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St. George Saints, the 1983 NSL champions, will welcome Sydney FC to the region for what will be a highly anticipated match up. Captain Simon Verrender will be in action as well as exciting players such as former NSL marksman Pablo Cardozo and Kiwi Sam Messam. Ian Crook?s Sydney FC side will play this match…

Sydney University and Dulwich Hill are the two fighting it out and with both sides facing off this Saturday night, there will some very nervous people out at Hensley Field. Both are coming off heavy losses last week but with a two point advantage, it is Sydney Uni who holds the upper hand in this…

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The Football Dreaming Program provides Indigenous children, either male or female, the opportunity to experience and participate in football activity, regardless of ability, skill level or previous involvement in the world game. The Football Dreaming Program is supported by the Federal Governments ?No School ? No Play? Initiative. Using football as a vehicle, the Football…

After years of informal cooperation between the 2012 Hyundai A-League Premiers and Western NSW Football, the two entities reached a formal partnership agreement in March this year. The collaboration is focussed on coach education and player development, with key aims centred around Central Coast accessing and assessing Western NSW?s gifted talent pool. ?A number of…

He is a regular fixture in their line up, but that doesn?t take away from his ambition to play once again at higher levels. Your humble correspondent first had the pleasure [along with Football NSW Senior Writer Joseph Carlucci] of interviewing Stavroulakis several years ago for our radio show. In summary, Nick Stavroulakis was a…

The wide-eyed youngsters from clubs in the Nepean Association created a sea of colour with games played simultaneously across Cook Park?s three fields. Small Sided Football is a modified form of football, which is played on a mini field with no goalkeepers. Throughout the season, the Under 6?s and 7?s either play against other clubs…

Hawkesbury City SC vs Hakoah Saturday, 11 August 2012 @ 5-00pm at Bensons Lane Field League Two heavyweights Hawkesbury City and Hakoah lock horns on Saturday night in a blockbuster match of the round. Hawkesbury City is starting to hit form at the tail end of the season after demolishing a lacklustre Luddenham United side…

The top three places are still up for grabs with four rounds remaining, whilst six sides in the mix for two more finals places. Each week the competition becomes closer and closer and with just a month remaining, each match takes on renewed importance. MATCH OF THE ROUND  APIA LEICHHARDT TIGERS VS BLACKTOWN CITY, 1PM…

Sydney FC captain, Terry McFlynn, Daniel Petkovski, Adam Griffiths, Ali Abbas and Rhyan Grant were at Coral Sea Park, posing for photographs and signing autographs for over 500 boys and girls from Coogee United, Easts FC, Kincoppal, Maccabi Juniors, Maroubra United, Mascot Kings, Olympic Eagles and Waverley Old Boys. ESFA President, Raff Del Vecchio, was…

Sydney FC will field several of their new signings for the clash, which will be Ian Crook?s first game in charge, and will be wearing the new look strip featuring the logos of new major commercial partner, Webjet. ?It?s great to have our regular pre-season fixture at Campbelltown where we have always had fantastic support…

Application Documents Please find below the following application documents: ?         Part 1 ? Register of Interest; ?         Part 2 ? Application Form; ?         Part 3 ? Participation Agreement; and ?         Football NSW Stadium Technical Requirements. To view Part 1 (Register of Interest), Part 3 (Participation Agreement) and the Football NSW Stadium Technical Requirements, you need…

Club Championship Mt Druitt Town Rangers are still leading the way after they claimed all fifteen points from their journey to eighth placed Southern Branch. The Rangers had taken twelve points from the first round clash. Second placed St George split the points at seven apiece when they faced fourth placed Hills Brumbies from whom…

Club Championship Sydney University are still leading the way on this table after they claimed ten points from their home matches against twelfth placed Bankstown City Lions. Uni had taken all fifteen of the first round points. Second placed Central Coast Mariners earned eight points when they hosted Western NSW Mariners who have slipped back…

Overview Second ranked Marconi Stallions crept a bit closer to the top rated Sutherland Sharks this week when the Stallions secured ten points from the encounter, reversing the first round outcome when the Sharks took ten points from the day. Manly United are still in third position after they grabbed all fifteen points when the…

As part of Football NSW?s revamped coverage on the NSW Premier League, all six matches will be highlighted and shown every Wednesday/Thursday giving you a look at all the goals, thrills and spills of NSW?s top tier football competition. Bonnyrigg White Eagles extended its lead at the top of the NSW Premier League ladder following…

