APS Bank Under-17 and Under-15 League draws

The draws for the APS League Under-17 and APS League Under-15, organised by the Youth Football Association were held on Monday at the Centenary Hall, Ta’ Qali. Forty-three teams will be taking part in the Under-15 League and forty-five in the Under-17 League.

A new logo for the APS League was launched in the presence of Youth FA President Fr Hilary Tagliaferro and APS Bank Ltd Marketing Manager Patrick Aquilina.

In both leagues, there will be two Preliminary Rounds with the eliminated teams playing in Section D. Preliminary Round matches will be played on two legs.

Dingli Swallows and St. Venera United opted to start from Section D in the Under-17 League and will therefore not take part in the Preliminary Round.

After the end of the group stages of both the APS Under-15 League and the APS Under-17 League, the winner of the group will play in Section A, the runner-up will play in Section B, the third placed will play in Section C1 and the fourth placed in Section C2.

The winner and the runner-up of each group will also qualify for the quarter-final stages of the Under-17 Knock-Out and the Under-15 Knock-Out.

Sections A, B, C1 and C2 will play on a two-round league basis while Section D will be played on a one-round league basis.

APS Under-17 League

First Preliminary Round
A Gzira vs Kalkara
B Mtarfa vs Birzebbuga
C Marsaskala vs Zejtun

Second Preliminary Round
Fgura vs Winner A
Attard vs Winner B
Qrendi vs Winner C
Mgarr vs Swieqi
Siggiewi vs Santa Lucia
Xghajra vs Msida
Marsa vs Sirens
Luqa vs Ghaxaq

Groups
A: Qormi, Floriana, Pembroke, Fgura/Gzira/Kalkara
B: Valletta, Cottonera, Hamrun, Attard/Mtarfa/Birzebbuga
C: San Gwann, Mqabba, Zebbug, Qrendi/Marsaskala/Zejtun
D: Paola Hibs, Melita, Naxxar, Mgarr/Swieqi
E: Sliema, Birkirkara, Tarxien, Siggiewi/Santa Lucia
F: Kirkop, Balzan, Lija-Iklin, Xghajra/Msida
G: Pieta , Zabbar, Rabat, Marsa/Sirens
H: Mosta, St. Andrews, Mellieha, Luqa/Ghaxaq

APS Under-15 League

First Preliminary Round
A Marsaskala vs Birzebbuga
B Zejtun vs Xghajra
C Gzira vs Msida

Second Preliminary Round
Mtarfa vs Winner A
Dingli vs Winner B
Zebbug vs Winner C
Mgarr vs Sirens
St. Venera vs Marsa
Zabbar vs Santa Lucia
Naxxar vs Kalkara
Mqabba vs Ghaxaq

Groups
A: Hamrun, Rabat, Lija-Iklin, Mtarfa/Marsaskala/Birzebbuga
B: Mosta, Fgura, Luqa, Dingli/Zejtun/Xghajra
C: Birkirkara, Sliema, Pembroke, Zebbug/Gzira/Msida
D: St. Andrews, Kirkop, Cottonera, Mgarr/Sirens
E: Pieta, Floriana, Tarxien, St. Venera/Marsa
F: San Gwann, Qormi, Attard, Zabbar/Santa Lucia
G: Paola Hibs, Valletta, Mellieha, Naxxar/Kalkara
H: Gozo, Melita, Balzan, Mqabba/Ghaxaq