Tournaments
Tournaments, Festivals and Charity Matches in Hertfordshire
All 'One Off' or Small Sided Competitions taking place in the county must be sanctioned by Hertfordshire FA
This includes tournaments, festivals and charity-based matches. Should an event not be sanctioned all competing clubs and participating referees will not be covered by their insurances and are liable to disciplinary action. All teams taking place in tournaments will need to be affiliated to the relevant County FA.
Tournaments, friendlies or competitions involving children under the age of 6 will not be sanctioned. The FA regulations are clear and state "A child who has not attained the age of 6 shall not play and shall not be permitted or encouraged to play in a match of any kind". All children who have attained the age of 6 can therefore only play in Under 7 age groups.
With a large number of tournaments taking place across Hertfordshire each year, we endeavour to update the list as soon as additional tournaments are sanctioned, so please check back regularly for the latest details.
Want to organise your own Tournament, Festival or Charity Match?
Help with planning your event
If you are looking to put on your own event, The FA have put together a guide intended to help you organise a successful tournament that will run effectively and efficiently, with lots of useful information and handy checklists to make sure you have everything covered.
Template Tournament Rules
A key part of running a tournament will be setting out appropriate rules for everyone taking part. To help with this we have drafted a template set of rules which must be used as a basis for any tournament taking place in the county and amended as necessary to suit your competition.
How to get it sanctioned
Once you are ready to make it official, we have put together a step by step guide to help you understand the process of getting it sanctioned by us which you can download by following the link below. If you have any further questions please email chloe.tate@hertfordshirefa.com.
Sanctioned Events in 2023
Get details of upcoming events and the rules that have been submitted to us
Listed below are the events that have been provisionally sanctioned by Hertfordshire FA this year. Final sanction will not be confirmed until two weeks before the event, when the necessary safeguarding details and the list of clubs participating are provided by the organisers and checked by us.
It is the responsibility of those participating to confirm with the organisers that the tournament is fully sanctioned before taking part.
Stevenage FC Foundation (Adults) Tournament – 24 February
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Pro Sports Academy Tournament – 11/13/14 April
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Bushey & Oxhey Tournament – 1 May
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Lamex Cup Tournament – 5/6/7 May
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Royston Town (Adult) Tournament – 7 May
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St Albans City Academy Tournament – 11/12/13/14 May
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Watford FC CSE Trust Tournament – 20 May
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Hatfield Comet Youth Tournament – 27 May
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GT United Youth Tournament – 3 June
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Ware Youth Tournament - 3/4/10 June
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Berkhamsted Raiders Girls Tournament - 10 June
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Berkhamsted Raiders Boys Tournament - 11 June
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St Albans City Youth Tournament - 10/11 June
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Cuffley Tournament - 10/11 June
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Hertford Town Youth - 17 June
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Watton Youth Tournament - 17/18/24/25 June
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Evergreen Youth Tournament - 24/25 June
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Meninas Tournament - 9 July
Royston Town Youth Tournament - 09/15/16 July
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