PLANS for this season’s Suffolk Youth Cup and Plate Semi-Finals have been confirmed.

There will be four venues for the semi-finals played out over two weekends across the 15 competitions for boys and girls aged between 12 and 18.

The first matches will take place on Sunday, 30th April, with 11 games at Bungay Town FC, seven at Walsham-le-Willows FC and one at The New Croft in Haverhill.

The following week on Sunday, May 7th, a further 11 matches will be played at Copleston High School in Ipswich.

With the Girls’ League Finals Day on May 7th as well, efforts have been made to avoid fixture clashes to add to the complexity of the Youth Cup competitions.

Suffolk FA County Cups Competitions Manager Adrian Moye said: “I’m pleased that the culmination of this season’s Sunday Youth competitions will see Bungay Town, Walsham-le-Willows and Copleston High School, under the organisation of Coplestonians FC, combine with The New Croft in Haverhill to host the semi-finals over two weekends.

“I am indebted to these great clubs, but I know they will enjoy the occasion even though it puts pressure on their club support network with car parking, refreshments and manning the gates all extra responsibilities.

“There will be a small entrance fee for spectator parking and admission but all players will receive a snack from the host club, so they won't go home hungry.

“The finals will be played at The New Croft Haverhill on Sunday, May 14th 2023, where 11 Cups and four Plates will be the rewards for a competitive season. 

“Both the semi-finals and finals will take the format of a ‘Football Festival’, with kick-off times spread throughout the day. They are always great occasions, so I hope that the teams will see a great support from their supporters.”

Admission prices for the semi-finals will be adults £2, 12-16 years £1, with children under-12 free when accompanied by an adult. Car parking will be £1.

This is the first season the Suffolk youth Cups have been held since Covid caused the 2019-20 competitions to be cancelled. Action is pictured above from the Suffolk Youth Cup Semi-Finals Day held at Walsham-le-Willows FC in March 2020 just before Covid struck.

The full schedule of semi-final matches is as follows:

SUNDAY, APRIL 30th

Bungay Town FC

 9v9 Pitch

10.30am – U12 Boys’ Cup: Kirkley & Pakefield Royals v Moreton Hall Raiders (30 minutes each way)

12pm – U12 Girls’ Cup: Kirkley & Pakefield Diamonds v Haverhill Rovers or IVR (30 minutes each way)

1.30pm – U13 Girls’ Cup: Brett Vale or Haverhill Rovers Red v Coplestonians (35 minutes each way)

3pm – U12 Girls’ Cup: Kesgrave Kestrels v Capel Plough or Debenham (30 minutes each way)

Pitch No.1

10am – U14 Girls’ Cup: Beccles Town v Woodbridge Town (35 minutes each way)

11.45am – U13 Boys’ Cup: Needham Market EJA v Leiston EJA (35 minutes each way)

1.30pm – U14 Girls’ Cup: Ipswich Valley Rangers Whites v Cornard Dynamos or Needham Market Phoenix (35 minutes each way)

3.15pm – U13 Boys’ Plate: Woodbridge Town SYFL v Kirkley & Pakefield Knights (35 minutes each way)

Main Pitch

10.30am – U16 Girls’ Cup: Coplestonians v Waveney Foxes (40 minutes each way)

12.45pm – U15 Girls’ Cup: Haverhill Rovers v Saxmundham (40 minutes each way)

3pm – U18 Boys’ Cup: Framlingham Town Knights v Trimley Red Devils SYFL (45 minutes each way)

Haverhill Rovers FC

Pitch No.1

10.30am – U15 Boys’ Plate: Haverhill Rovers White v Haverhill Rovers Green (40 minutes each way)

Walsham-le-Willows FC

Pitch No.1

10am – U14 Boys’ Plate: Bury Town Colts v Moreton Hall (35 minutes each way)

12pm – U14 Boys’ Plate: Cornard Dynamos Red v Beccles Town Hornets (35 minutes each way)

2pm – U14s Boys’ Cup: Bury Town EJA v AFC Sudbury EJA Blue (35 minutes each way)

Pitch No.2

10am – U15 Boys’ Plate: Walsham le Willows Wolves v Moreton Hall (40 minutes each way)

12pm – U15 Boys’ Cup: AFC Sudbury EJA Blue v Haverhill Rovers EJA (40 minutes each way)

2pm – U15 Girls’ Cup: Coplestonians v Thurston (40 minutes each way)

4pm – U16 Girls’ Cup: Cornard Dynamos v Stonham Aspal or Bury Town (40 minutes each way)

SUNDAY, MAY 7th

Coplestonians FC

9v9 Pitch

10.30am – U12 Boys’ Cup: Ipswich Valley Rangers v Cornard Dynamos Blue (30 minutes each way)

12pm – U13 Girls’ Cup: Cornard Dynamos or Haverhill Rovers Back v IVR (30 minutes each way)

Pitch No.1

11am – U13 Boys’ Cup: Whitton Utd White v Bury Town EJA (35 minutes each way)

12.45pm – U13 Boys’ Plate: Waveney Thundercats v Long Melford Colts (35 minutes each way)

2.30pm – U14 Boys’ Cup: Leiston EJA v AFC Sudbury EJA Yellow (35 minutes each way)

Pitch No.2

10.30am – U16 Boys’ Cup: Bury Town EJA v Needham Market EJA (40 minutes each way)

12.30pm – U16 Boys’ Plate: Long Melford Colts v Kirkley & Pakefield Dukes (40 minutes each way)

2.30pm – U16 Boys’ Plate: Capel Plough v Moreton Hall (40 minutes each way)

3G Pitch

10.15am – U18 Boys’ Cup: Brantham Athletic v Needham Market Phoenix (45 minutes each way)

12.15pm – U16 Boys’ Cup: Leiston EJA v Haverhill Rovers EJA (40 minutes each way)

2.15pm – U15 Boys’ Cup: Leiston EJA v Bury Town EJA (40 minutes each way)