ESAA CROSSCOUNTY CUP
About The ESAA Cross Country Cup
The ESAA Cross Country Cup is a Individual school team cross country competition for Year 7 to Year 13, held each year during the Autumn Term October to December.
ESAA Cross Country Cup 2026
This competition is based on the 2026-27 school year with age-groups operating from the end of that year on 31st August 2027 at midnight.
Entry deadline Friday 11th September 2026
Additional Information
Entry via https://esaa.org.uk/competitions/cross-country-cup/
Entry Deadline Friday 11th September 2026. £18 per team entry.
Max entry 6 Teams (Junior Girls, Junior Boys, Inter Girls, Inter Boys, Senior Girls, Senior Boys)
PLEASE REMEMBER THIS IS A ‘TEAM’ SCHOOL ENTRY COMPETITION SO DON’T ENTER INDIVIDUALS.
Juniors: Year 7/8 combined
Inters: Year 9/10 combined
Seniors: Year 11/12/13 combined
Full competition rules: Microsoft Word – ESAA-XC-CUP-Competition-rules-2026
Preliminary County round 1 Sept/Oct.
Princethorpe College Monday 28th September afternoon
Qualifying teams progress to Regional Midlands round
w/c 3th November TBC Bromsgrove School
Qualifying teams progress to National Final
Sat 5th December, Ratcliffe College, Leicestershire hosting.
All Schools who have entered will receive full information on timetable/courses/distances/race numbers along with team declaration forms.
Results will be available after the event via www.esaa.org.uk
Qualifying teams for the regional round will be contacted by the regional coordinator.