Sligo LGFA Underage Football Championships 2026

What to Expect

Sligo LGFA’s underage calendar is busy through August, with U14, U16 and U18 championships (each split into A, B and C divisions) running club games most evenings alongside U13 divisional leagues and age-grade summer cups. On Monday 10 August, the U16 Championship divisions play a full evening card from 7:00pm to 8:00pm, while the U14 A Championship sees Eoghan Rua host Drumcliffe/Rosses Point at 6:30pm. The U16 series had already opened on 7 August with St John’s 2 facing Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 2 in the Summer Cup. From 12 to 24 August the U18 Championship divisions and further U14 and U16 rounds continue, alongside U13 development leagues, giving girls across every Sligo LGFA club a fixture most weeks through the month. This is grassroots underage football, so games are low-key, family-oriented and free to attend, with clubs’ own grounds and pitches used rather than a central venue.

The A, B and C divisions within each age grade let Sligo LGFA match clubs of similar strength, so a smaller club fielding a development panel plays a comparable schedule to a larger club’s second team rather than facing its strongest sides every week. Parents and club volunteers are the backbone of these evenings, from lining pitches to running the line, and the fixtures are a good gauge of the playing strength coming through Sligo’s clubs ahead of the adult grades. The exact weekly card shifts as results come in and teams progress or are eliminated, so treat the dates below as the confirmed starting point for the second week of August rather than the full underage calendar.

Good to Know

• Monday 10 August: U16 Championship (A/B/C divisions), multiple matches from 7:00pm.
• Monday 10 August: U14 A Championship, Eoghan Rua v Drumcliffe/Rosses Point, 6:30pm.
• U18 Championship divisions, further U14 and U16 rounds, and U13 divisional leagues run 12 to 24 August.
• Fixtures and venues change weekly; check sligolgfa.com/fixtures for the current week’s card and confirmed grounds.
• Free admission, as is standard for Sligo underage ladies football.
• Games are spread across club pitches countywide rather than one central venue.
• Age-grade Summer Cup competitions run in parallel for teams not through to the main championship rounds.

Getting There

Check the Sligo LGFA fixtures page for the home club’s ground on the day, as underage games rotate between venues across the county through August. Evening kick-off times mean daylight is limited by late August, so allow extra time if travelling to an unfamiliar club ground.