Men’s Round 1 O’Connor Knights 1 (Jonathan Ciminelli 34’) def. by Prawns 6 (Goran Josifovski 3’, 39’, Stephen Domenici 18’, 26’, Trent Flanigan 23’, Elia Salloum 29’) The first game of the 2019-20 Futsal Premier League season was a match up between two of the hardest playing teams in the competition. Both sides missed a number of…
FFA launches National Club Development Program
The new National Club Development Program (NCDP), aimed at assisting club administrators at a grassroots level, was successfully launched by FFA last week. Designed in collaboration with the nine member federations, the NCDP is an enhanced version of the previous National Club Accreditation Scheme (NCAS), introduced in 2012. The NCDP will provide a framework for…
Aidan Milicevic named in All-Australian School Sport Squad
Canberra young gun Aidan Milicevic has capped off a remarkable 2019, after he was named in the U16 All-Australian School Boys team that will tour the UK and Ireland in 2020. Milicevic’s selection comes after a strong showing for ACT at the recently completed National Schools Championship held in Brisbane, with Canberra’s Cassidy Tanddo, Luca…
Challenge Cup leading the way towards Nationwide Tournament
The second instalment of the National Premier League Women’s Challenge Cup was played in Sydney over the weekend, and it continues to forge a path towards a nationwide women’s football tournament. While the FFA Cup and NPL Finals Series are held for male teams across Australia, there is no such competition in place for the…
Cheryl Salisbury becomes first Matilda in Sport Australia Hall of Fame
Former Westfield Matilda Cheryl Salisbury will become the first female footballer inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame next month. Salisbury is set to join the likes of John Warren OAM MBE, Joe Marston MBE, Ray Baartz and Harry Kewell in the nation’s most prestigious sporting pantheon. The former Matildas captain made her debut…
Nominations for Capital Football Hall of Fame
Is someone in your club worthy of the Hall of Fame? Capital Football CEO Phil Brown reminded all ACT region clubs today that nominations are open for new inductees into the Capital Football Hall of Fame for 2019. “Induction into the Capital Football Hall of Fame acknowledges an individual’s outstanding proficiency in an aspect of…
The moment that sums up Caitlin Munoz
Ask Belconnen United coach Antoni Jagarinec about Caitlin Munoz and one story comes readily to mind. It has nothing to do with her time playing for the Matildas, although she did wear the green and gold on 57 occasions. Nor has it anything to do with her career at Canberra United, where she started as…
2019 ACTEWAGL JUNIOR LEAGUE GRAND FINAL DAY!
It’s that time of year again! The ActewAGL Junior League Grand Final day will take place this Saturday, 21st September at the University of Canberra playing fields. Grand Finals will be held for Girls U/16 and U/18 age groups, as well as Open U/16 and U/18 age groups. Overall, there will be nine games played…
Isobel Davy Named to Westfield Young Matildas 24-Player Squad
Canberra United Academy (CUA) goalkeeper Isobel Davy has been named in the Westfield Young Matildas 24-player squad, set to assemble for a training camp in Sydney in early October. Davy’s selection comes after a strong showing for ACT at the recent National Talent Challenge (NTC) competition, as well as a standout season for CUA in…
NPL1 Grand Final Wrap
Tigers FC 0 def. by Gungahlin United 5 (Jeremy Habtemariam 20’, 57’, Antoni Timotheou 76’, Micheal John 84’, 88’) By Tim Warren Gungahlin United clinched the 2019 NPL1 championship with a 5-0 drubbing of Tigers FC in the Grand Final at Deakin Stadium on Saturday. Valeri medalist Jeremy Habtemariam was the standout player on the…