Tesco Cup
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The Tesco Cup is an association football competition for young footballers ran in the United Kingdom
and sponsored by the retail group TESCO
. There are currently three separate tournaments running, a boys' Under 13, a girls' Under 14 and a girls' Under 16. Any team can compete as long as they are affiliated with their County Football Association
who are offered a 'grassroots grant' by TESCO to run the tournaments. In each country the progress to the final stages of the tournament are different:
The boys' tournament has now completed six seasons after kicking off in 2005 and both the girl's competitions have held four finals after beginning at the start of the 2007/08 season. In the 2007/08 season 35 English County FA's (37 for the boys) and 6 Welsh County FA's competed. The 2008/09 competition helped raise £180,000 for grassroots football. The 2010/11 UK final took place at St Andrews home of Birmingham City FC Where Staplehurst beat Ysceifiog wolves narrowly on penalties. After the match had finished 1-1, on 22 May 2011. having been staged at the Reebok Stadium
home of Bolton Wanderers FC and the City of Manchester Stadium
home of Manchester City FC in previous years.
2005/06 - Hutchinson Vale (Scotland)
2006/07 - Harpfield FC (Staffordshire
, England)
2007/08 - Linfield FC (Northern Ireland)
2008/09 - Stokesley FC (England)
2009/10 - Linfield FC (Northern Ireland)
2010/11 - Staplehurst Monarchs (England)
2007/08 - Northern Belles (Northern Ireland)
2008/09 - Manchester City L.F.C.
(England)
2009/10 - Newry Girls (Northern Ireland)
2010/11 - Hibernians (Scotland)
2007/08 - Hibernians (Scotland)
2008/09 - Manchester United Girls (England)
2009/10 - West Ham United L.F.C.
(England)
2010/11 - Manchester City L.F.C.
(England)
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and sponsored by the retail group TESCO
Tesco
Tesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits...
. There are currently three separate tournaments running, a boys' Under 13, a girls' Under 14 and a girls' Under 16. Any team can compete as long as they are affiliated with their County Football Association
County Football Association
The County Football Associations are the local governing bodies of association football in England. County FAs exist to govern all aspects of football in England...
who are offered a 'grassroots grant' by TESCO to run the tournaments. In each country the progress to the final stages of the tournament are different:
- EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
- County Cup (i.e. Birmingham County Football AssociationBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
) winners compete in the Regional Cup (i.e. West MidlandsWest Midlands (region)The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,...
). Those winners compete in the English national finals the winners of which go to the UK Finals. - WalesWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
- Area Cup (i.e. North Wales) winners meet in the national finals and the winners of that go to the UK Finals. - ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
- They have their own separate national competitions, the winners of which meet the teams from the other countries for the UK Tesco Cup Finals. - Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
- They have their own separate national competitions, the winners of which meet the teams from the other countries for the UK Tesco Cup Finals.
The boys' tournament has now completed six seasons after kicking off in 2005 and both the girl's competitions have held four finals after beginning at the start of the 2007/08 season. In the 2007/08 season 35 English County FA's (37 for the boys) and 6 Welsh County FA's competed. The 2008/09 competition helped raise £180,000 for grassroots football. The 2010/11 UK final took place at St Andrews home of Birmingham City FC Where Staplehurst beat Ysceifiog wolves narrowly on penalties. After the match had finished 1-1, on 22 May 2011. having been staged at the Reebok Stadium
Reebok Stadium
The Reebok Stadium is the home stadium of English Premier League football club Bolton Wanderers, and is located on the Middlebrook Retail Park in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. It is commonly known as 'The Reebok'...
home of Bolton Wanderers FC and the City of Manchester Stadium
City of Manchester Stadium
The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England – also known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship purposes– is the home ground of...
home of Manchester City FC in previous years.
Winners
- Boys Under 13s
2005/06 - Hutchinson Vale (Scotland)
2006/07 - Harpfield FC (Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, England)
2007/08 - Linfield FC (Northern Ireland)
2008/09 - Stokesley FC (England)
2009/10 - Linfield FC (Northern Ireland)
2010/11 - Staplehurst Monarchs (England)
- Girls Under 14
2007/08 - Northern Belles (Northern Ireland)
2008/09 - Manchester City L.F.C.
Manchester City L.F.C.
Manchester City Ladies Football Club are an English women's football club affiliated with Manchester City FC.-History:Manchester City Ladies was formed in 1989....
(England)
2009/10 - Newry Girls (Northern Ireland)
2010/11 - Hibernians (Scotland)
- Girls Under 16
2007/08 - Hibernians (Scotland)
2008/09 - Manchester United Girls (England)
2009/10 - West Ham United L.F.C.
West Ham United L.F.C.
West Ham United Ladies Football Club is an English women's football club affiliated with West Ham United FC. They were formed in 1991 and play at Ship Lane, Thurrock, home of Thurrock FC...
(England)
2010/11 - Manchester City L.F.C.
Manchester City L.F.C.
Manchester City Ladies Football Club are an English women's football club affiliated with Manchester City FC.-History:Manchester City Ladies was formed in 1989....
(England)