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. 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.Canterbury District Soccer Football Association About Us
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 Football Canterbury 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: Abbotsford Football Club Ashfield Pirates Football Club Australian National Sports Club Australian Catholic University Balmain & District Football Club Belmore Eagles Football Club Belmore United Football Club Burwood Football Club Canterbury Football Club Concord Soccer Club Cooks River Titans Football Club Earlwood Wanderers Football Club Enfield Rovers Soccer Club Football Club Five Dock Fraser Park Football Club Future Leaders FC Hurlstone Park Wanderers Football Club Inter Lions Soccer Club Lakemba Sports and recreational Club Leichhardt Saints Football Club APIA Leichhardt Tigers Football Club Marrickville Football Club MRP FC Roseland Raptors Football Club Stanmore Hawks Football Club Strathfield Football Club Sydney Uni Soccer Football Club Sydney Rangers FC St Barnabas Football club St Patrick's FC Russell Lea Women's Soccer Club
Clubs may field more than one team per all ages division and may also not participate in each division
Premiers
Premier League 2002: Belmore Eagles A 2003: Australian National Sports Club 2004: Abbotsford FC 2006: Concord 2007: Concord 2011: Enfield 2012: Enfield (def. Inter Lions 6–1 in grand final)
Bill Brackenbury Premier League Source:
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.
Bill Brackenbury Cup Champions
2014: Inter Lions
2015: Inter Lions
2016: Inter Lions
2017: Inter Lions
2018: Inter Lions
2019: Inter Lions
2020: Strathfield FC
2021: Enfield Rovers (no final series due to Covid-19 season abandonment)
2022: Hurlstone Park Wanderers
2023: Enfield Rovers FC
2024: Hurlstone Park Wanderers
2025: Strathfield FC
2026: Hurlstone Park Wanderers
League Premiers
2014: Inter Lions
2015: Inter Lions
2016: Inter Lions
2017: Inter Lions
2018: Inter Lions
2019: Inter Lions
2020: Strathfield FC
2021: n/a
2022: Hurlstone Park Wanderers
2023: Hurlstone Park Wanderers
2024: Belmore Eagles
2025: Hurlstone Park Wanderers
2026: Hurlstone Park Wanderers
Grace Martin Premier League Source:
The Grace Martin Trophy is awarded to the Champions of the Canterbury District's highest division of senior women. Leichhardt Saints FC have been the most successful club, winning it 11 out of the 13 times the competition has been running. Hurlstone Park (2014) and Concord (2022) have been the only other teams to have won trophy, with Balmain (2017) the only team to have won the premiers plate besides Leichhardt Saints.
Grace Martin Trophy Champions
2014: Hurlstone Park Wanderers
2015: Leichhardt Saints
2016: Leichhardt Saints
2017: Leichhardt Saints
2018: Leichhardt Saints
2019: Leichhardt Saints
2020: Leichhardt Saints
2021: Leichhardt Saints (no finals series due to Covid-19 season abandonment)
2022: Concord JFC
2023: Leichhardt Saints
2024: Leichhardt Saints
2025: Leichhardt Saints
2026: Leichhardt Saints
League Premiers 2014: Leichhardt Saints
2015: Leichhardt Saints
2016: Leichhardt Saints
2017: Balmain DFC
2018: Leichhardt Saints
2019: Leichhardt Saints
2020: Leichhardt Saints
2021: n/a
2022: Leichhardt Saints
2023: Leichhardt Saints
2024: Leichhardt Saints
2025: Leichhardt Saints
2026: Leichhardt Saints
State Cup winners Teams have represented the Canterbury District at State Cup tournaments since its foundation in 1957. Hurlstone Park Wanderers managed to win the U-21s foundation title that year.
Club Total number of titles Years and competition Burwood FC 2 2007 (U-16s), 2011 (U-21s) Canterbury FC 2 1981 (Amateur), 1984 (U-16s) Earlwood Wanderers 4 1973 (U-21s), 1982 (U-14s), 2011 (U-11s) 2024(U-13)Enfield FC 12023 (U-16) Five Dock RSL 1 2002 (U-18s) Glebe 1 1972 (Amateur) Hurlstone Park Wanderers 3 1957 (U-21s), 2005 (U-12s Women's, U-14s Women's)Lakemba Sports & Recreation Club12018 Crystal Cup Leichhardt Saints 1 2004 (U-12's Women's) Leichhardt Tigers 5 2009, 2010 (U-12's), 2015 ,2018 ,2024(Over 35s) Marrickville FC 1 1965 (U-21s) Strathfield FC 1 2000 (U-16s Women's) Western Suburbs 1 1969 (U-21s)
Club has dissolved Glebe are no longer a part of the Canterbury Districts Soccer Football Association
Champion of Champions Sources:
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 Lions 81996 (U-14) 1998 (U-16) 2005 (U-18) 2006 (U-18 Girls) 2009 (U-17), 2010 (U-10) 2012,2014 (Over 45s)Enfield 81985 (U-8) 1986 (U-9) 1995 (U-11) 1996(U-12) 1997 (U-17) 1999 (U-16) 2022 ,2023 (U-16)Earlwood Wanderers71968 (AAM) 1975 (U-13) 1982 (U-9) (U-13) 2011 (U11) 2018 (U-15 Girls) 2019 (U-16)Hurlstone Park Wanderers61970 (AAM) 2004 (U-14) 2008 (U-21) 2008,2011 (U-18 Girls) 2012 (U-21 Women)APIA Leichhardt FC51972 (U-9) 1976 (U-13) 1986 (U-12) 1987 (U-11) 1990 (U-12)APIA Leichhardt JFC 51985 (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 Eagles 31968 (U-14) 1970 (U-16) 1983 (U-13)LFC sports11972 (U-13)Western Suburbs 11978 (U-12)Canterbury Lions 11983 (U-14)Concord JSC11983 (U-18)Campsie 11995 (U-16)Belmore Hercules 11996 (U-15)Abbotsford JFC12017 (U-18)Balmain DFC 12018 (U-12)Puglia 11988 (U-16)
Club has dissolved
References
External links Canterbury District Soccer Football Association Official Website