AJFC REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER FOOTBALL TEAMS
IS CURRENTLY CLOSED
Summer football season team nomination and player registration will next open in October 2026 for those Abbotsford Juniors Football Club teams wishing to participate in the Football Canterbury Association’s – FC Sixes competition. FC Sixes is a six-a-side football competition played on a smaller field with smaller goals, ensuring players get more touches of the ball and a lot more action.
2025 AJFC Summer Football Registration Fees
The individual player registration fee is the only charge levied by the Football Canterbury Association for a player to play FC Sixes. There is no team registration fee to be paid. Registration fees cover the provision of referees, field hire and Football NSW insurance cover.
Registering a team with AJFC for FC Sixes
Team coaches and/or managers who wish to register a team with AJFC for the FC Sixes competition should first register as a coach or manager using the instructions below. Once registration is completed, please email our Club Registrar with the details of your team, your team name and the players who are to be assigned to the team. Please be sure to let AJFC know if you require or are open to additional players joining the team.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are a coach and are wanting to bring a whole team to play FC Sixes, the minimum number of players for the team (i.e. 6 players) needs to be registered with AJFC by no later than Date for 2026 TBC for the team to be accepted in the competition.
Important Information about Summer Player Registration
- Abbotsford Juniors Football Club is not taking individual stand-alone player registrations outside of formed AJFC teams and so to register for the FC Sixes competition as a player you must be part of a pre-organised team of players
- Registration for the 2026 Summer Football Season with Abbotsford Juniors Football Club (and all other Clubs in the Football Canterbury Association) has changed. Player registrations will be completed in the national PlayFootball online registration system managed by Football Australia and Football NSW and whilst Dribl will still be used by AJFC and the Football Canterbury Association for competition management (match schedules and details, game management, results, and competition ladders), registration in Dribl will not be possible.
- Players continuing from the Winter Football Season can use their existing PlayFootball Registration account to register
- Multiple player, coach and manager registrations can be made through a single PlayFootball Account (a separate account is not needed for each registration). For example, a parent who plays and manages their children’s team, can register themselves as a player, a manager and also register their children from a single account and email address.
FC Sixes Player Registration
Step 1 – Obtain A Services NSW – Active and Creative Kids Voucher (OPTIONAL)
Abbotsford Juniors Football Club is a registered activity provider and you can use your eligible Active and Creative Kids voucher to offset your player registration fee. To obtain your voucher, please visit the online Services NSW – Active and Creative Kids voucher page.
Step 2 – create a PlAYFOOTBALL Account (If Required)
If you do not have an existing account from a previous registration, you will need a contact email address to create a new account.
Visit the PlayFootball website and click the My Account link at top right hand side of the screen. This will navigate you to the login page. Scroll to the bottom and select the Create Account button and complete the process steps to setup a new account.
Step 4 – Complete Player Registration
Navigate to the PlayFootball Club Registration page, ensuring that you are logged in to your PlayFootball Account. Search for “Abbotsford Juniors” and then follow the prompts to complete your family member’s registration request,
If you are registering for yourself as a PlayFootball account owner, select the Myself option on the Participant Registration page.
If you are registering your child or other family member, select the Somebody else option on the Participant Registration page.
Instructions on how to complete a registration can be found at PlayFootball – How to Self Register as a Participant.
FC Sixes Coach Registration
Step 1 – Obtain A Working with Children CHeck
ALL coaches and team managers of AJFC teams up to Under 16 years must complete and obtain a current clearance through the Working with Children Check process. Details of the process can be found on the NSW Government Office of the Children’s Guardian or Service NSW website at Working with Children Check.
Step 2 – create a PlAYFOOTBALL Account (If Required)
If you do not have an existing account from a previous registration, you will need a contact email address to create a new account.
Visit the PlayFootball website and click the My Account link at top right hand side of the screen. This will navigate you to the login page. Scroll to the bottom and select the Create Account button and complete the process steps to setup a new account.
Step 3 – Complete Coach OR Manager registration
Navigate to the PlayFootball Club Registration page, ensuring that you are logged in to your PlayFootball Account. Search for “Abbotsford Juniors” and then follow the prompts to complete your family member’s registration request,
If you are registering for yourself as a PlayFootball account owner, select the Myself option on the Participant Registration page.
If you are registering your child or other family member, select the Somebody else option on the Participant Registration page.
Instructions on how to complete a registration can be found at PlayFootball – How to register as a coach, manager or volunteer.
Summer player registrations will be submitted to Abbotsford Juniors Football Club for final review and acceptance. Players will receive an email on confirmation of the acceptance of a registration by the AJFC. This email will provide information about sourcing playing kit and the AJFC approach to team formation.
AJFC Playing Kit for FC Sixes
AJFC players who register with the Club to play FC Sixes are free to use their existing retained AJFC playing kit (jersey, shorts and socks). As the Club is in the process of changing its playing kit for the 2026 Season, new players joining a team will need to borrow or loan an existing player’s kit (shorts and socks). All players will need to provide their own shin-pads and soccer boots.
AJFC may be able to provide some limited assistance to new players where a suitable jersey cannot be sourced due to size constraints. Please contact the Club in this instance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I find out more about the FC Sixes Competition?
Please visit the Football Canterbury Association FC Sixes Competition page online for all the details about the competition.
What does an AJFC Summer Player Registration fee cover?
The player registration fee is made up of a number of fees levied by football governing bodies:
- Football Australia fee;
- Football NSW fee and insurance charge;
- Football Canterbury Association player fee.
Registration fees also provide a small contribution to operational costs of the Club including the provision of team training kit (balls, bibs, cones, poles and goals), match day playing kit and associated general administration costs of running the Club.
Can my child play with their friends in a specific team?
Yes, with some restrictions. AJFC is aware that many players who are new to football are often invited by, or wish to play with their friendship groups or previous team-mates. AJFC allows parents to nominate friends and/or a team they wish to play with during registration. Wherever possible, Abbotsford Juniors will do its best to support this participation however this cannot be guaranteed. The Club will advise the child’s parent/guardian where this is not possible.
How do I know which age group as a player, I or my child will be in?
Junior and youth football players qualify for their age group based on the birthday they have during the calendar year of play. For example, a player who has their 10th birthday during 2025 will generally play in a team in the Under 10 competition but is unable to play in an Under 9 competition.
Adult football players qualify for teams based upon their age at the start of the year. For example, a player who is 34 at 1st January but is turning 35 during the year, would be able to play in an All Age team but not an Over 35 team.
If I decide to withdraw after registering, can I get a refund?
No refunds are possible after the season commences unless there is a genuine medical reason (doctors certificate required), due to the amounts paid out to third parties (see above). No refund of a used Active and Creative Kids Voucher is possible due to Service NSW restrictions.
Player Assignment to a Team
Where players have nominated a team and been confirmed by the team coach, they will be automatically assigned to the team. Confirmation of placement will be sought from team coaches where players reference other players assigned to an existing team but who haven’t confirmed the coach or team name.
Players and coaches who do not nominate or are not part of a specific team will not be approved and will be contacted by the Club Registrar if a suitable team placement can be made.
Further Assistance regarding FC Sixes Registration
If you have any further questions relating to registration with Abbotsford Juniors Football Club and the Club’s participation in the FC Sixes competition, please email the Club Registrar.