The Ministry of Youth Development and Sports is set to host the 2024 Inter District Primary School Football Competition from June 4th to14th at two venues.
Group AÂ matches will be contested at the Corinth Playing Field and Group B at the Grande Riviere, Dennery Field.
Eight education district teams are down to participate in this year’s competition.
The teams are divided into:
Group A – 1. District One 2. District Two 3. District Three 4. District Four.
Group B – 1. District Five 2. District Six 3. District Seven 4. District Eight.
Conditions of Play   Â
The competition will be governed by the rules of FIFA; games will be played 9-a-side using hockey goal (size 6m x 2m); games will be 45-minute duration 2x 20 min. halves with a 5-min. halftime interval); teams are allowed unlimited substitutions during a game. All players in uniform should get game time.
Teams will be placed into 2 groups (8 teams registered).
At the end of the preliminary round, the two top teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals and finals.
During the knock-out stages if a match ends in a draw, a penalty shootout will determine the result (Penalty 9m); teams will be required to register a maximum of 20 players for this competition.
Points system: Win = 5 points, Draw = 2 points each, Loss/Forfeit = 0 point.
Meanwhile, the competition kicked off yesterday (Tuesday), at the Corinth Playing Field with District 1 vs. District 4 and District 2 vs. District 3, while the Grand Riviere, Dennery Playing Field featured District 5 vs. District 8 and District 6 vs. District 7.
The competition continues tomorrow (Thursday), at the Corinth Playing Field with District 1 vs. District 2 and District 3 vs. District 4, while the Grand Riviere, (Dennery)playing field will feature District 3 vs. District 4, District 5 vs. District 6 and District 7 vs. District 8.