Boys Minor Youth Football Tournament

Boys Minor

Sixteen Team Open Tournament.

Rules / Qualification

Boys Minor is a 16 team open tournament, eligible teams may be either club teams or teams representing more than one club. Northern Ireland representation must be club teams from a recognised league.

Four groups consisting of four teams.

Each team will play 3 group games through Monday to Wednesday.
Win: 3 Points
Draw: 1 Point

Based on group stage performance, teams will qualify for the semi-finals of the following:

SuperCupNI: The winner in each group.
SCNI Globe: Second place in each group.
SCNI Vase: Third place in each group.
SCNI Bowl: Fourth place in each group.

Download: Rulebook

Schedule

Boys Minor Group A

Pos	Team	P	W	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Shamrock Rovers	3	3	0	14	2	12	9
2	Ballymena Utd	3	2	1	8	8	0	6
3	Crusaders	3	1	2	4	4	0	3
4	Ross County	3	0	3	2	14	-12	0

Boys Minor Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Linfield	4	2	2	0	10	5	5	8
2	Al Jazira Club	4	2	1	1	8	8	0	7
3	Kilmarnock	4	1	1	2	5	8	-3	4
4	Glenavon	4	0	1	3	2	6	-4	1

Boys Minor Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Leeds United	4	2	2	0	12	5	7	8
2	Loughgall	4	2	1	1	10	5	5	7
3	Cliftonville	4	2	1	1	12	9	3	7
4	Surf Select	4	0	1	3	5	13	-8	1

Boys Minor Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Blackburn	3	2	1	0	6	1	5	7
2	Coleraine	3	2	0	1	4	3	1	6
3	Shankill Junior	3	1	1	1	4	2	2	4
4	Bermuda	3	0	0	3	1	9	-8	0

