One Team. One Community.
Stronger Together.
Creating a stronger first responder community through soccer, connection and wellbeing. The First Responder Soccer Academy Championship Series is Australia's national championship for the people who show up when it matters most — Police, Fire and Rescue, Ambulance, SES, Marine Rescue, Border Force, Defence Force and Army personnel, Doctors, Nurses, and volunteer first responders from every service across the country. On the pitch, every uniform stands as equals, competing for a single First Responder Cup. Off it, First Responder Soccer Academy is something bigger than a competition — a wellbeing community built by and for the people who spend their lives caring for others, a place to reconnect, recover, and know one team always has your back.
The First Responder Cup is currently vacant
The inaugural First Responder Cup will be won by the first team to defeat the leading contender in an official championship match.
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Top five contenders
Rankings are decided by official results, not by invitation.
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WA Fire & Rescue | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | WAPOL Soccer Team | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | HMAS Stirling | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Fiona Stanley Hospital | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | SJWA Red/Green Soccer Club | 3 | 0 |
Play. Connect. Switch off.
Soccer is where we started, not where we stop. Tell us the sports you'd turn up for, your agency and your region, and we'll build the competition around the answers — in every state and territory. Whether you want to play, coach, officiate, volunteer or simply be around your people for a couple of hours, add your name.
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Bring your service to the series
Any Australian first responder organisation can apply to enter a team, earn a ranking and begin the pathway toward a title shot.