Posts by Mark Stavroulakis

Football NSW is proud to announce that British sportswear giant Mitre® will provide match balls for the NPL NSW Men’s and Women’s competitions, State League Men’s and the Girls Conference League competitions for the next three seasons. Mitre® continues to have a long-standing affiliation with the world game in Australia and is currently the Official…

Twenty-eight teams from Sydney’s massive Summer Football scene converged on Valentine Sports Park on Saturday 9th of December for the fourth Summer Football Champion of Champions Festival. Perfect playing condition, DJ’s and a healthy crowd were all in attendance in what was an amazing day for the round ball game at Football NSW’s official headquarters…

The stage has been set as the 2017 Summer Football Champion of Champions Finals takes over Valentine Sports Park this Saturday as 30 of the best male, female and mixed senior teams from across Sydney will lock horns with the hope of being crowned ‘Champions’. Some of the largest centres including Kellyville, Nepean, Gladesville, Marayong…

Football NSW is deeply saddened to hear the news of the passing of one of St George Football Association’s favourite sons, Sok Mallios. Sok had been fighting bravely against Leukaemia for 12 months and did so right up until the very end and was surrounded by his family and closest friends at the time. First…

Don’t Mess with Drugs Foundation was in the “Shire”, home to over 20, 000 registered players last week conducting its program with under 16 representative players from both Sutherland Football Association and Sutherland Sharks NPL NSW club. The players from both squads have only just been chosen following recent trials. A requirement once selected for…

Football NSW wishes to advise that both the FFA National Registration and Football NSW Capitation Fees for 2018 remain unchanged from 2017. The Football NSW Board resolved not to increase Football NSW Capitation Fees; meaning the Football NSW Capitation Fee charged has either decreased or remained stable across various age groups since 2011. Football NSW…

Semi-Final fever has hit the inaugural Futsal Cup presented by Indoor 5’s with four huge matches in both the men and women categories set to take shape tonight and Wednesday, 6th of December at Valentine Sports Park with all roads leading to the Grand Final next Wednesday evening. The Women’s match-ups will see two intriguing…

Football NSW Referees Manager Kris Griffiths-Jones hit a major milestone during round 9 of the Hyundai A-League match between the Central Coast Mariners and Perth Glory after officiating his 100th game in Australia’s elite competition. The 39-year-old commenced refereeing in 2000 and was part of the Granville Referees branch where it was there he realised…

Football NSW is excited to announce the 10th Annual NOVA Employment Football4all Gala Day which will take place on Sunday 1st July 2018. With over 400 participants and 30 football4All programs in NSW, the NOVA Employment Football4All Gala Day is looking to be bigger and better than ever. Football NSW would like to thank all…

Applications are now open for the up-coming ‘B’ Licence Coaching Course to be held at Cromer Park, Dee Why, for any interested Manly Warringah Football Association club representatives or interested coaches. The course will commence on the 19th of February and conclude on the 29th of September with course registrations closing on the 25th of…

The Technical Department of Football NSW has now completed the goalkeeper roadshow which took place in Albury, Wagga Wagga and Griffith with the aim of training presenters, coaches and players within each region. The Community Goalkeeping course was hosted by Football Wagga Wagga and conducted at Gissing Oval over two days that saw 15 coaches…

Football was the talk of the day as the Premier’s Sporting Challenge took place at Dapto High School on Friday 24th of November. Football NSW Development Officer Lauren Moore represented the round ball game alongside six other sports in AFL, Golf, Netball, Rugby League, Tennis and Cricket as Figtree, Corrimal, Oak Flats and Kanahooka schools…

As has been the case for so many Summer Football centres across Sydney, Pennant Hills Park has been a hive of activity as football continues to put a firm grip as the number one participated and played sport within the area in both the cooler and hotter months. On Wednesday 22nd of November, Football NSW…

Known for being Australia’s longest running Christmas party for children who are sick, disadvantaged or have special needs, Football NSW took part in the Variety Children’s Christmas Party festivities on Tuesday 21st of November at the International Convention Centre in Darling Harbour. Celebrating their 31st year of Christmas and giving, Football NSW was invited to…

