Opening Club Secretaries meeting and Football AGM
Opening Club Secretaries meeting and Football AGM
Meeting Monday 12th August 2024
Conference centre, Abbottstown
Start 7.30pm
All clubs to attend this important meeting
Player Registrations Now Open
Player Registrations are now open for the 2024/2025 Season
Full details are within the link for new and existing players
It is recommended this is completed early to ensure they can play when season starts
To be completed at least 1 week before the players first match of the season
LFA Women’s Under 19 Cup Entry Information
Below is the link for the LFA Women’s Under Nineteen Cup, can you please forward to all eligible clubs in your league
Payment will be by bank transfer so the following bank details also need to be forwarded. Clubs must ensure that the name of the club is referenced on the payment
Name of Account: Leinster Football Association
Bank Name: Bank Of Ireland
Branch: O Connell St, Dublin 1
IBAN: IE67 BOFI 900033 35668377
BIC: BOFIIE2D
Closing date is September 30th and entry fee is €30
Dates for the competition are below and as outlined in a previous email, these dates will be adhered to with no free weekends given so please be aware of that before entering the competition
27/10/2024 LFA Women’s Under Nineteen Cup First Round
17/11/2024 LFA Under Nineteen Cup Second Round
12/01/2025 LFA Under Nineteen Cup Third Round
26/01/2025 LFA Women’s Under Nineteen Cup Quarter Final
23/02/2025 LFA Women’s Under Nineteen Cup Semi Final
23/03/2025 LFA Women’s Under Nineteen Final
Thank you
A massive thank you to all our Member Clubs
We now have 3,200 Team registrations for the new season
Brilliant work within clubs & our Admin team to make this happen.
DDSL Player Insurance 24/25
Improvements to insurance cover for players for season 2024/25 (on web only)
We are delighted to announce some improvements in our insurance coverage for the coming season
Which see’s the excess reduced to 50E for medical covers and also increased cover limits to 1000E on emergency dental cover
For all registered players of the league as part of their membership/registration.
Full details of cover can be found in below links and all clubs are asked to inform their members.
DDSL x Q102 Competition
Dublin’s Q102, proud partners of the DDSL are thrilled to announce the 2nd blitz to sponsor local football teams within the DDSL. The previous jersey giveaway just weeks ago had THOUSANDS of entries when we left the voting to you – which resulted in over 120,000 votes in 24 hours. This time, 5 teams will get a new set of jerseys just in time for the new season.
So, we want to hear from you!!
Head to Q102.ie/football to enter and tell us about your team and why you need a new set of jerseys
Dublin’s Q102, proudly supporting the DDSL.
2024/25 FAI Youth Cup Entry Open
Please be advised that entry for the 2024/25 FAI Youth Cup has now opened. The closing date for entries for this competition is Sunday 18th August 2024. Due to the timelines, no entries will be accepted after this date.
Where applicable, can league secretaries please circulate this email to all your relevant clubs. Please make sure to include the attached guide when circulating to your clubs.
Please see the provisional fixture (weekending) dates for this competition below.
| Competition | FAI Youth Cup 2024/25 |
| Prelim Round | 15/09/2024 |
| Round 1 | 06/10/2024 |
| Round 2 | 27/10/2024 |
| Round 3 | 24/11/2024 |
| Round 4 | 26/01/2025 |
| Quarter Finals | 23/02/2025 |
| Semi Finals | 30/03/2025 |
| Final | 04/05/2025 |
FOR CLUB SECRETARIES
Please the below link for the FAI Youth Cup 2024/25. Attached is a guide on how to complete the entry form and make payment for this competition. The guide also contains steps on how to create a club account for FAI Connect.
FAI Youth Cup 2024/25 – Entry & Payment Link
Each club’s entry form information & payment will be processed through FAI Connect. If your club has not yet created an FAI Connect account, please contact FAIConnect faiconnect@fai.ie by email.
It is the responsibility of the club secretary to review all answers and make sure all information is clear and accurate.
The cost of entry for the competition is €30. One entry is permitted per club. Eligibility: Players born in 2007 or later.
PAYMENT PAGE STEPS – A comprehensive guide is attached to this email which includes images of each step.
- Login to your club’s FAI Connect Account – Personal Accounts with no affiliated club will not work.
- Follow the above link and you will be brought to the entry payment page.
- Firstly, select your club’s team ID from the list available.
- Select participation confirmation by selecting ‘Add to Cart’.
- Provide all club details (Kit Colours, Ground Address etc) – complete all questions and select ‘Add to Cart’ again.
- Select the Cart, then proceed to Checkout.
- Select ‘Pay Online Now (Stripe)’ and then ‘Proceed’.
- Lastly, provide card details to complete payment. You will be provided with a receipt of payment to the email address associated with the FAI Connect Account
Please don’t hesitate to contact me (garret.higgins@fai.ie) if you require any further information.
Expression of Interest 24/25 Update
Expression of Interest Phase 2 Registrations for the season 2024-2025 opens 17th July.
All clubs will have received an email with the relevant instructions to complete.
If your club has not received an email please contact eoi@ddsl.ie immediately
Yours on behalf of the
Dublin & District Schoolboys/girls League
Referees Survey
Hi All,
Please see link below to be completed
Killian will have also been in touch on below,
Should you have queries do not hesitate to contact Killian
Closing Date for Survey: July 27th
https://ddsl.sportsmanager.ie/sportlomo/registration/event-registration/index/14189
Thank you
DDSL Girls Section Meeting Monday 29th July
TO: All DDSL Secretaries/Girls Managers/Coaches:
Please note a meeting has been arranged for the ‘DDSL Girls Section’ on Monday 29thJuly 2024. There will be two separate meeting to deal with queries/updates for the different age groups.
A number of updates will be discussed including….Teams looking to play either U13 9-a-side or 11-a-side…..Update on MGL teams transferring to the DDSL etc.
To be held in the FAI Media Room, Abbotstown.
U7’s to U11’s : 6.45pm to 7.45pm
U12’s to U18’s: 8pm to 9.15pm
Our Head of Girls Section…Zoe Poole & our Director of Coaching Barry Ferguson will be in further contact with the ‘Agenda’
If there any issues you would like to have on the agenda…please e-mail Zoe at zoe.poole.fixsec@ddsl.ie
Please advise your ‘Managers/Coaches/Fix Sec to attend as we are always looking for feedback…both positive/negative.
The Dublin and District Schoolboys'/Girls' League (DDSL)