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Return of DDSL League Cup and Cup Final Cups 31st October 2025

As the season is now up & running, we are looking for the return of the DDSL League & Cup Winners Trophies from those clubs & teams who were successful in winning these Cups.

We have a total number of 239 DDSL Cups to be returned of which 95 are related to the Cup Finals & 144 are related to the League Division Winners from u12’s to u18’s Boys/Girls.

Can you please return the Cups to the DDSL Offices in the FAI H/O in Abbotstown. If the there is no one in the office, please leave the Cup at the FAI Reception & ensure to sign the sheet provided. Please place a ‘Sticker’ on each Cup with your Club Name & Division so we can properly record the return of the Cup.

Please ensure the Cups are returned as you received them e.g. Clean/No Damage etc. All clubs are responsible for the replacement or repairs to the Cup received.

There will be fines issued to clubs who do not return the Cups before the end of 31st October 2025 & these will be strictly enforced.

Any issues, contact me on the e-mail below.

Kind Regards

Mick Kennedy

General Manager

Dublin & District Schoolboys/Girls League

 M:+353 86 058 0332

E-Mail: gm@ddsl.ie

ICOACHKIDS Regional Coaching Conference

As part of the European Week of Sport (EWOS), Sport Ireland Coaching, in partnership with the Dublin & District Schoolboys/girls League are hosting an ICOACHKIDS Regional Coaching Conference for Directors of Football, Behavioural Officers and Coaches of boys and girls teams in football clubs in the DDSL. This is an amazing opportunity for coaches to hear from renowned speakers in the field of coaching children in sport (speakers to be announced in the near future).

Club Discount Tickets v Armenia Tues 14th October

Please find link below to submit your ticket requests for your Club/School as the Boys in Green continue their 2026 World Cup Qualifying campaign, MNT v Armenia, on Tuesday 14th October, in the Aviva Stadium

Submit Armenia Ticket Order Here

Children’s (U16) tickets are priced at €20 each and for every 10 purchased we will provide 2 adult tickets at the discounted price of €20 each.

Any additional adult tickets ordered outside of this ratio will cost €35 each.

Please note the below important information before making your application

  • The minimum requirement to register an order is 10 U16 tickets & 2 adult tickets
  • To submit an order please click into the below above. The deadline for applying for tickets is 5pm, Wednesday 17th September.
  • Once the deadline passes the Ticketing Team will issue an invoice for your club/school and send you an email with a link for payment.
  • Payment is required by means of debit/credit card only
  • We do not offer refunds for unused tickets
  • Tickets under this scheme must be printed before arrival at the stadium to prevent any delays at the turnstiles.

Should you have any questions in relation to the scheme, please contact customer-relations@fai.ie

 

We look forward to welcoming you back to the Aviva Stadium in October to cheer on the Boys in Green.

 

New Season Updates

To All Club Secretaries.

Following on from our FSMT (Football Senior Management Team) meeting last night, please see below a number of important issues:

REFEREES:

  • All Fixtures will be issued every Sunday at 7pm & should include the allocation for referees to the different games.
  • Where our Referee Allocators have not yet allocated a Referee to your games, they will endeavour to source a Referee up until Thursday at 6pm
  • After this deadline….unfortunately with not enough Referees… it will not be possible to provide Referees for all games…particularly where a Referee needs to be allocated to just the one game. Therefore, we ask clubs to source their own Referee so the players get to play football. Once you have a Referee sourced, please notify the opposition & the Referee Allocators at referres@ddsl.ie
  • Please note as there are so many fixtures, our new Referee allocators will include a ‘Default Time’ for games to be played. However, as most clubs look to change these times due to the huge numbers of teams they have & where they also have the different age groups playing in a number of locations. This is done to ensure all games are played. Therefore, as soon as the fixtures are issued, please advise your opposition if there is a change in time of KO.
  • N.B. It is extremely important for all Club Secretaries to contact your Referee once you are allocated a Referee….the earlier the better.  Please ensure the Referee confirms their availability & you confirm the time & exact location to the Referee. Last season many club secretaries did not contact the Referee beforehand to confirm the fixture & this led to a number of games failing to take place.  If you contact the Referee in advance of the game & for some reason, they cannot make it, please contact the Referee Allocators to advise & hopefully source a new Referee between you both.

DDSL FIXTURES: 

  • As you are aware the fixtures for the Boys/Girls u16 to u18 begin this weekend with all other ages group fixtures beginning the following weekend i.e. 13th/14th Sept.
  • Please ensure all your players are registered as players ‘CANNOT’ play if they are not registered.
  • Please note that all Divisions are now finalised.
  • Please note all fixtures must be played this weekend …unless approval was granted from the relevant Fixture Secretary……otherwise a ‘Fine & Deduction of 3x points will be implemented.
  • Please advise your parents/coaches/managers not to contact the DDSL Fixture Secretaries directly with queries/complaints etc. The Fixture Secretary are volunteers & very busy as it is. They will only reply & deal with the Club Secretary.

