54 Devon teams set to take on Pokémon Futsal Youth Cup
The Pokémon Futsal Youth Cup, in partnership with England Football returns for the 2023 season, with Devon seeing 54 teams participating in this year’s competition. This year’s regional finals in Devon started earlier this month.
The return of the Pokémon Futsal Youth Cup has seen an increase in team participation compared to previous years. This rise can be attributed to the inclusion of new County Football Associations, including:
- Bedfordshire FA
- Herefordshire FA
- Isle of Man FA
- Kent FA
- Northamptonshire FA
- Northumberland FA
- Nottinghamshire FA
- West Riding FA
- Westmorland FA
- Wiltshire FA
In Devon, the following teams are participating in this year’s competition:
- Torquay United (Torquay)
- MAP Kings (Plymouth)
- Stoke Gabriel & Torbay Police (Torbay)
- Tamerton Foliot (Plymouth)
- Braunton FC (Barnstaple)
- Plymouth Argyle (Plymouth)
- Elburton Villa (Plymouth)
- Select Soccer (Torquay)
- Watcombe Wanderers (Newton Abbot)
- Cranbrook United (Newton Abbot)
- Exeter Panthers (Exeter)
- Heavitree Youth (Exeter)
- Fremington Youth (Barnstaple)
- Exeter City (Exeter)
- West Exe Youth (Exeter)
- Signal Box Phoenix (Plymouth)
- MAP Juniors (Plymouth)
- Marldon (Torquay)
- Barnstaple Youth (Barnstaple)
- Whitleigh Youth (Plymouth)
- Eggbuckland Activate (Plymouth)
- Dawlish United (Newton Abbot)
- SB Frankfort (Plymouth)
- Culm Sampford Youth (Tiverton)
The Pokémon Futsal Youth Cup, in partnership with England Football gives young players across the country the chance to get involved in this energy-packed game, compete against other teams and go all the way to the national finals.
Peter Murphy, Senior Director of Marketing at the Pokémon Company International, commented: “Following the success of last year, Pokémon is thrilled to see its national futsal competition go from strength to strength, with the 2022/23 season seeing a record number of participants. It’s great to see teams who enjoyed competing last year sign up again this year and continue to develop their futsal skills, alongside the many new clubs we are welcoming to the competition this year. With the regionals fast approaching, this year’s competition is set to be our best yet.”
Louise Gear, The FA’s Head of Development at the FA added: “We are delighted to see so many teams register once again to take part in this year’s competition and we’re excited to see what the 2022/23 season brings. Thousands of children from clubs up and down the country will be participating in what promises to be an exciting and fun competition for all involved, and we look forward to seeing who will be crowned winners come the finals.”
Dan Dixon, Devon FA Football Development Officer, said: ’We have welcomed the opportunity to host The FA Pokémon Futsal Cup in Devon. The competition has had a large interest from many clubs across the county and will provide players and coaches the opportunity to engage in futsal. Devon FA are continuous highlighting the benefits of futsal in player development and as a standalone sport for players to take part in. The competition is hugely valuable in progressing futsal and its visibility in the county. We are excited to see teams represent their clubs in the local qualifying and beyond. Devon FA would like to wish all teams competing in the competition the best of luck.’’
Pokémon is the title partner of the FA’s Youth Futsal Programme which aims to work with boys and girls aged eight–sixteen. Alongside the Pokémon Futsal initiative in schools, youth football clubs across the country will take part in this season’s Pokémon Futsal Youth Cup by England Football, with competition kicking off in November and culminating at the national finals in July 2023.
To find out more about this season’s Pokémon Futsal Youth Cup head to mastertheball.com
