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
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
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
2024
Saturday open-age fixtures
September 21st 2024
October 19th 2024
November 16th 2024
December 21st 2024
2024
Sunday open-age & junior fixtures
September 15th 2024
October 20th 2024
November 17th 2024
December 15th 2024
2025
Saturday open-age fixtures
January 18th 2025
February 15th 2025
March 15th 2025
April 19th 2025
2025
Sunday open-age & junior fixtures
January 19th 2025
February 16th 2025
March 16th 2025
April 20th 2025
Non Fixture Requests
Our district cup fixtures are scheduled for the third Saturday and Sunday of each month only. We are unable to accept non fixture requests as this will eventually lead to backlogs within the cup competition.
The district cup fixtures must take place on the dates shown in the ‘District Cup Fixture Dates’ section of this page. These dates have been allocated for our district cup fixtures and have been agreed with the leagues.
We cannot schedule fixtures outside of these dates nor postpone a fixture until the following month
FA Full Time : Fixture Notifications
Every Monday morning, starting three weeks before the fixture, you will receive an email fixture notification/ reminder from the Leeds & District FA Full Time system. You will also be notified of amendments to the fixtures, i.e.: kick off time or venue change or change of referee (if one is appointed.
The FA Full Time email notification will contain the home and away teams contact name, email address and mobile number of the primary team contact plus the contact details for the appointed referee (if one is appointed) .
If your information is incorrect or you wish to change the primary team contact, please update your contact details in the FA whole game system (WGS) 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 £36
plus travelling expenses at 40p per mile, capped at £10 maximum.
Assistant referees fee £36
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