The Rules and Guidance for the U7-U12’s Champions League 2025/26 Season
All teams play each other once within their allotted group. the league position will determine whether they progress into the semi finals
Example
For examples in a 5 team table, the top 2 teams will progress to the semi final and the bottom three in each group will be eliminated (friendlies will be provided during the finals)
For under 7 to under 10
Semi final knockouts are on 26th April
Final will be held on the 10th May
For under 11 and under 12
Semi final knockouts are on 10th May
Final will be held on the 17th May
League Position determination
Teams will be awarded 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
Teams tied on points will then be determined by
Goal difference
Then goals scored
Then head to head
Any fixtures cancelled by a team having made themselves available to play in a block of fixtures will result in the points being awarded to the opposition with a 3-0 victory
Player Eligibility
Players can be signed until Saturday 28th Feb, but may not be signed specifically for the final round of the competition (unless agreed by the league under exceptional circumstances).
Players cannot play for 2 teams throughout this competition (including within the same club), points will be forfeited and the result will be awarded to the opposition if found to be playing unregistered players.
You are only permitted to register DOUBLE the number of players as start on the pitch. E.G u7/u8 5v5 can only register 10 players)
Other Rules
Teams must still adhere to the Mercy rule (a team 5 goals behind may bring on additional player, and another at 7 goals), if the goal difference decreases by 2 goals (to 3 or 5) then the player must be removed.
The match up rule is still in effect. This means that if a team can only field 4 or 6 players, the opposition must match up. Repeated occurrences of fielding insufficient players will be monitored by the league ( this may impact entry into future competitions.)
