Yes, if your school does not register, you will still be able to register for individual or Team Sport. For confirmation of participation in a Team Sport a player of the team needs to email us the Team List on the city specific email address for SFA Championship 2023-24

SFA through its Championships, provides an equal platform to players in over 28+ sports to show their sporting talent. SFA Championships aim to enhance the sporting experience of every school Student by providing them with

• Professional Standard Infrastructure & Equipment
• Certified and quality Match Officials and Referees through Sport Associations
• Fully equipped medical stations and physiotherapists in each sporting arena
• Sports Education seminars, workshops and clinics
• A digitally integrated system on our website www.sfaplay.com with detailed statistics and record maintenance.

*Refer to Registrations T&Cs (Terms & Conditions)

• FOR TEAM SPORTS +INDIVIDUAL SPORTS (ATHLETICS / SWIMMING / SKATING) FEE per event, per student – Rs.499 /- Inclusive of GST
• OTHER INDIVIDUAL SPORTS (INCLUDES DOUBLES) per event: Rs.799 /- Inclusive of GST
  Note: FOR ANY DOUBLES EVENT THIS WILL BE THE COST PER STUDENT per event

This Championship is for schools and students from the city. SFA will be conducting similar championships in other states & cities very soon.

Yes, to be part of a team sport (Including relay and doubles) a team and/or Student must fulfill the following criteria:

• Registered and verified for SFA Championship
• Must be from the same school
• Meet the age criteria

No, students must carry their own sports gear.

The SFA Championship 2023-24 schedule & the final sport wise schedule will be published on our website i.e., www.sfaplay.com at least 5 days prior to the championship. The matches will be conducted from 8 am to 5.30 pm on all days of the schedule; however,schedules for different sports may vary. There will be special considerations for few sports which may require more time to be completed.

Every Student must carry his/her school ID card along with his/her age proof (Aadhar Card Preferred) at all times during the tournament. No student will be allowed to play the match if they do not have a valid age proof alongwith theirschool ID. Studentsmust produce theirIDcards when required during the tournament.
Note: If the students fails to produce the document SFA shall not guarantee participation.

The Student needs to report 60 minutes prior at the verification desk to get himself/herself verified and 15 minutes prior to the sport specific desk to report for his/her match. There will be directional signage to guide players at the venue.

No. Spot registrations are not accepted at the SFA Championship. A Student must register himself/herself on or before the last date of registration.

The registration dates for the SFA Championship will be updated on www.sfaplay.com. It is a completely online (Less than 2 Minutes) and paperless process designed to keep the convenience of schools and Students in mind.

• Log on to www.sfaplay.com
• Select the city for registration
• Click on “Register as a Student”
• Verify your Mobile Number
• Verify Mobile Number OTP (One Time Password) – Only applicable to students who are re-registering
• Fill in details for registration
• Select events the student wants to register in
• Complete payment
• Complete Age Verification

KINDLY NOTE: Your participation in sports will be confirmed only after completion of age verification. In case of Team Sports, your selection in a team will be at the sole discretion of the school coach/authority.

Yes, SFA is a multi-sport Championship that provides Students with a platform to explore their sporting prowess across multiple sports.

Yes, a student can change the sport or event he/she has registered for before the last date of registration by logging in on their sporting profile.
Note: On day change of sport or event will not be entertained

SFA Championships 2023-24, is a multi-sports Championship which will see 28+ sporting disciplines across cities. They are:

• Individual Sports: Archery, Athletics (Individual & Relay), Chess, Carrom, Fencing Shooting, Skating, Swimming (Individual & Relay), Gymnastics, Speedcubing.
• Combat Sports: Boxing, Fencing Judo, Karate, Taekwondo, Wrestling, Yogasana, Youth MMA
• Racquet Sports: Badminton (Singles & Doubles), Table Tennis (Singles & Doubles), Tennis (Singles & Doubles), Squash
• Team Sports: Basketball, Football, Handball, Hockey, Kabaddi, Volleyball, Water Polo, Kho-Kho, Throwball

SFA Championship 2023-24 allows participation from students between age groups 3 to 18. However, age groups vary from sport to sport as advised by respective sporting associations and federations.

SFA believes in giving all grassroots level players the highest professional sporting experience. Majority of our sports partners are National, State and District associations and federations. These organizations play an extremely crucial role in providing a professional experience by way of lending their expertise to their respective sport i.e. certified officials, draws and schedules, talent scouting, rules and regulations of the sport, infrastructure, equipment consultancy and so on.

The cut-off dates for each age group vary from sport to sport. To view the same, Click on www.sfaplay.com

The rules & regulations vary from sport to sport. To view the same, Click on www.sfaplay.com

Each sport has different participation guidelines. Kindly note the below mentioned guidelines are subject to SFA’s eligibility criteria, age cut off dates.

Yes, any member of a team can be replaced one day prior to the commencement of SFA Championship 2023-24 in the city by sending a request to the registered email address, however, this decision is left solely to the discretion of the certified match officials and SFA Tournament Committee.

