2027 Community Registrations

IMPORTANT – READ ME FIRST

• REGISTRATIONS FOR THE 2027 SEASON ARE NOT EXPECTED TO OPEN UNTIL EARLY IN THE NEW YEAR – THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED ACCORDINGLY.
• WHEN THEY DO OPEN – DO NOT CHOOSE “SAP”, “AKIDemy” or “NPL” PACKAGES UNLESS YOU HAVE TRIALED AND BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THESE TEAMS
• NOTIFICATION OF THE TEAM SELECTIONS FOR 2027 WILL BE SENT TO THE REGISTERED E-MAIL ADDRESS (PLEASE CHECK SPAM FOLDER TOO)

Welcome!

Welcome to Canberra Olympic Football Club (COFC). We look forward to welcoming you to the COFC We are looking forward to sharing a great 2027 season with you.

All registration and general inquiry information can be found on this page. Because of the large volume of emails we receive during the registration period (and volunteers’ other commitments), there may be some delays in responding to any personal requests for support via email. However, we will do our best to ensure that all enquiries are answered as soon as possible.

As much as we try to plan as best we can, the following information may be subject to change.

A gentle reminder that this club is run by volunteers, so please be kind to those that have offered up their time. We look forward to having you as part of the COFC family and if you’d like to volunteer, reach out to [email protected].

Please note, if you are viewing this page on your phone it is often better to view in landscape mode so that you don’t miss out on important information that may be in the far-right columns of our tables.

Important: COFC is a community club and anyone registering to play with and/or volunteer for us will need to agree to our Code of Conduct as part of your registration process.

Contact details for registration related queries:

• Registrar: [email protected]

WHEN DO I CONTACT THE REGISTRAR VIA EMAIL?

• If during or after player registration there is a technical issue that Play Football can’t help you with
• Requesting payment options
• Requesting a Payment Plan
• Requesting a Multi-Player Discount (applicable to families registering more than two players in our Community teams).
• Requesting a Refund
• Inquiring about information not contained within this page after first contacting our Canberra Olympic team at [email protected] to close the gap.

Contact details for enquiries

• For information about our MiniRoos ages 5-9 email – [email protected]
• For grading and team nominations for our Community stream ages 10-18 email – [email protected]

Contact details for non-registration related queries:

• [email protected]

To register for Canberra Olympic FC Community teams in 2026 please follow the link below.

Play Football Registration System

If you registered with any football club in Australia in 2019 -2025 you will already have a Play Football log-in which you will use again.

If this is your first year with the Play Football system, you will be prompted to create a Football Account prior to completing your/your child’s registration. Your account is created by using your email address, Facebook login or Google login.

Links to the COFC registration page on Play Football and information on how to register are included at the bottom of this page.

Payment of Player Registration Fees

Fees are to be paid online through Play Football at the time of registration by selecting the relevant package. Payment can be processed via VISA or MASTERCARD.

If you are unable to pay using this method please contact [email protected] prior to commencing the registration process to discuss other options including payment plans. Title your email “Alternative Payment Options Please”

Player Eligibility

To be eligible in Round 1 of the 2026 competition all players must be made “Active” in Play Football one week prior to the relevant competition start date. It will be the responsibility of each player/parent to ensure they have completed all actions to be made “Active”.

To be considered “Active”, the player registration payment must be received in full or registration with an approved payment plan must be completed.

Players not “Active” will not be able to compete until their registration is resolved. Coaches and Managers of all teams will benotified of eligible players prior to Round 1 commencing.

If a player registers after the competition begins the same rules apply, however if full payment is received and their registration is processed prior to Friday 12 noon that player will be eligible to play the following day provided they have been assigned to a team.

Player Package Registration Fees

Please ensure you know which package you should be registering in before you get started.

SAP, AKIDemy, National Premier League Women (NPLW), National Premier League Men (NPLM), and National Premier League Boys and Girls (NPLB and NPLG), are all performance teams/programs that were selected via a trial/selection process.  These players have been notified of their selection via email and have already paid a deposit to accept their place.

For the majority of our COFC players you will need to register in a Community package relevant to your age group (see below for more information on this). Important: DO NOT choose “SAP”, “AKIDemy” or “NPL” packages unless you have trialled and been accepted into these teams.

Ages are grouped in the table below in accordance with fee structure. This does not necessarily mean that’s how ages will be “grouped” for playing purposes.  Mixed teams will remain as individual age groups (Under 5, Under 6s, Under 7s etc.) whereas girls’ teams in our MiniRoos competition will likely be grouped as per previous years (U5-U7 & U8-U9), depending on number of registrations.

