Post-primary
Post-primary cups
Knockout football for Years 8 to 14. Boys and girls, senior and junior, played midweek at school grounds with finals at senior football grounds.
What your school can enter
Pick a competition to see its latest draw and results.
Boys
- Danske Bank U18 Schools' CupDraw & results
- Danske Bank U16 Schools' CupDraw & results
- U15 Small Schools' CupDraw & results
- U14 Schools' CupDraw & results
- U13 Small Schools' CupDraw & results
- U13 Invitational CupDraw & results
- U12 Schools' CupDraw & results
- U18 PlateDraw & results
- U16 PlateDraw & results
- U14 PlateDraw & results
- U12 PlateDraw & results
Season
How the season runs
- Entries open in June and close on the 11th of September.
- The draw is published online and sent to every entered school by email.
- All NISFA competitions have an upper and lower age limit.
- Ties are played by a closing date. Results are reported on the day of the match.
- Semi-finals are played at neutral venues with neutral referees. Finals are played in March and April.
Entering a team
Step one
Affiliate the school
Affiliate with NISFA by the 11th of September 2026.
https://forms.gle/zCAmKecpaitGoPnG6
Step two
Name a staff contact
We need one teacher per category for the draw, fixtures and result reporting.
Step three
Enter your age groups
Tick the competitions you want. Enter more than one team only where the rules allow it.
Step four
Register your squad
Squad lists are submitted before your first tie and can be updated between rounds.
Schools cover their own travel and referee fees.