Holiday message from Capital Football Chair Fran Sankey It’s hard to believe 2019 is nearly over. As I look back on the year, it highlights for me the incredible commitment and sense of community we have in Canberra and the Capital Region through our shared love of football. I’m proud to be part of our…
Capital Football has today released the draws for the 2020 National Premier Leagues (NPL) competitions, including NPL Women’s, NPL1 Men’s, NPL2 Men’s and NPL Youth. All four NPL competitions will get underway as below: NPL Youth Round 1 commences on Saturday 7 March NPL1 Men’s Round 1 commences on Saturday 28 March NPL Women’s Round…
Capital Football and 15 other sporting organisations in the nation’s capital have been recognised for their strong female board representation, helping the ACT Government reach its 2020 goal. In 2016, ACT Minister for Sports Yvette Berry set a target for all peak sporting bodies that receive funding from the ACT Government to appoint 40 percent…
The Capital Football run State Coaching Conference was held at Radford College last Saturday, giving coaches from the region the opportunity to come together and share their coaching ideas and philosophies. The conference was attended by over 50 coaches, with The Football Centre’s Ron Smith, Football Coaches Australia CEO Glenn Warry and FFA’s National Coach…
Football Federation Australia has announced that it will conduct a review into all National Premier League (NPL) competitions across Australia in the coming months, to look for ways to enhance and improve the competitions. FFA said the review, which is aimed to be completed by the end of February next year, will consider the structure…
Head of Participation Capital Football is the governing body for football and futsal in the ACT and surrounding region. We are looking for an energetic and organised person to join our team as the Head of Participation. The Head of Participation is a senior management role at Capital Football, sitting on the Executive Committee, and…
With six rounds of the Hyundai A-League (HAL) complete, the Westfield W-League (WWL) and the Foxtel Y-League (FYL) kicking off last weekend, it also marked the start of the season for our select ACT match officials. Thomas Gellatly and Damon van Putten made their officiating debut in the FYL Round 1 match between Canberra United…
Capital Football’s innovative Walking Football is a finalist for a CBR Sports Award, in recognition of its ingenious way of getting the older generation out and moving. Capital Football has been nominated alongside Tennis ACT and Triathlon ACT in the Innovation category, with the winner set to be announced by the ACT Sports Minister Yvette…
Football’s place as the number one club-based participation sport in Australia has been confirmed, with the release of the latest AusPlay survey by Sport Australia. In the year to June 2019, 1,853,600 people played football in Australia comprising 1,084,200 adults and 769,400 children. There was an impressive 18.2% growth in the number of children aged…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) last week announced that the Pararoos will play their first match on Australian soil in 19 years later this month. The Pararoos are Australia’s senior men’s national football team for athletes with Cerebral Palsy, acquired brain injury or symptoms acquired from stroke, and haven’t hosted a match in Australia since the…
