The Australian Powerchair Football Club Championships take place each year and bring together the best powerchair footballers from across Australia and New Zealand. The 2026 APFA Club Championships, hosted by the NSW Powerchair Football Association (NSWPFA) took place from the 14th to 18th April, 2026 at the Camellia Indoor Sports Centre in Sydney!
Congratulations to the Western Sydney Wanderers, the 2026 APFA Club Champions! City defeated River City FC 7-6 via penalties to claim their second National Championship!
About the APFA Club Championships
The Club Championships came about as a way to bring the best athletes from across the nation together each year. Initially the tournament took place in addition to annual national titles, however it is now the premier national tournament!
Taking place over a week, the Club Championships see teams battle through either a round robin or group stage format, before a knockout format sees the week's best two teams meet in the final.
The 2019, 2020, 2023 and 2024 titles were all decided via penalty shoot-out, highlighting the competitiveness of powerchair football in Australia and New Zealand!
The History
The inaugural APFA Club Championships were held in January 2016 at Sydney’s Kevin Betts Stadium in Mt Druitt. The event featured 6 teams, including Brisbane Roar and Melbourne City coming from interstate and NSW-based sides the Central Coast Mariners, Newcastle Jets, Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers. The final took place at Sydney Olympic Park’s QuayCentre as part of the annual Australian futsal national titles, with Brisbane Roar winning in front of a healthy crowd.
The field expanded to 7 teams in 2017, before 8 teams participated in the 2018 edition, its final appearance at Kevin Betts Stadium. The 2019 APFA Club Championships saw all matches played in the Hall of Legends at the QuayCentre for the first time, with a bumper field of 12 teams taking part, with 11 teams featuring in 2020, the final January edition of the tournament. COVID meant that the 2021 edition of the event was cancelled, but the 2022 event took place in April / May 2022.
The Newcastle Jets (2017, 2020 and 2022) are the most successful team in the tournament’s history with three titles to their name.
APFA Club Championship Results
View all Club Championships information on the Official APFA Website
