Korfball: Qualifiers and Regional Rounds 2025-26

South Midlands & East Regionals – Sunday 25 January 2026

Northern Qualifiers – Saturday 31 January 2026

Yorkshire & North Midlands Regionals – Sunday 1 February 2026

South West & Wales Regionals – Saturday 7 February 2026 

Southern Qualifiers – Saturday 14 February 2026

North & Scotland Regionals – Saturday 14 February 2026

South Midlands & East Regionals – Arena Sports Kettering, Thurston Drive, NN15 6PB

Northern Qualifiers – Sugden Sports Centre, 114 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HL

Yorkshire & North Midlands Regionals – David Ross Sports Village, Beeston Lane, Nottingham NG7 2RD

South West & Wales Regionals – Jubilee Sports Centre, Highfield Campus, Southampton SO17 1BJ

Southern Qualifiers – Cardiff University Sports Training Village, 12 Bevan Place, Cardiff, CF14 3UX

North & Scotland Regionals – Gateshead Leisure Centre, Alexandra Road, Gateshead NE8 4JA

BUCS Korfball: Qualifiers and Regional Rounds 2025-26 Team Allocations

Teams must provide student ID cards for each player – please remember to bring these, players will not be permitted to play unless they present a valid student ID card.

Please bring match forms and registration forms which will be emailed to teams at least a week before the day of their tournament.

Other registration details to note:

• Teams must be affiliated with the BSKA
• Teams are entered through BUCS Play through your institution
• BUCS Play individual player registration will close the Tuesday before the corresponding tournament, with the individual player approval deadline being the Thursday before the tournament.

All Qualifiers and Regionals will follow a similar broad timetable for the day. Specific timetables with match times will be shared to the relevant teams closer to event dates.

South Midlands & East Regionals, Southern Qualifiers, North & Scotland Regionals and Southwest & Wales regionals will run 9am-5pm with a rough timetable of:

0900 – Arrival, Setup, Registration

0910 – Captain & Coaches Briefing

0920 – Referee Meeting & General Warmup

0930 – 1^st round of matches begin

~1230 – Lunch Break

1320 – 2^nd round of matches begin

1630 – Matches end

1635 – Tournament presentation

1645 – Remove equipment, Tidy and Leave Facility

Yorkshire & North Midlands Regionals will run 12pm-8pm with a rough timetable of:

1200 - Arrive

1210 - Captains & Coaches Meeting

1230 - Start of games

Lunch Breaks TBC

1940 Pack up and Presentation

Northern Qualifiers will run 0930-6pm with a rough timetable of:

0930 - Arrival and Registration

0940 - Captain & Coaches briefing

0950 - Ref meeting and general warm up

1000 - Games begin

1325 - Lunch

1400 - Afternoon games start

1730 - Games end

1750 - Remove equipment, tidy and leave facility

BUCS General Rules and Regulations

BUCS Korfball Rules and Regulations

To withdraw from the event, please contact your Institution Administrator who should inform the event lead.

Please see REG 7.9 for our withdrawal policy.

Withdrawal Prior to Regional Round (After Team Entry Deadline) – £100

Withdrawal Prior to National Plate – £200

Withdrawal Prior to National Trophy – £250

Withdrawal Prior to National Championship – £300

South Midlands & East Regionals – Free parking available on site, plenty of space

Northern Qualifiers – Free on street parking outside Sugden or Aquatics Centre car park, £8 for 9 hours.

Yorkshire & North Midlands Regionals – Parking charges and restrictions apply at the following times:

• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday | 8am to 5.30pm

• Wednesday | 8am to 12.30pm

All visitors must pay and display using the machines or pay for parking using the RingGO app during the above times. Visitors can make use of one free 30 minute ticket per day and all sporting participants can access one free 2 hour ticket per day. RingGo Code : David Ross Sports Village – 18953.

