For more information and to sign up for the FA Peoples Cup 2019, go to the FA Peoples Cup home page. 

Yes, the FA People’s Cup is for everyone.

 

If you don’t have a team you can sign up as an individual and we will do our best to place you in a team with other individual players or with an already formed team who require additional players. If players are looking for that step back into football the FA People’s Cup is perfect.

 

Head to TheFA.com/PeoplesCup to find your nearest centre and choose ‘Individual’ from the drop down. 

 

Yes, you can. If you are currently involved within football, sign up via TheFA.com/PeoplesCup.

 

If you are new to football and wish to take part, please contact FAPeoplesCup@thefa.com with the following details: name, contact details, postcode, details of your disability. We will then take these details and get back to you with next steps. 

 

For more information on getting involved with disability football click here.

 

Walking football is a slower paced version of traditional small-sided football and is accessible to all, regardless of health and ability.
 
Walking football has experienced a strong organic growth in recent years and has acted as the catalyst in attracting many people back into football due to its various health and fitness benefits and a strong sense of fun and enjoyment.
 
For the FA People’s Cup, this is for the over 50s in the mixed category and over 40s in the Female category. More information on walking football can be found here.

Starting in 2019, the FA People’s Cup has two different walking football categories. The Female walking football category is exclusively for women aged 40+ and the Mixed walking football category is for both men and women aged 50+. Mixed walking football teams can be made up of any split of men or women with no minimum requirement of either in order to field a team. 

The FA People’s Cup will host first round competitions nationwide. Please visit TheFA.com/PeoplesCup to find your nearest venue.

The majority of the pitches will be 3G pitches. For the college male and female categories, games will be played on Futsal courts.  Please contact your venue directly for specific enquiries. 

The majority of venues will have parking available. Please contact the venue directly if you have specific inquiries. You can find out your venue details on the events venue page after you have signed up.

Round one: Saturday 23 – Sunday 24 February 2019 (Disability, College and University categories to run from Monday 11 February - Sunday 24 February 2019. The specific dates for these categories are decided by the host venues)

Semi-Finals: Saturday 23 – Sunday 24 March 2019

 

Finals: Saturday 27 – Sunday 28 April 2019

 

The Semi Finals will take place in 12 or more locations nationwide. These will be confirmed once the first round has taken place, so keep an eye on TheFA.com/PeoplesCup for news.

 

We are excited that the 2019 finals will take place at St George’s Park, England’s national football centre. To learn more about St George’s Park, click here.

Yes, we encourage supporters to come along and join in. The #FAPeoplesCup is a great way to get involved online and show support throughout the competition.

Each venue has a different player capacity and as such is able to host different numbers of teams. To find out more about team numbers per venue, please contact your venue directly. 

The length of games will vary depending on the amount of teams that have entered at your chosen venue. Our aim is that teams play a minimum of 40 minutes football. 

The format will be group games, leading to a knockout stage to determine an overall winner who will progress to the next round. In some categories the number of teams who qualify and progress can vary. 

Prior to the first round you can build a squad of up to 20 registered players. As the first round approaches you will have to narrow down your squad to an active team, with a minimum of five and maximum seven players.

 

An unlimited number of players can be swapped in and out from within your squad of up to 20 registered players up to an hour before your first round game. After this, up to two team members can be changed for up to an hour before following rounds of the tournament.

The FA People’s Cup is just one of several FA initiatives designed to get more people playing football regardless of their gender, sexuality, ethnicity, ability or disability.

 

With 15 categories available to enter, including the addition of a female walking football category, this season’s FA People’s Cup will continue to create playing opportunities for some of the most under-represented demographics in football.

 

Part of the decision to increase playing provisions for adult females in The FA People’s Cup includes the removal of the U14 and U16 male and female categories.

 

Anybody under the age of 16 wishing to give football a try can instead benefit from initiatives such as the SSE Wildcats programme and the McDonald’s Fun Football programme, as well as joining one of the hundreds of FA Charter Standard football clubs playing in organised leagues across the country. Those wanting to get involved can visit TheFA.com to find their nearest playing opportunity.

 

 

No, you don’t all need the same kit (although we encourage it!) as bibs will be available to distinguish teams. All that is required is that players, including goalkeepers, must be wearing appropriate footwear and shin pads. 

Please refer to our Small Sided Football Laws of the Game for all relevant match rules and regulations. Specific information for the college Futsal leagues can be found here.   

 

The rules for walking football are a little bit different and can be found here. 

Football boots with moulded or astro turf trainers are permitted. Team members will not be permitted to wear football boots with blades or non-moulded studs (wet or dry weather).

No, this competition is for amateurs only. Please see our T's & C's for full eligibility information. 

The FA in partnership with BBC Get Inspired. Limelight Sports are an operational partner working with the venues to give you, the players, the best possible experience.

All winners will receive tickets to the 2019 Emirates FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 18 May. 

 

One player from each successful team will have the opportunity to lift their trophy on the Wembley Stadium pitch at half time.