While for many in Community football, the end of the year usually represents some well-earned time off, over the weekend, Football NSW continued their off-season roadshows in preparation for the 2018 grassroots season as a successful Goalkeeping Workshop was hosted in Albury’s Glen Park conducted by former Socceroo Jim Fraser. Having recently travelled to Bathurst…

More than $1.8 million in grants have been announced in the First Round of the NSW Government’s Asian Cup 2015 Legacy Fund to support clubs across the state from as far north as Kempsey and as far south as Shoalhaven. This funding will be spread across 16 projects to assist much needed facility improvements and…

Summer Football continues to hit the right notes for 2017 as numbers and centres have soared at both the Ryde Saints and Gladesville Sharks venues. Morrison Bay Park in Putney was the scene where Gladesville Sharks have set up shop for its Summer Football campaign as Joe Calvi has been steering the ship at the…

Three schools in the Macarthur area were recently involved with the NSW Premier’s Sporting Challenge that took shape at Kirkham Park on Friday 10th of November Camden High School, Ambarvale High School and Thomas Reddall High School all participated in what was a great day of football fun for all the students as well as…

Football NSW is excited to launch the 2018 Girls Conference League with eight clubs ready for take-off. During 2017, Football NSW conducted the 2018 Women’s Football Review to make recommendations to the Football NSW Board in consideration of women’s and girl’s competition structures. One of the review outcomes endorsed by the Football NSW Board was…

Blacktown & District Soccer FA side Marayong FC has continued to spread the good news of football via its successful Summer Football competitions currently taking shape at Harvey Park where hundreds of participants are busily playing the game they love during the weekdays. Established in 1988, Marayong FC has been renowned in the area for…

The action is certainly heating up in the inaugural Futsal Cup presented by Indoor 5’s as round two action is set to take shape this Tuesday (14th November) with matches scheduled till the 29th of November closing out the round at Valentine Sports Park. The first lot of matches on Tuesday 14th of November will…

Football NSW’s State Dinner was held at the Amora Hotel Jamieson Sydney in what was a fantastic celebration of community football with Southern Districts Soccer Football Association President Andy Favaloro awarded the prestigious George Churchward Medal. A number of representatives of Parliament were in attendance with the Member for Heffron Ron Hoenig and the Member…

Following the successful launch of the pilot Walking Football programs, BDAFA is the next association top introduce the initiative within its footprint. The program supported by Football NSW and the NSW Government – Family and Community Services, the collaborative pilot program aimed at targeting inactivity in over 50’s and promoting an enjoyable and active social…

Dubbo Sportsworld recently played host to a Multi-Sports Disability Gala Day as over 80 participants took part in what was a fantastic day of football. Students from schools in Dubbo as well as outlying centres such as Tottenham, Gilgandra and Moonduran took part in the major event in sports with Football at the forefront. Football…

It’s been a pleasing season thus far in the Summer Football scene as Hills Football Association, fresh from coming on board with Football NSW this season, has been busy with its four affiliated centres with the world game taking centre stage. Running on Monday to Thursday evenings from 6:30pm onwards at venues such as the…

North West Sydney Women’s Football Association have been gripped with ALDI MiniRoos fever as the all-female association with over 3,000 registered players have implemented the Kick-off program in November. Having been in operation as an association for 36 years now, ALDI MiniRoos football was introduced in 2011 to the association and since grown incredibly. This…

Some cracking final matches have been scheduled for the final lot of round 1 fixtures taking shape for this year’s inaugural Futsal Cup competition in both the men and women categories for this Tuesday 7th of November and Wednesday 8th of November at Football NSW’s Valentine Sports Park. Proudly presented by Indoor 5’s, Tuesday evening…

King Park Public school have taken out an incredible record breaking tenth NSW State PSSA Knockout title after defeating Byron Bay 3-0 in the Final played out at Valentine Sports Park on the 16th of October. Over 600 schools entered the NSW State PSSA Knockout tournament with the King Park Public School going through an…