A local football group for the fellas. Bibs on, a proper game under lights, then hang around for a chat after. Played for years or haven't touched a ball since school, there's a spot for you.
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A third space
Making mates gets harder after school and uni. Work takes over, people move, and the group chat goes quiet. Football fixes a lot of that. You run around, you laugh at a missed shot, and somewhere between the kick-off and the walk back to the car you've actually got to know someone.
We're a local Christian not-for-profit, but this isn't a church service. It's football. Everyone's welcome, so come along, get involved, play a game or two and meet some new mates.
We host local groups where guys belong — whatever you believe.
Why we're different
The community
A recent night
Bibs on, lights up, a few good goals and plenty of missed ones. This is a normal night at football group.
Getting started
Local and easy to join. Bring boots and a water bottle.
Pop in your postcode and we'll show you the football group closest to you.
Sign up for free. Your local host will text you the where and when before your first game.
Bring boots or runners and a water bottle. We've got the bibs and the ball. Then it's game on.
Hang out after the game, and keep coming back. Mates take a few weeks. Before you know it you'll be one of the regulars.
Recent sessions
Sam hosts the football group in Sydney. He'll text you before your first week, say g'day when you arrive, and make sure you're on a team by kick-off.
Sam hosts the football group in Sydney. He'll text you before your first week, say g'day when you arrive, and make sure you're on a team by kick-off.
Sam hosts the football group in Sydney. He'll text you before your first week, say g'day when you arrive, and make sure you're on a team by kick-off.
Yes, for now. The football group is men only, 18 to mid-30s. We'd love to start a women's group down the track, but for now it's just the guys.
Absolutely. We've got guys who play every week and guys who haven't kicked a ball since school. Teams get mixed up so nobody's stuck on the wrong end of a hiding. If you can run and you're keen, you're in.
Everyone turns up and grabs a bib. The host opens with a quick prayer, then it's a proper game with goals and a bit of competition, but nobody is keeping a league table. Most guys hang around at the end for a bit of a chat. You're welcome to come and hang out afterwards, and there's usually an invite to head along to an event. Your host will text you the exact time and place before your first week.
Just come along for your first week. After that, we ask everyone for a $5 donation to help towards hiring the ground. If $5 is a stretch, don't let that stop you coming. Just let your host know.
The Common Room Football is a partnership between SeeSalt, an Australian registered not-for-profit charity, and Bridge the Gap. Local groups are run by volunteers from mainstream churches in your area (Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, etc.). They're regular guys — students, tradies, professionals — who love football and want to build real community.
Everyone's welcome and everyone's looked after. Our hosts are trained in healthy boundaries, so every guy who turns up gets treated with respect.
Nope. The guys who come are from all sorts of backgrounds — some are spiritual, some are sceptical, and plenty don't believe anything in particular. You don't need any kind of faith to play. Believe or don't believe whatever you want — everyone's welcome here.
No. It's social football, run by good people who happen to be Christians from local churches (we'd rather be upfront about that), but once we get started it's game on.
Each session starts with a quick prayer, faith comes up in conversation, and at the end there's an invite to Alpha, a relaxed course for exploring the big questions. Say yes or no. You're welcome on the pitch either way.
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