No, SFA will not be providing personal kit/gear to any students. All Students are expected to bring their own sporting gear/kit.

All draws, and schedules will be published on our website www.sfaplay.com at least 5 days prior to the Championship. All registered schools and registered students will be notified on their registered email IDs and mobile numbers.

Students/Teams must report at the venue’s verification desk 60 minutes prior to theirscheduled matchtime. On reporting, each student will have to show their school ID and age proof (Aadhar Card, Birth Certificate, Passport) to validate their details, after which their IDs will be verified and allocated. After this, students will have to proceed and report to the respective sport desk that he/she will be participating in, 15 minutes prior to theirscheduled match timing.
Note: If the students fails to provide the document SFA shall not guarantee participation.

No, it is not necessary for the school’s entire contingent to arrive at the venue at the same time. Students can arrive as and when they have their matches. However, we encourage schools to send in as many students and parents to support their students.

The opposition student or team will get a walkover if the student or team fails to report at the scheduled time of the match. However, this decision is left solely to the discretion of the certified match officials.

In the event that a student, coach or parent wishes to lodge a protest against his/her/their opponent with respect to age or any other unfair practices etc. he/she will need to follow the below mentioned steps:

• Contact the tournament director/SFA Representative
• Fill the protest form
• Pay a deposit of Rs. 1000/-
• The protest committee will arrive at a decision within a maximum of 48 hours.

In the event that a student is found to be overage and has been disqualified, SFA will not be liable to conduct a rematch of any student/team who may have lost to the opponent in the interest of the time. However, the overage student will be disqualified without any prior notice.

The student may also face a ban on participating at the SFA Championship for up to 3 years. The same will be mentioned on his/her sporting profile on www.sfaplay.com

In the lieu of ONLY addressing genuine protests, SFA has taken the decision of levying a protest fee. Handling protests is a time-consuming process and has an impact on the schedule of the other matches scheduled on any given day. Hence, it is critical for SFA to address only the genuine ones to be able to provide a seamless sporting experience.

SFA assures that all students will be given fair and equal treatment irrespective of the school, gender.

The registration process for all SFA Championships is a completely digitized and paperless process. Follow the below mentioned steps & complete your registration.

• Log on to www.sfaplay.com
• Click on “Register as a School”
• Enter Your Mobile Number - Only applicable to schools who are re-registering
• Fill details for registration
• Verify Mobile Number & Email ID via OTP (One Time Password)
• Complete Payment
• Upload consent document (Format provided in the form)
• Fill in Coach(es) details and assign sport for formation of teams.

The Registration process for Students for all SFA Championships is a completely digitized and paperless process.

• Log on to www.sfaplay.com
• Click on “Register as a Student”
• Enter Your Mobile Number
• Verify Mobile Number OTP (One Time Password) – Only applicable to students who are re-registering
• Fill details for registration
• Select Events the student wants to register in
• Complete Payment
• Complete Age Verification

KINDLY NOTE: Your participation in sports will be confirmed only after verification of documents. In case of Team Sports, your selection in a team will be at the sole discretion of the School Coach/Authority

A Student can register for a sport by choosing the sport of his/her choice while filling the registration form. The registration of the participant for his/her sport will be confirmed only once the payment and verification is complete. In case of Team sports, your selection in a team will be at the sole discretion of the school coach/authority

School Registration Fee for the SFA Championship is charge less. A school can register itself by clicking on to www.sfaplay.com. By becoming a registered school with SFA it is:

Schools and students can choose to pay via the following options

• Credit / Debit Card / Online Transfer
• Wallets
• UPI

NO. A Student’s registration is unique and cannot be transferred to another student’s registration. Each student has to register individually and obtain his student profile.

We welcome all schools from the city to register for the SFA Championship. All types of aided, unaided, private and government schools can register & participate.

SFA through its Championships wants to create a level playing field for all schools. There is no restriction on the school entries based on the education board. Schools from all boards: ICSE, CBSE, State, NIOS, IGCSE and IB are invited to register for the SFA Championship 2023-24.

SFA through its Championships wishes to provide equal sporting opportunity to all school students. All schools, co-ed and non-co-ed, are invited to participate in the SFA Championship across all sports.

SFA through its Championships provides an equal platform to Students in 25+ sports to show their sporting talent. By participating in the SFA Championship, schools are

• Eligible to appear on the SCHOOLS RANKING TABLE.
• Eligible to win awards and prizes
• Able to access the online school profile with statistics, records and achievements basis the school’s participation and performance
• Get a dedicated login to manage registrations for SFA Championship

Yes, in the interest of maintaining a high quality of competition across all sports at the SFA Championship 2023-24, a Registration Fee will be charged to Students which will enable them to participate and avail the following services-

• Digital Statistics, Records maintenance & Match videos*
• Professional Standard Infrastructure and Facilities
• Certified and quality Match officials & Referees from recognized Sport associations
• Instant Medical support and On-court Physiotherapist
• Access to Hydration Centers
• Talent Scouting and Scholarships

It is NOT necessary for schools to take an NOC from governing bodies of any other sports tournaments that they may be participating in, to register and participate in the SFA Championship.

