A brace from Maxx Green helped Gungahlin United move past a stubborn ANU FC at the Australian Institute of Sport to set up a Federation Cup Semi-Final clash with Canberra Croatia in the Australia Cup Qualifying Round 6, the striker netting the first and last in a 3-1 Gunners victory. The National Premier League team…
C and B Licence courses nearing completion
Capital Football’s current AFC/FA C and B Licence coaching courses are nearing their completion with 13 coaches working to obtain their C-Licence and 20 their B Diploma, with the sessions being run by Capital Football Technical Director Phil Booth and Assistant Technical Director (Men and Boys programs) Ali Efe. The main focus of the C…
FEMALE FOOTBALL WEEK 2023 MOVED TO MAY
Female Football Week is a nationwide initiative to celebrate the immense growth of women’s football at all levels of the game and acknowledge and promote the important role women play in developing football. In 2023 Female Football Week will take place from Friday 19th to Sunday 28th May, 2023. Women and Girls 5-a-Side Tournament Capital…
NATIONAL FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE BACK!
More than five days of fast-paced, elite futsal action awaits at the state-of-the-art Parkville Melbourne Sports Centre from January 9-13. The landmark tournament will attract each state’s best Futsal players across a variety of age groups, along with representative teams from New Zealand and the Solomon Islands, to compete for the coveted national title. Football Victoria encourages…
TSP: Boy’s Squads for 2023 Named
Capital Football are pleased to announce the Boy’s TSP Squads for the 2023 season. Capital Football received over 140 applications for all age groups and TSP trials were held on five days allowing the Coaching staff to give every single player equal opportunity. “It was really hard to select limited numbers of players from massive…
NPL/CPL 2022 Awards Night
Capital Football held their NPL/CPL awards night recently to celebrate the first full season of football since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Stellar individual seasons were rewarded as Talia Backhouse took out the NPL Women’s Player of the Year, Jordan Thurtell taking out the NPL Men’s Player of the Year after some incredible performances in goal,…
GAIN CPD POINTS AT CF TSP TOURNAMENT
Capital Football is hosting a TSP Tournament on Tuesday 4 October and Wednesday 5 October at Hawker Football Centre. Come and watch talented young players and assess them with your football knowledge and gain 10 CPD points in the process. Please read the details below and submit your Expression of Interest (EOI) for the tournament.…
REVIEW: WANDERERS BACK IN WINNERS CIRCLE
West Canberra Wanderers brilliantly resisted a late surge from Belconnen United to post the standout result of Round 7 as the Women’s NPL reached the one-third stage of the season. It took the hosts fifteen minutes to slip into gear and striker Hattie Cram was involved in both goals. She first took advantage of a…
CANBERRA UNITED NAME POPOVICH AS NEW HEAD COACH
Canberra United are pleased to announce that Njegosh Popovich has been appointed as Head Coach for Season 15 of the Liberty A -League. It’s a return home for Popovich who was Assistant Coach in the national Capital from September 2015 to March 2017 helping the club to the Runners-Up spot in Season 8 and then…
ALI EFE APPOINTED AS COACH EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Capital Football would like to congratulate Ali Efe on his new position as Coach Education Development Manager. Efe has accrued a vast array of coaching and teaching experience over the past dozen years, working with both amateur/professional and young national teams, the Capital Football TSP program and, most recently, working with the Canberra United Liberty…