Primary
| PRIMARY SCHOOLS 5-A-SIDE COMPETITION |
Introduction:
The FAI Schools 5-a-Side competition is the biggest competition in primary schools soccer. The programme involves thousands of students each year. The competition has been running since the mid 1990's, the programme promises to be bigger and better this year.
Competitions begin in March and April with Provincial and National Finals in May. There is a competition in every county with the winners progressing to their respective Provincial Finals and then to the Nationals which will be held on Wednesday, 26 May 2010 in Tullamore.
There are 5 sections to cater for all school sizes, and while FAI Schools encourage boys and girls to play on the same team they do have separate competitions for girls' schools.
Local teachers and FAI Development Officers organise the competitions on a county by county basis.
Application forms can be distributed directly to schools. Please contact Diane on 086 0404952 for further information
Dublin Primary Section offers 11-a-side and 5-a-side competition for schools in the Dublin area. The season runs from early March to early June. There were over 100 schools participating in our competitions in 2009 and the numbers are growing every year. There are competitions for boys and girls.
There are cup and league competitions based on school size and geographic area. League competitions are organised to minimise travel. Cup competitions are an open draw. While 11-a-side competitions are confined to Dublin, 5-a-side winners continue to Leinster and National level.
Competition Format:
The competition will be run, where possible in a blitz format.
Numbers of teams per group should not exceed give (5)
2 points shall be awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a loss
In the event of 2 teams being tied on points, the following criteria shall be applied:
- Result of game between the 2 sides
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- If still tied, teams shall play a maximum of 5 minutes per half, "golden goal" rule to apply (i.e. first team to score wins). If at the end of extra time, teams are still tied a penalty shoot out will take place with three kicks per team to apply. If still tied, sudden death penalties to apply.
If more than 2 teams are tied then the competition shall be decided as follows:
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- If still tied, a round robin penalty shoot out shall take place. Three kicks each, with sudden death penalties to be used if still tied. At the end, the top 2 teams will take part in a further penalty shoot out to decide the winner.
In the event of bad weather, the competition may be played on a knockout basis. Competitions will be arranged on a group basis as decided by Branch Primary Section in conjunction with local organiser. Winners to qualify for Regional / Provincial Finals.
Age Rule:
Players must be born on or after 1 Jan 1997. Players must be registered on school roll on 30 September 2009.
Competition:
Small Schools "A" Cup: 0-25 boys on school roll in 4th, 5th, 6th class on 30 Sept 2009
Medium Schools "B" Cup: 26-80 boys on school roll in 4th, 5th, 6th class on 30 Sept 2009
Large Schools "C" Cup: 81+ boys on school roll in 4th, 5th, 6th class on 30 Sept 2009
Mixed teams of boys & girls in above competition allowed and encouraged.
Girls "A" Cup: 0-45 girls on school roll in 4th, 5th, 6th class on 30 Sept 2009
Girls "B" Cup: 46+ girls on school roll in 4th, 5th, 6th class on 30 Sept 2009
