TUESDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2012

With the weather giving us a break the hope is all games will go ahead on Saturday. The Thursday article page has been updated as well as the select page with the quarter final of the Senior National Trophy being finalised. The ASSFA would additionally like to wish all the local teams the best of luck for upcoming Scottish Shield ties. The teams who are still in the competition are listed below:

Lloyds TSB Scottish U13 Shield

Round 5 (last 16 teams) Craigmount High School V Hazlehead Academy

Round 4 (last 32 teams) Forfar Academy V Banff Academy

Lloyds TSB Scottish U14 Shield

Round 5 (last 16 teams) Portlethen Academy V Stonelaw High School

Round 6 (quarter final) Bearsden Academy or Beath High School V Robert Gordon’s College

Round 6 (quarter final) All Saints Secondary or Greenfaulds High School V Aberdeen Grammar School

Lloyds TSB Scottish U15 Shield

Round 5 (last 16 teams) Cults Academy V St. Matthew’s Academy

Lloyds TSB Scottish U15 Girls Shield

Round 4 (quarter final) Mintlaw Academy V Eastbank Academy

Lloyds TSB Scottish U16 Shield

Round 6 (quarter final) Springburn Academy or Harris Academy V Banff Academy

Lloyds TSB Scottish Seniors Shield

Round 4 (last 32 teams) Aberdeen Grammar School V Monifieth High School

Round 5 (last 16 teams) St Ninian’s High School V Hazlehead Academy

Lloyds TSB Scottish Senior Girls Shield

Round 4 (quarter final) Eastbank Academy V Kincorth Academy

THURSDAY 9TH FEBRUARY 2012

Aberdeen Senior Select progressed to the Quarter Finals of the National Trophy and were drawn at home to Fife. The tie will be played at Spain Park on Monday 27th February 2012, with a kick off planned for 1:00pm.

FRIDAY 3RD FEBRUARY 2012

I regret to inform you that all Saturday's games (4th Feb 2012) have been postponed due to the extensive frost on the pitches. That's over 7 games postponed this week alone due to the frost. Hopefully the weather picks up soon and we can continue with our season.

SATURDAY 28TH JANUARY 2012

Unfortunately all secondary school games scheduled for today were cancelled due to the frost making all pitches unplayable for our games. It is hoped that the weather improves soon and allows our cup games to hopefully be played in the near future.

SUNDAY 22ND JANUARY 2012

As was the case last week, only one game survived the biting frost. Oldmachar ran out comfortable 7-0 winners against Kincorth. All leagues are up to date as of today.

SUNDAY 15TH JANUARY 2012

Only one game went ahead in Aberdeen this weekend and it was played at Spain Park. Oldmachar were beaten 2-0 by Inverurie in the quarter final of the AFC Trophy at U14 level. There will be a match report on the website soon. The cup draws have been updated.

WEDNESDAY 11TH JANUARY 2012

Robert Gordon's College U13 and U14 teams have been disqualified from the CNR International League. Harlaw U14 team have also been disqualified from the CNR League. Their games that had been played have now been withdrawn. They are:

U13 Robert Gordon's College - Robert Gordon's 9 -1 Torry,  Robert Gordon's 3 -2 Hazlehead

U14 Robert Gordon's College - Hazlehead 3 - 2 Robert Gordon's,  Robert Gordon's 6 - 2 Mintlaw

U14 Harlaw Academy - Bucksburn 5 - 1 Harlaw, Oldmachar 7 - 2 Harlaw, Harlaw 1 - 8 Hazlehead

The leagues have been updated accordingly.

SUNDAY 18TH DECEMBER 2011

All games scheduled for Saturday 17th of December were cancelled due to the frost on the pitches. We have been very fortunate with regards the weather this season so far with only the last two weekends really causing any disruption to ASSFA games. Lets hope the good weather continues after the holidays.

