First Season of Intercontinental League

The first full season of the Intercontinental League commences this Sunday 3rd, September. It follows a half season of the Brian Kerr Interconintental League which began in January 2006 lasting till May 2006. The Winners of this league were the Polish Eagles. The league is still without a sponsor and continues to carry Patron Brian Kerr as the holding name- Brian Kerr Interconinental League.With considerable Polish representation there is plenty of excitement about how each of the five Polish teams will perform. Other derby games to look forward to include United team from Nigeria who will play to take points off Nigeria Plus, while Romania and Slovakia will no doubt be keen to impress that Poland aren’t the only east Europeans on the field.The matches will be played at either St Anne’s Park, Raheny or Walkinstown Park, Dublin 12. All questions can be directed towards League Director Gil Berkowich at berkowichg@zomax.ieSee below for list of teams and for fixtures for the first week’s games on 3rd September.The Red Card will be giving full comprehensive coverage on the league’s progress. We welcome reports from players, supporters and managers of teams and comment on performance and of course suggestions as to good stories marking the progress of this unique interesting competition.1. Algeria2. Angola3. Brazil4. Congo5. Hong Kong6. Ireland7. Italy8. Libya9. Nigeria Plus10. Nigeria United11. Poland12. Poland Naas13. Polish Eagles14. Polonia15. Polska16. Romania17. Slovakia18. Somalia19. South AfricaLibya V AngolaAlgeria V Hong KongNigeria Plus V Nigeria UnitedSomalia V Poland NaasItaly V South AfricaPolish Eagles V BrazilRomania V PolskaSlovakia V CongoIreland V Free (no match)Polonia V Poland