Monday | Junior Football

Grades - Age 3-17

Our Junior & Youth Summer Football competition runs across 8 weeks during Term 4.

Competition dates:📅 Monday 19 October – Monday 14 December 2026

No football:🚫 Monday 26 October, Labour Day

Game times:⏰ From 4:00pm Junior | From 4.30pm Youth

Exact game times will be confirmed once registration numbers have been finalised and the draw is created.

Where appropriate, shorter games may be scheduled to accommodate multiple teams within an evening.

Registrations close: 27 September 2026

5v5 Junior Girls Leagues from 3-12 years 

5v5 Junior Boys/Mixed Leagues from 3-7 years 

7v7 Junior Boys/Mixed Leagues from 8-12 years

5v5 Youth Girls Leagues from 13-17 years

7v7 Youth Boys/Mixed Leagues from 13-17 years

Girls & Boys/Mixed 5-a-side: Up to 8 players per team (not individual players) – $260 team fee

Boys/Mixed 7-a-side: Up to 10 players per team – $350 team fee

Kick off Monday 19th October at Stanmore Bay *excludes Labour Day 

When: Mondays, 19th October – 14th December 2026 (8 weeks)

Where: Stanmore Bay Park

Facilities: Clubhouse open, changing rooms, hot & cold food & drinks

Summer nights at Stanmore Bay = football, friends, and summer vibes!

Final grade groupings and game times are dependent on registration numbers.

Junior Grade Structure

Grades 3-7 From 4:00pm TBC

Grades 8-12 From 5:00pm TBC

YOUTH Grade Structure

Grades 13-14 From 4:30pm TBC

Grades 15-17 From 5:30pm TBC​​​​​​​

Wednesday | Senior Women Football

Our Senior Women's competition will run across 14 weeks, with a break over the Christmas and New Year period.

Competition dates:

📅 Wednesday 21 October – Wednesday 16 December 2026

Christmas/New Year break

📅 Wednesday 27 January – Wednesday 24 February 2027

Game times:⏰ TBC

Exact game times and competition structure will be confirmed once registration numbers and the final draw are known.​​​​​​​

Grade Information

The Senior Women's grade structure is currently being confirmed.

Further information will be provided once the competition format has been finalised.

Registrations close: 27 September 2026

Friday | Senior Football

Friday night is home to our Senior Summer Football competitions.

​​​​​​​Senior

Open Men 
Mixed
Men's O35

The Friday competition runs for 12 weeks across October, November, December, January and February. $600 per team. 7-a-side. Games start from 6.30pm.

Competition dates:

📅 Friday 16 October – Friday 18 December 2026

📅 Friday 29 January – Friday 26 February 2027

No Football

🚫 Friday 23 October, Labour Weekend

🚫 Friday 30 October, Fields Unavailable

🚫 Friday 5 February, Waitangi Weekend

Senior Grade Structure

Grade From 6.10pm 

7-a-side

​​​​​​​$600 per team

12 playing weeks from October to February

SUMMER FOOTBALL RULES

​7-A-SIDE - QUICK RULES

 THE BASICS

• 2 × 20-minute halves
• 7-a-side
• Mixed: minimum 1female on the field at all times
• No offside
• No slide tackles

KICK-INS

• Kick-ins instead of throw-ins
• Ball must be below waist height
• Take the kick-in from approximately where the ball went out
• No direct goals from kick-ins

GOAL AREA (D)

• Anyone can enter the D
• Goalkeeper can come out of the D
• Goalkeeper cannot pick up a deliberate back pass
• From a goal kick, the goalkeeper cannot kick the ball directly over halfway
• The goalkeeper can throw the ball over halfway
• The ball can go over halfway during open play

MATCH OFFICIALS

• Two captains from each team act as the referees
• Captains are responsible for keeping the game fair and making decisions together

Respect each other and keep the game moving

5-A-SIDE - QUICK RULES

 THE BASICS

• 2 × 20-minute halves
• 5-a-side
• Mixed: minimum 1 female on the field at all times
• No offside
• No slide tackles

KICK-INS

• Kick-ins instead of throw-ins
• Ball must be below waist height
• Take the kick-in from approximately where the ball went out
• No direct goals from kick-ins

GOAL AREA (D)

• Anyone can enter the D
• Goalkeeper can come out of the D
• Goalkeeper cannot pick up a deliberate back pass
• From a goal kick, the goalkeeper cannot kick the ball directly over halfway
• The goalkeeper can throw the ball over halfway
• The ball can go over halfway during open play

MATCH OFFICIALS

• Two captains from each team act as the referees
• Captains are responsible for keeping the game fair and making decisions together
• Respect each other and keep the game moving

​​​​​​​FOR BOTH FORMATS

PLAY FAIR

• Respect your teammates and opposition.
• Respect the captains acting as referees.
• No aggressive, dangerous or abusive behaviour.
• Keep the game moving and enjoyable.

MOST IMPORTANT

Keep it simple. Play fair. Have fun