APIA Leichhardt Tigers Junior Football Club offers a unique football environment for our young aspiring football enthusiasts, from the ripe young age of 3 years old, all the way up to Over 45s and All Age Men and women. A Club built around family values and echo recreation sporting wellbeing through football. A Club that has been offering recreational football to our community since 1954. A true heritage icon within the Inner West of Sydney.
Register early to join our family-oriented football club, where we echo recreation, well-being,
and strong values through the love of the game.
UNDER 3S / 4S / 5S / 6S / 7S
Boys and Girls Mini Tigers
The only club in NSW able to provide a pathway from Nursery to local association to SAP to NPL Youth and Seniors in both boys and girls and Men’s and Women’s in the Division 1 National Premier League.
Summer Program 2024 will start 27th October, 204 and finish December 15th, 2024 at Lambert Park. Commencing at 9am.
Our Winter competition includes:
Training SessionsAlgie Park, HaberfieldWednesday afternoons5.00pm – 6.00pm
Game Day CompetitionAlgie Park, HaberfieldSaturday Mornings8.00am – 9.00am
Nursery Infoline – 0484 002 000
Email- admin@apiajuniorsfc.com
Canterbury District SoccerFootball Association
District Juniors (Ages 8s – 16s) Girls/ Boys
District Youth (Ages U17, U18’s)
District Women All Age and Over 30
District Men All-Age and Over 35, 45 and 50
The Training facilities are based in:
Competition starts late March 2025, with all registrations and grading to be completed by mid-February 2025.
Under 9s, 10s, 11s, 12s, 13s, 14s, 15s and 16s Division 1 – Development Program
BoysADP – APIA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
The purpose of the Club formulating an Under 9s, 10s, 11 and 12s Division 1 Development Program is that some players have commenced playing later than others, and as such have been disadvantaged, and because of such a young age, there is still an opportunity to move forward and prepare yourself to attain a NSW SAP or NSW NPL Premier Youth League position, moving forward.
Structure: The teams will participate in the Canterbury District Football Association Under 9s, Under 10s, Under11s, Under12s, Under13s, Under14s, Under15s and Under16s – Division 1 Competition.
The teams will consist of:
U9s x 11 players, U10s x 11 players, U11s x 12 Players, U12 x 13 Players, U13s x 14 Players, U14s, U15s and U16s x 16 players
Training will be compulsory for two sessions a week.
The coach will be licenced/accredited. (No Parents)
Trials DatesLambert Park – Saturday Mornings- 8.00am – 9.00amNovember 2nd, 16th, 30th
Programme will recommence in February.TRAINING DAYS/TIMES:Tuesday / Thursdays or Tuesday / WednesdayTimes TBA.
Games commence
Saturday TBA (In 2025, games commenced on March 25)
For further information, please send an email to admin@apiajuniorsfc.com
7s (Born 2017) and 8s (Born 2016)
BoysEDP – ELITE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
The 7’s & 8’s APIA Elite Development Program (EDP) is designed to provide the APIA football family with an opportunity to experience elite level coaching at the discovery phase of the FFA curriculum. The Elite Development program aims to fast track your child’s improvement and development, and also increase player touches on the ball.
The programme will offer and includes orientation and 2 training sessions per week. The teams will play competitively every Saturday in the Football Canterbury competition.
Home games will be played at the club’s boutique stadium situated at Lambert Park, Marion street, Leichhardt.
Most importantly the EDP is the clubs sole pathway to our Under 9s SAP program.
Each team will consist of between 8-10 players.
Trials DatesLambert Park – Saturday Mornings 8:00am – 9:00amNovember 9th and 23rd.
Programme will recommence in February.
TRAINING DAYS/TIMES:
Tuesday / Thursdays Times TBA.
Games commenceSaturday TBA (In 2025, games commenced on March 25)
Game times dependant on Football Canterbury Draw.
For further information, please send an email to admin@apiajuniorsfc.com
Under 7s – Under 16s (players born 2008-2017)
Girls Elite Development Program
The club is proud to have established and is now able provide player pathways with newly created programs for females.
Our GEDP – Girls Elite Development Program has been created for Under 7s – Under 16s (players born 2008-2017)
These players will be provided with the same curriculum, program and guidance that we use for our very well established GSAP program. It will include all the same technical and tactical coaching by our certified coaches, which allows the players to quickly and continually move through the club’s pathways and move directly into our GSAP program and then into our Youth Program. All players in our GEDP Program will play competitively each Sunday in the local CDSFA competition representing APIA Leichhardt Women’s FC.
The program runs for 20 weeks.
Each player will receive two nights a week training.
Home Playing Kit consisting of a personalised MACRON Jersey, Shorts and Socks, a Polo Shirt, Jacket and Backpack.
All competition entry fees, and insurance covered.
Parents will also receive complimentary season passes for all Senior Home games.
All our players will also have access to our A league Women’s Players and the ability to meet and interact on NPL Match Days.
Ultimately our club’s goal is to move away from having trials for our GSAP Program and select only players from within our own Development programs, to ensure our players are playing the APIA way – Fast, Possession based, Attacking minded Football and help develop them to see them go through our pathways of GSAP, NPL1 Youth and into Senior Football.
The reality is some players won’t ever fulfil their potential as they haven’t been taught the right way to play or to ensure the basics required from an early age have been perfected. The ideology behind our GEDP is to ensure the players will be given a thorough football education from Elite coaches all of whom will be A. B or C license coaches whom have either played at elite level including National teams, NPL, or A League Womens throughout their careers.
To register to join our GEDP Program please click on the register now.
