SASFC TOURNAMENT
SASFC MidSeason Tournament is a Junior football competition taking place every year during the July school holidays. For 2026 we had 35 teams from 10 clubs come together for a thrilling three-day event.
What a tournament it turned out to be! Typical July weather looked to be threatening a wash-out ahead of Day 1, but ended up relenting just in time. It was great to see everyone not only braving the elements but playing some awesome football!
No less than seven penalty shoot-outs across the knockout stages made for a really close and exciting final day, with both the U12 and U13 finals being decided from the spot.
There are some cool action shots over on our Facebook page; scroll down this page for more photos, reports and final placings.
We're really looking forward to hosting again next year. Huge thanks to everyone involved for making the 2026 MidSeason Tournament such a roaring success – and best wishes for the rest of the 2026 Winter Season!
Halswell Utd 10th Hawks trophy presentation following their hard-fought win over Coastal Spirit Cobras
Special mention to Coastal Spirit Cobras, unbeaten in the group stages, finishing runners-up in the U10 competition
Selwyn United's 12th Black were penalty shootout winners following a close final vs Halswell Utd 12th Hawks
Halswell Utd 12th Hawks aced their group stage and were unlucky to finish runners-up in their final penalty shoot-out
Kudos to Richmond FC U-Dogs making the long journey from Nelson only to be narrowly beaten on penalties in the U13 final
Christchurch United 13th Allstars celebrate their penalty shoot-out win following a tense final vs Richmond FC U-Dogs
10th Grade Final Score: Halswell Hawks 2 Coastal Cobras 0
11th Grade Final Score: FC Twenty Burnside 1 SASFC Navy 0
12th Grade Final Score: Halswell Hawks 2 Selwyn Black 2 (Selwyn win on penalties)
13th Grade Final Score: Christchurch Utd 0 Richmond FC 0 (Christchurch Utd win on penalties)
