COMMUNITY FOOTBALL PROGRAMS
Kahibah Community Football HUB – Designed for all kids from the ages of U5 through to U7. The HUB is an internal run league where we group kids off in their ages and skill set to play football on a Sunday morning and Wednesday evening. Generally, the kids get to play around 20 games for a season. As the kids are developing their love of the game, we group them together and play an internal league where the kids are encouraged to participate and kick the ball in a game environment. We play on a Sunday morning at the same time every week at the same location to allow parents and grandparents to come and be part of the kid’s enjoyment.
Juniors – play in the MiniRoos Community football competition designed for all kids of all abilities. The competition is arranged by Macquarie Football and caters for ages groups of U8 to U11 boys and girls and uses short, game-based sessions to introduce the sport of football to newcomers in an inclusive way. It focuses on learning new skills, being active, making life-long friends and, potentially, unearthing the next generation of football players.
Community Football – Club Football cater for ages 12 – Over 35 (U12 to O35s). Community football is know as Interdistrict Football, a competitive community competition that allows the teams to play across interdistricts including Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Hunter Valley leagues. Teams are graded and scores recorded to determine season minor premiers and final winners.
The men and women’s leagues (O35 and All Ages) also compete at a social level in this competitive community competition and compete in the O35s Friday night or Saturday competitions.
Zone Football League – is Newcastle, Hunter, Macquarie highest level of Community Football. It comprises of Three Divisions (Zone League One, Zone League Two and Zone League Three) each with First and Reserve Grades, along with Third Grade for Zone League One and Two.
PREMIER FOOTBALL PROGRAMS
Junior Development League – JDL was introduced by Northern NSW Football following a comprehensive review of the local Talented Player Pathways. The purpose of the JDL is to provide potentially talented players with the best possible learning environment through a specific Skill Acquisition Program delivered by clubs while competing in NNSWF’s Premier Competitions.
The JDL league is an intensive league that specialises in training and matches of the boys and girls to form a comprehensive pathway to senior premier football.
Premier Youth League – PYL has been designed to enhance the talented player pathway, enable more competitive football for young players and facilitate more games of best versus best and like versus like.
The Premier Youth League provides a pathway for football’s talented players to develop and progress from JDL pathway to senior football.
2026 will see the introdcution of PYL Girls at Kahibah FC
The National Premier Leagues Northern NSW (NPL NNSW) is a semi-professional soccer competition and the top tier of men’s football in the Northern New South Wales region of Australia, which includes the Lower Hunter area.
The league is overseen by Northern NSW Football, typically features 12 clubs, and involves a regular season followed by a Finals Series to crown the competition’s Champion. It serves as a vital pathway for regional talent and includes promotion and relegation to Northern League One.
Australia Cup– The Australia Cup is a nation knockout tournament run by Football Australia in conjunction with every State and Territory Member Federation in the country.
The competition commences with Preliminary Rounds before moving into the Final Rounds (from the Round of 32 onwards), at this stage the A-League Mens clubs join the competition.
