Events
Our season runs from October to April each year. We host a variety of different events starting with the main league itself played over 6 tournaments around the country. The league has been running since 1980.To participate in any of these events players must be registered as partially sighted /visually impaired with social service. More information about how to do this is available from the league admin section of this site.
We also host two annual ‘open’ cup tournaments as well as friendly 7, 9 and 11-a-side events.
To promote VI football to people of all ages we are also involved in development ‘have a go’ activities designed to encourage VI people and their families to do just that.
Below are details of the events taking place in the 2007/2008 season. Please do contact us for any further information. Closing dates for entries to each event are also shown together with any entry requirements.
DATE |
EVENT |
LOCATION |
CLOSING DATE/ENTRY REQUIREMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
13TH October 2007 |
BBS VI Football League Football Tournament (Cup) |
Platt Lane Manchester |
7th October 2007 – open to all registered VI players over the age of 16 |
10th November 2007 |
BBS VI League Tournament 1 |
Leyton Orient ‘SCORE’ Centre London E10 5JY |
1st October 2007 – open to all VI clubs registered to play in the league – VI registered players 16+ |
15th December 2007 |
BBS VI League Tournament 2 |
Platt Lane Manchester |
1st October 2007 – open to all VI clubs registered to play in the league – VI registered players 16+ |
16th December 2007 |
Friendly 11-a-side event |
Platt Lane Manchester |
Entries as soon as possible – event open to any visually impaired footballer – registration not required for ‘new comers’ |
12th January 2008 |
BBS VI League Tournament 3 |
Telford Dome |
1st October 2007 – open to all VI clubs registered to play in the league – VI registered players 16+ |
9th February 2008 |
BBS VI League Tournament 4 |
Loughborough University LE11 3TU |
1st October 2007 – open to all VI clubs registered to play in the league – VI registered players 16+ |
8th March 2008 |
BBS VI League Tournament 5 |
Temple Parks Sports Centre, South Shields |
1st October 2007 – open to all VI clubs registered to play in the league – VI registered players 16+ |
5th April 2008 |
BBS Football Open Tournament (Cup) |
Leyton Orient ‘SCORE’ Centre London E10 5JY |
1st March 2008 - open to all VI players over the age of 16 |
26th April 2008 |
BBS VI League Tournament 6 |
Telford Dome |
1st October 2007 – open to all VI clubs registered to play in the league – VI registered players 16+ |
26th April 2008 |
BBS VI League Presentation Dinner |
Telford – Venue TBC |
Open to all participants and supporters of the BBS VI Football League |
27th April 2008 |
Friendly 9-a-side event |
Telford |
Entries as soon as possible – event open to any visually impaired footballer – registration not required for ‘new comers’ |
Other events
There are also a number of events not hosted by the VI Football League but of particular interest to the VI football community. These include:
| Date | Event |
Organised By |
|---|---|---|
21-23 September 2007 |
England P/S Game/Training Lilleshall |
The Football Association |
2-3 November 2007 |
England Training Game Telford |
The Football Association |
10th November 2007 |
National Schools/Junior 5-a-side tournament Aston Villa |
British Blind Sport |
26-28 November 2007 |
England P/S Training |
The Football Association |
29th Nov – 9th Dec 2007 |
Partially Sighted European Championships Turkey |
The Football Association/IBSA |
10th May 2008 |
Dublin Games Dublin |
British Blind Sports |
If you are organising an event for visually impaired people and would like us to publicise it here please contact us to let us know.