Prime Minister’s Cup 2024 Kicks Off: Fixtures, Venues, and Teams Competing for Grand Prize

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 # FIXTURE VENUE TIME Mon., 26th August 2024 1 A: Notre Dame vs Deacons Friendship 7:00 pm 2 A: Parish Land vs St. Andrew Lions Friendship 9:00pm Wed., 28th August 2024 3 B: Wotton vs Paradise Gall Hill 7:00pm 4 B:Pride of Gall Hill vs Whitehall Titans Gall Hill 9:00pm Fri., 30th August 2024 5 C: Pinelands FC vs Kickstart Weymouth 7:00pm 6 C: UWI Blackbirds vs BSA Weymouth 9:00pm Sat., 31st August 2024 7 D: Silver Sands vs Technique Bridgefield 6:00pm 8 D: Wales vs Checker Hall Bridgefield 8:30pm Sun., 1st September 2024 Wed., 4th September 2024 9 10 11 12 E: Greens Utd vs Ellerton E: Brittons Hill vs Maxwell F: Cave Hill vs Martindales Road F: United Stars Alliance vs Empire Greens Greens Haynesville Haynesville 6:00pm 8:30pm 7:00pm 9:00pm Fri., 6th September 2024 13 A: Deacons vs Parish Land Brereton 7:00pm 14 A: St. Andrew Lions vs Notre Dame Brereton 9:00pm Sat., 7th September 2024 15 B: Paradise vs Pride of Gall Hill Friendship 6:00pm 16 B: Whitehall FA vs Wotton Friendship 8:30pm Wed., 11th September 2024 17 C: BSA vs Pinelands FC Valery 7:00pm 18 C: Kickstart vs UWI Blackbirds Valery 9:00pm Fri. 13th September 2024 19 D: Technique vs Wales Speightstown 7:00pm 20 D: Checker Hall vs Silver Sands Speightstown 9:00pm Sat. 14th September 2024 21 E: Maxwell FC vs Greens Utd Greens 6:00pm 22 E: Ellerton vs Brittons Hill Greens 8:30pm Wed. 18th September 2024 23 F: Empire vs Cave Hill Friendship 7:00pm 24 F: Martindales Road vs United Stars Alliance Friendship 9:00pm Fri. 20th September 2024 25 A: Parish Land vs Notre Dame Briar Hall 7:00pm 26 A: St. Andrew Lions vs Deacons Briar Hall 9:00pm