The first step on the road to the ‘Minute Maid’ Schools Cup National Final is your local County Cup. With support from ‘Minute Maid’, the English Schools' Football Association (ESFA) will be running a girls and boys U13s County Cup competition in all 45 counties across England.
County Cup winners will then earn automatic entry into one of the four regional knock-out tournaments – the South-West ‘Minute Maid’ Schools Cup, the South-East ‘Minute Maid’ Schools Cup, the Northern ‘Minute Maid’ Schools Cup and the Midlands ‘Minute Maid’ Schools Cup.
A series of knock-out games will then determine which teams make it through to the regional finals in May 2009. Across the country there will be eight regional titles to be won (four for boys and four for girls). Coventry FC Ricoh Arena hosted the 2008 Final. The eight regional champions will then progress to the national finals to determine who will win the ‘Minute Maid’ Schools Cup 2009.
The counties you will compete against in the regional phase are detailed here.
