Clubs/Schools offer for the upcoming FAI Cup Finals, see links below:
Sports Direct Women’s FAI Cup Final, Athlone Town AFC v Shelbourne FC, Tallaght Stadium, Sunday October 20th:
Sports Direct Men’s FAI Cup Final, Aviva Stadium, Sunday November 10th:
Please note the DDSL Club Secretaries Meeting scheduled for next Thursday 10th October has been cancelled due to the Men’s Nations League Irish International fixture Finland v Ireland. This was an oversight on our part & thanks to Elaine Harrington Peamount Utd for bringing it to our attention during the week. Apologies for the oversight & looking forward to a Win on Thursday.
Details of the re-scheduled meeting is as follows:
DDSL Club Secretaries Meeting
Please note the next DDSL Club Secretaries meeting will now take place as follows:
See you all on Thursday 24th October 2024 & once again apologies for any inconvenience.
Dear Secretary,
We are writing to inform all clubs that the DDSL Disciplinary Unit has issued several sanctions to clubs following red cards issued to unregistered players over the last few weeks.
See details of the sanctions below.
Please note that following issuance of a red card sanction in the above game which has highlighted the player concerned is unregistered and was ineligible to play , the Disciplinary Committee has issued the following decision.
Fine: €100.00 to the Club.
Sanction; loss of Match with 3 points awarded to opposition and a further 6 points deduction.
The Disciplinary Committee, having considered the match delegate’s report and all other information available to them, finds a breach of Rule Section 2 , Sub section 1, Rule 1.1, Rule 1.3 and Rule 5.1 of the current DDSL rule book issued in August 2024 and sanctions your Club/Individual with the above referenced fine and or sanction.
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IT IS IMPORTANT ALL PLAYERS ARE REGISTERED,PLACED ON TEAM PANELS BEFORE THEY PLAY TO ENSURE INSURANCE COVER IS IN PLACE AND ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES, AS SANCTIONS ARE QUITE ONEROUS ON BOTH PLAYERS AND CLUBS.
Please be advised that the league is carrying out checks on player registration, Panel /Player placements and the number of players allocated to panels over the next two weeks to ensure
the compliance, integrity of the rules and competitions.
Thanking you for your co-operation in this regard.
All Players must be approved to play in the DDSL each season for their club via our registration portal on the DDSL website.
As of 5pm Friday 6th September , with over 33,000 applications received ,Players born 2007 to 2012 are all approved by our team.
665 applications have been rejected for ‘’needs more information ‘’are not eligible until
actioned by the parent and approved by the league.
ONLY APPROVED PLAYERS CAN BE PLACED ON CLUBS TEAM PANELS.
With all players due to play next weekend it is recommended that all players complete registration
by Wednesday 11th to allow time for approvals to be processed as we are expecting a further 15,000 registrations.
We would remind everyone to follow the correct ID/Photo requirements to ensure approval happens and your child can play.
Please refer to help on the web and videos etc to ensure smooth registrations.
We have dealt with over 1000 rejected photos,400 no ID’s and 30 forged ID’s. Which results in duplicate work for our team.
Thank you to all involved especially our approvals team who are putting in long hours to ensure your child can play!
DDSL Rule Book Season 2024/25
The rule book was passed at the football AGM of clubs on 12th August 2024.
All clubs should read and understand the many changes in operation for the coming season.
We ask all to club to ensure all managers/Coaches are familiar with the rules.
Only contact from/via club secretaries/approved fixture secretaries will be accepted by the league
through the appropriate channels this season as per rules.
The league is reviewing some competition minute rules and will be in touch with clubs in due course
DDSL Rule Book 2024-2025 Season D3
Dear Club Secretary,
As you can appreciate the League activity is full on now with the main objective of getting teams up and running.
We have no doubt clubs are feeling the same pressures and workloads.
We need your assistance in communications within your club on a few matters.
Please note feedback for draft leagues(u13 to 18) is now closed with fixture secretaries working on finalised divisions and fixtures.
We will be issuing drafts for U12’s and younger this week closing on Sunday for feedback from club secretaries. Feedback will only be accepted viaregistrations@ddsl.ie
Also reminding chubs of start dates are :
All 17s & 18s – Boys and Girls: Weekend of Friday 30th August to Sunday 1stSept 2024
U13s to U16’s…Boys and Girls…including Girls u13…9-a-side Divisions: Sat 7th & Sun 8thSept 2024
All SSG Games & u12’s …Boys and Girls: Sat 14th& Sun 15th Sept 2024
Note:
Please see attached important DDSL CLUB Information along DDSL contact details.
Thank you for your patience at this time and appreciate your support in getting started for the coming season.
Mick Kennedy
General Manager
DDSL Season 2024 – 2025 Expression of Interest MGL Clubs only
The DDSL have been advised that following on from a meeting with the FAI – SFAI and the NDSL-MGL a decision to grant clubs the freedom of choice to register their girls teams with their league of choice has been decided upon on the proviso that it is ALL girls teams.
The DDSL have sought and await clarification on a number of items in relation to the agreement, once clarified favourably the DDSL will open an Expression of Interest for MGL Clubs seeking to transfer ALL of their girls teams to the DDSL.
All clubs seeking to make the move to the DDSL please register your interest to eoi@ddsl.ie only. No registered interest will be considered unless it is presented to the eoi@ddsl.ie email address for processing.
For clubs who are registering an interest and who do not have a current club account on the DDSL Fusion system please provide the following details in your registration.
CLUB NAME:
CLUB SECRETARY NAME:
CLUB SECRETARY MOBILE:
CLUB SECRETARY EMAIL:
Schedule Timeframe:
August 16th 5PM Expression of Interest Open.
August 19th 5PM Expression of Interest Closed. (No applications will be considered after this date).
August 20th 5PM Successful applicants notified.
August 21st 5PM Close time for successful applicants to register their teams
Dear Secretaries.
The divisions for the under 13s – 16s (boys & girls) are now available on the website for viewing.
Please review ASAP, should you have any queries please send them to the following email address only registrations@ddsl.ie
Ensure you include in your email all and any relevant information for your request, to allow the FSMT to make a final decision if a change will be permitted – please note all requests MUST be submitted by close of business 5pm on Saturday 17th August 2024.
PLEASE NOTE:
U17/18 league drafts now Completed
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
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
The Dublin and District Schoolboys'/Girls' League (DDSL)