A: THE FA FIVES is a nationwide five-a-side football festival. Promoted in partnership with BBC Sport, it has been created to celebrate UEFA EURO 2020.

In its 60th anniversary year, the 2020 edition of the UEFA EUROs is being hosted across 12 nations between 12 June and 12 July 2020. Wembley Stadium is hosting seven matches in total, including the semi-finals and final.

But before the tournament kicks-off, THE FA FIVES will stage this country’s biggest and most inclusive five-a-side festival to date. Free to enter and with 15 different football categories on offer (see ‘Who can take part?’ below), it’s FOR ALL.

All FA FIVES events are open to spectators, so even if you don’t take an active part, come along to enjoy the music, food, drink and watch the action unfold.

The fun starts on Saturday/Sunday May 2 and 3 with FA FIVES’ Round One events at over 120 venues across the country. Over 5,000 teams and 35,000 participants will be looking to progress to one of the five festival-style Regional Finals on the weekend of May 30/31.

Then the big prize awaits. The regional winners will head for Wembley itself. That’s because the National Finals will be played in front of the world-famous stadium on the opening weekend of UEFA EURO 2020 (Friday 12 and Saturday 13 June).

And even if your team doesn’t make it through, you’re still a winner. That’s because everyone who plays in Round One will be in with a chance of winning UEFA EURO 2020 tickets for an England group game at Wembley Stadium. Get in!

Everyone! With 15 football categories (see below), THE FA FIVES is open to anyone to take part in squads of up to seven players. 

1. Adult Male (16+)
2. Adult Female (16+)
3. Male Veterans (35+)
4. Female Veterans (35+)
5. Adult Male Disability League (16+)
6. Adult Male Disability Premiership (16+)
7. Adult Male Disability Championship (16+)
8. Adult Female Disability (16+)
9. U14 male
10. U14 female
11. U16 male
12. U16 female
13. Youth disability (11 to 16)
14. Female Walking Football (40+)
15. Walking Football Mixed (50+)

Please follow the link below to read our terms and conditions to make sure you are eligible:

A: Yes! THE FA FIVES is for everyone.

If you don’t have a team, sign up as an individual and we will do our best to place you in a team with other individual players or with an existing team that needs additional player(s).

Follow the link below, find your nearest Round One event and choose ‘Individual’ from the dropdown menu:

A: No! THE FA FIVES is free to enter.

All venues will be announced when sign-up launches on 4 March 2020. THE FA FIVES Round One events will be held nationwide on 2 & 3 May 2020.

There will be five FA FIVES Regional Final events on 30 & 31 May 2020, one in the North East, North West, Midlands, South West and South East of England.

THE FA FIVES National Final will be held in London on 12 & 13 June 2020.

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