Football Federation Tasmania, in conjunction with Central Region Junior Football Association (CRJFA) is seeking to engage the services of adults to act as Game Leaders for junior football matches throughout the CRJFA winter season. There is a remuneration package associated with the role.
Interested persons should download the attached pdf for more information: Game Leaders Wanted
There are a number of upcoming courses that may be of interest to coaches as we head into another season of football, including FREE ALDI MiniRoos Coaching Certificate courses. These courses are fun, practical and require no prior football coaching experience. There are links included with the information below for interested coaches to register online.
Upcoming FREE ALDI MiniRoos Coaching Certificate courses
For coaches training 5-9 year old players
The 3 hour course is fully practical and encourages the coach to develop practices that are based on FUN. The emphasis is on natural…
Launceston City moved to the top of the table after 4 rounds, as they defeated Olympia 2-0 at Warrior Park. Niko Giantsopoulos saved a penalty before goals from Dorazio and Fischer fired them top. Report
South Hobart 1-2 Devonport
Joel Stone poked home from a mad scramble in the box 5 minutes from full time and the Devonport Strikers claimed a huge 2-1 win over South Hobart at Darcy Street. Report
Kingborough 5-0 Hobart Zebras
Braces from Tim Baker and Chris Downes powered the Lions to a thumping win over a Zebras side, bumping them from the top of the…
On Wednesday April 25, spend ANZAC Day at the football, with Hobart Zebras hosting an NPL/WSL double header at North Hobart Oval, Glenorchy Knights hosting Nelson featuring the annual ANZAC day sprint at KGV, and Southern FC playing New Town in a Championship double header at Sherburd Park
Both venues will hold ANZAC Observance Ceremonies, commemorating the sacrifice and courage of our servicemen and women prior to the games. So come join our local clubs in commemorating the day and honoring the ANZAC's.
Cup draws for the Social Leagues were conducted on Thursday 26 April at KGV Football House. League commissioners Rowan Dix and Darren Grainger drew the match ups for game to be played on the weekend of May 19/20. Kick off times are TBD. Sides who drew a bye are automatically through to the next round.
Clarence have claimed their first point of the NPL Tasmania season, holding the Kingborough Lions to 1-1 draw at Wentworth Park. Jonathon O’Neill gave Clarence an early lead before Danny Cowen responded from the penalty spot midway through the second half as both sides had to settle for a point apiece. Match Report
Launceston City 0-0 South Hobart
Launceston City left defending Champions South Hobart frustrated as they battled out a 0-0 draw at Buckby Landrover Park. Despite shading the chances South could not find a way past Niko Giantsopoulos and…
Launceston City have progressed through to the Semi Finals of the Lakoseljac Cup with a 4-1 win over Hobart United at Buckby Land Rover Park. They didn’t have it all their own way and were forced to come back from a goal behind but ultimately their class proved too much for their Championship opponents to handle. Match Report
South Hobart 5-1 Hobart Zebras
Brazilian Renato De Vecchi Marins put in a stunning attacking display, proving too much for the Zebras to handle as South rolled to a 5-1 win in their Lakoseljac Cup Quarter Final. South were at their…
Zoe Horgan produced a masterclass in the art of the set piece, scoring three free kicks and converting a penalty as she almost single handedly willed her side past Hobart Zebras to a thrilling 6-5 victory. In one of the great cup games, Taroona twice hauled themselves back from two goal deficits to force the game into extra time where they finally got past the defending champions. Match Report
Olympia 7-3 Launceston City
A determined Olympia side wiped the floor with the current Super League leaders in their Statewide Cup Quarter Final to run out 7-3…
The draws for the semi finals of the Statewide Cup were conducted at KGV Football house on Wednesday afternoon. The following games were drawn with matches to be played on the weekend of May 19-20th
There will be introductory level 4 referee courses held in Hobart and Launceston later this month. The level 4 course is for beginner referees and consists of 4 sessions. It's the perfect entry point if you have considered getting involved and giving something back to the game.
