Oxford Phoenix FC

We’re excited to announce our third annual ‘Displaced Derby’ between Oxford Phoenix and Leys Lions.

🕰️ 6pm KO
📆 Saturday 13 June
📍 Greyfriars Catholic School, Cricket Road, OX4 3DR

It will follow the Sanctuary Fair which is just 10 mins walk away at Florence Park Community Centre, Cornwallis Rd, OX4 3NH.

We will be at the Sactuary Fair from midday so please come and chat to us then if you would like to collaborate on a project or if you would like find out more about wha we do.

Following the Sanctuary Fair, please come and enjoy the match as we celebrate the beginning of .

A brilliant day in store for everyone involved!

Some more photos from our Awards Night 2025/26.

Thank you all who were in attendance, and a special thank you to Chair of the Dave Tutton for coming down and sharing his thoughts on the talent in this team.

Incredible 📸-work from as always!

See you next season!

Awards Winners from Awards Night!

💫 Dawit Abe. At just 17, we see so much potential in him. A brilliant goal in the Cup Final rounded off a brilliant first season in men’s football.

▶️ Rohullah Yaghobi. An ever present in 2025/26, and the only player to play every single match this season. Only one yellow card for the and it was harsh!

⬆️ Pedrito Vaz Soares. Talent, potential, and coachability are off the charts and we can’t wait to see how he continues to develop!

🧷 Darian Hassani. The biggest joker at the club and a fairly clear winner when the players voted. Always laughing, always winding people up, always Darian. Never change habibi!

🧡 Ali sums up what Oxford Phoenix stands for. He shows heart and courage every time he trains and every time he plays.

🧤Darian Hassani for his brilliant double penalty save vs Oxford Irish in the Quarter Final of the Cup.

⚽️ Anas Balla. 19 goals in 20 games to win the Golden Boot, including four in the Semi Final of the Cup. An incredible return in his first season of men’s football at just 17 years old.

🫂 Jamal Fadul. Despite playing in a number of positions this season, Jamal always works hard for the team and that is shown by his return of 12 assists.

👨🏽‍✈️Jabir Abdalla. A brilliant captain this season, and after 5 years at the club, he is someone who commands a lot of respect in the changing room. A fantastic player and an even better person.

👨🏻‍🏫 Simon Roberts is an incredibly experienced coach and we are very lucky to have him. He has revolutionised the club with his brilliant sessions and has helped the boys understand their roles allowing us to improve week on week.

🔝Anas Balla. A joy to play with and coach, Anas has been brilliant this season playing in a number of roles. His attitude is fantastic and he has really grown into a leader on the pitch despite his age.

🐦‍🔥Joshua Warburton. Joshua has done so much for the club both on and off the pitch. This award is for someone who has gone above and beyond for Oxford Phoenix.

☄️ Samson Berisa. See final slide! A simply incredible first league goal for us from such a talented young man!

Well done to all our award winners!

RESULT.

We end the season with an away defeat to the league champions.

We can take many positives from the performance as we created some brilliant chances in the first half, and perhaps on another day, we would’ve been leading at half time.

Unfortunately that wasn’t the case as showed why they are where they are with some clinical finishing when opportunities presented themselves.

was a rock at the back, and we have seen so much improvement in his game over the past few months. He was at the heart of everything good for Phoenix and we look forward to continue seeing him develop.

Another highlight for Phoenix was Alpha Breezy Kamara’s third goal for the club in his second game as he latched onto a long ball before finishing expertly past the onrushing keeper.

⚽️ Alpha Breezy Kamara

Player of the match 🏅

Well done for a brilliant season, good luck next season! 💪

Huge thank you to everyone who has supported us this season. With a bit more experience gained, we look forward to pushing on next season 🧡

If you would like to support Oxford Phoenix financially, or you would like to speak about sponsorship opportunities, please contact us at [email protected].

FromTheAshesWeRise

Next up!

We travel to Didcot to take on already-crowned Division 4 Champions in our final match of the 2025/26 season.

A great opportunity to test ourselves against the league winners.

