The highly anticipated Prime Minister’s Cup 2024 kicks off on Monday, August 26, with 24 teams competing for the chance to win the grand prize of BDS $100 000.
Notre Dame FC get the semi-professional competition under way with their 7 p.m. clash against Deacons at Friendship, Hothersal Turning, St Michael. Later that day, Parish Land will take on St Andrew Lions at 9 p.m.
Preliminary matches will be played at Gall Hill playing field Christ Church; Weymouth, St Michael; Bridgefield, St Thomas and Greens, St George.
Some of the knockout matches will be hosted in Wildey at the Barbados Football Association’s (BFA) Turf. This phase begins with the Round of 16 phase which will take place on the weekend of October 5 and 6, followed by the quarter-finals happening on October 26 and 27.
The semi-finals are scheduled for November 17 and 18 and the tournament’s grand finale will take place on November 30 at the refurbished Kensington Oval. The last two teams will battle for their chance to win the inaugural title at 9 p.m. and the third place playoff will precede the previous day at the BFA Turf.
This tournament was billed as being a huge boost for local footballers who will receive a match fee of $125 in the group stage, $150 in the Round of 16 stage, $200 for the quarter-finals, $250 for the semi-finals and $300 for the final.
The 24 participating clubs include all ten teams in the BFA Premier League, the top six from Division One and the top four each from the Second and Third Division based on the 2023 standings with more than 600 players expected to be involved. (JC)
The Prime Minister’s Cup 2024 Fixtures and Venues
DATE#FIXTUREVENUETIMEMon., 26th August 20241A: Notre Dame vs DeaconsFriendship7:00 pm2A: Parish Land vs St. Andrew LionsFriendship9:00pm Wed., 28th August 20243B: Wotton vs ParadiseGall Hill7:00pm4B:Pride of Gall Hill vs Whitehall TitansGall Hill9:00pm Fri., 30th August 20245C: Pinelands FC vs KickstartWeymouth7:00pm6C: UWI Blackbirds vs BSAWeymouth9:00pm Sat., 31st August 20247D: Silver Sands vs TechniqueBridgefield6:00pm8D: Wales vs Checker HallBridgefield8:30pmSun., 1st September 2024 Wed., 4th September 20249 10 11 12E: Greens Utd vs Ellerton E: Brittons Hill vs Maxwell F: Cave Hill vs Martindales Road F: United Stars Alliance vs EmpireGreens Greens Haynesville Haynesville6:00pm 8:30pm 7:00pm 9:00pmFri., 6th September 202413A: Deacons vs Parish LandBrereton7:00pm14A: St. Andrew Lions vs Notre DameBrereton9:00pm Sat., 7th September 202415B: Paradise vs Pride of Gall HillFriendship6:00pm16B: Whitehall FA vs WottonFriendship8:30pm Wed., 11th September 202417C: BSA vs Pinelands FCValery7:00pm18C: Kickstart vs UWI BlackbirdsValery9:00pm Fri. 13th September 202419D: Technique vs WalesSpeightstown7:00pm20D: Checker Hall vs Silver SandsSpeightstown9:00pm Sat. 14th September 202421E: Maxwell FC vs Greens UtdGreens6:00pm22E: Ellerton vs Brittons HillGreens8:30pm Wed. 18th September 202423F: Empire vs Cave HillFriendship7:00pm24F: Martindales Road vs United Stars AllianceFriendship9:00pm Fri. 20th September 202425A: Parish Land vs Notre DameBriar Hall7:00pm26A: St. Andrew Lions vs DeaconsBriar Hall9:00pm
The Prime Minister’s Cup 2024 Fixtures and Venues
Sat. 21st September 202427B: Whitehall FA vs ParadiseSpeightstown7:00pm28B: Pride of Gall vs WottonSpeightstown9:00pm Wed. 25th September 202429C: Pinelands FC vs UWI BlackbirdsFriendship7:00pm30C: Kickstart vs BSAFriendship9:00pm Fri. 27th September 202431D: Silver Sands vs WalesWeymouth7:00pm32D: Checker Hall vs TechniqueWeymouth9:00pm Sat. 28th September, 202433E: Greens Utd vs Brittons HillGreens7:00pm34E: Maxwell vs EllertonGreens9:00pm Sun. 29th September, 2024 Sat. 5th October,2024 Sun. 6th October,202435F: Cave Hill vs United Stars AlliancePassage Road7:00pm36 37 38 39 40F: Empire vs Martindales Road ROUND – OF – SIXTEEN 2A vs 2B 1A vs 2C 1C vs. 3D/E/F 1B vs 3A/D/E/FPassage Road BFA Turf BFA Turf BFA Turf BFA Turf9:00pm 7:00pm 9:00pm 7:00pm 9:00pm
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