THE Austin Stacks Invitational U14 Football Tournament 2026, sponsored by Lee Strand, will take place at the club grounds on this coming Saturday.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first Lee Strand Tournament played back in 1986. The tournament is an important feature of the year for the club and was interrupted only in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid 19 Pandemic.
The first tournament was won by Austin Stacks, captained by Armin Heinrich, father of current Stacks and Kerry senior of the same name.
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Twelve teams will take part in the competition. They are…
Group A: Austin Stacks, An Ghaeltacht and Salthill/Knocknacarra Sky Blue
Group B: Kerins O’ Rahillys, Churchill and St Finbarrs
Group C: Na Gaeil, Na Piarsaigh and Salthill/Knocknacarra Navy
Group D: John Mitchels, Listowel Emmets and Oranmore/Maree
Austin Stacks U14 players with John Breen, Mike Casey, CEO of Lee Strand Gearóid Linnane (Sponsors) Colm Mangan and Catherine Ryan at the launch of the Lee Strand Austin Stacks Invitational U14 Football Tournament which takes place this Saturday. Photo by Dermot CreanThe action begins at 10.30am with Austin Stacks (Cup Winners 2025) v An Ghaeltacht (Shield Winners 2025) on the main pitch and Kerins O’ Rahillys v Churchill on the Nuns’ Field.
Following the group matches, the teams proceed to the semi-finals of the Cup, Shield and Plate Competitions.
The finals of the Billy Breen Shield and Abie Allen Plate are timed for 4.30pm to be followed by the Denis O’Connor / Lee Strand Cup Final at 5.30pm.
