The draws for the Youth Football Association Under-17 and Under-15 Leagues and Knock-Out competitions were held earlier this week at the Palace Hotel, Sliema.
General Secretary Joe Micallef welcomed all the represented nurseries and expressed the satisfaction that once more all those players and staff participating in the YFA competitions will be covered by an insurance, after this was introduces last season. He then gave a brief overview of the changes in the competition rules.
The YFA season will start on September 1st and fixtures for the first period will be released in the coming days.
Vice-President Robert Attard gave an update regarding the FRS registrations, which will only be accepted for players featuring in the Under-15 and Under-17 leagues only as from this season, while the rest can register regularly on the green passport. The YFA Vice-President, delved also in the matter of the COMET system, which might be introduced from this season, which will only influence the FSR registrations by making them online based instead of the usual paper-based registrations.
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YFA Officer in charge of Fixtures, Alex Pace, explained in detail the competitions’ formats, participating teams and seedings, before proceeding to the draws, which resulted as follows:
Under-15 League
Group A: Balzan, Attard, Naxxar Lions
Group B: Paola Hibs, Zabbar St. Patrick, Pembroke Athleta
Group C: Mosta, Zebbug Rangers, Swieqi United
Group D: Birkirkara, Valletta, Lija/Iklin
Group E: Gozo, Kirkop United, Qormi
Group F: San Gwann, Hamrun Spartans, Tarxien Rainbows
Group G: Pieta Hotspurs, Melita, Floriana
Group H: St. Andrews, Sirens, Sliema Wanderers
Group DE1: Marsaskala, Mellieha, Zejtun Corinthians, Rabat Ajax, Mqabba, Mgarr United, Mtarfa, Msida St. Joseph, Birzebbuga Windmill
Group DE2: Fgura, Xghajra Tornados, Marsaxlokk, Luqa St. Andrew’s, Siggiewi, Zurrieq, Sta. Venera United, Ghaxaq, Gzira United
Under-17 League
Group A: Valletta, Sliema Wanderers, Luqa St. Andrew’s
Group B: Birkirkara, Paola Hibs, Mellieha
Group C: Melita, Qormi, Kirkop United
Group D: St. Andrews, Pembroke Athleta, Swieqi United
Group E: Pietà Hotspurs, Balzan, Rabat Ajax
Group F: San Gwann, Tarxien Rainbows, Zejtun Corinthians
Group G: Floriana, Mosta, Zabbar St. Patrick
Group H: Hamrun Spartans, Zebbug Rangers, Msida St. Joseph
Group DE1: Lija/Iklin, Xghajra Tornados, Fgura United, Mqabba, Mtarfa, Marsa, Marsaxlokk, Marsaskala
Group DE2: Attard, Naxxar Lions, Sirens, Sta. Venera United, Mgarr United, Ghaxaq, Gzira United
Knock-Out Competition
Under-15 Knock Out – 1st Round
Pieta vs St. Andrews
Attard vs San Gwann
Pembroke vs Birkirkara
Gozo vs Swieqi
Naxxar vs Zebbug
Marsaskala vs Valletta
Hamrun vs Floriana
Mosta vs Fgura
Zejtun vs Mellieha
Sirens vs Rabat
Lija/Iklin vs Sliema
Balzan vs Luqa
Marsaxlokk vs Xghajra
Qormi vs Melita
Zabbar vs Kirkop
Paola Hibs vs Tarxien
Under 17 Knock Out – 1st Round
Attard vs Hamrun
Tarxien vs Zebbug
Sliema vs Mosta
Luqa vs Zabbar
Rabat vs Valletta
Pembroke vs Mellieha
Swieqi vs Floriana
Msida vs Sta. Venera
St. Andrews vs Pieta
Paola Hibs vs Mqabba
Naxxar vs Birkirkara
Qormi vs San Gwann
Sirens vs Melita
Balzan vs Zejtun
Lija/Iklin vs Fgura
Xghajra vs Kirkop