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Football in Sydney, explained

Season dates, formats, camps and parties — what is on at Canterbury, Eastgardens and Curl Curl, and how to get involved.
Players competing on a floodlit small-sided football pitch at night with a full-size pitch in the background

5-a-side vs 11-a-side: What Changes After Winter

Winter club football and weeknight 5-a-side are not competing for the same slot, they solve different problems. Here is exactly what changes between 11-a-side and 5-a-side, and where to play in Sydney once the whistle blows on the club season.

21 August 2026 · 5 min readRead more →
Players in bibs competing on a floodlit synthetic five-a-side pitch at night.

Summer Soccer Sydney 2026: Every Weeknight Game From September

Winter club football has wrapped up, and Sydney's summer soccer season kicks off from 7 September 2026 across three KIKOFF venues. Here is every weeknight competition, venue and fee in one place.

21 August 2026 · 4 min readRead more →
Floodlit outdoor 5-a-side pitches at KIKOFF Canterbury, Lakemba

Outdoor 5-a-side and 7-a-side football centres in NSW: the complete guide

There are 21 dedicated outdoor synthetic small-sided football centres in NSW, and KIKOFF runs three of them. Here's every one we know of — formats, pitch counts, hire prices and who runs the leagues, region by region.

21 August 2026 · 12 min readRead more →

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