Football West

Football West is the state governing and censoring body for association football (soccer) in Western Australia (WA).[1] It is affiliated with Football Australia (FA), the sport's national governing body, and through FA's affiliation to FIFA. Football West's premier competition is the National Premier Leagues (NPL) WA, which is the highest league in WA and one tier below the national A-League.[2][3] NPL WA is a division within the National Premier Leagues. Football West is also responsible for running Western Australia's National Training Centre in conjunction with FA and the WA Government's Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC). Football West also runs the Football West State Cup knock-out cup. This has been known as the Belt Up Cup since 2018 as part of a partnership with the Insurance Commission of WA. Since 2014 the two State Cup finalists also qualify for the FFA Cup.

Football West
Formation2004
HeadquartersPerth
Region served
Western Australia, Australia
CEO
James Curtis
Parent organisation
Football Australia
Websitefootballwest.com.au

History

The Western Australian Soccer Association was established in July 2004 to represent the all levels of competition and the game of soccer in Perth metropolitan and regional Western Australia. The body was formed following a period of national and state review and reform, that was led by Federal and State Governments and facilitated by the Department of Sport and Recreation WA (now part of the larger DLGSC) with the objective of creating a unified State soccer body representative. The association changed its name to Football West in early 2005.[4][5][6]

In 2014 Football West invested more than $45,000 in subsidising coaching courses to promote coach education programs in the NPL.[7]

In May 2019, Liberal-National Coalition Prime Minister Scott Morrison pledged $16.25 million towards a State Football Centre at Maniana Reserve, Queens Park, Cannington.[8]

The number of registered participants in Western Australia in the 2016 season was over 44,000.[9]

Administration

The current board members (directors) of Football West are Sherif Andrawes (Chairman), Will Golsby (Deputy Chairman), Amy Johnson, Jason Petkovic, Elizabeth Tylich, Richard Marshall and Andrea Hoskins. The current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is James Curtis.

Objectives

The objectives of Football West are:[10]

  • Develop strong customer focus and a service delivery ethos
  • Ensure structural and philosophical alignment with all stakeholders
  • Deliver financial and organisation sustainability through effective corporate governance
  • Be passionate about improving football

Regional Associations
  • Albany Junior Soccer Association
  • Great Southern Soccer Association
  • Broome Soccer Association
  • Carnarvon Junior Soccer Association
  • Carnarvon Senior Soccer Association
  • Esperance Soccer Association
  • Football Federation South West
    • Collie Soccer Association
    • Country Coastal Junior Soccer Association
    • Leeuwin Naturaliste Junior Soccer Association
    • Lower South West Soccer League
    • South West Soccer Association
  • Geraldton Junior Soccer Association]
  • Goldfields Soccer Association]
  • Hedland Junior Soccer Association
  • Karratha and Districts Junior Soccer Association
  • Karratha and Districts Soccer Association
  • Midwest Soccer Association
  • Newman Junior Soccer Association
  • Northam Springfield FC
  • Peel Junior Soccer Association
  • Peel Regional Football Council
  • Shire of Mount Magnet
  • Tom Price Junior Soccer Association
  • Toodyay Soccer Club

Notes
  1. Football West On Top
  2. Football West Competition. Mandurah Mail.
  3. Sporting Pulse.
  4. "Football West - About Us". Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  5. "Football West Limited ACN 109 919 324". Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. Cook, Jonathan (7 February 2005). "McMahon seeks local with passion for Glory". The West Australian. The WA Soccer Association, set-up in 2003 and rubber stamped as the game’s authority last year, revealed a name change to Football West at a function on Saturday
  7. "Football West 2014 Annual Report" (PDF). Football West. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  8. "Football West welcomes PM's $16.25m pledge". Football West. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  9. "Football West Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Football West. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  10. "Football West Strategic Plan 2014-2016" (PDF). Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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