2024 Winter Season
Please note: whilst age-related information is correct for 2024, actual dates, times, programme information etc have yet to be finalised. Please look out for upcoming club announcements and check back here soon!
Welcome to St Albans Park, home of St Albans Shirley FC
St Albans Park is situated on the north side of Edward Avenue, St Albans. Google Maps
There is dedicated parking along Edward Ave, with additional spots on Barbadoes Street to the east, and Forfar Street to the west. Please be respectful of our local residents when parking up at our home ground.
The pavillion houses changing rooms on its north side, as well as two public toilets near the basketball court to the west.
We actively manage our pristine playing surfaces and ask that you observe a few simple rules when playing at St Albans Park:
There is ample space to the side of each pitch for warm-up activities to take place. Please warm up off the pitch until the game is about to begin, in order to preserve the playing surface for as long as possible throughout the season.
We are also asked to avoid using the artificial cricket pitches wherever possible, especially when wearing studded boots.
Remember climbing or swinging on goals is dangerous and can damage the goals themselves. We ask that visiting parents are vigilant in preventing young players from endangering themselves and others in this way.
We hope you thouroughly enjoy your visit to St Albans Park and look forward to welcoming you in the near future.
The Mainland Football Winter Season runs between 27 April and 7 September
There will be no games played over the Easter holidays for most grades, Kings Birthday weekend (except for various Cup fixtures) however games will be played over Matariki weekend. Winter Season runs for 13 Gameweeks within the 15-week window for winter sports to allow for postponements, and the season may therefore finish up to 2 weeks earlier than the last day of the window (7 September).
During February and March, St Albans Shirley FC hold a series of football festivals at our home ground on St Albans Park. These Open Training sessions are free for all players to attend and will assist our coaches and managers in allocating players to teams. If you are looking to try out for an SASFC team, simply register for an Open Training session at the bottom of the page, or click here to find out more
SASFC FIRST KICKS and FUN FOOTBALL
Players born between 2016 and 2019 take part in our in-house, all-year-round Friday afternoon sessions at English Park. Run by qualified coaches and overseen by our awesome professional coaching team, we believe this is the one of the best early years programmes in the country. Programmes run in line with the school terms. Winter season is particularly popular; split into Terms 2 and 3, early registration ahead of each term is highly recommended. Find out more
SASFC JUNIOR FOOTBALL
Players born between 2012 and 2015 are allocated into teams and play against other clubs in the Mainland Junior Football competition throughout the winter season. Grading is held in the form of Open Training grading events in late February and early March each year. For Junior players the emphasis is on having fun, first and foremost; players are encouraged to join teams with friends and schoolmates and all programme activity is strongly player-centred. Find out more
SASFC YOUTH FOOTBALL
Youth players born between 2006 & 2011 have the opportunity to try out for a Christchurch Development League (CDL) team in 2024, in association with Ōtākaro FC, the new Talent Development Centre (TDC) for East Christchurch. Ōtākaro FC trials take place over two sessions in early February, but Open Traning sessions are currently underway as of October 2023. Find out more
In February, SASFC will hold Youth Football Festivals at St Albans Park, open to all players looking to join a SASFC team in the wider Mainland Football Youth Winter Season competition. Find out more
SASFC SENIOR MENS FOOTBALL
Senior Men are invited to try out for a SASFC team for 2024. Teams wil be entered at several levels of the social mens football competition from Division 1 to Division 9.
Players interested in Senior Mens Football in 2024 at other grades should contact Aaron Peck via email to registration@sasfootball.club to be considered for one of our teams for the 2024 season. Find out more
SASFC GIRLS & WOMENS FOOTBALL
Girls born 2012 to 2015 can play in Junior teams with and against other girls teams. Those who wish to play with and against boys can play in mixed teams. In partnership with Coastal Spirit FC, SASFC has implemented a Girls and Women’s Pathway that takes a common sense, player-centred approach to developing the football potential of our young female players. You can find out more about our successful partnership with Coastal Spirit FC in the Womens game here!
JUNIOR GIRLS FOOTBALL
Girls born in 2014 & 2015 who wish to play in an all girls team are entered into the 10th Grade Girls competition.
Girls born in 2012 & 2013 who wish to play in an all girls team are entered into the 12th Grade Girls competition.
In February and March, SASFC hold 'Summer Kickabout' and 'Open Training' sessions for players who want to take part. Find out more.