If all visitor parking bays in our David Ross Sports Village car park and the surrounding Beeston Lane are full, customers can use the following parking options around the centre:

• Nightingale Hall Car Park (3 minute walk)

• Bowling Green Car Park (4 minute walk)

• Rutland Hall Car Park (4 minute walk)

• Sherwood Hall Car Park (5 minute walk)

• Ancaster Hall Car Park (6 minute walk)

South West & Wales Regionals – Vehicle turning point space behind the facility, team vehicles will be able to park here and check in at reception. More information can be found here.

Southern Qualifiers – There is accessible parking on site.

North & Scotland Regionals –  Free on-street parking outside and Leisure Centre car park.

South Midlands & East Regionals – Changing facilities available.

Northern Qualifiers – Changing facilities on site, with disability accessibility.

Yorkshire & North Midlands Regionals – Accessible and changing facilities inside sports centre.

South West & Wales Regionals – Toilets and changing rooms are available downstairs at the sports hall.

Southern Qualifiers – Men’s and Women’s changing rooms and toilets are available immediately upstairs as you enter North Hall reception.

North & Scotland Regionals – Changing facilities on site, with disability access.

South Midlands & East Regionals – There is a cafe on site, however no shops nearby so bringing food is advisable.

Northern Qualifiers – Vending machines on site. Tesco Express a 2 min walk away.

Yorkshire & North Midlands Regionals – Shops nearby, One Stop Premier 8 min walk away. Club house cafe on site. Open till 7pm.

South West & Wales Regionals – A water refill is available just outside the sports hall. Coffee machines and vending machines are in the building. Please bring enough food and snacks for the entire day.

Southern Qualifiers – A water refill is available just outside the sports hall. A Tesco extra is located 5 minutes from the training village.

North & Scotland Regionals – Vending machines on site and a cafe on site. Tesco Express a 10 min walk away.

Shirt colour must be the same for the whole team, with unique numbers clearly visible.

KOR 2.5.3 All the teams that participate in the Regional Round will progress to either the National Championship, National Trophy, or National Shield. The four highest finishing 1st teams at each regional competition will progress to the National Championship. Of the remaining teams, the four highest finishing teams at each regional competition will progress to the National Trophy, with all other teams progressing to the National Shield.

KOR 2.6.3 The four highest finishing teams at each qualifier competition will progress to the National Shield. Teams that finish 5th or lower may also progress to the National Shield if there have not been sufficient teams progress from the Regional Round to result in a total of 16 teams in the National Shield. In such a situation, further teams will progress to the National Shield based on their finishing positions, starting with those which finished 5th and working down through the finishing positions until the National Shield shall contain 16 teams. Should there only be an odd number of teams required to progress, the BSKA or BUCS will toss a coin to determine which qualifier the extra team will progress from.

Prizes will be given for:

• Top male goal scorer
• Top female goal scorer
• Male MVP
• Female MVP

For available BUCS Points, please see Appendix 1.

Anyone wishing to take photos or video at this event must complete the BUCS Media Accreditation Form prior to the event.

BUCS reserves the right to prohibit photography equipment being used at a BUCS event. BUCS reserves the right to request that the individual ceases to take photographs, deletes any images and, if considered necessary, leaves the venue.

If you wish to take photos or videos at this event, please contact the BUCS Event Lead. 

BUCS’ mission is to provide exceptional student sporting experiences that inspire, develop and unite.

Critical to our success is our commitment to always providing safe, friendly and enjoyable environments for all participants. Whether competing, coaching, officiating, volunteering, working or spectating at these events, the welfare of all is critical to our mission.

To find out more or report a concern, please click here.

The sustainability of our event matters to us and these are the positive steps we are taking to manage our environmental impact:

• All staff and volunteers are encouraged to travel to the event via public transport
• We have used local suppliers where possible
• Event programmes are all online, minimising paper use
• We are beginning to track our carbon footprint across BUCS events to identify areas of improvement.

How can you help at this event? Here’s some ideas:

• Be self-sufficient by bringing your own refillable bottles and coffee cups to reduce waste.
• Ensure you are disposing of waste correctly – Check around the venue for specific recycling and food waste bins.
• Travel smarter – as a team on a minibus, cycle or use public transport.
• Go paperless - use your phone for all event information