Northern NSW Football will run the NNSWF School Futsal Championships as part of the national School Futsal pathway, culminating in the School Futsal National Championships, hosted by Football Queensland in 2026.
The NNSWF School Futsal Championships is a statewide premier futsal competition for secondary schools, featuring high-quality, school-based futsal competitions to support the development of futsal programs within northern NSW schools.
2026 Competition Categories
- Under 13 Boys (born 2013 and later)
- Under 13 Girls (born 2013 and later)
- Under 15 Boys (born 2011 and later)
- Under 15 Girls (born 2011 and later)
- Open Boys (born 2008 and later)
- Open Girls (born 2008 and later)
The NNSWF School Futsal Championships will run across three stages with boys and girls in the U13-Open age groups competing within their own region to be crowned Regional Champions.
The winner and runner-up teams from each region will qualify for the second stage at the NNSWF School Futsal State Championships, where they will compete against other qualifying schools and vie for the title of State Champions.
The Champions, runners-up and semifinalists from the State Championships will qualify for the third stage where schools will compete at the School Futsal National Championships.
Key Dates
Schools compete against other schools in their region.
Depending on the regional event, schools may enter directly.
The top two schools in the Regional Championships progress automatically to the NNSWF School Futsal Championships. (Stage 2).
North west
- Location: Armidale/Tamworth
- Date: TBC
- APPLY HERE
Northern Rivers
- Location: Ballina
- Date: 12-14 May
- APPLY HERE
North Coast
- Location: Coffs Harbor
- Date: 28 April - 1 May
- APPLY HERE
Hastings (Mid North Coast)
- Location: Port Macquarie
- Dates: 17 - 26 March
- APPLY HERE
Hunter
- Location: Newcastle
- Date: 28-30 April
- APPLY HERE
NNSW Futsal Champion of Champions
- Location: Newcastle
- Date: TBC
NNSWF
The Regional Championships winners and some runners-up compete in the State Championships as follows. A maximum of 8 teams per age group is permitted.
North Coast winner.
North West winner.
Hunter winner.
Hastings School Titles winner.
Hastings School Titles runners-up.
NNSW Futsal Champion of Champions winner.
NNSW Futsal Champion of Champions runner-up.
Wild card or other pathway.
- Location: Port Macquarie
- Dates: 25/26/27 August and 2/3 September
School Futsal National Championships
Winners of the NNSWF School Futsal Championships qualify for the School Futsal National Championships. Runners-up may also receive a wild-card entry.
- Location: Nissan Arena, Brisbane
- Date: 24-25 November