Competition Sanctions
Hosting A Tournament?
All tournaments, festivals, friendlies and competitions must be sanctioned. This includes summer tournaments, mid-week competitions and charity games.
It is important to recognise that an unaffiliated tournament, friendly or competition renders a club’s insurance invalid, with participating teams and referees at risk of not being covered by their existing public liability or personal accident cover. Unaffiliated competitions are also not governed by the Sheffield & Hallamshire County FA's disciplinary process which means players, coaches and referees are potentially at risk.
To ensure that you do not void your team's insurance, or enter a tournament where the coaches have not been checked for a DBS, your tournament must be sanctioned by your local County FA. Registered Match Officials are only permitted to officiate in sanctioned tournaments.
- Permitted to use registered referees (registered referees are not permitted to officiate in un-affiliated football)
- Coverage under club public liability insurance
- County FA approval of rules
- Promotion of your tournament via our website
- Ensure that the tournament meets club / Sheffield FA safeguarding requirements
In order to sanction your tournament, we will need:
- A completed tournament sanctioning form - download HERE
- A copy of your competition rules
- A competition sanction fee - £50 (11v11 or 9v9) or £25 (7v7 or 5v5)
All of this information must be sent at least 28 days before your event. This allows us time to process your form and discuss any issues with the tournament rules.
Your sanction form and competition rules will be verified by a relevant staff member. Once we are satisfied, you will be issued with a sanction fee via the Whole Game System. Once this is paid you will receive a confirmation email that your competition is sanctioned and we will upload these details to our website.
Please note: Tournaments, friendlies or competitions involving children aged under 6 will not be sanctioned.
Get in touch
If you have any questions about competition sanctioning, please get in touch.
Sanctioned Competitions 2023-24
Carcroft Spartans Summer Tournament - Carcroft Spartans, Lodge road, Carcroft DN6 8AP - 09/06/24
Armthorpe Welfare JFC Tournament 2024 - Shaw Wood Field, Mere Lane, Armthorpe, Doncaster, DN3 2DG - 08/06/24
SESKU Miners FC Tournament - Frickley Country Park 3G Pitches, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2EL - 20/7/24
Askern Miners U9 Summer league 2024 - The Welfare Ground, Askern Manor Way, Askern, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 0AJ - 26/05/2024
Barnsley FC Community Trust Football For Good League - Oakwell Stadium, Grove Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S71 1ET - 13/03/2024
Vitruvian Consultants Summer League 2024 - Varies – Doncaster - 28/04/2024
Bramley Sunnyside JFC - Heidi’s Cup - Thurcroft Hub, New Orchard Lane, Thurcroft, S66 9AE - 11/05/2024
Crofton Pre-Season Tournament 2024 - Crofton Juniors AFC, Sidings, Shay Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire - 24/08/24
Edlington White Stars Tournament - Yorkshire Main Miners Welfare ( The Welly), Doncaster, DN12 1DA - 08/06/2024Dinnington Town Festival - Phoenix Park, 121 Laughton Road, Dinnington S25 2PP - 08/06/2024
Scawthorpe scorpions summer tournament boys and girls - Langdale drive, scawthorpe, Doncaster,DN5 9JG - 08/06/2024
Rossington FC annual tournament - Rossington Miners Welfare Doncaster DN11 0DU - 06/07/2024 13/07/2024
Durkar JFC - Durkar JFC, Slack Lane Newmillerdam, Sandal, Wakefield, WF2 7SW - 25/05/2024
HPK ANNUAL TOURNAMENT - Elmfield Park Hyde Park, DN1 2AN - 14/07/2024
Hoyland Common Falcons - Elmhirst Playing Fields, Ardsley Road, Worsbrough S70 4RJ - 06/07/2024
Rotherham Town JFC Summer Gala - St Bernards High School, Herringthorpe Valley Road, Rotherham, S65 3BE - 13/07/2024
Denaby United Reds Tournament - Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary Academy, Old Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster DN12 3LT - 03/08/2024
Hall Green Juniors Summer Gala - Hall Green Juniors, Painthorpe Lane, Hall Green, Wakefield, WF4 3LA - 22/06/24
Brinsworth Whitehill JFC Summer Festival - 37 Thornhill Ave, Brinsworth, Rotherham S60 5EP - 15/06/24
Junior Blades Tournament - Leisure United Graves, Norton, Sheffield, S8 8JR - 01/06/2024 22/06/2024
Transition League (u11’s & u13’s) - Middlewood Rovers JFC, Waverley Lane, Handsworth, Sheffield, S139AE - 10/06/2024
LJS Cup (u8 & 10’s’s & u9s & 11’s) - Middlewood Rovers JFC, Waverley Lane, Handsworth, Sheffield, S139AE - 29/06/2024
Middlewood Rovers Girls Tournament (u12’s, 13’s, 15’s & u16’s) - Middlewood Rovers JFC, Waverley Lane, Handsworth, Sheffield, S139AE - 22/06/2024
Abbey Lane JFC Summer Festival - LU Graves, Bochum Parkway, Sheffield, S8 8JR - 06/07/2024
Summer league Cup 2024 - Firvale school Owler Lane & Ecclesfield school - 01/06/2024
Tickhill Juniors Annual Summer Tournament - Tickhill Juniors Football Club, DN11 9RE - 29/06/2024
Wombwell Town Junior - Wombwell Town FC, Station Road, Wombwell, S73 0BJ - 29/06/2024
Bessacarr FC 16th Annual Tournament - Cantley Park, 108 Aintree Ave, Doncaster DN4 6HS - 15/06/2024
Charity Mini Tournament (u10’s) - Middlewood Rovers JFC, Waverley Lane, Handsworth, Sheffield S139AE - 14/07/2024
Bolsover Town Summer Tournament (small sided 5v5) - Bolsover Town FC Moor Lane Bolsover S44 6EB - 06/07/2024
SUCF Festival of Football - Leisure United Westfield, Moss Way, Westfield, Sheffield S20 8FA - 29/06/2024.
Mexborough Rangers JFC - White Lea Rd, Swinton, Mexborough S64 9QY - 14/07/2024
Maltby Juniors Foortball Club 5-a-side Tournament - Maltby Academy Playing Fields, Lilly Hall Road, Maltby, S66 8AU - 06/07/2024
Ecclesfield Spartans Summer Tournament - Civil Sports, Green Lane, Ecclesfield, S35 9WY - 13/07/2024
One Tournament - Bawtry Rd, Tinsley, Sheffield S9 1UA - 28/06/2024
West End Terriers Fc – 21st Annual Tournament - Outwood Academy Hemsworth WF9 4AB - 27/07/2024
AFC Bentley Tournament - AFC Bentley, The Avenue, Bentley, Doncaster DN5 0PN - 20/07/2024
Dronfield Town Junior Football Tournament - HE Barnes Stadium, Stonelow Rd, Dronfield, S18 2EU - 13/07/2024
Fc Manton Summer Tournament - Manton Sports, Retford Road, Worksop, S80 2PU - 03/08/2024
Dearne Girls Gala - Wath academy,sandygate, wath upon dearne, Rotherham, S63 7NW - 17/08/2024
Download The FA's Tournament Guide
The following guidelines are intended to help you organise a successful festival or tournament that will run effectively and efficiently.