District Cup Competitions
Welcome to the home of the Leeds & District FA Cup competitions.
Here you will find all the information you need for this season’s Leeds & District FA district cup competitions; from fixtures and results to guidance and who to contact.
District Cup Competitions
The Leeds & District FA run two senior cup competitions for teams affiliated with Saturday open-age football leagues, two senior cup competitions for teams affiliated with Sunday open-age football leagues, and eight junior cup competitions for teams (Under 11- Under 18) affiliated to Sunday junior leagues.
Entry into the cup competition is by application from the club secretary, each season, from teams within the jurisdiction of the Leeds & District Football Association and is subject to permission from the respective league in which the team play its normal fixture, as per SCOR1(g).
Applications from teams from outside the Leeds & District Football Association may only be accepted where there is no suitable competition in the team’s parent District Football Association.
OPEN AGE CUP COMPETITIONS
Saturday Senior Challenge Cup
Saturday District Cup
Sunday Senior Challenge Cup
Sunday District Cup
JUNIOR CUP COMPETITIONS (SUNDAY TEAMS ONLY)
U18 Sunday Junior Cup
U17 District Cup
U16 Minor Cup
U15 Black Prince Trophy
U13 Millennium Trophy
U12 District Cup
U11 District Cup
Cup Applications 2025/26
The application window for the 2025/26 Leeds & District FA Cup competitions is now open.
If your club has changed name or secretary since last season, or you are a new club, please email cupentry@e-leedsfa.org with the full name of the club or change of club secretary details.
You will need the following information for the district cup application:
- Secretary Contact Details.
- Treasurer Contact Details
- For each team entered into a cup competition, the following information is required.
- Cup Competition
- Team Name
- Team Identifier (i.e. First, Reserves, Colts, Juniors, Reds, Whites, Blues, etc)
- League Name
- Team Contact First Name & Surname
- Team Contact Mobile Number
- Team Contact Email Address
A team can only be entered into a one-cup competition.
To initiate the process, we kindly ask that you submit up-to-date contact details for your Club Secretary and Club Treasurer using the following link:
https://e-leedsfa.org/district-cup-club-contact-information/
Once we receive your club contact details via the above form, we will send you a separate link with your user id and password to add the teams in your club into the 2025/26 District Cup competitions and then submit your cup application in our Club Portal system.
The closing date for cup applications is Monday 11th August 2025, and no applications will be accepted after this date.
The cup draw will take place shortly afterwards, with the first round of fixtures scheduled for :
- For Saturday Open Age teams – the third Saturday in September 2025 (subject to the number of competition entries), otherwise, the first round of fixtures will be the third Saturday in October 2025.
- For Sunday Open Age teams – the third Sunday in September 2025 (subject to the number of competition entries), otherwise, the first round of fixtures will be the third Sunday in October 2025.
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For Sunday Junior teams – the third Sunday in September 2025 (subject to the number of competition entries), otherwise, the first round of fixtures will be the third Sunday in October 2025.
Saturday & Sunday Open Age Cup Competitions £ 25 per team.
Sunday Junior Cup Competitions: £ 15 per team.
Cup Application Timelines
1st July 2025
The district cup application window opens.
11th August 2025
Deadline to receive a submitted online cup application form and payment.
14th August 2025
Cup draw.
Late August 2025
Fixtures are released on the Leeds & District FA Full Time website and emailed to team contacts as defined in the FA Club Portal.
FA Full Time : Fixtures & Cup Draw
The Leeds & District Cup fixtures and results can be viewed on our FA Full Time website using the links below. Your league may also publish the Leeds & District FA cup fixtures on their website to indicate you have an external cup fixture. Always refer to the Leeds & District FA Full-Time website as this will contain the most up-to-date details for arranging the fixture and will show details of the appointed referee (if one is appointed).
The draw for each round of the Leeds & District FA cup competitions is performed every month by the cup working group. Our cup competitions are not drawn all the way through to the final and therefore it is not possible to predict who your opponents could be in the next round by viewing the FA Full-Time cup draw page.
