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NEW for 2025, during the May Half-Term, Play on the Pitch is delighted to be holding our first 9-a-side tournament at the bet365 Stadium, the home of Stoke City.

The stadium has a capacity of over 30,000 and is undoubtedly one of the most impressive stadiums in The Championship.

With just 2 pitches set up on the main stadium pitch, we are able to deliver a tournament format best suited to older youth teams with group matches and then Finals. All teams play 5 matches of 20 minutes, so have a guaranteed 100 minutes of match time. This is made up of 3 group matches and then Semi-Final and Final matches.

Following the group matches, teams will progress either to our Champions Cup, Shield Competition or Plate Competition. This ensures that all teams play their Finals matches against teams of a similar standard, as well as also giving the teams playing in the Shield and Plate Competitions the opportunity to win their Final and take home a winners trophy.

To ensure the players fully enjoy their time at the stadium, they will also visit the home and away changing rooms and have their names announced as they line up in the players’ tunnel and walk out on to the stadium pitch. We award medals to all players and there will be trophy presentations for the winner and runners-up teams in the Champions Cup, Shield and Plate Competitions.

The opportunity to play at this fantastic stadium is one that you and your team should not miss out on!