Match List

Date	Match	Time	Results	Venue	Group	Cup
2025-07-28 11:00:0528/07/2025	Linfield v Glenavon	11:00:0511:00 AM	0 - 0	Bushmills	B	-
2025-07-28 11:00:2428/07/2025	Coleraine FC v Shankill Junior	11:00:2411:00 AM	1 - 0	Coleraine Showgrounds	D	-
2025-07-28 11:00:4228/07/2025	Al Jazira Club v Kilmarnock	11:00:4211:00 AM	1 - 1	Castlerock	B	-
2025-07-28 15:00:0028/07/2025	Ballymena United v Ross County	15:00:003:00 PM	4 - 2	Broughshane	A	-
2025-07-28 15:00:2028/07/2025	Leeds United v Surf Select	15:00:203:00 PM	3 - 3	Bushmills	C	-
2025-07-28 15:00:2128/07/2025	Crusaders v Shamrock Rovers	15:00:213:00 PM	0 - 2	Kells	A	-
2025-07-28 15:00:4328/07/2025	Cliftonville v Loughgall Youth	15:00:433:00 PM	4 - 1	Castlerock	C	-
2025-07-28 15:00:5328/07/2025	IDA Bermuda v Blackburn Rovers	15:00:533:00 PM	0 - 3	Coleraine Showgrounds	D	-
2025-07-29 11:00:0829/07/2025	Crusaders v Ross County	11:00:0811:00 AM	3 - 0	Kells	A	-
2025-07-29 11:00:1029/07/2025	Coleraine FC v Blackburn Rovers	11:00:1011:00 AM	0 - 2	Bushmills	D	-
2025-07-29 11:00:3229/07/2025	Al Jazira Club v Glenavon	11:00:3211:00 AM	3 - 1	The Heights	B	-
2025-07-29 11:00:3229/07/2025	Leeds United v Loughgall Youth	11:00:3211:00 AM	1 - 1	Coleraine Showgrounds	C	-
2025-07-29 11:00:4929/07/2025	Linfield v Kilmarnock	11:00:4911:00 AM	3 - 2	Anderson Park	B	-
2025-07-29 11:00:5529/07/2025	Ballymena United v Shamrock Rovers	11:00:5511:00 AM	2 - 5	Castlerock	A	-
2025-07-29 15:00:0129/07/2025	Shankill Junior v IDA Bermuda	15:00:013:00 PM	3 - 0	Castlerock	D	-
2025-07-29 15:00:3829/07/2025	Cliftonville v Surf Select	15:00:383:00 PM	6 - 2	Anderson Park	C	-
2025-07-30 11:00:0630/07/2025	Al Jazira Club v Linfield	11:00:0611:00 AM	1 - 5	Kells	B	-
2025-07-30 11:00:0730/07/2025	Ballymena United v Crusaders	11:00:0711:00 AM	2 - 1	Parker Avenue	A	-
2025-07-30 11:00:2530/07/2025	Surf Select v Loughgall Youth	11:00:2511:00 AM	0 - 3	Bushmills	C	-
2025-07-30 11:00:4430/07/2025	Glenavon v Kilmarnock	11:00:4411:00 AM	1 - 2	Coleraine Showgrounds	B	-
2025-07-30 11:00:4630/07/2025	Leeds United v Cliftonville	11:00:4611:00 AM	5 - 1	Scroggy Road	C	-
2025-07-30 15:00:2330/07/2025	Coleraine FC v IDA Bermuda	15:00:233:00 PM	3 - 1	Coleraine Showgrounds	D	-
2025-07-30 15:00:3930/07/2025	Shankill Junior v Blackburn Rovers	15:00:393:00 PM	1 - 1	Parker Avenue	D	-
2025-07-30 15:00:5530/07/2025	Ross County v Shamrock Rovers	15:00:553:00 PM	0 - 7	The Heights	A	-
2025-07-31 11:00:1031/07/2025	Linfield v Blackburn Rovers (Linfield win on pens)	11:00:1011:00 AM	2 - 2	Bushmills	-	SuperCupNI, Semi-Final
2025-07-31 11:00:1331/07/2025	Kilmarnock v Coleraine	11:00:1311:00 AM	0 - 3	Coleraine Showgrounds	-	SCNI Globe, Semi-Final
2025-07-31 11:00:3831/07/2025	Shamrock Rovers v Cliftonville (Cliftonville win on pens)	11:00:3811:00 AM	1 - 1	Anderson Park	-	SuperCupNI, Semi-Final
2025-07-31 11:00:4031/07/2025	Ballymena United v Leeds United	11:00:4011:00 AM	0 - 3	The Warren	-	SCNI Globe, Semi-Final
2025-07-31 11:00:4431/07/2025	Ross County v Surf Select	11:00:4411:00 AM	1 - 0	Kells	-	SCNI Bowl, Semi-Final,
2025-07-31 11:00:4631/07/2025	Crusaders v Loughgall	11:00:4611:00 AM	0 - 5	The Heights	-	SCNI Vase, Semi-Final,
2025-07-31 13:00:3131/07/2025	Al Jazira Club v Shankill Junior	13:00:311:00 PM	3 - 1	Parker Avenue	-	SCNI Vase, Semi-Final,
2025-07-31 15:00:4131/07/2025	Glenavon v IDA Bermuda	15:00:413:00 PM	0 - 1	Kells	-	SCNI Bowl, Semi-Final,
2025-08-01 11:00:2501/08/2025	Kilmarnock v Ballymena United	11:00:2511:00 AM	-	Anderson Park	-	SCNI Globe, Play-Off
2025-08-01 11:00:3201/08/2025	Linfield v Cliftonville	11:00:3211:00 AM	-	Coleraine Showgrounds	-	SuperCupNI, Final
2025-08-01 11:00:3301/08/2025	Blackburn Rovers v Shamrock Rovers	11:00:3311:00 AM	-	Riada Stadium	-	SuperCupNI, Play-Off
2025-08-01 11:00:3601/08/2025	Coleraine v Leeds United	11:00:3611:00 AM	-	The Warren	-	SCNI Globe, Final

Competition News

Match Report: Coleraine v Shankill Junior

Jul 29, 2025 | General, Minor Section, Uncategorised

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2025 programme now ready for purchase ahead of action packed tournament

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Brothers Evan and Leo check out the 2025 Budget Energy SuperCupNI programme after getting their hands on a copy at the Lodge Hotel! In just under 20 days, 62 teams from across the world will be preparing to kick off a week-long football extravaganza across three...

Group stages revealed for 2025 SuperCupNI Boys’ draw

May 16, 2025 | Junior Section, Local News, Minor Section, Premier Section, Press Releases, Uncategorised

English Premier League giants Manchester United, West Ham, Spurs and Brighton & Hove Albion discovered their group stage opponents as the Boys’ Premier, Junior and Minor Sections were officially drawn for the 2025 Budget Energy SuperCupNI. The eagerly anticipated...

Leeds United and Blackburn Rovers headline elite Minor line-up at Budget Energy SuperCupNI 2025

May 8, 2025 | Minor Section, Press Releases, Uncategorised

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Northern Irish sides set to take on Budget Energy SuperCupNI Minor Section

Dec 18, 2024 | General, Minor Section

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Oct 31, 2024 | General, Minor Section, Press Releases, Uncategorised

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