The draws for the 2026/27 BNF National Leagues C and D, together with the Women’s Under-16 League and the respective knockout competitions, were held on Tuesday, 11 August 2026.

The participating clubs discovered their opening matchdays and the sequence of fixtures for the coming season.

BNF U15 League C

The BNF U15 League C will feature 10 teams, with each club playing nine matches during the first phase.

Following the completion of the first round, the league will split into a Top Six and Play-Out group, with a further round of matches played.

The teams finishing in first and second place will earn promotion, while ninth and 10th place will be relegated.

The opening matchday is scheduled for Saturday, 12 September 2026.

BNF U15 League D

The BNF U15 League D will consist of 13 teams.

The competition will be played over a single round, meaning each team will play 12 matches.

The teams finishing first and second will secure promotion.

The first matchday will also take place on Saturday, 12 September 2026.

BNF Women’s Under-16 League

The BNF Women’s Under-16 League will feature eight teams during the 2026/27 season.

The competition will be played over two phases. During the first phase, each team will play every other team twice, resulting in 14 matches per club.

The league will then split into a Top Four and Bottom Four, with each group playing another two rounds. Each team will therefore play a total of 20 matches during the campaign.

The team finishing first will be crowned league champions.

The Women’s Under-16 League will get underway on Sunday, 20 September 2026.

BNF U17 Leagues C and D

Both the BNF U17 League C and League D will feature 10 teams.

During the first phase, each team will play every other team once, completing nine matches.

The leagues will then split into Top Six and Play-Out groups, with each group playing a further single round to determine the final standings.

In U17 League C, the teams finishing first and second will be promoted, while ninth and 10th place will be relegated.

In U17 League D, first and second place will earn promotion.

Both leagues will commence on Sunday, 13 September 2026.

BNF U15 Knock-Out

The Preliminary Round draw for the BNF U15 Knock-Out was also held on Tuesday.

A total of 43 teams will compete in this season’s competition, which will be played in two phases.

The first phase will involve teams from Leagues C and D, while the second phase will include teams from Leagues A and B, together with the four teams that progress from the first phase.

The Preliminary Round will begin on Saturday, 3 October 2026.

BNF U17 Knock-Out

The final draw of the day was for the Preliminary Round of the BNF U17 Knock-Out.

The competition will feature 40 teams and, like the U15 Knock-Out, will be divided into two phases.

The first phase will involve teams from Leagues C and D. The second phase will then bring in teams from Leagues A and B, together with the four teams that advance from the opening phase.

The Preliminary Round of the first phase will commence on Sunday, 1 November 2026.