The Emmett Caines Knockout Tournament will launch the 2023/24 football season for the BVI Football Association (BVIFA). Photo: BVIFA/File

Lion Heart and Old Madrid have the honours of kicking off action in the first-ever Emmett Caines Knockout Football Tournament at 6:00 PM on Saturday, September 16, 2023, in East End. Image: BVIFA

The second game on the opening day will be between Rebels and Positive from 8:30 PM.

The Emmett Caines Knockout Tournament will launch the 2023/24 football season for the BVI Football Association (BVIFA).

Sunday’s games

Action will continue on Sunday, September 17, 2023, with three games.

VG United and Panthers will clash at the Virgin Gorda Recreation Ground from 6:00 PM.                                             

Two entertaining matches are billed for East End, with One Love facing Islanders from 6:00 PM and Wolues squaring off with Sugar Boys from 8:30 PM.

The format

The format is “blind” by which the teams pulled out a number and then learned their fate as more of the ten teams followed suit.

One of the pairings will also get a bye in the next round and the remaining four teams will face a redraw to learn their opponents.

After those games, one of the winning three teams will get a bye into the final, where they will await the winners of the remaining pairs' match-up.