Touch football, while informally played earlier amongst friends, was spawned in Burlington in the late 1960’s.
Golden Horsehoe Touch Football Association consists of 4 Leagues from A League (Competetive) to C League (Recreational) and a Masters Recreational for players over 40. While we provide players an outlet to play recreational touch football, it is also quite competitive! GHTFA is proud to be a leader in hosting first class touch football tournaments, as well as supporting other events in Canada, and
02/24/2026
Anyone interested in Officiating Flag in Canada this season who is not already a Level 1 Official, A Level 1 Clinic on March 31 at 7 PM. Feel free to register at Football Canada
Football Canada Officials Officials - Register *Note: This must be the email address on file for your account.Make sure to check your spam if your email doesn't come through.
2026 Key Dates:
March 1st Deadline for teams to submit an email to register for the 2026 season
Send to [email protected]
March 29th GHTFA 46th Annual General Meeting (virtual @ 9:30am)
Mandatory for all teams to attend
Team Performance Bonds ($150) & Entry Fee Deposit ($250) due
May 9th GHTFA Early Bird Tournament
Optional for GHTFA teams ($300)
Registration deadline Apr 15 (1st 8 teams guaranteed entry)
May 15th Balance of GHTFA Team Fees Due in full
May 15th TFONT Roster Registration for Insurance & $275 fee due
May 28th GHTFA Regular Season games start
1st Thursday night games, May 28th
1st Sunday games May 30th
May 30th & 31st TFONT Dave Nelson Early Bird Tournament (Brampton)
June 20th & 21st TFONT Tournament (location TBD)
July 18th & 19th TFONT Niagara Tournament (St Catharines)
July 30th GHTFA Masters (over 35) Player Registration
$175 per player…contact [email protected]
Aug 8th & 9th TFONT Unionville Tournament
August 20th GHTFA Masters League starts (Thursday nights @ Nelson HS)
Sept 12th & 13th TFONT Kingston Tournament
October 4th GHTFA Semi Finals
Oct 10th -12th Canadian Touch Football Championships (Ottawa)
October 18th GHTFA Championship Day (Nelson HS & Hayden HS)
NOTE: TFONT Tournaments are tentative and will be firmed up by March 1st
02/12/2026
Congratulations to the Knight Hawks, Back-to-Back BB Champions!
02/12/2026
Congratulations to the Bandits - Back to Back Bolla Bowl AA Champions
10/21/2025
Congratulations to the 2025 GHTFA A Champs, Team Money
Pictured: Adam Smith, Hunter Forsyth, Adam Power, Jake Baird, Kevin Forsyth, Ryan Kwast, Luke Sagodi, Taylor Kurc, Justin Kurc, and Zach Allison
Congratulations to the 2025 GHTFA A Champions - Team Money
10/20/2025
Added to the Quarter Century Club a long distinguished list:
(Left to right)
Geoff “Nug” McVinnie, Bill Papagianis, Dave Colameco, Mike Cunningham, Tom Keopapant, Lawson Henry, Steve Travale, Steve Vali
Not pictured: Kent Barber (inducted to the HOF in 2021), Mike Giuoitte, and Stan Miller
10/20/2025
Marcel Bassett was inducted into the GHTFA Hall of Fame in 2025 for his leadership and hard work as a player, official and executive in the association
10/20/2025
Congratulations to the 2025 BB Champions - Burlington Thunder
10/20/2025
Congratulations to the GHTFA 2025 CC Champions - Vipers
10/20/2025
Congratulations to the 2025 GHTFA C Champions - Fox 40 Bills