Whether you enjoy a competitiveÌýkickabout or you’re a budding professional footballerÌýkeen to represent BU in football, we’ve got a range of opportunities for everyone.

Our studentÌýfootball campus leagues (men’s 5-a-side, men's 9-a-side, men’s 11-a-side,Ìýwomen's 5-a-side league and Freshers 5's Football LeagueÌýare available) are a great way to play football socially while competing in organised leagues or joinÌý purely social football for an hour a week,Ìýno commitment needed.

Meanwhile, if you're a talented footballer and successful inÌýtrials, you'll have the opportunity to represent BUÌý as part of our Performance Sport ±è°ù´Ç²µ°ù²¹³¾³¾±ð.Ìý

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Key information

Performance Sport: TeamBUÌý

Eligibility and training

Available to: ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ students who are talented and passionate football players and are successful at the TeamBU Trials

Training days, times and venues

Men’s teams:ÌýMondays and Fridays, 8am-9:30am
Women’s teams:Ìý Mondays and Fridays,Ìý8am-9:30am
Venues: Astroturf at Talbot Campus and Wallisdown playing fields

Fixtures dayÌýand venue

Wednesday afternoons at Chapel Gate

If you’re successful in becoming a member of TeamBU, you’ll be required to purchase a sport specific membership.

This membershipÌýincludes: BUCS affiliation fees, personal sports insurance, weekly coaching and conditioning sessions and Team²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ transport.

Pay and Play Football

Entries available toÌýBU and AUB students
Days and times: Tuesdays, 5pm-6pm
Venue:ÌýAstroturf pitches, Talbot Campus
Price: £75Ìýfor the year or £3.50 per session

Entries available toÌýBU and AUB students
Days and times:ÌýTuesdays or Thursdays, 12pm-2pm
Venue:ÌýChapel Gate
Price:Ìý£75Ìýfor the year or £3.50 per session

Campus Leagues

Prices and eligibility

Team and individualÌýentries available toÌýBU and AUB students
When:ÌýAutumn and Spring terms
Book via:Ìý

Men's 5-a-side football

Days and times:ÌýSundays, 10am-6pm
Venue:ÌýAstroturf pitches, Talbot Campus
Price: (Per Team): £240Ìý(termly) or £400Ìý(annually)

Women's 5-a-side football

Days and times:ÌýWednesdays, 3:30pm-4:30pm
Venue:Ìý
Price:Ìý(Per Team): £160Ìý(termly)ÌýorÌý£300Ìý(annually) | £20 for individuals (per term) or £37.50 (annually)

9-a-side football

Days and times:ÌýWednesdays, 12pm-4pm
Venue:ÌýÌýon the newÌýArtificial Grass Pitch
Price:Ìý(Per Team): £300Ìý(termly)ÌýorÌý£560Ìý(annually) | £45Ìýfor individuals (per term)

11-a-side football

Day and time: Wednesdays, 12pm-4pm
Venues:Ìý,
Price (per team): £1,150 (annually) |Ìý£57.50Ìýfor individuals (per term)

Freshers 5'sÌýfootball

Day and time: Sundays, 2pm-6pm
Venues:ÌýAstroturf pitches,ÌýTalbot Campus
Price:Ìý(per person): £37.50Ìý(annually)
Book via:

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TeamBU: our Performance Sport football teamsÌý

TeamBU Football, our men’s and women’s Performance Sport football teams, compete in leagues and competitions.

They’re coached and managed by (AFCB) – a benefit of our long-standing partnership with the club – and have status.


A victorious team from a Campus Sport 5-a-side league

Campus Sport Football Leagues

Get your course friends, flatmates or housemates together and take part in a SportBU campus football league.ÌýThey’re a great competitive way to stay fit and have fun throughout the year.

We’ll organise everything for you and your team, including the venue, equipmentÌýand the referees. We also hold periodic recruitment events for free agents looking to get involved with existing teams.

5-a-Side Leagues

Teams will compete within their leagues for a place in the finals day cup competition over the course of sevenÌýweeks,ÌýseeingÌýwho will be crowned champions of the 5-a-Side arena. Leagues fixtures and tables will renew from January for the spring term.

*Teams are entitled to enter squads of up to 8 players.

Reserve your teamsÌýspace byÌýÌý

11-a-Side Leagues

Teams will compete in an initial Autumn term 'Ranking' league to determine which league they will compete in come the spring term. At this point the 11-a-SideÌýleague will be split intoÌý'Premiership' and 'Championship' leagues which will run until the end of the spring term. In addition, there is an annual cup competition included in the team entry price.

*Teams are entitled to enter squads of up to 20 players.

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Campus Sport:ÌýFreshers 5'sÌýfootball leagues

If you are a first year student with BU or AUB, you will have exclusiveÌýaccess to our new Freshers 5's Football leagueÌý- a league designed to promote yourÌýsocial, mental and physical wellbeing to make sure your university experience does not stop when you step off-campus. The perfect way to make new friends through a shared love of the beautiful game!

Included in the £37.50ÌýcostÌýper person are two academic terms of football leagues,Ìýa dedicated Facebook groupÌýand a welcome event at , Lansdowne.

Price: £37.50 per person

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