RESULT.

Oxford Phoenix lose out in the Ivor Gubbins Cup Final in heartbreaking fashion as we concede a scrappy last minute goal with seconds remaining.

Phoenix can be very proud of their performance, but we just lacked experience to see the game out with extra time looming and fresher legs available.

Phoenix started slowly but were defensively resolute in the opening 30 minutes, but went behind after Chesterton scored from a free kick.

This galvanised our young Phoenix side as they started to create chances, with and Joshua Warburton going close before the break.

Half time gave Phoenix the opportunity to remind the players of how far we’ve come and what we had to do to win the game.

Then Phoenix took control with a flurry of chances with , , .sud, and all going close to equalising.

A free kick perfectly found the head of who expertly headed home from 10 yards, only for a very late linesman’s flag to disallow the goal.

Undeterred, Phoenix kept pushing. Another set piece, this time a corner, looped over the Chesterton keeper and was headed in on the line by to level the game at 1-1 with 20 minutes left.

Phoenix continued pushing and a good save denied from 25 yards.

Chesterton thought they’d on it as their winger squared it for their onrushing midfielder to tap home, but Phoenix went up the other end and made it 2-2. A brilliant ball from Joshua Warburton freed who rounded the keeper before finishing in the far corner.

It became a basketball game at this point with both teams trying desperately to win the game in 90 minutes. And unfortunately, it was Chesterton who won it after a ball into the box wasn’t cleared and bounced around the box before being smashed home.

We may not have won the cup, but at least we won the hearts 🧡

This is just the start for Phoenix. Most of our squad are between the ages of 16-20 years old. So our time will come again.

Thank you to everyone who came down to support 🧡 a crowd of over 200 is incredible at this level!

📸 Photos from the Ivor Gubbins Cup Final courtesy of the excellent 👏

CUP FINAL 🏆

We travel to for the Ivor Gubbins Cup Final vs Reserves.

📆 Saturday 2 May
🕠 5:30pm KO
📍 Kidlington FC, Yarnton Road, OX5 1AT

🎟️ Tickets are £4 for adults and £1 concessions.

Incredible to think in our very first league season, people will be paying to watch The Phoenix play! And in a final no less!

It’s been a brilliant journey in this competition for our young giantkillers, beating three higher division clubs to reach to reach the final.

And we are just one game away from making history and we can’t wait to be backed by a bumper crowd!

So please bring a friend and tell them to bring a friend 🧡

Food and refreshments will be available within the ground.

Parking will likely be tight, so please park safely on neighbouring streets if there isn’t enough space at the ground. We’d recommend getting there early to show your support as it means so much to the boys!

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Thank you to our sponsors , SJS Coaching, Turpin & Miller, Union Street, and for their continuous support 👏

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RESULT.

Phoenix get the three points on the road.

Phoenix started strongly and created a number of chances in the first half but were missing that clinical edge.

Defensively we were solid throughout the first 45, but we went into the break level at 0-0.

5 minutes into the second half, a ball from midfield found who laid the ball off for who rounded the keeper before finishing from 15 yards.

Phoenix continued to spurn a number of chances to extend the lead, but .mohebbi1660 had to be alert to stop Bicester Park from equalising with three really good saves.

danced through the Bicester defence before being brought down just inside the box. He dusted himself off, and coolly scored the resulting penalty for 2-0.

The Bicester Park keeper continued to make some good saves and denied from 25 yards as his effort looked destined for the top corner.

’s lung busting run from left back ended with a Bicester Park player fouling him as he broke into the area. The referee decided it was a free kick and not a penalty. But it wasn’t to matter as curled the ball around the wall and into the top corner from the set piece for 3-0.

Bicester Park pulled one back with one minute to go which was harsh on goalkeeper .mohebbi1660 who deserved a clean sheet.

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Player of the match 🏅- .mohebbi1660

We thank Bicester Park for the game, and look forward to seeing them next season.

Next up!

Oxford Phoenix travel to Bicester Park for our penultimate league game of the season.

Let’s go 💪