Your team’s position in the cup draw is relative to the current round and will change after each cup draw is entered in our FA Full Time system.
Junior Fixtures & Results
District Cup Fixture Dates 2025/26
1st Round Fixtures
Due to the number of team entries in the following cup competitions, the first-round fixtures will be scheduled for the October district cup dates as shown below:
Saturday Senior Challenge Cup (open age)
Sunday Senior Challenge Cup (open age)
U18 Sunday Junior Trophy.
For all of the other district cup competitions, the first-round fixtures will be scheduled for the September district cup dates as shown below
2025
Saturday open-age fixtures
September 20th 2025
October 18th 2025
November 15h 2025
December 20th 2025
2025
Sunday open-age & junior fixtures
September 21st 2025
October 19th 2025
November 16th 2025
December 21st 2025
2026
Saturday open-age fixtures
January 17th 2026
February 21st 2026
March 21st 2026
April 18th 2026
2026
Sunday open-age & junior fixtures
January 18th 2026
February 15th 2026
March 15th 2026
April 19th 2026
Non Fixture Requests
District cup fixtures are scheduled exclusively for the third Saturday and Sunday of each month. These dates have been agreed in advance with the leagues and are designated solely for district cup matches.
We are unable to accept any non-fixture date requests, as doing so would cause fixture backlogs and disrupt the smooth running of the competition.
All district cup matches must take place on the dates listed in the ‘District Cup Fixture Dates’ section of this website/handbook. Fixtures cannot be scheduled outside of these allocated dates, nor can they be postponed to the following month.
Please note that submitting a fixture request to your league does not apply to district cup fixtures. These are managed independently and must adhere strictly to the agreed cup schedule.
We appreciate your cooperation in helping to maintain a fair and efficient competition.
FA Full Time : Fixture Notifications
Starting three weeks before each fixture, you will receive a fixture notification/reminder email from the Leeds & District FA Full-Time system every Monday morning. This email will also include any updates to the fixture, such as changes to the kick-off time, venue, or referee (if one has been appointed).
The Full-Time notification will provide the names, email addresses, and mobile numbers of the primary contacts for both the home and away teams, as well as the contact details for the appointed referee (if applicable).
If any of your team’s contact information is incorrect or if you wish to change your primary team contact, please ensure the details are updated in the FA Club Portal for your team.
Arranging Fixtures
The default kick-off time for all Leeds & District FA cup fixtures is 14.00hrs for Saturday open age, 14.00hrs for Sunday junior fixtures and 11.00hrs for Sunday open age fixtures, unless otherwise stated on our FA Full Time System.
The home team manager/team admin must confirm the kick-off time, and venue of the fixture with the away team manager and referee (if one is appointed) no later than 7 days before the fixture.
For fixtures where a Leeds & District FA referee is appointed, the kick-off time must remain at 14.00hrs for Saturday open-age fixtures, 14.00hrs for Sunday junior fixtures and 11.00hrs for Sunday open-age fixtures. The referee is allocated for this kick-off time only.
For fixtures where a Leeds & District FA referee is NOT appointed, the kick-off time can be mutually agreed between the home and away team manager and should be based on the allocated pitch allocation time of the home team. The home team is responsible for organising a match official.
Any change in kick off time must be notified to Tina Tomkinson, Cup Secretary, cupsec@leedsfa.org who will update the fixture accordingly. Having the correct kick-off time on the fixture will ensure the SMS text is sent out just after the game has started.
If your appointed referee is unavailable, or you are unable to make contact with the referee or if you do not have a contact number for the referee, please email Roger Byrne, Referee Appointments Secretary, referees@e-leedsfa.org
Referee Appointments
The Leeds & District FA Referee Appointments Secretary will automatically appoint a referee for the Saturday and Sunday open-age cup fixtures.
For the junior cup fixtures, in the early rounds, we may only be able to appoint a referee for the U18, U17, U16 and U15 cup fixtures due to the number of fixtures vs available referees. Please check the Leeds & District FA Full Time system and the email fixture notifications to determine if a referee has been appointed.
