Sometimes football can be a cruel sport. Just a week after a scintillating 5-1 hammering of the Newcastle Jets at McKellar Park, Canberra United were on the suffering side as bottom of the table Wellington Phoenix stunned the club on their first trip to New Zealand, a humbling 0-5 reverse the result. Whilst that hurt,…
LUC LAUNDER SELECTED FOR PARAROOS
Capital Football’s Luc Launder has been selected by Head Coach Kai Lammert in an exciting 18-player strong CommBank Pararoos squad as they open Football Australia’s 2023 calendar of home internationals next month when they take on the United States of America. It will mark the CommBank Pararoos first international on home soil in three years…
CFL REVIEW – WOMEN: LIGHTNING SEAL TOP SPOT
West Canberra Lightning sealed the Women’s Capital Futsal League Premiership with a 5-1 victory over second placed UC Stars, the result meaning that no-one can catch the undefeated league leaders with two rounds of the regular season remaining. They had to come from behind to do so though, Eliza-Jane Norris intercepting early on to fire…
CFL REVIEW – MEN: SWIFT TAKE GRIP ON TITLE RACE
South Canberra Swift took a firm grip on the Capital Futsal League title race as they moved five points clear of the chasing pack as they inflicted a second defeat of the season on North Canberra Fire at Daramalan College on Friday night. The Swift’s game-plan, master-minded by Head Coach Nico Alcazar, worked a treat…
CL PREVIEW: WOMEN – PIVOTAL WEEKEND FOR FIRE AS CFL RETURNS
North Canberra Fire faces a pivotal weekend in its inaugural season in the Capital Futsal League (CFL) as the competition returns for 2023 amid the run-in to the maiden Finals series in February. Fire meet South Canberra Swift and ANU Apex in successive days as they catch-up on cancelled fixtures knowing that the maximum return…
CFL PREVIEW: MEN – REARRANGED ROUND TO SET SCENE
The rearranged matches from Round 5 are in store as the Capral Futsal League (CFL) returned after the Christmas break with the New Year offering much promise for all six teams in the race for the league title and the top four places. There’s a top-of-the-table clash to begin the round as the South Canberra…
RISING UNITED PREPARE FOR PHOENIX
Canberra United will head to New Zealand for the first time this weekend looking to continue their resurgence in form when they meet Wellington Phoenix at Sky Stadium on Sunday morning (AEDT). Having claimed two victories in succession, and scoring seven goals in the process, United will head into the match in fine fettle, only…
Nominations for the 2023 Australia Cup and Federation Cup Close Soon!
Experience the magic of the cup and enter your team into the 2023 edition of the men’s Australia Cup competition and the women’s Federation Cup. The Australia Cup is a national knockout competition that includes teams from Community Level, National Premier Leagues, right through to the A-League. The Australia Cup is run by Football Australia…
KEARNEY ROBINSON APPOINTED NEW REFEREES MANAGER
Capital Football are pleased to welcome Kearney Robinson as our new Capital Football – Referees Manager. Robinson, who will start in the role on 30 January, is currently a FIFA listed Match Official and has experience in managing Member Federation referees through his previous role within Football NSW. A veteran of 92 matches on the…
CAPITAL FOOTBALL BEATEN BUT UNBOWED
Capital Football fell just short in four Grand Finals at the 2023 National Futsal Championship on a stunning last day of action in which the cream of the crop locked horns across all age grades for the chance to claim the much prized silverware. Four Capital Football teams had made their way through a week…