Football
is played at all levels, from beginners all the way to FIFA World Cups
for men
and women.
For
players looking to advance, and for their families, sometimes the many
different program names and competition names can seem like an
impenetrable
mystery - it is hard to know where you can get to and how.
For that reason, we have mapped out the different programs and levels
for the
male and female talented player development pathways below so that
people have
some idea where they can go.
We've
highlighted the areas where we run programs, and in areas where we
don't run
programs but a nearby FNSW club does, we will list them so you know
where you
can look.
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Male Competition Structures 2020
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Curriculum Phase
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Format
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Age
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ESFA Divisions
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National Premier Leagues
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National Premier League Men 4
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National Premier League Men 3
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National Premier League Men 2
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National Premier League Men 1
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Performance
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11v11
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45+
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O45M
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NPLM4 First Grade
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NPLM3 First Grade
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NPLM2 First Grade
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NPLM1 First Grade
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35+
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O35M
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Open
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AAM
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23
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22
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21
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U21
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20
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NPLN4 U20
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NPLN3 U20
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NPLM2 U20
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NPLM1 U20
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19
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18
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U18
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NPLM4 U18
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NPLM3 U18
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NPLM2 U18
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NPLM1 U18
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Game Training
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17
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16
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U16
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NPLY 2 U16
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NPYL 1 U16
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15
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U15
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NPLY 2 U15
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NPYL 1 U15
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14
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U14
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NPLY 2 U14
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NPYL 1 U14
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Skill Training
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13
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U13
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NPLY 2 U13
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NPYL 1 U13
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12
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U12
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ESFA SAP U12
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9v9
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11
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U11
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ESFA SAP U11
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10
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U10
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ESFA SAP U10
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7v7
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9
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U9
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ESFA SAP U9
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Discovery
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8
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U8
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4v4
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7
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U7
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6
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U6
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* Played in a 9v9 MiniRoos format
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Female
Competition Structures 2020
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Curriculum
Phase
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Format
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Age
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ESFA
Divisions
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Girls
Conference League
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National
Premier Leagues
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National
Premier League Women 2
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National
Premier League
Women
1
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Performance
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11v11
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30+
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AAW
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NPLW2
Firsts and Reserves
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NPLW1
Firsts and Reserves
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Open
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23
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22
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21
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20
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19
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18
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G18
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Game
Training
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17
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GCL
U17
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NPLW2
U17
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NPLW1
U17
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16
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G16
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15
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GCL
U15
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NPLW2
U15
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NPLW1
U15
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14
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G14
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GCL
U14
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NPLW2
U14
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NPLW1
U14
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Skill
Training
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13
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GSAP
U13*
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12
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G12
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GSAP
U12**
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SAP
U12**
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9v9
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11
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G11
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GSAP
U11
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SAP
U11
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10
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G10
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GSAP
U10
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SAP
U10
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7v7
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9
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G9
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SAP
U9
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Discovery
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8
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G8
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4v4
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7
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U7
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6
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U6
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* Played in a 10v10 format
** Played in a 9v9 format
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For
male players, ESFA runs SAP and has applied
to run Boys Youth League (u13-u16) - below are listed the other clubs based in the
Eastern
Suburbs and the competitions they in which they competed in 2019:
For
female players, ESFA
runs SAP and Girls’
SAP has applied to
run Girls’ Conference League- below are listed the other
clubs based in the
Eastern Suburbs and the competitions they in which they competed in
2019:
We
hope this takes away a little bit of the mystery and enables players
and their
families to have a better idea of where they are placed within the
football
development pathway.