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ESFA announce venue for National Finals 2023

The ESFA is delighted to announce a return to Stoke City FC for a huge 25 National Finals across Representative, Schools’ Cup and Super League competitions

The ESFA will be hosting an array of National Finals at Stoke City FC, crowning 25 National Champions across Representative, Schools’ Cup and Super League Competitions from U11-U18 age groups. The Events will take place between Sunday 30th April and Saturday 13th May with 4 finals per day at:

  • 11.30am
  • 13.30 pm
  • 15.30pm
  • 17.30pm

Darren Alcock, Director of Operations at the English Schools’ FA said, “We are delighted to be able to host our Under 16-Under 18 Inter-Schools’ Cup, ESFA U18 Super League, and our Inter-Association Finals at such a prestigious venue.  The facilities at Stoke City’s stadium are first class and will help us to offer the participating players the very best experience and reward the teams for their efforts in reaching the national finals. 

We would like to place on record our thanks to Stoke City FC for their kind and generous hospitality in allowing us to use their stadium and facilities.  We are very much looking forward to hosting all the players, staff, officials and communities of the schools and Associations involved.  It promises to be a fantastic couple of weeks, showcasing the very best of schools’ football

Plenty more news will be forthcoming on this huge set of National Finals, including the full fixture list, details on how you can attend, or watch online – but for now, 30th April- 13th May are the dates for the diary.

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ESFA Announce First 22 National Finals for 2022

The ESFA is delighted to announce that a huge 22 National Schools’ Cup Finals will be held at Stoke City FC in May

After a long awaited return to stadium events and a full programme of National Schools’ Cup Finals, the ESFA is delighted to announce 22 National Finals will take place at Stoke City FC in May.

The stadium will host six days of National Final matches, crowning 22 National Champions across an array of representative, school and Super League competitions from U11 – U18 age groups. The events will take place on:

  • Sunday 8th May
  • Monday 9th May
  • Tuesday 10th May
  • Thursday 12th May
  • Friday 13th May
  • Saturday 14th May

The ESFA will release the full fixture list on Wednesday 6th April, but you can find below the full list of National Finals and participants that are confirmed to be part of the event.

Darren Alcock, Director of Operations at the English Schools’ FA said, “we are delighted to be able to host our Under 16, Under 18 Inter-Schools’ Cup and our Champions Cup Finals at such a prestigious venue.  The facilities at Stoke City’s stadium are first class and will help us to offer the participating players the very best experience and reward the teams for their efforts in reaching the national finals. 

We would like to place on record our thanks to Stoke City FC for their kind and generous hospitality in allowing us to use their stadium and facilities.  We are very much looking forward to hosting all the players, staff, officials and communities of the schools and associations involved.  It promises to be a fantastic week in showcasing the very best of schools’ football

Look out for the full fixture details across the ESFA’s social channels and website next Wednesday and more details on how you can attend this year’s National Finals at Stoke City, or watch online, will be available soon.

Details for this season’s PlayStation F.C. Schools’ Cup Finals will also be released in the coming days.


Stoke City FC National Final Competitions 2022

ESFA U16 Schools’ Cup National Finals:

ESFA U16 Schools’ Cup
Brooke House v Hurstmere School

ESFA U16 Schools’ Cup for Girls
St Peter’s CHS v Shenfield High School

ESFA U16 Elite Schools’ Cup
Cardinal Heenan v Forest School

ESFA U16 B Team Schools’ Cup
Thomas Telford v Hampton School

ESFA U16 Small Schools’ Cup
Brooke House College v Gordon’s School

ESFA U18 Schools’ Cup National Finals

ESFA U18 Schools’ Cup for Boys
Thomas Telford School v Bede’s Senior School

ESFA U18 Schools’ Cup for Girls
Blenheim High School v Rossall School

ESFA U18 Schools’ Cup for B Teams
Brooke House College v Sandringham School

ESFA U18 Super League National Finals

ESFA U18 Women’s Super League
Park View School v AFC Sudbury

ESFA U18 Super League for Boys
Barking Abbey School or London Nautical School v Brooke House College

ESFA Champions’ Cup National Finals

U11 9v9 District Cup for Boys
Croydon v Liverpool

U11 9v9 District Cup for Girls
Liverpool v Orpington & District

U12 9v9 District Cup for Boys
West Kent v Wirral

U12 9v9 District Cup for Girls
Liverpool v West Kent

U13 District Cup for Boys
Aldershot & Farnborough v Sefton

U14 District Cup for Boys
Aldershot & Farnborough v Barnsley

U14 District Cup for Girls
Knowsley St Helens v Swansea

U14 County Cup for Boys
Kent v Sussex

U14 County Cup for Girls
Kent v Oxfordshire

U15 District Cup for Boys
Wirral v Mid Sussex

U16 County Cup for Boys
Hampshire v Lancashire

U16 County Cup for Girls
Lancashire v Kent