The Rise Impact Tournament
The Rise Impact Tournament is where grassroots players get an elite football experience and the opportunity to compete on an international stage.
Date: Saturday, 3rd May 2025
Location: Liverpool FC Academy
Age Group: Players born in 2016
Teams: x16 teams competing
Winner's Prize: Entry into the Steel Cup in Poland (13th-15th June 2025), competing against top European academies.
Elite-level competition
A chance to experience academy-style football
A fully funded opportunity to play in Europe
Tournament Rules
Game format: 7-a-side.
Maximum squad size: 10 players per team.
Match duration: Two halves of 12 minutes.
Goalkeeper distribution: Must be thrown or rolled out (no kicking from hands).
Rolling substitutions allowed.
No offside rule.
All free kicks are indirect unless a foul occurs in the penalty area.
Fair play encouraged – disrespectful behavior will result in disciplinary action.
Tournament Format
x16 teams divided into 4 groups of 4.
Each team plays 3 group-stage matches.
The top 2 teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals.
Winners progress to the semi-finals, then the final.
Finalists play for the championship and entry into the Steel Cup in Poland.
Teams that do not qualify from the groups will play additional development matches to ensure every team gets competitive playtime.