Our Club

Our club is a community club based in Blackburn South and open to all players and families in the community. Our club was founded by NewHope Baptist Church and is committed to running under Christian principles, and as such we strive to provide a positive, supportive and encouraging experience for all players and families associated with the club. We arrange training and games for 500+ players across 40 teams of all ages. All of our teams play in the Victorian Churches Football Association (VCFA).

KickStart

Our highly popular introduction to soccer that involves parent participation. KickStart runs from 11am till 11:45am down at Mirrabooka each week there are Junior games on. This program is designed for boys and girls from 4.5-7 years of age.

Juniors from U8 to U17 ages

With many age groups having multiple teams and both boys and girls playing on the same team. Younger players play on small sided field, whilst older players play full size pitches with games alternating between home and away throughout Eastern Suburbs Suburbs. Games are played on Saturday mornings and training on one week day per week.

Female only Teams

We have multiple dedicated female teams. U12 (6 aside), U14, U16 and Senior Ladies. If you want to get involved as a player or coach please get in touch with us.

Seniors – Ladies

Available for female players aged from 14 years or older.  Games are played on Saturday afternoon and training on Tuesday evening.

Seniors – Men

Available for male players aged from 14 years or older.  Play with a team that matches your skill and fitness level. Games are played on Saturday afternoon and training on Wednesday evening.

2024 Registration

Registrations are open. We are using a new system alongside the VCFA called DRIBL. To register, please head to our club site on the DIRBL website and follow the prompts to create an account and then register. You can find this by going to dribl.com and then searching for a club, search for Blackburn as the suburb and BNFC will show up, or go to this direct link.

Registering multiple players from one family at the same time is easy, once you have added the first player product and filled out the details, simply add another to your cart until you are finished then check out.

All registrations close on March 1st at 5pm. The VCFA require teams to be submitted at this time. Late registrations are not garunteed a place in a team.

 

Home Ground

Mirrabooka Reserve is our home. Come and check us out during the winter season with training during the week nights and games all day Saturday from 8:45am – 5pm.

Key Dates

January 5th – Registration open for existing players
January 17th – Seniors commnece preseason training
February 1st – Registration open for all players
March 1st- Teams are finalised and registartions are closed
April – Season commences

Thanks to Community Bank Blackburn South for supporting our women and girls program in 2023