Thank you for registering your team, you will get an email confirming your registration. Best of luck in the festival!
To begin, please select the festival information below.
The Group Leader listed must be attending the festival and will be the first point of contact for the team while on tour.
The Tour Welfare Contact listed must be attending the festival and will be the first point of contact for any issues of welfare involving members of your touring party.
xx Age Group: Players must be born between xx and xx.
Teams are permitted to register a maximum of two ‘guest players’ for the festival. ‘Guest players’ are players who are not currently registered with your club. Guest players must provide proof of age at the festival.
In addition to completing this ESF 2024 Player Registration Form, teams are required to bring proof of age for each player to the festival. Acceptable documents include: National Football Association documentation (i.e. FA Whole Game System), League ID cards, Passport (Original or Copy), Birth Certificate (Original or Copy).
Mixed teams of boys and girls are allowed in all ESF mixed age sections.
In accordance with FA rules, boys who are currently registered with an FA Premier League or Football League Academy are not permitted to participate in ESF 2024.
In accordance with FA rules, girls who are registered with Emerging Talent Centres (ETC’s) or Girls Development Centres (GDC’s) are permitted to participate in ESF 2024, providing they are currently a registered player for the team participating in ESF 2024, and they have approval from the ETC or GDC to participate in grassroots football. Please note, girls registered with Emerging Talent Centres cannot participate in ESF 2024 as a ‘Guest Player’.
*In accordance with FA rules, once a player has turned 6 years of age they will be Permitted to participate in the U7 age section at ESF 2024.
IMPORTANT: Please check that all information is correct. Although ESF Events will do everything possible to check the details of every player, it is the responsibility of the team to ensure that all players are eligible to take part in ESF 2024.