About First Responder Soccer Academy
The First Responder Soccer Academy is the national body for first responder football, and the governing organisation of the First Responder Soccer Academy Championship Series.
Our purpose
Creating a stronger first responder community through soccer, connection and wellbeing. First Responder Soccer Academy exists to build connection between 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. Soccer is the vehicle: a shared, structured environment where every uniform meets as equals.
The First Responder Soccer Academy Championship Series applies a single Championship Belt model to that mission. One belt, one champion, and a ranked pathway any approved first responder team can climb through results on the pitch. Off the pitch, 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.
Leave the job behind. Find your team. Strengthen your wellbeing.
Different Uniforms. One Purpose. One Community.
Our values
Respect
Every service is equal on the pitch, regardless of uniform or rank.
Inclusion
Open to all approved first responder organisations across Australia.
Wellbeing
Connection and mental health sit alongside competition, never behind it.
Integrity
Rankings and title shots are earned through results, never awarded.
Eligibility
Teams are entered by an eligible Australian first responder organisation. Police, Fire and Rescue, Ambulance, SES, Marine Rescue, Border Force, Defence Force and Army personnel, Doctors, Nurses and volunteer first responders are all welcome.
- Police services and federal law enforcement
- Fire and emergency services, including volunteer brigades
- Ambulance and pre hospital care providers
- Defence force units and reserves
- State emergency, marine rescue and search and rescue organisations
- Emergency health, communications and community response organisations