Photo: Soccer Snaps by Sal
CHARITY SHIELD
Capital Football holds an annual Women’s and Men’s Charity Shield match, ahead of the start of each season.
Participants each year are determined as follows:
- League Champions (the team that finishes first in the league, formerly known as Premiers) in the season prior (NPL Women’s 1st Grade and NPL Men’s)
- Australia Cup Qualifying/Federation Cup Winners
Note: Should the same Club be the winners of both, then the participants are as follows:
- League Champions (the team that finishes first in the league, formerly known as Premiers) in the season prior (NPL Women’s 1st Grade and NPL Men’s)
- Australia Cup Qualifying/Federation Cup Runners Up
2023 Charity Shield
The 2023 Charity Shield will be held on Saturday, 11 March 2023 with all gate takings to be donated to a Charity to be named.
13:30: Women’s Charity Shield match between Canberra Croatia and Canberra Olympic
16:30: Men’s Charity Shield match between Canberra Croatia and Monaro Panthers
History of the Charity Shield
| Women’s | |||
| Year | Winner | Opposition | Charity |
| 2022 | Canberra Croatia | West Canberra Wanderers | TBC |
| 2021 | Belconnen United FC | Canberra Croatia FC | Fortem Australia |
| 2020 | Not held due to COVID-19 | ||
| Men’s | |||
| Year | Winner | Opposition | Charity |
| 2022 | Monaro Panthers | Tigers FC | TBC |
| 2021 | Canberra Croatia FC | Wagga City Wanderers FC | Fortem Australia |
| 2020 | Not held due to COVID-19 | ||
| 2019 | Canberra FC | Gungahlin United FC | Salvation Army |
| 2018 | Canberra Olympic FC | Tuggeranong United FC | Ronald McDonald House |
| 2017 | Canberra Olympic FC | Tigers FC | Canteen |
| 2016 | Canberra FC | Gungahlin United FC | House With No Steps |
Find a club near you
