Canterbury District Soccer Football Association

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Canterbury District Soccer Football Association
Formation1923
Headquarters Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia [1]
Parent organisation
 Football NSW, Football Australia
Website https://www.footballcanterbury.com.au/

Canterbury District Soccer Football Association is a governing body and football (soccer) competition located in the Canterbury suburbs of Sydney. Its administrative headquarters are located at Pratten Park Bowls, Ashfield, New South Wales. [1] All competitions and football activity is under control of Football New South Wales. The District Association consists of ten all ages competitions which corresponds to tiers six to fifteen on the Australian soccer pyramid. Clubs are located in the Burwood, Canada Bay, Canterbury-Bankstown, Inner West and Strathfield local council areas. [2]

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History

Canterbury Districts Soccer Football Association was founded in 1922; the first year of competition was 1923.

Teams and structure

Tiers

As of 2013, the Canterbury Districts Premier League and Premier League Reserves competitions have been scrapped to align with the national curriculum overhaul which included the introduction of the National Premier Leagues. The Canterbury Districts highest all ages competition sits on the sixth tier of the Australian soccer league system. There are a total of 12 all age divisions.

Leagues

Canterbury District Soccer Football Association is responsible for overseeing all men's, women's and junior's competitions as well as small sided competitions.

Teams

Teams competing across all tiers and divisions are made up from these clubs:

Clubs may field more than one team per all ages division and may also not participate in each division

Premiers

Premier League

Premier League Reserves

All-ages

Division20112012
AA-1EnfieldStrathfield
AA-2Leichhardt SaintsBalmain A
AA-3StanmoreFive Dock A
AA-4Five DockBurwood
AA-5BurwoodBelmore United
AA-6Leichhardt TigersConcord
AA-7EnfieldEnfield
AA-8StrathfieldBurwood A
AA-9BurwoodFive Dock
AA-10StanmoreStanmore

Bill Brackenbury Premier League

Source: [3]

As of 2013, the Canterbury Districts Premier League and Premier League Reserves competitions have been scrapped to align with the national curriculum overhaul which included the introduction of the National Premier Leagues. With that in 2014 Football Canterbury came up with a new name for it senior men football competition they originally called it the Bill Brackenbury Cup and then in 2025 they changed the name to the Bill Brackenbury Premier League. Inter Lions have been the most successful club in the BBPL with 6 championship and premiership. Hurlstone park Wanderes and Enfield Rovers have won it twice respectively.

Bill Brackenbury Cup Champions

League Premiers

Grace Martin Premier League

Source: [4]

The Grace Martin Trophy is the perpetual trophy awarded to the Champions of our highest division of senior women. Leichhardt Saints have been the most successful club winning it 9 out of the 11 times the competition have been running for with only Hurlstone park (2014) and Concord (2022) are the only other teams to have won the trophy with Balmain (2017) the only team to have won the premiers plate besides Leichhardt.

Grace Martin Trophy Champions

League Premiers

State Cup winners

Teams have represented the Canterbury District at State Cup tournaments since its foundation in 1957. [5] Hurlstone Park Wanderers managed to win the U-21s foundation title that year.

ClubTotal number of titlesYears and competition
Burwood FC22007 (U-16s), 2011 (U-21s)
Canterbury FC21981 (Amateur), 1984 (U-16s)
Earlwood Wanderers41973 (U-21s), 1982 (U-14s), 2011 (U-11s) 2024(U-13)
Enfield FC12023 (U-16)
Five Dock RSL12002 (U-18s)
Glebe11972 (Amateur)
Hurlstone Park Wanderers31957 (U-21s), 2005 (U-12s Women's, U-14s Women's)
Lakemba Sports & Recreation Club12018 Crystal Cup
Leichhardt Saints12004 (U-12's Women's)
Leichhardt Tigers 52009, 2010 (U-12's), 2015 ,2018 ,2024(Over 35s)
Marrickville FC11965 (U-21s)
Strathfield FC12000 (U-16s Women's)
Western Suburbs †11969 (U-21s)

Champion of Champions

Sources: [6]

Teams have represented the Canterbury District at Champion of Champions since commencing in 1968. Earlwood Wanderes won the All age men foundation title and Belmore Eagles won the U-14 Boys foundation title respectively. There have been a total of 58 different winner with Inter lions and Enfield Rover both winning 8 times.

ClubsNumber of titlesYear and competition
Inter Lions81996 (U-14) 1998 (U-16) 2005 (U-18) 2006 (U-18 Girls)

2009 (U-17), 2010 (U-10) 2012,2014 (Over 45s)

Enfield81985 (U-8) 1986 (U-9) 1995 (U-11) 1996(U-12) 1997 (U-17) 1999 (U-16)

2022 ,2023 (U-16)

Earlwood Wanderes71968 (AAM) 1975 (U-13) 1982 (U-9) (U-13)

2011 (U11) 2018 (U-15 Girls) 2019 (U-16)

Hurlstone Park Wanderes61970 (AAM) 2004 (U-14) 2008 (U-21)

2008,2011 (U-18 Girls) 2012 (U-21 Women)

APIA Leichhardt FC 51972 (U-9) 1976 (U-13) 1986 (U-12) 1987 (U-11) 1990 (U-12)
APIA Leichhardt JFC51985 (U-11) 1997 (U-11) 2009 (U-16) 2015,2017 (Over 35s)
Burwood FC42005( U-14) 2006 (U-15) 2007 (U-16) 2011(U-21)
FC Five Dock31976 (U-9) 1979 (U-10) 1980 (U-11)
Belmore Eagles31968 (U-14) 1970 (U-16) 1983 (U-13)
LFC sports11972 (U-13)
Western Suburbs †11978 (U-12)
Canterbury Lions11983 (U-14)
Concord JSC11983 (U-18)
Campsie †11995 (U-16)
Belmore Hercules †11996 (U-15)
Abbotsford JFC12017 (U-18)
Balmain DFC12018 (U-12)
Puglia †11988 (U-16)

References

  1. 1 2 "Football Canterbury About" . Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Canterbury District Soccer Football Association About Us
  3. ↑ Canterbury, Football. "Bill Brackenbury Premier League". www.footballcanterbury.com.au. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Canterbury, Football. "Grace Martin Premier League". www.footballcanterbury.com.au. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "State Cup winners" . Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Canterbury, Football. "Champion of Champions". www.footballcanterbury.com.au. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
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