ESFA have set up a Coaching Course Calendar for 2025. The following courses will be run by ESFA. Venues may alter due to ground availability however, times and dates are now set. Miniroos Course:   Aimed at those working with children 6-10yrs of age. Foundation of Football: Aimed for those working with children 8-13years of age, and…

The Board of Eastern Suburbs Football Association (ESFA) is delighted to announce experienced sports administrator John Boulous to the role of CEO. Boulous brings a wealth of football administration experience to the role having previously worked in various management and executive roles across the game for close to fifteen years. These roles include National Participation Manager…

Tuesday 3rd December 2024 and the Eastern Suburbs Football Association held their Annual General Meeting. The Annual Report for 2024, is available in the Library Section of our website. Clubs came together with guest speakers Jamie Morris from John Moriarty Foundation and Football NSW Chair Gilbert Lorquet and Football NSW CEO John Tsatsimas. We were…

General Manager – Eastern Suburbs Football Association About the Eastern Suburbs Football Association (ESFA): ESFA is responsible for the management and promotion of football in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. ESFA aims to develop football for the entire community irrespective of age, colour, gender of disability. ESFA represents the largest active sports community in the…

As the icing on the cake to an extremely successful year for Dunbar O45s and Coogee United MPL and WPL, all three teams won their respective Football NSW Champion of Champions Finals on Sunday 20 October at Valentine Sports Park. Coogee United became the first ESFA Club to win both the Men’s and Women’s Finals…

This season has been an historic season for ESFA and our Clubs with our highest player numbers, our greatest success in the Australia Cup and the Sapphire Cup and once again our Clubs are not disappointing us as we reach the climax of the Football NSW Champion of Champions Tournament. All roads on Sunday 20th…

George Magoulias ESFA Referees Branch Life Membership Earlier this year at the ESFA Referees Branch preseason meeting, George Magoulias (mostly known as Magoo) who has been one of ESFA’s longest serving members, was awarded Life Membership of the Branch. We asked Magoo about his journey: “I first started refereeing unofficially about 40 years ago, where…

And Then There Were Two! History has already been made for two of our ESFA Men’s Clubs Phoenix FC and Coogee United who have reached for the first time, Round 6 of The Australia Cup. This result in phenomenal when you consider ESFA currently only has 7 Clubs in our Mens Premier League (looking to…

A message from the General Manager of ESFA on behalf of the ESFA Board: It is with sadness that the ESFA Board announces the departure of Nigel Singh from his role as ESFA Chairperson. Nigel has also tendered his resignation from the ESFA Board, effective as of 5 October 2023. Nigel has been an invaluable asset…

Heffron and Hensley Grand Finals We have partnered with Jazzright Streaming Services to offer our community livesteams for the Grand Finals beginning Friday 1st September 2023. For $11.50 you can gain access to all of this weekend’s grand finals at either Heffron Park (Synthetic) or Hensley. Links to sign up and access the livestream, will…