The culmination of the 2024 edition of the Kanga Cup took place at Southwell Park in Lyneham on Friday as thirty-five Grand Finals were played, deciding the fate of the silverware following a week of intense competitive action played on grounds across Canberra and Jerrabomberra.
As ever, Grand Final day threw up plenty of memorable moments and action aplenty, as games were decided by individual brilliance, wonderful team ethic, and in some cases, by who held their nerve the best in the dreaded penalty shoot-out.
“The Grand Finals were a wonderful conclusion to a fantastic week of football which fully epitomised our tournament ethos of Fun, Friendship and Football,” CEO of organising Federation Capital Football, Samantha Farrow, commented.
“It was amazing to see so many smiling faces around the grounds throughout the week, and the whole tournament was a credit to the many tireless volunteers, and members of staff on the organising committee.
“With an entry list of over 360 teams, it’s logistically very difficult to run this tournament, so I am very thankful to everyone who has put the effort in, not only during the week itself, but also in the build-up to the event. We hope everyone enjoyed themselves to the maximum.”
GRAND FINAL RESULTS
U9 Open Cup: Elite Football Academy 5 St. George FC 0
MVP: Lucas Searles (Elite Football Academy)
U9 Open Plate: Western NSW Football 0 Forest Killarney FC Shamrocks 3
MVP: Archie O’Shaugnessy (Forest Killarney FC Shamrocks)
U9 Open Shield: Kemps Creek United 2 Dunbar Rovers 1
MVP: Jowy Daquino (Kemps Creek United)
U10 Female Cup: Northbridge Bulls 1 Adamstown Rosebuds 0
MVP: Emi Juilliard (Northbridge Bulls)
U10 Female Plate: Dubbo & District Devils 3 Lindfield FC 2
MVP: Lucy Walker (Dubbo & District Devils)
U10 Open Cup: Tigers FC 1 Gungahlin United 3
MVP: William Minns (Gungahlin United)
U10 Open Plate: Dubbo & Districts FA 0 Wagga City Wanderers 1
MVP: Spencer Felke (Wagga City Wanderers)
U10 Open Shield: Port United Moray Eels 3 Mosman FC Krakens 2
MVP: Charley Southall (Port United Moray Eels)
U11 Female Cup: Rockdale City Suns 3 Hurstville Minotaurs 2
MVP: Milla Kokalevska (Rockdale City Suns)
U11 Female Plate: Wagga City Wanderers 1 Woden Valley Valkyries 0
MVP: Isabelle Rodney (Wagga City Wanderers)
U11 Open Cup: ASA Football 2 Northbridge Bulls 1
MVP: Nils Stalley (Northbridge Bulls)
U11 Open Plate: Wagga City Wanderers 1 Easts FC 1 – aet, Wagga won 5-3 on penalties
MVP: Exton Lloyd (Wagga City Wanderers)
U11 Open Shield: Maccabi Hakoah United 2 North Sydney United Vale 0
MVP: Vitaly Maron (Maccabi Hakoah)
U12 Female Cup: Marconi Stallions 1 Gladesville Ravens 2
MVP: Milana Rigon (Gladesville Ravens)
U12 Female Plate: Northern Tasmania 1 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 0
MVP: Mackenzie Standage (Northern Tasmania)
U12 Open Cup: Northbridge Bulls 0 Nepean FC 1
MVP: Arus Gurang (Nepean FC)
U12 Open Plate: Wagga City Wanderers 1 Western NSW 5
MVP: Archie Collins (Western NSW)
U12 Open Shield: Austral SC 6 Mudgee Gulgong Wolves 0
MVP: Lorenzo Valentino (Austral SC)
U13 Female Cup: Central Coast Mariners 3 Northbridge Bulls 0
MVP: Milly Ivins (Central Coast Mariners)
U13 Female Plate: Football Wagga Wagga Academy 1 Easts FC 1 – aet, Wagga won 5-4 on penalties
MVP: Chloe Everett (Football Wagga Wagga Academy)
U13 Open Cup: Central Coast Sports College 2 Gungahlin United Red 0
MVP: Kingston Alabi (Central Coast Sports College)
U13 Open Plate: Shellharbour JFC 2 Northbridge FC 0
MVP: Jordie Maguire (Northbridge FC)
U14 Female Cup: Lindfield FC 3 Rockdale City Suns 3 – aet, Linfield FC won 6-5 on penalties
MVP: Felicity Green (Lindfield FC)
U14 Female Plate: Western NSW Football 1 North Sydney United 1 – aet, North Sydney United won 4-3 on penalties
MVP: Evie Vitnell (Western NSW)
U14 Open Cup: Campbelltown City 2 Belconnen United 0
MVP: Kiran Vikan (Belconnen United)
U14 Open Shield: Harbord FC 2 Football Waga Wagga Academy Black 0
MVP: Jack Campbell (Harbord FC)
U14 Open Plate: North Sydney United 0 Sporting Rovers 5
MVP: Alexander Jefremkov (Sporting Rovers)
U15 Female Cup: Majura FC 0 Balmain FC 2 – aet
MVP: Zoe Karam (Balmain FC)
U15 Female Plate: Easts FC 5 Eschol Park 0
MVP: Cate Cleary (Easts FC)
U15 Open Cup: Terrigal United 2 Gungahlin United 1
MVP: Andreas Kaskaitas (Gungahlin United)
U15 Open Plate: The Entrance Bateau Bay 4 Dubbo & District FA 1 – aet
MVP: Eli (The Entrance Bateau Bay)
U16 Female Cup: Belconnen United 1 Majura FC 0
MVP: Frida Joehnk Escobar (Mahura FC)
U16 Open Plate: Austral SC 2 Dubbo & Districts FA 0
MVP: Andy Bahnam (Austral SC)
U18 Female Cup: Canberra Croatia 3 Carmel College 1
MVP: Grace Holaj (Canberra Croatia)
U18 Open Cup: Marist Canberra 1 Enfield Rovers 6
MVP: Cooper Verheijen (Enfield Rovers)
