Header image titled 'If you think a pint's easier than two halves... then this is the five-a-side tournament for you' 27/09/26

A low-key football tournament for creatives, for charity, for a laugh.

Join us 9:30am Sunday 27th September 2026 for the second annual Cup North Charity Football Tournament for Northern Creatives, raising money for Lifeshare. Sign up as a team or join a team as an individual and compete in a competitive but open, welcoming and relaxed tournament for players of all ages, backgrounds, genders and abilities.

Cup North 2026

A low-key football tournament for creatives, for charity, for a laugh.

  • Details
    • Kick-off 9:30am.
    • Full Time Approx 1pm.
    • Manchester Tennis and Football Centre, Etihad Campus, M11 3DU
    • Inclusive tournament; all ages, genders and abilities welcome.
    • Mini-league format played over one session where each team plays each other once (depending on amount of teams) with a playoff final to decide an overall winner.
    • 8-Minute games.
    • 5-a-side games with teams comprised of a Minimum of 6 - Maximum of 8 players to allow for rolling subs.
  • Signing up as a team

    Do you work for an agency or fancy getting a group of creatives together?

    • Compete with your team/agency/collective.
    • Teams comprised of a minimum of 6 players and maximum of 8 players.
    • £160 per team.

    Team Sign-Up

  • Join a team as an individual

    We welcome creatives from all around the North. Whether you are a student, freelance or from a small agency that can't field a full team (and everything in between) you are very welcome to take part. Sign-up and we’ll add you into a mixed team of creatives.

    • Individual player sign-up.
    • Get added to a mixed group of players.
    • Join with a friend and play together.
    • £20 per player.

    Individual Sign-Up

2025 Highlights

Last year The Chase, EDIT & Music – alongside 15 freelancers, took part in the innugural Cup North, raising £400 for Lifeshare.

Photograph from Cup North 25. A player is shooting from outside the 5-a-side D with the goalkeeper closing him down.
Photograph from Cup North 25. Players on the pitch in varying degrees of tired.
Photograph from Cup North 25. Players on the pitch sharing a joke.
Photograph from Cup North 25. Team EDIT Studio are in a team huddle.
Photograph from Cup North 25. Winners, EDIT Studio hold their trophy (a small mug) above their head.
Photograph from Cup North 25. Post match scene in the pub with a yellow and red card styled like a Pantone colour swatch.
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A low-key charity football tournament for creatives, for charity, for a laugh.

About

Cup North is run by The Chase Creative Consultants as a way to raise money for the Manchester-based charity Lifeshare. If you can’t play, please consider donating to Lifeshare here.

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Header image titled 'If you think a pint's easier than two halves... then this is the five-a-side tournament for you' 27/09/26

A low-key football tournament for creatives, for charity, for a laugh.

Join us 9:30am Sunday 27th September 2026 for the second annual Cup North Charity Football Tournament for Northern Creatives, raising money for Lifeshare. Sign up as a team or join a team as an individual and compete in a competitive but open, welcoming and relaxed tournament for players of all ages, backgrounds, genders and abilities.

Cup North 2026

A low-key football tournament for creatives, for charity, for a laugh.

  • Details
    • Kick-off 9:30am.
    • Full Time Approx 1pm.
    • Inclusive tournament; all ages, genders and abilities welcome.
    • Mini-league format played over one session where each team plays each other once (depending on amount of teams) with a playoff final to decide an overall winner.
    • 8-Minute games.
    • 5-a-side games with teams comprised of a Minimum of 6 - Maximum of 8 players to allow for rolling subs.
  • Signing up as a team

    Do you work for an agency or fancy getting a group of creatives together?

    • Compete with your team/agency/collective.
    • Teams comprised of a minimum of 6 players and maximum of 8 players.
    • £160 per team.

    Team Sign-Up

  • Join a team as an individual

    We welcome creatives from all around the North. Whether you are a student, freelance or from a small agency that can't field a full team (and everything in between) you are very welcome to take part. Sign-up and we’ll add you into a mixed team of creatives.

    • Individual player sign-up.
    • Get added to a mixed group of players.
    • Join with a friend and play together.
    • £20 per player.

    Individual Sign-Up

2025 Highlights

Last year The Chase, EDIT & Music – alongside 15 freelancers, took part in the inaugural Cup North, raising £400 for Lifeshare.

Photograph from Cup North 25. A player is shooting from outside the 5-a-side D with the goalkeeper closing him down.
Photograph from Cup North 25. Players on the pitch in varying degrees of tired.
Photograph from Cup North 25. Players on the pitch sharing a joke.
Photograph from Cup North 25. Team EDIT Studio are in a team huddle.
Photograph from Cup North 25. Winners, EDIT Studio hold their trophy (a small mug) above their head.
Photograph from Cup North 25. Post match scene in the pub with a yellow and red card styled like a Pantone colour swatch.