St Albans Shirley Football Club

TERM 4 REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

FIRST KICKS and FUN FOOTBALL is an awesome introduction to the game for our youngest players – born 2017 to 2024 – played at English Park on Friday afternoons.

For our slightly older players born between 2017 and 2020, enrolment also includes MORNINGSTAR 5v5 games at St Albans Park on Sunday mornings.

We are also introducing a FIRST KICKS EARLY YEARS programme for Term 4. For the first time ever, we are inviting parents of youngsters born 2023 and 2024 to bring their budding players along to English Park and get some quality football time under the watchful eye of one of our qualified coaches.

You'll find full First Kicks and Fun Football details, including how to enrol for the Early Years programme, at our website: https://sasfootball.club/grades/sasfc-first-kicks-and-fun-football-2-9-years

Here is the final Match Schedule for the Mainland Football 2026 Winter Season.

Thank you everyone – coaches, players, parents and supporters – for what has been a fantastic season for both the club and hopefully everyone involved ⚽⚽⚽

We will start preparing for next season right away, with a whole bunch of different programmes running right through the summer, providing a platform for every player to keep sharp, fit and active. Check out our Facebook updates for details!

Have a brilliant game – hopefully those strong nor'wester winds won't be too much of a problem!

Here's a selection of shots from this week's Team of the Week, when our 14th Grade took on Christs College at St Albans Park.

It was a tough game for our boys, who worked hard the entire game but ultimately the visitors took all three points. Coach Caleb took some positives form the performance and awarded Player of the Day to Tyler, for his outstanding efforts across the park.

A watermark-free A4 colour print of any of these photos is can be yours by making a $20 donation to our Player Hardship Fund. Simply flick a screenshot of the one you like to [email protected] – or leave a note in the comments – and we'll get it delivered to your door.

THE SASFC HOLIDAY TRANSFER MARKET IS LIVE – GET SIGNED UP!

Unlike the English Premier League, our transfer window is only just opening 😄

These upcoming school holiday, you can play a key part in building the best small-sided team from the ground up. Select your top players, get your team tactics sorted out, and compete with other teams to be the winning side!

An awesome two-day event, on the fabulous playing surface at St Albans – sign up today!

https://sasfootball.club/holiday-program

SASFC JUNIOR & YOUTH TERM 4 REGOS ARE NOW OPEN!

We really do have something for everyone this coming term – full details at our website https://sasfootball.club/term-4-junior-and-youth-football-programmes

Younger players? Our Term 4 First Kicks and Fun Football regos are open too – head to our website and get signed up!

This week's SASFC Team of the Week is 12th Grade Navy, who had a great game vs Western AFC Warriors at the weekend.

Some great attacking football took the team ahead at the break, but the visitors fought back and defended strongly in the second half to take the win. Leo was Coach Joe's well-deserved Player of the Day.

You can get a beautiful watermark-free A4 colour print of any of these photos by making a $20 donation to our Player Hardship Fund. Simply flick a screenshot of the one you like to [email protected] – or leave a note in the comments – and we'll get it delivered to your door.

Here's a diary date for everyone at the club!

Next Saturday – 5th September – let's get along to the awesome new stadium in our SAS colours and show our support to encourage more amazing national football events like this into our city!

The Womens Kate Sheppard Cup Final has the honour of being the inaugural football match at the OneNZ Stadium at 1pm, with the Mens Chatham Cup Final kicking off at 4pm.

And it's FREE! entry – no tickets required – so let's make SASFC a big part of packing the place out!

Further details here: https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/169060?newsfeedId=584409

⚽🏆The Beautiful Game comes to One New Zealand Stadium.
Saturday 5 September — Kate Sheppard Cup Final, 1pm. Chatham Cup Final, 4pm.

The first football ever played at Christchurch's new stadium, and the first national cup finals held here since 2013. Two national finals in one afternoon, with Canterbury sides taking on Auckland's best in both.

Whatever badge is on your shirt, this is a day for Canterbury football. Get your club together, bring the family, wear your colours.

👍 Entry is free. Let's fill the house for the biggest day this game has had here in over a decade.

ALL TRAINING IS CANCELLED TODAY due to the very wet weather, as we try to protect our playing surfaces ahead of the weekend's games.

Stay warm and dry everyone!

St Albans Shirley FC are really excited to announce the appointment of Miguel Paiz as the club’s new Football Development Officer. A renowned Guatemalan international who played at the highest level for his home country, Miguel arrives in New Zealand with an impressive track record both as a player and a coach.

Miguel is already a familiar face at SASFC, having coached our Junior and Youth players for the past two years, and with the expansion of our Summer Programme has quickly become a key member of the player development team. He is an active member of the Thunderpanthers, our Div 1 Seniors First Team, playing futsal as well as the outdoor game, making him an excellent role model for our aspiring youngsters.

When you combine his passion for the sport, his proven ability to help young players grow and his calm and gentle personality, it was an easy decision to get Miguel into a more senior capacity at the club. His invaluable playing experience and a strong background in marketing brings both a unique perspective and a raft of new ideas to our coaching team.

Miguel’s new role coincides with our Head Coach JD Dennen taking up his new position as Director of Football, and JD is relishing the challenges that lie ahead: “I’m genuinely excited to be working alongside him and seeing the impact he’ll have on our players and our club, as we continue to build the strongest Junior and Youth Development club we can be”

Following the recent departure of Matt Holmes as General Manager, and the transition to a new management structure aimed at building on his great work over the years, JD and Miguel will certainly be working hard to take that legacy into the future and sustain the positive momentum we currently enjoy at SASFC.

Bienvenido, Miguel!

Our SASFC Team of the Week is 10th Grade Red, who took on Cashmere Technical's 10th Grade White at St Albans Park this weekend.

A really fast-paced game in which our boys had lots of attempts on goal, repeatedly thwarted by a very good Cash Tech 'keeper. We're sending healing vibes to Ted, who Coach Matt awarded awarded Player of the Day, after he suffered a knee injury towards the end of a game & whose marauding attacking runs really set the tone for the entire match.

As always, a beautiful watermark-free A4 colour print of any of these photos can be yours by making a $20 donation to our Player Hardship Fund. Simply flick a screenshot of the one you like to [email protected] – or leave a note in the comments – and we'll get it delivered to your door.