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As a result, the number of
teams was reduced to as
little as four and the
tournament ceased its
operation.
However, in 2005 the Iere
tournament was reintroduced
by Aldwyn McGill and
Caribbean Stars.
Their first move was to
change the tournament date
back to the local Victoria Day
(Holiday) weekend.
The switch had a great
impact on the turnout in the
two years but it was the
minimum requirement of
teams that became a
problem and Stars gesture to
keep the tradition ended in
2007.
Caribbean Stars-North
Scarborough team won the
Tournament in 2005 and
Vincy United won in 2006.
Teams participating in 2005
were Young Lions, Ebony
Juniors, Everton FC and
Scarborough Caribbean.
LAMPORT STADIUM
(L-R) : M. Nickie, C. Hamblett, A. Loney, A. McGill, I. Ottley
Trinidad and Tobago
Defense Force and West
Indies dominated the tourna-
ment in the 70s before things
changed due to the interest
and commitment of the
teams from the United
States. To compensate, the
tournament committee
decided to change the
customary Victoria Holiday
weekend date in May to the
following weekend to
coincide with Memorial Day
long weekend to help
accommodate the US teams.
The date change worked
well for a few years but
eventually the US teams
began having problems in
attending the tournament
and the interest of the local
teams diminished as well.
Iere tournament committee
got a rude when the number
of structured teams were few
and the amount of teams
promising to take an active
part was just an illusion.
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