👀 Noting again: If you have not registered before you will need to create an account on Play Football first.
(we are sorting out some teething issues with having Olympic coming up on the selection map and adding MiniRoos — please bear with us)

• 💻 Register at Play Football

Schedule of Fees

These are the 2026 fees were applicable for each age group if you register to join Canberra Olympic as a Community player (these will be reviewed for 2027).

All players must be registered in the correct package based on their year of birth. If you wish your child to play in a higher or lower age group you will need to register them in the correct package for their age group and complete a ‘Playing-Outside of Age Request’ form to obtain approval for this to happen.

All fees including the relevant fee component breakdown will automatically be displayed on the “Product Details” screen once you select your registration package. Please note that registration fees for U5-U18 age groups include a COFC playing jersey.

You will be prompted during the registration process to select the correct size. More information regarding this is included under the Uniforms heading below.

Registration Help

Support and guidelines on how to register are available on Play Football at the following address:

• 👀 Play Football Support

Player Registration Fee Components

Player Registration Fee Totals* in Packages are broken into the following components:

• FFA National Registration Fee (including processing fee & GST)
• Capital Football Member Federation regulatory fee
• Capital Football Facilities Infrastructure Levy (FIL)
• Canberra Olympic Football Club Fee (including Referee/Assistant Referee fees, ground hire fees for training fields and match days, team training kit/balls & match balls** & player jerseys for MiniRoos & Junior players*).

👀 Team training kit/balls & match balls are to be returned to the club at the end of the season.

👀 In some instances, the fees charged may differ from those shown above for certain groups due to age-based fees imposed by FFA & Capital Football.

Payment Plans

Payment Plans are restricted to individuals or families where fees accumulate greater than $400 in the playing year.

To request a payment plan please contact [email protected] prior to processing player registration through Play Football with the subject title “Request for Payment Plan Please”. Once approved, you will be given guidance on how to complete your player registration. Please note that credit cards are not able to be used for payment plans.

Multi-Player Discount

A Multi-Player Discount is available for families registering 3 or more playing members in Community (MiniRoos/Juniors). Applications for Multi-Player Discount vouchers should be made by email to [email protected] prior to registrations being commenced with the subject title “Multi-Player Discount Requested”.

Team Registration

For ages 5-9 MiniRoos complete teams can be registered by their coach or manager using our ‘Social Team Nomination‘ form. Community Juniors (U10 – U18) can also register a team for Division 3 only (Divisions 1 and 2 are selected via the Grading process held in February/March each year).

When registering a team, you must provide ALL of the information required including names, ages and FFA numbers of ALL team members. We cannot process your team registration without these details. Individual players in the team will still need to be registered via Play Football as they cannot be confirmed in a team until they are registered.

If you have a couple of players in these MiniRoos age groups who would like to play together but don’t yet have a team, please complete our ‘Play with a Friend‘ form. Note: you will need to register with COFC before filling out this form and ensure the friend is also registered so our Registrar/Age Group Coordinators can take your request into consideration.

Volunteer Registration

COFC is run on a volunteer basis. This allows us to keep the operational component of the registration fees manageable for our families.

As you would appreciate there is a lot of work involved in running a club the size of COFC which means we continually need as many volunteers as possible to help.

For more information about how you can assist please email [email protected] for general roles or if you would like to submit your interest in coaching or managing your child’s team please fill out our ‘Coach or Manager EOI Form’.

👀 Note: All volunteers must also be registered via Play Football and have a WWVP card.  See instructions below at Coach/Manager/Volunteer Registration.

Uniforms

Our uniforms are being supplied by UMBRO this year. All MiniRoos & Community Juniors will receive a new UMBRO jersey. All teams playing with COFC must wear the Canberra Olympic Football Club uniform in our club colours.

Community Players U5 – U18 will be required to include their uniform shirt sizing at the time of registering as a player, failure to provide details may result in a player not having a uniform and therefore not being able to start the competition. The Umbro sizing chart is provided below. Please note that chest sizing is side seam to side seam (across the front) not all the way around the body.

Players will need to provide their own royal blue shorts and white socks. Note: football boots (no metal studs) and shin pads are compulsory for all players.

Umbro Sizing Guide

Welcome to the Umbro sizing guide to help you providing sizing for your new Umbro jersey.

Are You Interested in Grading?

For information on grading for a 10s-18s Division 1 or Division 2 team please complete our ‘Grading Enrolment’ ‘ form to register. Grading sessions will be notified via email to registered players so please check your Inboxes (including Spam folder).

