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Iere Sports Club set the
standard for social events in
the Caribbean community. I
joined the club in ‘74 and
there were two prestigious
events featured in Toronto
at the time; Iere tournament,
and Caribana festival.
Iere Soccer tournament
signalled the beginning of
the season for soccer enthusiast and the start
of Summer for others in spite of the
unpredictability of the weather. The tourna-
ment was where old friends who have not
seen each other over the winter, or over the
years, got the opportunity to and socialize.
The tournament originated in 1976 after
members of the Iere club participated and
experienced the fun associated with traveling
to Brooklyn for the BWIA (Bewee) Sunjets
soccer tournament at Boys High Athletic Field.
After the Sunjets’ experience they felt hosting
a similar tournament would have worked well
in Toronto and a short time later the Iere
soccer tournament was established to
become arguably the best organized
Caribbean soccer tournament in Canada.
Back then it was virtually impossible for local
teams to get into the tournament. There were
team from Trinidad, New York and Montreal.
The Toronto teams which participated in the
early tournament were West Indies United,
Iere, Unity, and Caribbean United. They were
considered the established clubs and back
then, it was not comprised with quantity but
the prestigious clubs.
BROCTON STADIUM
Back (L-R):- Kelvin Arthur, Lennox Austin, Wilbur Wright, Vivian Manswell
Carl Archer, Ronald Austin Middle:- Miles Sosa, Glenford Eversly, Aldwyn
McGill, Alburn Scott, John Perryman, Ken Wilson - Front:- Dennis Howard,
Tony Devonish, Grantley Perryman, Anthony Loney, Monty Devonish
By Aldwyn McGill