You can register your interest via this form, or for further information contact Tony Peart, refereemgr@footballfedtas.com.au
The past few weekends have seen more than 100 coaches undertaking coach education and development opportunities in preparation for the 2018 junior season. Last Saturday morning alone saw 40 coaches from Central Region teams complete the ALDI MiniRoos Certificate at a sunny Margate Oval, with another 16 coaches taking part in an Introduction to Skill Training in the afternoon.This follows on from a number of ALDI MiniRoos, Skill Training and Game Training Certificate courses at various venues in Hobart and Launceston throughout March and April.
FFT President Bob Gordon is pleased to announce that current Director, Daniel Hanna has been elected to the position of Deputy President.
Daniel joined the board in August 2016 and has a long background in football as a player in Tasmania and the ACT, and currently as a junior coach and volunteer. Daniel has held the position of Executive General Manager - Corporate Affairs at Federal Group since 2011. Prior to taking up this role, he spent 8 years working in association management in Tasmania - as the CEO of the Tourism Industry Council Tasmania and prior to this, the General Manager…
Nick Lanau-Atkinson latched onto a superb cross from William Humphrey and volleyed one between the legs of the Lions keeper to score the lone goal to secure a narrow 1-0 win for his side. n a game impacted significantly by howling winds that wreaked havoc with the players passing, Rangers were able to score one against the wind, before grinding out the result and holding on for a huge 3 points. Match Report
Devonport 2-3 Launceston City
Launceston City moved back to the top of the NPL Tasmania table with a 3-2 victory in a fiery clash…
The Devonport Strikers got back on track as they accounted for Kingborough 3-1 at Valley Road on Saturday afternoon. Entering the game having dropped consecutive home games in the league, the Strikers were not going to let that trend continue and created plenty of chances to power the win in an entertaining game. Match Report
Northern Rangers 2-3 South Hobart
In a game that exploded to life just after the restart, producing 3 goals in 7 minutes, South claimed a 3-2 win to keep withing striking distance after the first full round. Match Report
Below are the 2018/2019 television advertisements as produced by Southern Cross Austereo. You will be seeing them on rotation on your TV screens, with more to come in the near future.
The times and venue for the 2018 Statewide Cup Finals has been determined, with three of the finals to be played at KGV on the traditional date of the Queen’s Birthday public holiday; Monday June 11.
Starting the day will be the Statewide Women's final between Taroona and Kingborough at 11:30am, before the Lakoseljac Cup Final between South Hobart and Devonport kicks off at 2:00pm. The day will then end with the Statewide Vase between Olympia and University at 4:30pm. The Statewide Under 20's Final will retain its Friday night slot after a successful trial in that slot in 2017…
The Girls NTC Challenge for 2018 will be held this week at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra. This event will see 136 of the most talented U17 female footballers represent their respective Federations against their peers from around the country.
The FFA Technical Study Group(TSG), which includes Gary Van Egmond (Future Matildas and Young Matildas Head Coach) and Rae Dower (Junior Matildas Head Coach), will also be in attendance to assess and identify future Westfield W-League and Westfield Matildas players.
Monday and Tuesday all Member Federations’ representative teams…
National Premier Leagues Tasmania
Kingborough Lions 1-5 Launceston City
Launceston City remain 4 points clear atop the NPL TAS table, as they produced another imposing display, this time downing Kingborough 5-1 at Lightwood Park. Odaine Demar’s dismissal proved the turning point as City ran up the score, with Mies and Fischer both scoring twice in the win. Match Report
Clarence 0-5 Devonport
A hat-trick from the competitions leading scorer, Brayden Mann, helped the Devonport Strikers claim a comfortable 5-0 win over Clarence United in their Round 8 clash. Mann scored the first 3 goals of…
National Premier League's Tasmania
Devonport 3-1 Olympia
Brayden Mann struck his second consecutive hat-trick to propel the Devonport Strikers to a commanding 3-1 win over the Olympia Warriors. In a fine team effort, it was once again the captain finishing off the good work, taking his season tally to 15 as the Strikers moved temporarily back within a point of the summit. Match Report
Launceston City 7-0 Clarence
Launceston City restored their four point buffer at the top of the table as they put last placed Clarence United to the sword. Tyler Fischer was breathtaking in a 7-0 victory that…
