Derby County will be represented by Mickleover Primary School at the Premier League Primary Stars Under-11 National Girls Football Tournament regional qualifiers 2025 hosted by Derby County Community Trust in a bid to claim their place at the 2025 finals.

Ten regional qualifiers will be hosted at club or community facilities across the country, with hundreds of young people representing Premier League, EFL and National League clubs competing. Qualifying teams will win the opportunity to play at Molineux Stadium, wearing the kit of their respective professional football club.

Last year, more than 14,500 girls took part in the regional events. St Wulstan’s and St Edmund’s Catholic Primary School, representing Fleetwood Town, are the current champions having won the tournament in 2024 at Brentford FC’s Gtech Community Stadium.  

The tournament is one of the competition elements of the Premier League Primary Stars programme. Launched in 2017 and available to every primary school in England and Wales, Premier League Primary Stars uses the appeal of football to help children to be active and develop essential life skills.

Premier League Charitable Fund Chief Executive, Ruth Shaw OBE, said:

 “The Premier League Primary Stars Under-11 National Girls Football Tournament is an incredible opportunity for girls across the country to participate in exciting and fun football activity. 

“The regional tournaments bring young people from diverse backgrounds together, and gives them a memorable opportunity to represent their professional football club. I hope that everyone enjoys the day, and I look forward to seeing some of you later this year at the Finals.”

Derby County will join 10 girls’ teams at the Premier League Primary Stars Under-11 National Girls Football Tournament qualifiers hosted by Derby County Community Trust.

Derby County Community Trust Physical Education and Schools Lead, Jack Southwart, said: 

"We're excited to see Mickleover Primary School represent Derby County Community Trust at the upcoming Premier League Primary Stars Regional Tournament. The Mickleover team performed exceptionally well in the local qualifying round. Several players from their squad are currently competing at a high level within Derby County Community Trust's Female Talent Pathway, so it will be fantastic to watch them compete against other teams from the region in March!"

Currently, 103 professional football clubs from across the leagues run in-classroom Premier League Primary Stars sessions in local partner schools. More than 70,000 teachers have signed up to access free online national curriculum-linked resources, to date.

The programme provides teachers and parents with downloadable resources across a range of curriculum subjects at Key Stage 1 (age 5-7) and Key Stage 2 (age 7-11), developed by teachers for teachers, and in collaboration with experts such as the National Literacy Trust and the PSHE Association. 

For more information, please visit Premier League Primary Stars.