Northern Stars Football Academy

🏆🇹🇭 WE'RE OFF TO THAILAND! 🇹🇭🏆

We're excited to officially announce that Northern Stars Football Academy has been confirmed as a competing team at the 2026 Hanuman Cup in Thailand! ⚽🌏

This is an incredible opportunity for our players to experience international football, test themselves against teams from around the world, and create memories that will last a lifetime.

Over six action-packed days, our squad will not only compete in the Hanuman Cup but also enjoy training sessions, a friendly match, sightseeing, and team experiences that will make this an unforgettable tour.

We're still putting the finishing touches on our squad and have a limited number of player positions still available.

If your child is looking for an opportunity to represent Northern Stars on the international stage, we'd love to hear from you.

📅 Tournament: Hanuman Cup 2026
📍 Location: Thailand
⚽ Limited spots remaining

If you'd like more information, send us a message and we'll be happy to answer any questions.

This is another exciting milestone for our academy, and we can't wait to represent Australia and Northern Stars on the international stage. 💛🖤🌏🏆

🎉 WELCOME
Northern Stars Football Academy from Australia 🇦🇺

We are delighted to welcome another outstanding youth football team to Hanuman Cup 2026 ⚽✨

More than just a competition, this international youth football festival brings young players from different cultures together to learn, connect, and grow through teamwork, respect, and a shared love for the beautiful game. 💙

📅 December 5–6, 2026
📍 Bangkok, Thailand

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⚽🏆 NORTHERN STARS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 🏆⚽

🔥 Registrations are now OPEN! 🔥

This October we're launching our 8-week Champions League — an exciting Thursday night competition for U8-U12 players.

Designed to give players more touches on the ball, more game time, and a fun, competitive environment to keep developing after the regular season.

📅 Starts: Thursday 8 October
⏱️ 40-minute games - 4:15pm or 5:15pm kick off times
⚽ 6v6 or 7v7 (depending on registrations)
🏆 League format with Finals Night in Week 8
📱 Live fixtures, results & ladders via the Tournify app
⭐ Weekly Player of the Week Awards
🥇 Golden Boot Award

💰 Cost: $125 per player

Whether you're a current Northern Stars player or play for another club, everyone is welcome to join the competition.

👉 Register here: https://form.jotform.com/252102939527862

Places are limited, so don't leave it too late! We can't wait to see another eight weeks of quality football under the lights. 💛🖤

⚽️ U11 United Cup Wrap-Up ⚽️

A fantastic weekend on the Gold Coast for our U11s, who put together a brilliant tournament from start to finish.

The team went undefeated through the group stage, finishing top of the table after four wins and a draw to book their place in the Grand Final.

Unfortunately, the final didn't quite go our way, with a narrow 2-1 loss meaning we just fell short of lifting the trophy. Despite the result, the team never stopped fighting and pushed right until the final whistle. On another day, things could easily have gone our way.

There are plenty of positives to take from the weekend, along with a few things to work on as we continue to develop. That's all part of the journey.

We're incredibly proud of the effort, attitude and football the boys produced throughout the tournament.

We'll learn from it, keep improving, and we'll be back bigger, better and stronger for our next tournament next month. 💛🖤🏆

🌟 Come down to Nikenbah Markets tomorrow and support our Northern Stars players fundraiser for our upcoming trip to Bangkok, Thailand for the Hanuman Cup! 🥅 ⚽️

We will be hosting soccer drills, lucky dip, raffles and a bake sale! 🧁 🎫 🎁

⭐️Come down and see us tomorrow!

Our U9, U10, U11 and U12 teams travelled to the Sunshine Coast on the weekend to compete in the Challenge Cup, taking on SCCSA Representative teams from the North, South, East and West regions.

While results are always nice, our focus has always been on player development, and this tournament provided another fantastic opportunity for our players to experience football in the format they'll be playing as they continue their journey.

Our U10s, U11s and U12s competed in 11-a-side matches on full-size pitches with full-size goals and the offside rule, while our U9s stepped up to 9-a-side on a much larger field. Experiences like these are invaluable in preparing our players for the transition into full-size football.

Our U11s had a fantastic tournament, finishing as Challenge Cup Runners-Up. 👏🥈

Our U10s and U12s both battled hard throughout the day and were rewarded with well-deserved wins against quality opposition, while our U9s showed tremendous determination and continued to improve with every game against some very strong representative teams.

We're incredibly proud of the effort, attitude and resilience shown by every player. Every tournament, every challenge and every experience helps our players continue to develop, and that's exactly what Northern Stars Football Academy is all about.

A huge thank you to all of our players, coaches and families for another fantastic day representing the academy. The hard work continues! 🖤💛⚽

🌍 Holiday Clinic - Day 1 ✅

A great first day of our Holiday Clinic, with over 40 players taking part in a Mini World Cup. There were plenty of competitive games, quality goals, brilliant saves and fantastic teamwork on display throughout the day.

We also squeezed in a few skills challenges, with the winners taking home pizza vouchers thanks to our mates & sponsors at Domino's Pizza Hervey Bay. 🍕👏

🏆 MVP: Alex
⭐ Young MVP: Lincoln
⚽ Golden Boot: Jakob

The day finished with an entertaining World Cup Final between England and Argentina, with Lincoln scoring the only goal of the game to crown England champions.

Hopefully that's a good omen for the real thing! 🏆

A huge thanks to all the players for making Day 1 such a great success. We can't wait to do it all again tomorrow.

Tomorrow is shaping up to be another big day with skills training, skills challenges, strength and conditioning, information session (what scouts look for, nutritional advice & how to effectively use social media) and plenty of small-sided games. Looking forward to another great day of football! ⚽💛🖤

🇹🇭 THAILAND TOUR 2026 – LIMITED PLACES REMAINING 🇹🇭

Northern Stars Football Academy is excited to be heading to Thailand to compete in the prestigious Hanuman Cup.

This is an incredible opportunity for our players to experience international football, travel with teammates and create memories that will last a lifetime.

🚨 Limited places remain in U9, U10 & U11 only 🚨

📅 Tour Dates: 2–7 December 2026
🛏 Duration: 6 Days
📍 Destination: Thailand
🏆 Tournament: Hanuman Cup Thailand

Tour Costs
⚽ Players starting from $1,295
👨‍👩‍👧 Accompanying Adult (12+) from $985
👦 Siblings (3–12 years) from $685

💳 Payment plans available.

With places filling quickly, families interested in joining the tour are encouraged to register their interest as soon as possible.

https://form.jotform.com/261367534831864

📞 Rob – 0407 765 174