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CHARITY SHIELD

Capital Football holds an annual Women’s, Men’s and Youth 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 and NPL Men’s 1st Grade
  • Australia Cup Qualifying/Federation Cup Winners
  • Grand Final Participants (Girls U17, Boys U18)

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 and NPL Men’s 1st Grade )
  • Australia Cup Qualifying/Federation Cup Runners Up

2024 Charity Shield

The 2024 Charity Shield will be held on Sunday 3 March 2024 with all gate takings to be donated to Sock it to Sarcoma.

9.30: Girls U17 Charity Shield: Belconnen United v West Canberra Wanderers

11:45: Boys U18 Charity Shield: Canberra Croatia v Canberra Olympic

14:15: Women’s Charity Shield: Canberra Olympic v Belconnen United

17:15: Men’s Charity Shield: Canberra Croatia v O’Connor Knights


 History of the Charity Shield 

Women’s
Year Winner Opposition Charity
2024 Sock it to Sarcoma
2023 Canberra Croatia Canberra Olympic Sock it to Sarcoma
2022 Canberra Croatia West Canberra Wanderers Fortem Australia
2021 Belconnen United FC Canberra Croatia FC Fortem Australia
2020 Not held due to COVID-19
Men’s
Year Winner Opposition Charity
2024 Sock it to Sarcoma
2023 Canberra Croatia Monaro Panthers Sock it to Sarcoma
2022 Monaro Panthers Tigers FC  Fortem Australia
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

 

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