Jim Cremin Over 35s Memorial Tournament

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This Saturday Nemo Rangers will welcome teamsl to our fourth annual Jim Cremin Over 35s football tournament. It is fantastic to have so many teams returning to support this event again this year along with the arrival of a good few new teams from near and far.

This event was established to mark the passing of one of the Nemo greats — Jim Cremin. Jim was in many ways the heartbeat of the club. He was involved in numerous teams over many years from underage to Junior B football to Junior hurling and senior football. However, Jim was much more than a coach — he was a mentor, inspiration, problem solver, sports psychologist (ever before they were popular), masseur, legal counsel and confidante.

Jim didn’t care who you were or what colours you wore, if you needed help he was there for you. Much of the work he did and support he provided to students in his role as a teacher in Coláiste Chríost Rí and in Nemo was unseen — he never looked for credit, he just got on with it in a quiet and understated way.

We all miss Jim terribly and his loss is deeply felt throughout the club. The tournament is a small way to remember him and show what Jim meant to us.
Over 35s Tournament Committee
Eoin Weldon, Ciarán O’Shea, Rory Duggan and Dylan Mehigan
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Rules and regulations
Players turning 35 in 2025 and older are eligible.
13-a-side
Rolling subs
Black card – 5-minute sin bin
Red card – suspension to be determined by the referee
Keepers can take kick-outs from their hands
45s permitted from hands
Standard rules apply otherwise including 2-pointers and 3-up/4-back

3 groups – 1 with 5 teams, and 2 with 4 teams
Games for the 4-team groups (Groups B and C) will be 24 mins (12 mins per half),
and games for the 5-team group (Group A) will be 18 mins (9 mins per half)
All teams will play 72 mins of football during the group stages
The semi-finals and final will be 20 mins (10 mins per half)

Top 2 teams from Group A will proceed into the semi-finals along with the top team
from Groups B and C.
Where teams are level on points the following will determine who progresses:

  • Best points difference

  • Most scored

  • Most goals scored

  • Whichever team actually wants to keep playing!

  • Final resulting in a draw will proceed to penalties:

    • Best of 5 penalties

    • Sudden death if tied after 5 penalties

    • No repeat takers until penalty 14