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All Tournament, Festival, Charity Matches or Small Sided Competitions due to be played in Northamptonshire must be sanctioned by Northamptonshire FA. 

In order to be sanctioned, The NFA require, at least three weeks prior to the competition date:

- One completed tournament sanction form
- A copy of the competition Rules
- £30.00 fee (Can be waived for charity events following submission of accounts)
- Copy of all competing clubs

The benefits of tournament sanction include:

- Permitted to use registered referees (registered referees are not permitted to officiate in un-affiliated football)
- Coverage under public liability insurance
- County FA approval of rules
- County FA assistance - if you wish CFA representation at your event, please consult with our Football Development Team.
- Promotion of your tournament via CFA
- Ensure that the tournament meets club/CFA safeguarding requirements

It must be understood that if sanction is not approved, then all competing clubs and participating referees will not be covered by their insurances and are liable to disciplinary action.

In the case of charity matches, the Association is happy to sanction the match free of charge providing the organising club provides a copy of the accounts for the day.

We recognise it may be difficult for club secretarys to know which tournaments are sanctioned and which are not. Please find below a list of tournaments which are currently undergoing the sanction process and the County FA are aware of.

The list will be updated as and when additional tournaments are sanctioned, so please check back regularly.

If you are organising an event, please send the sanction form which can be completed below:

Complete sanction form online here

An important reminder to clubs that no ‘Under 6’ tournaments will 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”. 

In addition, the County FA cannot affiliate or sanction any Under 6 age groups to play in competitive matches; all children who have attained the age of 6 can therefore only play in Under 7 age groups.

Process for sanction:

- 1 Sanction form, A copy of the rules and £30.00 fee sent in by tournament organiser 
- CFA Competition Secretary confirms that all sections of the form is complete 
- CFA confirms that all clubs are affiliated with their respective CFA 
- CFA verifies the rules and cross-references against SCOR/SCORY 
- Tournament organiser is informed if the competition is sanctioned by the CFA 

Tournament Sanction Update 

Fully Sanctioned

Towcester Town -18/06/2022-19/06/2022

Roade Youth Tournament - 18/07/2022-19/07/2022

Bugbrooke St Michael Youth Tournament - 25/06/2022-26/06/2022

The Battle Of the Brands Charity Football Match - 10/07/2022

Charity match in memory of Ram Kumari - 19/06/2022

Charity match for Chemo suite NGH - 18/06/2022

Chairman's Charity Shield - Brackley Athletic - 26/06/2022

GLK United - 02/07/2022-03/07/2022

Wootton St George - 09/07/2022-10/07/2022

Grange Park Rangers - 09/07/2022-10/07/2022

King’s Cliffe Cup - 25/06/2022

Daventry Town - 09/07/2022-10/07/2022 & 16/07/2022-17/07/2022

Kettering Weekley Rovers - 09/07/2022-10/07/2022

Higham Town 9v9 Tournament - 09/07/2022-10/07/2022

U8 FoxHill Cup @ Netherton - 23/07/2022

TTLFC Women's 6-a-side Tournament - 10/07/2022

Middleton Cheney - 10/07/2022

Thrapston Venturas - 17/07/2022

Fully Sanctioned pending all teams affiliated

FC Aztec - 03/09/2022-04/09/2022

In Progress

Spencer Community Trust Pre-Season Tournament - 20/08/2022

Corby Town Youth U9’s Florence Bark Fundraiser Tournament - 03/09/2022