Abbotsford Junior Football Club (AJFC) provides a range of community-level, male football options across all age groups and most levels of ability. With over 1,500 members, AJFC is now the largest Club in the City of Canada Bay Council area and the 4th largest Club within the Football Canterbury Association. The Club serves footballers from across the City of Canada Bay Council catchment with players sourced primarily from the suburbs of Abbotsford, Chiswick, Drummoyne, Five Dock, Russell Lea and Wareemba.
Mini-Roos Football
Our popular AJFC Mini-Roos program provides boys aged 5 to 7 years with the opportunity to start their football journey as part of a Mini-Roos football mixed team of boys and girls.
The program provides access to a mid-week training time along with regular Saturday morning games at AJFC’s home fields against other AJFC teams.
Participation in a team formed around friendship/school groups is encouraged with introductory and more advanced football skills training regularly conducted by the Club.
Junior Football
Abbotsford Juniors offers boys aged 7 to 12 access to mixed (boys and girls) teams in Under 8 to Under 12 teams as part of our Winter Junior football program.
AJFC teams play in all age groups at a range of skill levels within Football Canterbury Association’s non-competitive football leagues. Teams will typically train once per week and play of games against other Club teams on a Sunday morning.
The Club caters for teams based around school and friendship groups along with teams of more skilled players formed through trials.
Youth Male Football
Our Youth male football players aged 11 to 18 years are able to play competitive football as part of an Abbotsford Juniors male or mixed team within the Football Canterbury Association’s Home and Away competition leagues during the Winter Season.
AJFC has competition teams in Under 13, Under 14, Under 15, Under 16 and Under 18 age groups with division 1 teams playing in most age groups.
Games for male youth teams are played on a Sunday with team training taking place on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evening.
Adult Male Football
Abbotsford Juniors has a range of male football playing options for players in both higher competitive and more social levels and divisions. From well-performed teams in the Football Canterbury Over 35 and 45 competitions through to All Age teams at a range of levels including participation in the Sunday competition, the Club offers teams dedicated training times after 7:30pm of a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evening.
Adult players interested in joining a male team at AJFC for the first time should contact our Club Registrar (registrar@abbotsfordjuniorsfc.com.au) to ensure space is available in a suitable team.
Male Football Skill Development
Abbotsford Juniors offers a range of football development opportunities for our players. The Club conducts regular free introductory football sessions each year for junior, youth and senior age players while our paid football skills development programs run with our training partner Futboltec, offer our junior and youth female players the opportunity for additional skill training to further develop their football talent.
Finally, the AJFC Football Academy program provides a platform each year for boys to play at the highest Association (community) competitive level offered in their age group.
All Abilities Football
Our All Abilities Football program launched in 2024 and offers neurodiverse participants the opportunity to engage in football skill development and games to fostering physical activity, social interaction, and personal development.
The program caters to both male and female participant’s individual disability or condition, creating an inclusive and supportive environment that promotes the physical and mental well-being of all participants.
Coaching a Football Team
Abbotsford Juniors Football Club is dependent on volunteer coaches to train, develop, mentor and support all our football players, particularly our Mini-Roos and Junior players. Our coaches are usually AJFC community members; parents, relatives, carers and often, players. We actively welcome and support any member of our community who is interested in undertaking this rewarding role.
Coaches are offered comprehensive support by the Club in the form of regular training opportunities and instruction, briefings and coaching support from AJFC Committee to success in their role.
Summer Football
Players who join Abbotsford Juniors Football Club have access 6-a-side Summer football directly through the FC Sixes Summer Competition which features teams playing mid-week nights on smaller sized fields with modified rules. The FC Sixes competition covers most age groups from Under 8 Mixed teams to Senior Men (covering Over 35, 45 and 50 teams).
AJFC also provides support for groups of our players who elect to participate in one of the many Summer football competitions run across Sydney’s inner western suburbs