MONDAY 12TH DECEMBER 2011

All games from Saturday 10th December were called off due to the heavy frost. This made the pitches unsafe for our youngsters to play and the decision was made to reschedule these games.

SATURDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 2011

The Aberdeen U15 Select suffered a setback on Friday with a 3-1 loss to Edinburgh. At 0-0, Aberdeen had two goals disallowed which would have put them in a comfortable position. However, a fantastic strike by an Edinburgh centre forward put the away side in front. They added to their lead after the ball fell in the box. Aberdeen hit back straight away with a fantastic strike from Neil Cooper. With pressure building, Aberdeen had a chance to secure a draw with the last play of the game. Nine Aberdeen players were in the oppositions box for a corner but the ball was cleared and left the Edinburgh striker to run the whole length of the pitch and score past the keeper. This result means that Aberdeen must rely on Aberdeenshire getting some kind of result against Dundee to progress to the quarter finals.

All league games went ahead today in local leagues. The results and league table pages have been updated and are correct as of Sunday 27/11/2011.

Also in the Senior President's Trophy St Machar beat Cults 6-3 to progress into the final. They will face Grammar who beat Kincorth in the other semi final 8-1. The final date and venue will be decided shortly.

FRIDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2011

Aberdeen senior select secured their progression into the quarter final of the National trophy with a comfortable 11 - 3 victory over Perth and Kinross. The lads will be looking forward to the quarter final draw in the near future. The U15 select secured a 0 - 0 draw with rivals Dundee to add an extra point to the three they achieved by beating Aberdeenshire. The players produced a strong performance and played some good football, despite the pitch being not conjusive to the passing game. This means that if the boys can secure at least a point against Edinburgh, they will progress into the quarter finals. However, if they secure a win then the team will top their group - ensuring a vital home tie in the next round.

All fixtures are correct as of tonight with a couple of cancelled games and an additional fixture added late on. Referees (if available) have been allocated to games by the Association.

With deadlines approaching, time is short to get the games played and a committee meeting is scheduled for the start of December to discuss any unplayed games.

FRIDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 2011

Aberdeen U15 select started their National trophy campaign with a 4-2 win against local rivals Aberdeenshire. They now travel to Dundee on Thursday 17th November to hopefully add another three points to their position in the league. The senior select squad returned from Dundee on Thursday with a hard-fought 3-2 win in an entertaining affair. The boys battled back from being 2-1 down at half time to secure 3 points that is added to the point they gained against Aberdeenshire last week.

All fixtures are correct for Saturday 12th November and any referees available have been appointed to games.

SATURDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2011

All leagues have been updated as of today (Saturday 29th October) and results have been updated since the new term. The Senior select drew 3-3 with their Aberdeenshire opponents at Bellslea on Thursday. Unfortunately, the city lost the penalty shoot out which may prove crucial if the teams are even at the end of the group stages. Also, the U15 select have their game rearranged V Aberdeenshire for Wednesday 2nd November. The game will take place at Turriff United F.C’s ground, the Haughs, Turriff, with a kick off of 6:30pm.

TUESDAY 25TH OCTOBER 2011

Dyce U13 team have been withdrawn from the CNR International League. Their games that had been played have now been withdrawn. They are:

Kincorth 8 - 0 Dyce, Dyce 2 - 6 Hazlehead, Dyce 3 - 7 Albyn, Dyce 12 - 4 Torry.

The league has been updated accordingly.

MONDAY 24TH OCTOBER 2011

Bridge of Don U15 team have been withdrawn from the CNR International league.

On a seperate note, good luck to the two select teams who have their first National Trophy fixtures this week. The U15's will play against Aberdeenshire on Wednesday 26th October at Turriff F.C, The Haughs, Turriff with a 6:30pm kick off. Also, the Senior select will play against Aberdeenshire on Thursday 27th October at Fraserburgh F.C, Bellslea, Fraserburgh with a 7:00pm kick off.

THURSDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2011

The holidays are here! The Senior Preseidents Trophy group stages are complete and the draw for the semi finals is:

    CULTS V ST MACHAR       and        GRAMMAR V KINCORTH

The website is as up to date as possible with leagues, cup draws and fixtures for the select teams all correct, as of Monday 10th October 2011. All team reps are advised to play games as early as possible and ensure that they stick to the deadlines given at the very start of the season. I have listed the league deadlines below for reference. If your team does not keep to these deadlines then the team may be excluded from the league.

    U13 League - Teams must play a minimum of HALF their league games by start of December. (This equates to 7 league games)

    U14 League - Teams must play a minimum of HALF their league games by start of December. (This equates to 7 league games)

    U15 League - Teams must play a minimum of HALF their league games by start of December. (This equates to 4 league games)

    U16 League - Teams must play a minimum of FIVE league games by Christmas holidays.

Additionally, I would advise all team reps, if possible, to play cup matches as soon as possible and not wait until near the deadline to play these fixtures. Lastly, thank you to the vast majority of team reps who have kept the secretary informed about upcoming games and scores very efficiently. This has allowed the information to be collated relatively quickly.

SUNDAY 2ND OCTOBER 2011

All leagues have been updated after this weeks fixtures and can be seen on the "leagues" page on the website. (Leagues are correct as of Sunday 2nd October, 2011) Looking ahead, most cup competitions are progressing reasonably well, but all team reps are reminded to check the deadlines for competitions to ensure that they are up to date with fixtures.

WEDNESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2011

The select squads (Senior and U15) have been finalised for the upcoming season. A big thanks to all the players for their efforts who attended the trail days. The standard was very high and this ensured that the final decision was a very difficult one. The final squads can be seen on the "select" link on the left. As soon as games are organised, the information will be available through your school football rep as well as on the website.

TUESDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER 2011

Northfield Academy U13 team has been withdrawn from all league and cup competitions for season 2011-2012.

SATURDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2011

Scores from today can be seen on the results page. There is also updated league tables and cup draws, correct as of today! The following matches were unfortunately called off due to unplayable pitches:

U14 League Kincorth V Hazlehead at Inverdee, U13 League Albyn V St Machar at Milltimber, U14 Sportsmans Trophy Bucksburn V Oldmachar

FRIDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER 2011

Please check the updated weekend fixtures for Saturday 17th September on the "Thursday Article" as there have been a few call-offs and changes to venue of games.

Also, both Under-15 and Senior select squads had the final phase of their selection process tonight. Keep an eye on the "select" link on the left for the latest news for select squads.

SATURDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2011

One postponed match today was Albyn V Bridge of Don U13 League game due to waterlogged pitch. This game will be replayed midweek.

Results for the last week have been updated on the webpage along with league tables and cup draws.

Also, match report (which was due to be Albyn V Bridge of Don at Milltimber) was changed last minute to U14 League match Hazlehead V Bucksburn and is available to view on the website now. This will also be in Thursday's Evening Express along with Satuday fixtures and allocated match officials.

WEDNESDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER 2011

Harlaw Under 15's have been reinstated in the league and have committed to play all their fixtures.

Additionally, Aberdeen city Select Squads for the Under 15's and Seniors will be chosen within the next two weeks. Keep an eye for updates in the near future.

FRIDAY 26TH AUGUST 2011

Harlaw Under 15's and Harlaw Seniors have withdrawn their teams for season 2011-2012.

THURSDAY 25TH AUGUST 2011

The website for season 2011-2012 has been updated. You will find information for the new cup draws, city select teams, league tables, match reports and the weekly Evening Express article about secondary schools football in Aberdeen. (This will include upcoming match fixtures and any allocated referees)

Additionally, the Aberdeen Secondary Schools FA plan to update the website as often as we can to ensure the information provided is as up to date as possible. Please continue to check back for updates.