SUFL | Football League
SportUNE Football League is the exciting new senior and junior competition for 2020 in the New England.
The competition comprises of clubs from Guyra, Inverell, Uralla, and numerous Armidale based clubs of Armidale City Westside, Demon Knights, East Armidale, North Armidale, South Armidale, PLC, and TAS, that provide team competitions from five years old up to senior 1st-grade division.
Updates on this year’s competition in alignment with COVID-19 return to train and playing guidelines will be made available once confirmed by competition management and club delegates.
Updated advice for the Community Sport and Recreation Sector from the Chief Health Officer on the 19th August can be found here
Second Active Kids voucher now available
Access $100 towards registration & participation costs of sport & active recreation!
All teams and guests are required by law to sign in.
To ensure a COVID safe environment, all team members and guests are required to sign in to SportUNE Football League venues and associated locations.
How to complete the visitor log?
1) For EACH person attending our venue, scan the right-side QR code with the camera app of your Smartphone.
2) Go to the link contained in the QR code.
3) Fill in your details and press [Submit].
4) And done!
*If you do not have a smartphone a pen and paper sign-in sheet must be completed.
Why:
The name and contact details are being collected for the purpose of contact tracing in the event of a suspected COVID-19 case at this venue.
How secure is the personal information?
Your information will not be released to the public or shared with any third party except the government agency responsible to contact people who may have been exposed to COVID-19.
Locations:
Please note each venue has a different QR code. That must be scanned when entering the venue.
We want to highlight your team and players!
Share your photos with us via email or social.
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sportunefl@une.edu.au
COVID Updates
Updated advice for the Community Sport and Recreation Sector from the Chief Health Officer on the 19th August can be found here
REMEMBER
The sustainability of community sport requires all of us to rise to these expectations, and we thank you in advance for your assistance.
For further clarification, please contact Graham Parsons sportunefl@une.edu.au
PLEASE NOTE
SUFL follows the guidelines of NSW Government, SportUNE and the University of New England
Please familiarise yourself with all COVID requirements before attending a SUFL Match.
**Scroll to FAQs under SUFL Football information
All SportUNE Football League Clubs must have an approved COVID Safe activity plans.
- Each Football League Club has to submit a COVID-Safe Activity Plan, that has been approved by The University of New England. Guidelines as advised by the NSW Government and the FFA.
- Participants should only arrive at their match or training close to the start time to avoid unnecessary congregating.
- Participants must maintain 1.5m physical distancing requirements, ensure good hygiene practices are maintained and follow the directional signage at all times.
- Clubs are responsible for the safe and appropriate delivery of the training session, in accordance with their approved COVID-Safe Activity Plan. SportUNE staff and UNELife Safety, Security & Information officers will also be patrolling if further assistance is required.
- During Stage 2 restrictions, there should be no socialising before or after training sessions
- Spectators attending events are to be minimal.
- If you have visited Victoria in the 14 days please do not attend events.
- For more Government information please visit NSW Health website.
These guidelines will be under constant review and updated frequently to ensure a safe staged approach.
How to enter your team in the SportUNE Football League
Each team is a little bit different you will find all existing clubs here. Simply click on your team and follow the prompts to join and complete your registration as well as pay your membership fee.
Game locations
SportUNE Football League plays at a number of locations across the New England Region, some of the regular fields include;
- Rologas/Wicklow Oval Main football oval for Armidale and home of Demon Knights
- Harris Park Home ground of Armidale City Westside
- Armidale Sportsground Home of South Armidale
- Doody Park Home of East Armidale
- Phil Wheaton Oval Home of Norths United
- The Armidale School (TAS) Home of TAS
- Uralla Football Fields Home of Uralla
- Guyra Central School Home of Guyra Juniors
- Ollera Street Fileds Home of Gurya Seniors
- John Oxley Playing Fields Home of Walcha
- Wilson Park Filed Home of Glen Innes
- Eucalypt Drive Fields Home of Inverell
2020 Season kick off
We’re aiming for 2020 kick off to be July 25th.
SUFL Competition Rules & Regulations 2020
All teams must read the SportUNE Football League Competition Rules & Regulations 2020.
SportUNE Football League and referees follow FIFA Laws of the game.
Ages
SportUNE Football league covers all ages and has players from 6 years up.
Junior players are 6-16 yrs
Adult players 16yrs+
Please note: To begin playing, the player must be turning 5 the year he/she wishes to commence.
Team sizes
Team sizes are decided by each individual club and how many subs they would like, the maximum size is usually around 16 per adult squad.
Minimum team sizes:
- 5-7 yr | 4 players on the field
- 8-9yr | 7 players on the field
- 10 yr | 9 players on the field
- 11-16yr | 11 players on the field
Who can join the competition?
SportUNE Football League is a community competition, and we welcome anyone to register.
Find your team here.
What do you need to play?
At each match all players are required to have/wear;
- Uniform
- Football boots
- Shin pads
- A mouth guard
- A water bottle
Caution card information
Red and yellow card or send off offences are decided by the match referee and fall under FIFA Laws of the game.
Contact details
Each club will have its own specific contact please find these in your club link here.
For any other information about SportUNE Football League please reach out to the Football League Managers;
Alan Gray
Mobile: 0401 642 583
Email: agray43@une.edu.au
Graham Parsons
Mobile: 0429 322 630
Email: gparson8@une.edu.au
Match Official Send-Off Expulsion Report
If a send-off occours in any seniors, 16, 14 and 12 divisions a Match Official Send-Off Expulsion Report must be completed.
Incident Report
All injury/incidents/near misses relating the SportUNE Football League competitions MUST be reported as soon as reasonably practicable.
For Insurance purposes, injury reports must be completed within 72 hours of the incident occurring.