The home team must confirm the venue of the fixture and kick-off time with the referee and the away team manager no later than 7 days before the date of the fixture.
Please email Roger Byrne, Referees Appointment Secretary, referees@e-leedsfa.org to inquire about referee availability.
Match Official Fees
The home team shall be responsible for the full payment of the Referee’s fee, but where Assistant Referees are appointed their fees shall be shared equally by both clubs. These monies shall be paid to the Match Officials before the game in their dressing room. A Club in default shall be fined £10.00.
Open Age fixtures
Referee fee £40
plus travelling expenses at 40p per mile, capped at £10 maximum.
Assistant referees fee £40
plus travelling expenses at 40p per mile, capped at £10 maximum.
U15 to U18 fixtures
Referee fee £36
Assistant referees fee £36
U13 to U14 fixtures
Referee fee £30
Assistant referees fee £30
U11 to U12 fixtures
Referee fee £25
Assistant referees fee £25
Team Contacts
From this season, our FA Full Time system will be integrated with the FA Whole Game System (WGS).
We will use the primary contact defined in the FA WGS to email fixture notifications and our system will send an SMS text to the primary contact mobile on the day of the fixture to record the result.
The primary team contact information is updated by the team administrator in the FA WGS, the information will flow through to the Leeds & District FA Full-time system automatically.
Match Report Forms
Our FA Full-Time system is now integrated with the FA Whole Game System (WGS) and the FA Matchday application. You will now be able to update the result of the fixture and enter your team sheet using the FA match day app or FA Full Time login.
On the day of the fixture complete and exchange your teamsheet as you do for your league fixtures. It is recommended to keep a copy of the opponent’s teamsheet should there be a dispute raised after the fixture.
The Match Report Form must be submitted within 2 days of the day of the fixture. Any club failing to submit a completed Match Report Form shall be liable to a fine of £10.00.
Reporting Results
On the day of your fixture, the Leeds & District FA Full Time system will send a text message to the primary team contact defined in the FA Whole Game System (WGS). If you do not receive a text message on the day of the fixture, please email cupsec@e-leedsfa.org with your result, include your team name and mention you did not receive the SMS text.
Your league may also include our fixtures on their website which will mean you will receive two or more texts. You must reply to all texts received on the day. If you are registered to receive result texts for more than one team you may also receive multiple texts on the day of the fixture. It is therefore important to add the Leeds & District FA team code after the score when replying to the text to ensure your result is successfully processed by the FA Full Time system.
The text must be submitted in one of the formats shown below ensuring that it is the HOME team score that is put first.
The following are examples of the text you will receive and how results should be sent in :
FA Full-Time Results: 100 v 115, Sat 15 Aug 14:00. Reply with H-A score and PENS if required:
To report a 2-1 win to the home side after full time you would simply reply with the score followed by your Leeds & District FA team code.
For example if your Leeds & District FA team code is 1oo and the full time result was 2-1 to the home side, you would rely with 2-1 100
To report a 1-1 draw at full time and 5-3 win on penalties to the home side you would simply reply with 1-1 5-3 PENS 100
IMPORTANT NOTE – You must leave no gap between the scores and the hyphen. Do not add any further text when submitting the result of the match as the text will not be processed successfully.
The Leeds & District FA Team Code will be emailed before each round of fixtures to the registered team administrator.
Both home and away teams must submit the result within 3 hours of the conclusion of the match by replying to the text from the Leeds & District FA Full Time system, which will be sent to the primary contact as defined in the FA Whole Game System (WGS)
Who To Contact
Chris Bell
For matters relating to player eligibility, disputes and complaints.
Roy Kearsley
For matters relating to cup entry payment information, fines or other financial transactions.
Tina Tomkinson
For matters relating to all district cup fixtures, cup draws or general information.
Roger Byrne
For matters relating to referee appointments, referee contact information and referee availability.
District Cup Rules
Click on the handbook image below to view the District Cup rule for the Open Age and Junior competitions.
Open Age Cup Rules
Junior Cup Rules