Player Self-Registration Guide

Please follow the following instructions to register online for our club:

Head to the COFC registration page on Play Football using the following link – Football Australia

1. Click on “Get Started“
2. If you already have a Play Football account click on “Sign in”.
3. If you do not already have a Play Football account click on “Continue” to create one.
4. Select whoever you are registering for (myself, Linked Person, or New Person), then click on “Continue”.
5. Select the correct registration product from the list provided. NOTE: Most of our players will be Community. Please ensure that you DO NOT select Pathways or NPL unless you trialled and were selected in late 2025 for these performance teams for the 2026 season.
6. Product details – this screen will provide you with a breakdown of the registration fee for your information, click “Continue”.
7. Check and update the Registrants personal and contact details, and then click “Continue” – this is extremely important as it ensures that COFC has the correct contact details for communications, etc.  Please use personal email addresses rather than work so you are contactable all year round.
8. Profile Photo “Select Profile Image”, browse from your device, and then click “Continue”.
9. International Transfer Clearance – Answer question accordingly to proceed.
10. Review your order, if you need to modify your product selection or details, select ’Modify’ in the appropriate section to do so.

Acknowledging Terms and Conditions

Click on the ‘Check box’ Read and Acknowledge all Terms and Conditions by selecting Accept All T&Cs displayed and then click “Continue “.

Payment Options Screen

1. Enter your card details to complete the registration.
2. Confirmation message – select “Finished” or “Perform another Registration”.

Where Do I Go, If I Need Help with My Registration?

If you have any trouble with your registration, you can use the following resources to help you:

1. Visit the Support page on the Play Football website. This page contains articles and videos that may be of assistance to you.
2. Contact the Play Football Support team:
   💻 Email: [email protected]
   📞 Phone: (02) 8880 7983 – office hours for this number will vary depending on the time of year. Current office hours can be located here.

Coach / Manager / Volunteer / Executive Registration

All Coaches, Managers, Executive and Volunteers are also required to register through Play Football and hold a valid Working With Vulnerable People (WWVP) card (this is required as part of the registration process). Your registration will not be able to be approved without this unless you are in a recognised exemption category. Below is a list of the 2026 list of Capital Football exemption categories.

If you do not have a WWVP card (or need to renew your card) you can apply for one free by Clicking Here.

Please follow the following instructions to register online for our club:

Head to the COFC registration page on Play Football using the following link – Football (playfootball.com.au)

1. Click on “Get Started“
2. If you already have a Play Football account click on “Sign in”.
3. If you do not already have a Play Football account click on “Continue” to create one.
4. Select whoever you are registering for (myself, Linked Person, or New Person), then click on “Continue”.
5. Select Role (Coach / Manager / Volunteer / Committee).
6. Product details – this screen will provide you with a breakdown of the registration fee for your information. As there are no fees involved under these Role types, the amounts shown will be zero. Click “Continue”
7. Check and update the Registrants personal and contact details, and then click “Continue” – this is extremely important as it ensures that COFC has the correct contact details for communiques, etc.
8. Profile Photo “Select Profile Image”, Browse from your device, and then click “Continue”
9. Working With Children (WWC)– Answer the questions accordingly – if you do not have a WWC Accreditation you will need to click on the For information on how to obtain a WWC Accreditation, click here. This will direct you to the Access Canberra website where you can apply for your WWC Accreditation.
10. Review your order, if you need to modify your product selection or details, select ’Modify’ in the appropriate section to do so.

Acknowledging Terms and Conditions

Click on the ‘Check box’ Read and Acknowledge all Terms and Conditions by selecting Accept All T&Cs displayed and then click “Continue”.

Payment Options Screen

1. There is no fee applicable to Coach, Volunteer or Committee roles, click Submit.
2. Confirmation message – select “Finished” or “Perform another Registration”.

Where Do I Go, If I Need Help with My Registration?

If you have any trouble with your registration, you can use the following resources to help you:

1. Visit the Support page on the Play Football website. This page contains articles and videos that may be of assistance to you: https://support.playfootball.com.au
2. Contact the Play Football Support team:
   💻 Email: [email protected]
   📞 Phone: (02) 8880 7983 – office hours for this number will vary depending on the time of year. Current office hours can be located by using the link at point 1. above.

Season Details and Other Dates

The Community Juniors and MiniRoos season commences in early May. Training for Community Juniors commences the week before season kick-off.  The Club will touch base with players in April regarding Gala Day and pre-kick-off requirements. Coaches, team managers and Age Group Coordinators will contact teams directly once teams are finalised.

Any Questions?

If you have questions please reread this page in the first instance. If there are gaps in communication please advise our team at [email protected] with details of information you seek so the gap can be filled. With your help we will be able to continue to build information on this website for full self-sufficiency.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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