Start Date for 2012/13 Season
20th May, 2012
The Baris Northern Counties East Football League has announced that the 2012/13 season will start on Saturday 4th August.
A statement released today reads as follows:
Even though the Premier and Football League fixtures do not start until Saturday 18th August due to Euro 2012 and the Olympic Football Final being on Saturday 11th August, the NCEL season will start on Saturday 4th August, 2012.
This is because the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round is scheduled for Saturday 11th August and member clubs do not wish their opening competitive fixture to be an FA Cup tie.
Therefore, as for several seasons now, the NCEL season will start the Saturday before the First Round of the FA Cup.