Road to theChampionship
Four divisions. Four semi-finals. One day that decides the season. The top four schools in each division meet at Hoërskool Overkruin for Homecoming Playoffs 26.
- Matchday
- Wednesday, 23 September 2026
- First kick-off
- 12:00
- Venue
- Hoërskool Overkruin
Live now
Scores and the match clock come straight from the referee's match-day console at the venue.
No Homecoming Playoffs 26 match is live. Matchday kicks off once the league programme is complete and the top four in each division are confirmed.
Who is through
Calculated from the official league log, approved results and the PCFL tiebreakers — the same numbers as the league table.
Road to the championship
Semi-final winners move into the final automatically once the match report is approved.
U14
Seeding pendingU15
Seeding pendingSecond Team
Seeding pendingFirst Team
Seeding pendingHoërskool Overkruin · Main Field and Field 2
Semi-finals run across both fields in division order, then the finals. There are no 3rd-place matches — positions 3 and 4 come off the league log.
| Kick-off | Field | Division | Stage | Match | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:45 – 18:55 | Main Field | All | U14 prize giving | During the U15 final half-time · Awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place | |
| 19:40 – 19:50 | Main Field | All | U15 prize giving | During the Second Team final half-time · Awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place | |
| 21:05 – 21:50 | Main Field | All | Prize giving | Second Team and First Team awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place | |
Golden Boot & Golden Glove
Season totals so far, with Homecoming Playoffs 26 contributions added automatically as match reports are approved.
Golden Boot
Top three scorers in each division, from approved match reports. Penalty shootout kicks are excluded.
No goals recorded yet in this division.
No goals recorded yet in this division.
No goals recorded yet in this division.
No goals recorded yet in this division.
Golden Glove
Top three clean-sheet records in each division. Forfeit scorelines are excluded; a keeper is named only where the school has one registered goalkeeper in that division.
No clean sheets recorded yet in this division.
No clean sheets recorded yet in this division.
No clean sheets recorded yet in this division.
No clean sheets recorded yet in this division.
Venue, format and tickets
Venue & matchday
- Hoërskool Overkruin
- Wednesday, 23 September 2026
- First kick-off at 12:00
- Two fields in play: Main Field (finals) and Field 2
Competition format
- The top four schools on the final league log in each division qualify.
- Semi-final 1: seed 1 v seed 4. Semi-final 2: seed 2 v seed 3.
- Winners meet in the division final; the losing semi-finalists play for third place.
- Semi-finals are 25 minutes a half with a 5-minute break and a 5-minute changeover — an hour a match.
- Finals are 20 minutes a half with a 10-minute half-time and 5-minute changeover.
- Division prize giving takes place during the following final's half-time, with the Second Team and First Team awards after the First Team final.
- A Homecoming Playoffs 26 match level after regulation time is decided by a penalty shootout: five kicks each, then sudden death.
- Shootout kicks decide the winner only — they never count towards Golden Boot goals or league statistics.
Laws of the game, kit & ground rules
Everything coaches, players and supporters need to know before arriving at the venue.
1. Laws of the game — variations
All FIFA Laws of the Game apply to all age groups, with the variations listed here.
- A maximum of 9 substitutes per team. No rolling substitutes — the standard substitution law is enforced.
- The referee must be informed before any substitution is made.
- A substitute may only enter after the player being replaced has left the field and the referee has signalled.
- A substitute may only enter from the halfway line, during a stoppage in play.
- Each team may participate with a squad of 20 players only.
- A red card carries a 1-match ban.
- Time is not stopped for injuries and there is no extra time.
- No coaching or standing behind the goals by coaches, managers, parents, supporters or spectators. The referee may move anyone doing so, without protest.
2. Player safety & kit
- No player may wear anything dangerous — necklaces, rings, bracelets, earrings, leather or rubber bands. Players are inspected before kick-off.
- Compulsory kit: a shirt with sleeves, shorts, socks, shinguards (suitable protective material, fully covered by the socks) and correct footwear.
- No shinguards = no play
- Tape or any material worn externally on the sock must be the same colour as that part of the sock.
- The two teams must wear colours that distinguish them from each other and from the match officials.
- Undershirts must be a single colour matching the main colour of the shirt sleeve, or a pattern that exactly replicates the sleeve.
- Tights must be the same colour as the main colour of the shorts.
3. Ground rules
- Strictly no alcohol or smoking anywhere on the school premises.
- All participants' bags will be searched at the gate.
- The school is strictly cashless — refreshments are sold at the tuckshop.
- Players must be registered at their respective schools for the year.
- Managers and coaches are responsible for ensuring all rules are enforced.
- Spectators who infringe any of these requirements will be asked to leave the grounds.
