 2nd goal was from leading scorer the ever energetic Josh Howe up front 2 minutes from time sealed the victory and the league crown.
Barely Athletic 2-1 GEMS
The experienced Barely Athletic won this one by the odd goal in 3 from the much improved GEMS. Barely took the lead on 20 mins with Brian Dillon grabbing the goal. Gems hit back just before half time through Calum o Hare and the sides went in 1-1 at half time. An early second half goal from Tristan O Sullivan for Barely sealed the game
Polonia Limerick 4-0 Cutters
Polonia Limerick proved too strong for Cutters. A hat trick from Sean Oyibe with 1 in the first half and 2 in the second. Osas added a 4th for a comfortable win
Goals galore in penultimate night
Cutters 2-1 Barely Athletic
Cutters bounced back from their unexpected defeat to gems last week with a good 2-1 win. Eoin Fitz opened the scoring for Cutters after just 5 minutes. They went into the break 1-0 up. Second half and cutters increased their lead 20 minutes in when player manager eoin begley who had just came on scored from a counter attack. Barely pulled 1 back Micky Hennessy the scorer. Cutters held out for a much needed win
Tacklescardia 5-2 Brazuca
Tacklescardia raced into 2 goal lead with goals from Micheal Higgins and Mark o brien. After 22 minutes Brazuca pulled one back and they went into half time 2-1. 2 further goals from mark o brien to complete his hat trick and a goal from Conor Walsh completed the scoring for tacklescardia. Tiago added a 2nd consultation goals for Brazuca
Bluestreak 3-3 Team Lightning
Bluestreak were 2 nil up within 5 minutes with goals from Joe kiely and Danny reddan. Lightning fought back well and and equalised with goals from Shane o regan and Pops. 2-2 at the break. Second half after only 1 minute lightning conceded early again. Micheal Blake the scorer. Lightning equalised again with the last kick of the game when sameer earned a point
Maiden victory for GEMS FC
13 February 2026 - Matchday 16
7pm Cutters 1-3 GEMS FC Pitch 1
7pm Cappaquigley Athletic 2-1 Team Lightning Pitch 2
8pm Barely Athletic 1-2 Polonia Limerick FC Pitch 1
8pm Team Polonia Limerick 1-0 Tacklescardia FC Pitch 2
GEMS FC
Cappaquigley
Cameron Crowe equaliser for Barely Athletic
Cappaquigly v Team Lightning
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