29 August 2025

Pokémon Primary Schools’ Cup Finals 2025 – National Final roundup

The Pokémon Primary Schools’ Cup came to an exciting conclusion on Friday 16th May with 24 teams travelling to Stoke City FC with the hopes of being crowned National Champions for 2025.

The initial round of the Pokémon Primary Schools’ Cup kicked off in October with primary schools competing locally within their district for a place in the county rounds of the competition. These rounds were subsequently played across the country from December – February with the top two teams from each county qualifying for the regional finals. The regional finals, organised by ESFA Council Members across the North, Midlands, South East and South West of the country, found the top two teams from each of the three competition categories, who then progressed to the National Finals at Stoke City FC. Over 50,000 pupils played in the Pokémon Primary Schools’ Cup this season, giving every pupil a chance to develop their football skills and have fun with their friends.

The finals saw 8 teams from each of the 3 competitions, spilt into two groups to then play each other in a round robin format. The top two teams from each group progressed to the semi-finals and the winners played in one, final match to decide the champions. Plenty of footballing talent was on display throughout the day with special appearances from Pikachu adding to the excitement of both the players and the crowd, which was full of excited family and friends.

The ESFA is delighted to announce the following schools as winners and runners up in each of the three 2025 Pokémon Primary Schools’ cup competitions:

U11 Schools’ Cup Winner: Wolfson Hillel Primary School (Middlesex CSFA)
U11 Schools’ Cup Runner Up: Booker Avenue Junior School (Merseyside)

U11 Girls’ Cup Winner: Valley gardens Middle School (Northumberland CSFA)
U11 Girls’ Cup Runners Up: Heyhouses Endowed CE Primary School (Lancashire CSFA)

U11 Small Schools’ Cup Winners: Kelsall Primary School (Cheshire CSFA)
U11 Small Schools’ Cup Runners Up: St Peter’s CE Primary School (Staffordshire CSFA)

You can watch footage from the National Finals back via the ESFA’s YouTube Channel, ESFA TV. Simply select the live tab and scroll through the streams to find your game.

You can take a look back at the full results from this years tournament via Tournify, by clicking here.

The ESFA’s Official photographer, 353 Photography, is currently working his way through over 60,000 images from our various national final events and will upload images to purchase from just £3 a photo as soon as possible. In the meantime, please fill out the form via the link here to register your interest and to be notified when the gallery from your final is available.

To take part in the 25/26 season, schools can get in touch with their local County Schools’ FA and register to take part in local rounds of the competition. For more information, please email competitons@Schoolsfa.com.