Schools Cup entries open

The Northern Ireland Schools Football Association has opened entries for the Schools cup.

1.       NISFA is again holding District Cup competitions at Years 8, 9 and 10.  They will be played (along with the Primary Schools Year 7 competition) on 5 APRIL 2017

2.       The age limits for the following school competitions are:-

Northern Ireland Under 12 Cup          OVER 11 AND UNDER 12 on 1st July 2016 (Year 8)

Northern Ireland Under 14 Cup          OVER 12 AND UNDER 14 on 1st July 2016 (Years 9 and 10)

Northern Ireland Under 16 Cup          OVER 14 AND UNDER 16 on 1st July 2016 (Years 11 and 12)

Northern Ireland Under 18 Cup          OVER 16 AND UNDER 18 on 1st July 2016 (Years 13 and 14)

In these competitions 16 schools will be seeded (based on past results) and will not enter the cups until the third round.  The other schools will play down to 16 over the first two rounds. Schools eliminated in the First or Second Round of a Cup competition will be entitled to apply to enter the equivalent Plate competition.  The winners and runners up in the Northern Ireland Under 14 Cup will represent Northern Ireland in the Inter Nations Schools Championship in Wales, in May 2017.

Please make your smaller secondary schools aware of the NISFA Small Secondary Schools (Enrolment under 40 boys in Year 9 and Year 11) Competitions.  Entry Forms for the NISFA U13 and U15 Small Secondary Schools Cups will be sent out in October.

          The closing date for entries for these competitions is NOON FRIDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2016.

   For more information please contact  Edwin Ferris (EMAIL This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Ross Redman (EMAIL This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)