Canberra United’s All Abilities Academy and young star Hayley Taylor-Young have been named as finalists for a 2020 CBR Sport Award. The All Abilities Academy was nominated for the Inclusion Award while Taylor-Young picked up a nomination for the Rising Star Award. Minister for Sport Yvette Berry announced the finalists for the 2020 CBR Sport…
FIFA’s Giovani Fernandes headlines 2020 State Coaching Conference
Capital Football is happy to announce the State Coaching Conference will go ahead in 2020 and will be held at Radford College on the 5th of December. The annual Coaching Conference not only provides further professional development for coaches, it is one of the means for coaches to meet the revalidation requirements to keep their…
Meet Judith Clark – Women’s Football Trailblazer
By Nathanael Merchant Judith Clark’s earliest football memories were going to her brother’s games on the weekend and lending a helping hand around the canteen, serving meat pies and lollies to the other families watching. But there was one thing that never sat right with her. While the boys were on the field playing, the…
Statement regarding the 2021 Declaration of Leagues
Dear Football Community, There has been some interest regarding the recent 2021 Declaration of Leagues, and we take this opportunity to provide further clarity on the process and decision for the 2021 NPL competitions. For ease of reference, the Declaration of Leagues can be found on the Circulars and Memos page of the Capital Football…
Capital Football 2021 Declaration of Leagues
Capital Football has declared the successful applicants for its 2021 National Premier Leagues for women and girls (NPLW), men (NPL1 and NPL2) and boys (NPLY1 and NPLY2). Declaration of Leagues for the NPL competitions are available via the following links: National Premier Leagues Capital Football Women and Girls National Premier Leagues Capital Football Men Division 1…
Canberra United Powerchair team receives new wheels
Canberra United’s Powerchair football team has received new sets of wheels, thanks to the generous efforts of Rotary and Capital Region Muscular Dystrophy. Powerchair football is a modified version of soccer for electric wheelchair users, including persons with quadriplegia, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, hand trauma, stroke, and other spinal cord injuries. In 2017,…
Capital Football’s NPL streaming viewership grows by 64 percent
Despite a disrupted and shortened winter football season, more fans tuned in to watch Capital Football’s National Premier Leagues than ever before. With more than 125 matches broadcasted by BarTV, over 2.51 million minutes of NPL footage was watched via live-stream on Capital Football’s YouTube page during the 2020 NPL Season, up by 64 percent…
Capital Chemist Volunteer of the Month | September – Bob Parkin
Article: Liam Branley Bob Parkin loves four things in life: his wife of 49 years Rhonda, his two sons, his four grandchildren, and most importantly, his beloved Majura FC. From his humble beginnings in Scotland, Bob migrated to Australia where he caught the eye of a young woman named Rhonda from Central New South Wales…
Vale Henk Thijssens
Capital Football is deeply saddened to have learned of the passing of Capital Football Life Member Hendrik “Henk” Thijssens, who passed away in his sleep on Tuesday morning (13 October) after a battle with health issues. Thijssens, who was 83 years old, was the last active foundation member of Belnorth since joining the club in…
Record broken as 170 adults sign up for Walking Football season
Walking Football has continued to grow in the nation’s capital, with registrations now tripling since the sport’s launch two years ago. Designed for males and females over the age of 45, Canberra Foot and Ankle Clinic (CFAC) Walking Football adopts a number of modified football rules, including no running, tackling or kicking the ball above…