Monday 22nd November at the Association’s General Meeting, football and Eastern Suburbs stalwart Roy Belcher, was awarded Life Membership of the Eastern Suburbs Football Association. Roy has been a familiar face for over 20 years with his football volunteer work across many roles and many clubs. ESFA President Nigel Singh, described Roy as a man…

If your child is selected to join an ESFA SAP* squad, then best believe they’ll be in great hands when it comes to their football development and future. Players that have represented ESFA through the years have gone on to play for some big name NPL1 clubs including FNSW Institute*, Sydney FC Academy* among many…

Our minis program has been going since Term 4 2020 and has been slowly growing throughout the beginning of 2021. However, since our freedom from lockdown we have seen a spike in participation for children ages 2-5 years old which we think is fantastic! The purpose of the minis program is to provide young children…

We would like to congratulate Gemma Odes on her selection into the FNSW Institute program for 2022. Gemma has played within the ESFA Girls Skill Acquisition Program (GSAP) for the past 5 years as well as Maccabi in her younger years. Gemma has always been an incredibly talented player who has deservedly been selected into…

Is your child ready to get back into the game? We are teaming up with Sydney FC to offer our popular Skills Training Program from November 2nd. It’s a great chance for boys and girls aged 6 to 11 to enjoy additional training to make up for lost time during lockdown. The professionally run weekly…

Thank you for registering your child to trial for the ESFA SAP & GSAP programs for 2022.  We can now confirm our trial times and we look forward to welcoming your child.  Please see below dates and times for each age group. Players MUST attend the first trial to be invited back to the second trial. Should…

SUMMER FOOTBALL 2021! Turn Mates into Team MatesFootball is returning in 2021! Have you missed football and want to return to the fields after lockdown in a social and friendly atmosphere? Eastern Suburbs Football Association will be running Summer Football commencing the second week of November and running through until week commencing 13th December for senior…

We are now taking expressions of interest from talented players wanting to take their football to the next level.  ESFA participates in the Football NSW Skill Acquisition Program (SAP & GSAP), which is part of the talented pathway for players aged between 8-12 years of age for boys and 9-13 for girls.  Through our relationship…

We recently announced the conclusion to our 2021 Winter Season. This is a difficult period for everyone, given ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. We’re all missing football, the competition, the joy and community we all gain from participation. One of the remaining steps for Season 2021 is the declaration of League Winners. Given the uneven number of…

Following on from NSW Government’s extension of lockdown restrictions through to the end of August, Eastern Suburbs Football Association (ESFA) has made the difficult decision to abandon the remainder of the 2021 Winter Season. ESFA met earlier this evening with our affiliated clubs to discuss and we’ll continue to communicate through clubs as we address…