Bermuda's soccer chiefs are facing their first challenge before a ball has even been kicked in anger.

Hurricane Fabian caused damage to several of the Island's grounds when it struck last Friday and officials at the Bermuda Football Association are currently assessing how this will affect the new season.

Despite damage to BAA Field the curtain-raising Charity Cup is scheduled to take place at the venue this Sunday, with the women's match between Rude Girls and Hemisphere Royals kicking off at 1 p.m. and the men's clash between North Village and Devonshire Colts following at 3 p.m.

President of BAA Jon Beard listed the destruction at the ground saying there were broken lights and light poles and wrecked bleachers and fences.

"We've been talking to the insurance people and we're guessing it's something like $50,000 worth of damage," he said, confirming that the club had insurance coverage to handle the costs.

"We've got two poles down on either end of the field on the western side which is obviously going to create a problem because it's not like BELCO have got nothing else to do at the moment.

"They know about it and when they get time I'm sure they will come and do it but with the problems in the rest of the community this shouldn't be a priority at this stage."

BFA General Secretary David Sabir said while it was still intended to get the league underway in the early part of October the organisation had been made aware of problems at several of their regular venues.

"We have been advised of some damage to at least two of our fields - Somerset and St. George's," Sabir said. "They have both received extensive damage to their outer walls. We have also received unconfirmed reports that St. David's has had debris from the high tides on their field. I am sure as other operators work to get their fields back up and running any problems and issues will come to the fore in due time."

Putting the league to one side, Sabir said the BFA also had to accommodate the Martonmere Cup.

"The challenge we have is obviously the fact that BAA does have lighting issues. That is going to consume most of our attention in the short-term," he said.

Sabir said the organisation would be working hard over the coming days to find solutions to all of the problems.

"We are looking at some alternatives that may work, we are not sure. We are going to have a challenge and I believe we can meet it," he said.

"We are taking it day by day because situations change and are changing quite frequently because of weather and other variables that we are confronted with.

"Certainly, within the next two weeks we should be able to publish a schedule that could work for at least the first half of the season."