RESULTS

  • Please ensure to forward all results to results@ddsl.ie & please also include the relevant Fixture Secretaries as they can cross check results in the event of a dispute/discrepancy
  • Please also forward results for the SSG…particularily the u10’s & u11’s so we can use these for re-grading at Christmas & ensure all teams are in the correct standard Division.

Player Registration Approvals

We have been inundated with calls and emails from Parents who have been told by coaches and clubs to contact the league regarding the approval status of players. All clubs can see the status of a player’s registration on their club portal. Can youplease not direct parents to contact the league.  The league is approving all players and the club as advised also have the option to approve players. Once a player has been approved by the league or club they can be added to Team Panels. All clubs need to advise their players to register in plenty of time to ensure they are approved to be added to Team Panels. As the U16-U18 leagues are the first to kick off these player approvals have been done first. Current approval times are 4-5 days from receipt.

 

Please advise all your managers/coaches on the information as outlined above.

Good luck to all the clubs playing this weekend & please advise your managers/coaches/parents ‘LET THE PLAYERS PLAY’ & prevent & reduce the huge number of ‘Disciplinary Issues’ we had to deal with last season

DDSL Coach Education

We will be hosting a DDSL Club Workshop with Crumlin Utd on Monday 8th September in Crumlin Utd 7pm-9pm.

This will be for coaches of any clubs who would like to attend on the evening. The workshop will be aimed at coaches working with younger age groups from U6-U12 but all sessions will be transferable to all ages. All workshops are based on young players having more fun in the session whilst trying to improve themselves.

Please can you share with all of your coaches in your club. If you would like to attend please complete the link below.

Anyone registered will receive an email Friday confirming all details. Thanks

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MD6C6F9

Competition Time

Win Win Win 👀👀

We’re delighted to share some exciting news for the new season!

All next week on Dublin’s Q102, your club will have the chance to win Football Team Starter Packs to help kick off the season in style. Each pack includes:

– A new set of jerseys
– Footballs
– Training bibs
– Cones

Kathryn Thomas will kick off the giveaways at 7am Monday morning so make sure to tune in to Dublin’s Q102 all next week for your chance to win one of these fantastic starter packs for your team.

Don’t miss out – this is a great opportunity to get your season off to the perfect start!

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Mention your Club Name
Share in your Instagram story

NEW SEASON MEETING – MONDAY 18th AUGUST 2025

Dear Club Secretary,

As per our previous update on the 10th July, please be advised that the DDSL Football Opening meeting for the 2025/2026 Season will take place on:

Monday 18th August 2025, Starting at 7pm in the Sports Conference Centre ,Abbottstown, Dublin 15. (beside FAI Building)

 

All Clubs Must have their Club Secretary in attendance (or appointed replacement) as per Rules. There will be important information to be discussed for the coming season.

SFAI Cup Entry 2025/2026

The entry portal for the SFAI SUBWAY National Cups can be found on the link below

 

2025/26 SUBWAY – Entry Portal

 

We ask Leagues to kindly share this information with the Clubs in your league to ensure they have the opportunity to participate in the competitions.

The entry fee for each team is €25.

If your club is entering multiple teams, please indicate which division or suitable label you would like to use to differentiate the teams at the same age level.

LFA Cup Entry 2025/2026

Link for this season’s LFA Youth Cup below, can you please forward to your clubs

 

https://forms.office.com/r/0Q4iJKp76F

 

Process is club submit details on entry form and then pay €30 entry fee to the bank account details below

 

Name of Account: Leinster Football Association

Bank Name: Bank Of Ireland

Branch: O Connell St, Dublin 1

IBAN: IE67 BOFI 900033 35668377

BIC: BOFIIE2D

 

Make sure to reference your club name when paying the entry fee

This account will be cross referenced with entries on a daily basis and non payment of the entry fee will result in your club not being allowed enter the competition

Closing date for entries is September 1st

Competition – Powered by DB Sports

Dublin’s Q102 & The DDSL have teamed up to launch the perfect summer activity

Q102, in partnership with the DDSL, launch our exclusive Live Like a Pro Football camp, powered by DB Sports, Ireland’s first & largest full-time international academy

Taking place in the Abbottstown Dome at FAI HQ, the exclusive camp will run on August 19/20/21st for kids playing in the DDSL who are aged between 10-12. The camp will be Football based with some classroom based coaching elements focusing on tactical elements & a session on IT’S MY GAME & importance of child well being.

Places are LIMITED & winners will be contacted from Dublin’s Q102 if they are chosen to take part in the summer camp

Join in the fun as the kids learn new skills, make new friends and have a blast on the pitch, all under the guidance of experienced & elite DDSL & DB Sports coaches.

Click Link Below to Enter:

https://www.q102.ie/camp/?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwLsTw5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp7DLLURadDEiUdcpNCrepGgo2EvZQYXQ-VHjsjuNZIqD_bL7dmy0wLslOMz1_aem_nofAbEKGRyLTnpvHtDf5Fw