The English Schools’ Football Association have opened entries for their National Schools’ Cup Competitions for the 2023/24 season!
The ESFA’s ever-growing portfolio of competitions attract over 16,000 teams to enter each season and cover all age groups from U11-U18. National Competitions are at the very heart of what the ESFA has to offer, in creating thousands of opportunities for children to play schools’ football at a National level.
Just under 10,000 fixtures were played across last season’s Schools’ Cup competitions with the tournaments running from September until May, making it the biggest Schools’ Cup season ever. Each season culminates with a period of National Finals, in which finalists travel to various prestigious football stadia across England to compete to be crowned champions of England in their respective competitions.
The ESFA prides itself in being able to showcase the abilities of the top players and teams, but also offers a variety of categories of competition that will be appropriate for differing levels of ability.
For season 2022/23 the ESFA introduced six new girls’ competitions to expand their portfolio of girls’ schools’ football competitions. These additional six competitions added a further 485 entries to the season total, equating to approximately 7,200 more girls taking part across England. The ESFA is delighted to announce that 4 of these new competitions have been added to the ESFA’s standard portfolio of competitions for the 23/24 season.
Go to https://www.esfa.co.uk/schools to login and register your teams and check the competitions available for each age group. If you require your schools’ login details or have any queries in regards to competitions, please contact competitions@schoolsfa.com.
The ESFA run-down of this season’s National Champions across the U16 & U18 School & Rep Cup competitions
Stoke City FC set the stage for 25 ESFA National Finals from the Sunday 30th April- Saturday 13th May 2023, with hundreds of players, supporters and their families heading to the stadium to witness some outstanding footballing performances – as 50 teams took centre stage in a bid to become National Champions of their respective competitions in 2023.
All of the National Finals were streamed live via the ESFA’s YouTube Channel, ESFA TV and the fixtures have, so far, received over 85,000 views – providing a lasting memory for those teams that took part. Take a look below for a rundown of the results in each of the competitions –
Sunday 30th April
U18 Boys’ County Cup StaffordshireCSFA 6-4 Sussex CSFA View the match highlights here
U15 Girls’ District Cup Knowlsey St Helens SFA 3-0 Wirral SFA View the match highlights here
U15 Boys’ District Cup Wirral SFA 2-1 Chester-Le-Street, Washington & Derwentside SFA View the match highlights here
U13 Girls’ District Cup West Kent SFA 1-1 Liverpool SFA West Kent 5-3 Liverpool (Penalties) View the match highlights here
Monday 1st May
U12 Girls’ 9v9 District Cup Liverpool SFA 8-1 Swansea SFA View the match highlights here
U12 Boys’ 9v9 District Cup Bournemouth SFA 1-4 Liverpool SFA View the match highlights here
U11 Boys’ 9v9 District Cup Orpington & Bromley SFA 1-4 Liverpool SFA View the match highlights here
U11 Girls’ 9v9 District Cup Bootle SFA 1-1 Brighton SFA Bootle SFA 1-2 Brighton SFA (Penalties) View the match highlights here
Tuesday 2nd May
U13 Boys’ District Cup Brighton SFA 6-1 Leeds SFA View the match highlights here
U14 Girls’ District Cup East Riding SFA 0-3 Sefton SFA View the match highlights here
U14 Boys’ District Cup North Kent SFA 2-1 Sefton SFA View the match highlights here
Thursday 4th May
Boys’ U16 Small Schools ´ Cup Brooke House College 5-0 Buckswood School View the match highlights here
Boys’ U18 Schools ´ Cup Shrewsbury School 1-3 Hampton School View the match highlights here
Boys’ U18 Schools ´ Cup for B Teams Cardinal Newman Catholic School 3-3 Thomas Telford School Cardinal Newman Catholic School 2-3 Thomas Telford School (Penalties) View the match highlights here
Boys’ U16 Schools ´ Cup for ´B ´ Teams Thomas Telford School 0-2 Glyn School View the match highlights here
Friday 5th May
Boys’ U16 Schools’ Cup Weydon School 2-2 Samuel Whitbread Academy Weydon School 5-3 Samuel Whitbread Academy (Penalties) View the match highlights here
Girls’ U18 Schools’ Cup Trinity Catholic College 4-0 Surbiton High School View the match highlights here
Boys’ U16 Elite Schools ´ Cup The Forest School 3-2 The English Martyrs School View the match highlights here
Girls’ U16 Schools’ Cup Comberton Village College 2-2 Kingsdale Foundation School Comberton Village College 4-3 Kingsdale Foundation School (penalties) View the match highlights here
Wednesday 10th May
U18 Women’s Super League Sandwell College 0-3 St Joseph’s College View the match highlights here
U18 Men’s Super League Harris City Academy Crystal Palace 1-2 Bishop Burton College View the match highlights here
Saturday 10th May
U14 Boys’ County Cup Northumberland CSFA 1-0 Surrey CSFA View the match highlights here
U16 Girls’ County Cup Lancashire CSFA 2-2 Kent CSFA Lancashire CSFA 6-5 Kent CSFA (Penalties) View the match highlights here
U14 Girls’ County Cup Gloucestershire CSFA 1-3 Lancashire CSFA View the match highlights here
U16 Boys’ County Cup Sussex CSFA 0-2 Merseyside CSFA View the match highlights here
The English Schools’ FA would like to thank all teachers, team managers, pupils and family members for their ongoing support of the Association and its National Cup competitions. Special thanks also to Stoke City FC for their continued support and use of their fantastic facilities.
Congratulations to all of this season’s finalists!
All photos are credited to official ESFA photographer, 353 Photo. Pictures are available to purchase online via their website.
