Headline: GYS Flashback: Remembering Doha British School’s Historic Double Trophy Landslide at the BSME Football Championship
In this edition of the GYS Archive Vault, we look back at one of the most dominant continental campaigns ever produced by a Gulf international school. Late last year, the region’s elite descended upon Cairo, Egypt, for the prestigious BSME (British Schools in the Middle East) U13 Football Tournament—an event that would ultimately belong to Doha British School (DBS), Qatar.
The tournament pitted the finest British international schools from across the Middle East against one another in a blistering, high-stakes battle for regional supremacy. When the dust settled on the Cairo pitches, the DBS Lions didn’t just compete—they entirely conquered, securing a jaw-dropping double trophy haul across the Boys’ and Girls’ competitive divisions.
🏆 THE CUP CHAMPIONS: DBS U13 GIRLS TAKE ELITE GOLD
The DBS U13 Girls squad put on an absolute masterclass in tournament football, fighting their way to the ultimate summit of the weekend: The Cup Competition.
Navigating the elite tier of the bracket, the girls displayed incredible technical prowess, structural discipline, and tactical brilliance. In a high-pressure finale, they defeated Egypt’s own powerhouse, El Alsson International School, to officially hoist the Cup and claim the undisputed crown as the top U13 girls’ team in the Middle East.
🛡️ THE SHIELD CHAMPIONS: DBS U13 BOYS DOMINATE
Not to be outdone, the DBS U13 Boys squad produced an equally epic tournament run to secure silverware of their own. Competing in the fiercely contested Shield Competition, the boys played with relentless heart, clinical attacking transitions, and unmatched determination.
They capped off their tournament by overwhelming Repton Cairo in the finals to secure 1st place and take home the official BSME Shield championship trophy back to Doha.
🇦🇪 UAE GLORY: JESS DUBAI CAPTURES THE BOYS’ CUP
While Qatar ruled the girls’ bracket, the United Arab Emirates staked its claim on the boys’ elite division. Jumeirah English Speaking School (JESS), UAE, put on an absolute clinic to capture 1st place in the Boys’ Cup Competition.
JESS fought off stiff continental competition, ultimately outlasting Egypt’s El Alsson International School in a thriller to ensure a UAE school sat on top of the ultimate boys’ podium.
📊 OFFICIAL BSME U13 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
Here is the complete, official archive breakdown of how the region’s elite finished across all three competitive tiers:
Cup Competition (The Elite Tier)
| Category | Position | School | Country |
| Girls | 1st Place (Gold) 🏆 | Doha British School | Qatar 🇶🇦 |
| Girls | 2nd Place | El Alsson International School | Egypt 🇪🇬 |
| Girls | Fair Play Award | Repton Cairo | Egypt 🇪🇬 |
| Boys | 1st Place (Gold) 🏆 | Jumeirah English Speaking School | UAE 🇦🇪 |
| Boys | 2nd Place | El Alsson International School | Egypt 🇪🇬 |
| Boys | Fair Play Award | British International School Cairo | Egypt 🇪🇬 |
Shield Competition
| Category | Position | School | Country |
| Girls | 1st Place 🏆 | British International School Cairo | Egypt 🇪🇬 |
| Girls | 2nd Place | The British International School Madinaty | Egypt 🇪🇬 |
| Girls | Fair Play Award | Gulf English School Cairo | Egypt 🇪🇬 |
| Boys | 1st Place 🏆 | Doha British School | Qatar 🇶🇦 |
| Boys | 2nd Place | Repton Cairo | Egypt 🇪🇬 |
| Boys | Fair Play Award | Maadi British International School | Egypt 🇪🇬 |
Bowl Competition
| Category | Position | School | Country |
| Girls | 1st Place 🏆 | King’s School The Crown | Egypt 🇪🇬 |
| Girls | 2nd Place | Modern English School Cairo | Egypt 🇪🇬 |
| Girls | Fair Play Award | New Cairo British International School | Egypt 🇪🇬 |
| Boys | 1st Place 🏆 | International Community School | Amman, Jordan 🇯🇴 |
| Boys | 2nd Place | New Cairo British International School | Egypt 🇪🇬 |
| Boys | Fair Play Award | Gulf English School | Kuwait 🇰🇼 |