ANU FC outlined their statement of intent for the Capital Premier League with a resounding 4-0 defeat of Yoogali SC to start the 2022 season in some style at Hawker Football Centre as the second tier of the local competition got underway. Having cruised into the Australia Cup Quarter Finals at the expense of fellow…
WATCH CANBERRA UNITED’S YOUNG MATILDAS FOR FREE THIS WEEK!
The Commonwealth Bank Young Matildas will commence their preparations for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022™.with a two match international series against the New Zealand Junior Football Ferns in Canberra and three Canberra United players have been selected in the squad. Australia will host New Zealand in the nation’s capital on 6…
BIG WINS FOR TITLE FAVOURITES
Defending champions Canberra Croatia took on Canberra United Academy at Deakin stadium on Sunday afternoon and showed their championship credentials with an 8-1 success, writes Matt Williams. Croatia would start the game off with intense pressure, breaking down United’s attacks and creating several chances throughout the first twenty minutes and finding their way through the…
PANTHERS OFF TO PURR-FECT START
Monaro Panthers made the perfect start to the NPL season claiming the maximum return with a 3-0 victory away to Belconnen United on a fresh afternoon in the nation’s capital. A trio of goals from new signings did the damage for the Panthers who, whilst not hitting full speed, did enough to see off the…
PREVIEW: ALL TO PLAY FOR IN NEW NPL SEASON
The time for talking is over and a new era of NPL football begins in Canberra with a quartet of matches to set the pulses racing to kick-start the 2022 campaign. The league champions, Tigers FC, begin the defence of their crown when they welcome Gungahlin United to their temporary home of AIS Grass 1…
PARAMATILDAS COME TOGETHER FOR INAUGURAL NATIONAL TEAM TRAINING CAMP
Head coach Kelly Stirton has selected an 11-player squad as the ParaMatildas today commence their first ever national team training camp. Held at the Australian Institute of Sport alongside their national team compatriots, the Commonwealth Bank Junior Matildas and Commonwealth Bank Young Matildas, the three day camp marks the official commencement of the ParaMatildas preparation…
PREVIEW: BLUE DEVILS & TUGGIES KICK-OFF NEW SEASON
Belconnen United and Tuggeranong United will have the honour of kicking the new National Premier League season in the capital when they meet at Greenway Enclosed this evening writes Jeremy Magan. Both teams will be out to make their mark after a busy off-season that saw both lose a few experienced players in the annual…
PROMOTION THE AIM FOR CPL CLUBS
The newly renamed Capital Premier League (CPL) will provide a stern test for the eight teams who will all enter the 2022 season eyeing off the ultimate prize, top spot, and a place in the elite NPL1 division for next season. Often uncompromising, utterly unpredictable, but always entertaining, the second tier of the men’s game…
QUARTER FINAL MATCH-UPS THROW UP INTRIGUING CONTESTS
The Australia Cup Capital Football Qualifying Round Quarter Final draw has opened the pathway for the eight remaining teams who now know exactly what they need to do to make the Final and have a shot at a place on the national stage in the Round of 32. The three remaining Capital Premier League clubs…
WOMEN’S NPL CONTENDERS TO RISE TO CROATIA CHALLENGE
The Women’s NPL promises to be an enticing competition to view in 2022 with League Champions Canberra Croatia anxiously looking over their shoulder at the chasing pack. NPL commentator Jeremy Magan takes us through what we can expect for the six months ahead. BELCONNEN UNITED Head Coach: Scott CONLON After two seasons of young coaches…