Kindly note the SFA Championship will take place for 15 days at a stretch across multiple sports.It is an Olympic style inter-school competition. We try to ensure that there is no clash with any other inter- school tournaments. We encourage schools and players to play as many tournaments around the year as possible, to improve and excel in sports.

The SFA School Ranking System has been devised to showcase the ranking of all schools in the city, on the basis of their performance in multiple sporting disciplines at SFA. Each medal won by a player/team of a school’s contingentin an event category, adds to the pointstally of the schoolranking system in the following manner :

• Gold Medal = 5 Points
• Silver Medal = 3 Points
• Bronze Medal = 1 Point

• Gold Medal = 15 Points
• Silver Medal = 10 Points
• Bronze Medal = 5 Point

Kindly note: Doubles and Relay are considered as individual sports in the SFA Ranking System

Schools registered with SFA can register as many students as they would like for the SFA Championship 2023- 24.

Schools registered with SFA can participate in as many sports as they would like to. We encourage schools to take part in multiple sports enabling their players to experience the multi-sport culture at the SFA Championship.

The school registration enables the school to participate in the SFA Championship 2023-24. This Registration provides:

• Professional Standard Infrastructure and Facilities
• Eligible to appear in the SCHOOLS RANKING TABLE.
• Eligible to win awards and prizes for the school
• Able to access the online school profile with statistics, records and achievements basis the school’s participation and performance.

SFA provides a multi-sporting platform for the schools so that they can identify their sporting prowess in various sports by identifying students they might not be aware about. In any case it is not necessary for a school to participate in all the sporting disciplines compulsorily but we encourage schools to try and maximize the opportunities made available to the players.

The school name will reflect on the ranking system but will not be eligible to win awards and prizes.

The SFA Championship 2023-24 will be updated on www.sfaplay.com

We recognize the fact that there will be close to 1,00,000 Students and visitors across all the venues, and thus adequate security measures have been put in place to ensure that students have a safe and sport conducive environment.

Yes, visitors will be asked to produce an ID card to enter the venue. SFA Sporting Services Pvt. Ltd. holds all the rights to allow or disallow any individual into the venue at its sole discretion, in the interest of safety of all children and visitors.

Schools and students are expected to make their own transportation arrangements to and from the venue. School buses and private vehicles will be allowed only till the designated drop-off point at the venue. School buses and private vehicles will be permitted to park inside the premises in the designated parking areas on a first-come-first-serve basis.

It is not compulsory for school Students to be accompanied by a school coordinator/manager during the event. But SFA encourages parents, well-wishers, school coordinators and non- participating students to come & support their respective school contingents thereby enhancing a Student’s sporting experience.

Yes, parents and children are welcome to the venue and cheer for their school’s contingent, even if they are not participating in any sport. Over & above this, they will also have an opportunity to engage in all the activities & workshops planned for that day.

To facilitate more support for the students & to create a sporting atmosphere there will be no entry fee charged to any visitor at SFA Championship 2023-24.

Yes, SFA Championships will be held every year to provide the best platform for the young students to showcase their sporting talents. With an Olympic style structure, the SFA Championship aspires to be the most prestigious annual inter-school sports Championship, that Students and schools can look forward to, at a specific time every year and become part of the cities sporting calendar.

Yes, in case a student finishes playing his/her sport or does not progress to the higher stages of the tournament he/she is most welcome to be at the venue and cheer for his/her school’s contingent.

The SFA Championship 2023-24 schedule & the final sport wise schedule will be published on our website i.e., www.sfaplay.com at least 5 days prior to the Championship. The matches will be conducted from 8 am to 5.30 pm on all days of the schedule; however, schedules for different sports may vary. There will be special considerations for few sports which may require more time to be completed.

Every student must carry his/her school ID card along with his/her age proof (Aadhar Card Preferred) at all times during the tournament. No student will be allowed to play the match if they do not have a valid age proof along with their school ID. Students must produce their ID cards when required during the tournament.

It is essential for the students to report at the venue at least 60 minutes prior to the game in order to start the matches as per the scheduled time. There will be two registration desks – the main registration desk to report the entry of the student at the venue and the other will be a sports specific registration desk, where the student will have to report at the time his/her match is announced.

Free water and Energy drinks will be available to the students at all times during the course of the Championship. Food stalls will be made available at the venue to serve you delicious food and students may bring their own snacks and drinks.

Yes, we would love for all students and parents/coaches to experience the sporting atmosphere of our Championship and hence there are no restrictions with respect to venue access. However, the playing area of every sport will be restricted only to the students, officials and SFA staff. Seating arrangements will be made for spectators. There will also be certain areas which will be restricted only to SFA personnel and management.

It is not necessary for the student to be at the venue on all days. The student only needs to come when his/her match is scheduled. However, at all times there are various games, activities and workshops going on at the Championship and we would love all children to experience the same.

Yes, a certificate of participation will be available in the students sporting profile who participate at the SFA Championship 2023-24. A digital version of the same will be made available on your profile on www.sfaplay.com