Bonnyrigg White Eagles v Marconi Stallions, Saturday 11th of August, 7:00 pm Bonnyrigg Sports Club Last Week: Blacktown Spartans 0 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 2 Marconi Stallions 1 Sutherland Sharks 3 The local derby between Bonnyrigg White Eagles and Marconi Stallions will be rekindled this Saturday evening as the two sides face off in an equally…

The well-deserved victory was their second of the season with goals to Aaron Peterson, Patrick Dixon and a late double to Nicholas Napoli cancelling out Mark Picciolini?s opener. Parramatta started the better of the two sides, opening up the Wolves defence out wide twice in the opening 5? minutes but not being able to convert…

On an overcast Sunday afternoon, the Suns immediately found themselves under the pump in the opening minute when a defensive mix-up between the centre-backs drew goalkeeper Ryan Norval off his line, allowing Tigers striker Ethan Galbraith to stride forward and head over the stranded custodian to give the Tigers the lead. Rockdale hit back from…

A fast-paced start by the Blues saw the side move to a two goal lead midway through the first-half, before Sean Rooney started his own personal show with goals late in the half. Despite Matthew Mayora restoring the Blues lead early in the second-half following another goalkeeping error, Travis Major added his name to the…

Blacktown City failed to take advantage of Sutherland’s draw on Saturday night, as they went down on Sunday afternoon to Sydney Olympic, whilst APIA Leichhardt’s late win in the Match of the Round thrust them back into finals contention. MATCH OF THE ROUND ROCKDALE CITY SUNS 0-1 APIA LEICHHARDT TIGERS, AT ILINDEN SPORTS CENTRE APIA…

Two midweek fixtures, St George v Bankstown City and Northern Tigers v Macarthur Rams may well make things a little clearer before next weekend. Sydney University v Bankstown City FC It was back to business for Bankstown City FC who showed their class in defeating Sydney University 4-0, the win keeping the Lions a point…

Match of the Round WEST CITY FC V NEPEAN FC It was a game that seemed destined to end in a stalemate after 90? minutes and no goals, however with literally seconds left on the clock – Conor Montford scored with the last kick of the game to wrap up the points on offer for…

In what was an entertaining round 18 NSW Premier League clash from start to finish, the home side deserved the three points for their never say die attitude. Both teams kept the ball well inside the first 10? minutes, feeling one another out. 17? minutes in Mirjan Pavlovic gave the Reds the lead with an…

The Wolves loss sees Sydney Olympic move into second-spot on the ladder, albeit on goal difference, meanwhile both Parramatta FC and APIA-Leichhardt Tigers scored wins in what has been a difficult season for both sides. Manly United FC and Sutherland Sharks both scored wins, the latter still in with a mathematical chance of reaching the…

Women?s Super League writer Pete Nowakowski reviews the weekend?s actions from Mills Park and David Phillips Field, which played host to the minor and major semi finals of the competition. Minor Semi Final: Northern Tigers v Southern Districts With the sun starting to set and a cool breeze settling in over Asquith, Northern Tigers played…

The Macarthur side took the field with a couple of their stars having fallen; Kylie Ledbrook and Renee Rollason both being unavailable. The match started in a steady manner but Macarthur soon lifted their tempo. In the eight minute some neat work by Stephanie Haim saw the ball come to the feet of Leena Khamis…

Gladesville Ryde Magic moved a step closer to the Premiership following their victory over the Southern Bulls, Inter Lions moved to within three points of the Magic following two resounding wins in just three days, whilst Mt Druitt grabbed another half dozen goals,  taking their season tally to 63. We review all the action of…

After watching him play, it is easy to see why. Energetic and pacy, the APIA forward is lethal in front of goal, possessing composure and anticipation beyond his tender years. He is deadly inside the penalty area and is a constant threat, always lurking on the shoulder of the last defender, ready to spring the…

However, in the end, the lunar forces were not enough for the Stallions. The Sharks, who were virtually non-existent in the first-half, managed to score two goals in a short space of time, plus another one later on in the second-half, to claim all three valuable points which kept their slim finals series hopes alive.…

One of the disappointments is that our women?s team is not competing in the Olympic tournament. Nonetheless, we have plenty to keep us occupied in the Football NSW Women?s Premier League with a number of our Matildas showing off their skills on a weekly basis in this competition. The semi finals of this season?s competition…