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11.2  District Championship Eligibility

A team competing in a District qualifies for their District Championship by meeting 1 of the following criteria:

A.      District FIRST Impact Award Winner,

B.      District Ranking (based on total points earned at their first 2 home District events as detailed in section 11.1 District Events),

Teams do not earn points at third or subsequent District events, nor at any inter-district or Regional events at which they compete during the season.

If a team declines an invitation to the District Championship, the next highest uninvited team on the list is invited, and so on, until the event capacity is filled.

C.      District Engineering Inspiration winner (qualifies to compete for the award only), and

D.      District Rookie All Star winner (qualifies to compete for the award only).

The capacity of each District Championship is shown in Table 11‑5. Each District determines the number of teams that qualify for their District Championship. These limits are based on factors including but not limited to the total number of teams in the District, available venue capacity, etc.

Table 11‑5 2026 District Championship Capacities

District Championship

Capacity

Divisions

FIRST California – Northern California*

60

1

FIRST California – Southern California*

60

1

FIRST Chesapeake District Championship

54

1

FIRST in Michigan State Championship

160

4

FIRST in Texas District Championship

90

2

FIRST Indiana State Championship

38

1

FIRST Israel District Championship

42

1

FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship

66

1

FIRST North Carolina State Championship

50

1

FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship

100

2

FIRST South Carolina State Championship

32

1

FIRST Wisconsin District Championship

36

1

New England District Championship

100

2

Pacific Northwest District Championship

50

1

Peachtree District State Championship

45

1

* Due to the strong geographic concentration of teams in two main regions of California, there are two separate District Championships, but California will remain as one district. Teams in California can compete and earn points in any District Qualifier event in California. Teams are ranked based on the region they are located in (Northern or Southern California) and advance to one of two District Championships. The top 60 teams in each area (North and South) advance to their District Championship.

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11.2  District Championship Eligibility

A team competing in a District qualifies for their District Championship by meeting 1 of the following criteria:

A.      District FIRST Impact Award Winner,

B.      District Ranking (based on total points earned at their first 2 home District events as detailed in section 11.1 District Events),

Teams do not earn points at third or subsequent District events, nor at any inter-district or Regional events at which they compete during the season.

If a team declines an invitation to the District Championship, the next highest uninvited team on the list is invited, and so on, until the event capacity is filled.

C.      District Engineering Inspiration winner (qualifies to compete for the award only), and

D.      District Rookie All Star winner (qualifies to compete for the award only).

The capacity of each District Championship is shown in Table 11‑5. Each District determines the number of teams that qualify for their District Championship. These limits are based on factors including but not limited to the total number of teams in the District, available venue capacity, etc.

Table 11‑5 2026 District Championship Capacities

District Championship

Capacity

Divisions

FIRST California – Northern California*

60

1

FIRST California – Southern California*

60

1

FIRST Chesapeake District Championship

54

1

FIRST in Michigan State Championship

160

4

FIRST in Texas District Championship

90

2

FIRST Indiana State Championship

38

1

FIRST Israel District Championship

42

1

FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship

66

1

FIRST North Carolina State Championship

50

1

FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship

100

2

FIRST South Carolina State Championship

32

1

FIRST Wisconsin District Championship

36

1

New England District Championship

100

2

Pacific Northwest District Championship

50

1

Peachtree District State Championship

45

1

* Due to the strong geographic concentration of teams in two main regions of California, there are two separate District Championships, but California will remain as one district. Teams in California can compete and earn points in any District Qualifier event in California. Teams are ranked based on the region they are located in (Northern or Southern California) and advance to one of two District Championships. The top 60 teams in each area (North and South) advance to their District Championship.