Club Achievements
2001 - London
IGLFA semi final, 4th place
In 2001 the club reached the semi final of the IGLFA World Championship in London but found life in the domestic league in Manchester tough going. After 6 years competing in Division 1 of the Manchester Accountants league, VMFC finally gained promotion to the Premier Division in 2004.
Most recently, in July 2004, Village Manchester competed in Munich at the 2004 Euro Games against the best 15 gay football teams from around Europe. The club did itself proud. Village Manchester FC were one of only two teams to remain undefeated in open play throughout the whole competition we were only beaten on penalties in the quarter finals by the current World Champions.
2004/5 has seen the club stretch the boundaries even further after a short period adapting to life in the league's Premier Division, VMFC finished in a respectable 6th position where historically teams promoted from the previous year usually return by being relegated.
2005 - Copenhagen
Finalists & Runners Up to Paris
In August 2005 the club travelled to Copenhagen to compete in the IGLFA (International Gay & Lesbian Football Association) World Championships and surpassed all previous achievements by remaining unbeaten in open play, reaching the final and just missing out on becoming World Champions in a close match which ended 1-1 after extra time, eventually losing the penalty shoot out against Paris.