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This Saturday, January 11, 2025, the Rosignol Grond in the ancient county will play hosts to the opening match of this year’s Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League Qualification Playoffs. 
As Season 7 of Guyana’s premier football league seemingly approaches, 7 teams from Regional Member Associations (RMAs) around the country will compete for two spots in the upcoming Elite League competition.
Those teams are; Bartica Football Association’s (BFA) Potaro Strikers Football Club, Berbice Football Association’s (BFA) Paradise Invaders FC, East Bank Football Association’s (EBFA) Agricola Red Triangle FC, East Demerara Football Association’s (EDFA) Mahaica Determinators FC, Essequibo Coast/ Pomeroon Football Association’s (ECPFA) Lake Mainstay FC, Georgetown Football Association’s (GFA) Pele FC and West Demerara Football Association’s (WDFA) Uitvlugt Warriors FC.
Notable, challengers from the Upper Demerara and Rupununi Football Associations are missing from the lineup, likely a consequence of those Associations not completing their Senior Men’s League.
The tournament will take on a knockout format with games earmarked for community grounds, owing to vital maintenance works scheduled for the GFF’s National Training Centre (NTC) at Providence, a GFF missive revealed.
The competition will run from this weekend and conclude on Saturday, January 18th. As is customary, the winner of the tournament will gain an automatic spot in the Elite League that was vacated by Buxton United FC, who were relegated after finishing at the bottom of the points table in Season 6.
However, there will be a reprieve for the losing finalist, who will move on to challenge Season 6’s Number 9 finishers Ann’s Grove United for their spot in the League. That playoff game is schedule for Wednesday, January 25th.
The first fixture of the competition will pit Mahaica Determinators against Paradise Invaders at the Rosignol Ground from 16:00hrs on Saturday.
The remaining fixtures are as follows:
Sunday, January 12, 2025:
Potaro Strikers FC vs. Uitvlugt Warriors FC at Uitvlugt Ground – 13:0hrs
Pele FC vs. Agricola Red Triangle FC at Uitvlugt Ground – 15:00hrs
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Semi Finals 1- Lake Mainstay FC vs. Winner of Mahaica Determinators FC/Paradise Invaders FC (Venue and time to be determined)
Semifinal 2 (Venue and time to be determined) Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Elite League Qualification Playoffs Final (Venue and time to be determined)
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Elite League Qualification Playoffs 2- Ann’s Grove vs Finals Loser (Venue and time to be determined)
During the last Elite League Qualification playoff, Slingerz FC and Monedderlust FC gained entry into the League and managed to maintain their spots for Season 7.
