Kanga Cup 2025

The Kanga Cup is the largest international youth football tournament in the Southern Hemisphere. This week-long event proudly champions the mission of uniting the youth of the world through the beautiful game. Games are held across the 14th-18th July.

Easts FC are excited to be heading down to Kanga Cup for another year. This year we are sending down a record 15 or 16 team across our boys and girls advanced teams - about 180 players!

Kanga Cup Useful Links:

• Kanga Cup Website: https://kangacup.com/
• Kanga Cup Pools: While provisional pools are released on their website, we are expecting a number of changes and these will be shared when finalised.
• Kanga Cup Competition Regulations: https://kangacup.com/tournament/competition-regulations/
• Kanga Cup Fixtures: https://kangacup.com/fixtures/

Competition dates:

• Games start Monday 14th July (can be as early as 8am). You will play between 1-3 games per day until Thursday 17th July.
• Friday 18th July is reserved for Grand Finals. If your team does not qualify, you will not have a game that day but we encourage you to come and support those who made it.

Game venues & fixtures:

Venues:

• U9-U10 Games: Calwell Playing Fields 
• U11 & U13 Games: Mawson Playing Fields
• U12 Games: Harrison Playing Fields 
• U14 Games: Dickson Playing Fields
• U15 Games: Charnwood Playing Fields
• U16 Games: Kambah 3 Playing Fields 
• Grand Finals (all age groups): Southwell Park Lyneham 

Fixtures:

• Fixtures are now live at - https://kangacup.com/fixtures/ 

Accomodation & transport:

• A reminder that these are both to be fully organised and paid for by parents. We recommend staying somewhere relatively central for ease of access to shops and other Easts members. Unfortunately we are not given the venues ahead of time.
• We encourage parents to car pool when possible.

Easts FC Pre-Kanga Cup Training:

U8, U9, U10 Mixed, U11 Mixed, U12 Mixed, U13/14 Boys, and G16 Girls

• Day : Thursdays 12th June, 19th June, 26th June, and 3rd July 
• Time: Same time as your normal session 

U15/16 Boys, G10 Girls, G11 Girls, G13 Girls, G14 Girls, G15 Girls

• Day : Fridays 13th June, 20th June, 27th June, and 4th July 
• Time : Same time as your normal session 

July Holidays Week 1 training: we are exploring the option of a 5th training session/practice matches between July 7th and 10th. We will reach out on a team by team basis.

Coaching & parent roles:

• Each Easts FC team will have an assigned coach for the duraction of the tournament. We are planning on sending 8 coaches - each one will look after 2 teams. It is logistically a challenge for the fixtures and coach allocation to match up perfectly so there may be some last minute changes.
• We please ask for 1 parent from each team to volunteer as Team Manager for communication between club and players.
• We please also ask for 1 parent from each team to volunteer as Assistant Coach to help players warm up should a coach be travelling between two venues.

Player registrations:

• Teams have been registered by the club and fees paid for.
• As parents, you will have to link your player to their team in Dribl.
• The team codes are:

Uniforms:

• All players are required to bring their standard home (blue) and away (white) training kits which include jersey numbers. Make sure to bring boots, shin pads, and water bottle. Double check to bring this years tops with the correct numbers on the back.
• As it is very cold in Canberra mid July, make sure to bring appropriate cold weather gear including skins/undershirts/undershorts (all colours are permitted), coats, gloves, beanies etc. Should you wish to purchase Easts FC branded gear, you can do so here.

Gala & Awards Night:

Join us for the annual Easts FC Kanga Cup Gala Night — a ticketed event - to celebrate our players, parents, and coaches. This evening will have awards, dinner (included), and drinks (not included), and is a great way to acknowledge the hard work and achievements of the past week at Kanga Cup. We hope to see you there!

• When : Thursday 17th July 
• Location : Canberra Rex Hotel, 150 Northbourne Avenue, Braddon 2612
• Time : 5:30pm-9:30pm
• Cost & ticket purchase: TBC

Kanga Cup Competition FAQs:

1. How many games will our team play?

From Monday to Thursday teams will play a minimum of five games, with no more than two games per day. Friday is reserved for Grand Finals.

2. Are the fields grass or synthetic?

The majority of fields will be grass, however some synthetic fields are available if necessary.

3. Game information:

Other social activities:

• To have a great experience, we strongly recommend teams organise social activities together during the week. Good options includes lunch/dinners, bowling, movies, Questacon, etc. Great outcomes require leadership from the parent group.

We look forward to a great week of competition!