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!
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
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  | Melbourne City |  | Newcastle Jets |
| 2024 |  | Western Sydney Wanderers | | Newcastle Jets |
| 2023 |  | Hills United | | Melbourne City |
| 2022 | | Newcastle Jets | | Hills United |
| 2020 | | Newcastle Jets |  | Central Coast Mariners |
| 2019 |  | Sydney FC | | Central Coast Mariners |
| 2018 |  | Brisbane Roar | | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| 2017 | | Newcastle Jets | | Brisbane Roar |
| 2016 | | Brisbane Roar | | Central Coast Mariners |
2025 APFA Club Championship Results
| Round Robin | Round Robin | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 - 2 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney FC | 1 - 0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Melbourne City | 11 - 0 | Auckland FC | Lions FC | 0 - 4 | Strikers FC | ||
| Strikers FC | 2 - 0 | Adelaide Comets | Auckland FC | 2 - 0 | Adelaide Comets | ||
| Lions FC | 1 - 8 | Football St George | Football St George | 1 - 3 | Melbourne City | ||
| Hills United | 0 - 1 | Sydney FC | Strikers FC | 3 - 0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Newcastle Jets | 1 - 1 | Strikers FC | Adelaide Comets | 0 - 1 | Lions FC | ||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 0 - 1 | Football St George | Football St George | 1 - 0 | Hills United | ||
| Lions FC | 0 - 7 | Melbourne City | Newcastle Jets | 2 - 1 | Auckland FC | ||
| Sydney FC | 8 - 0 | Adelaide Comets | Sydney FC | 1 - 4 | Melbourne City | ||
| Auckland FC | 2 - 3 | Hills United | Hills United | 0 - 2 | Melbourne City | ||
| Auckland FC | 1 - 2 | Sydney FC | Adelaide Comets | 0 - 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Adelaide Comets | 0 - 5 | Newcastle Jets | Football St George | 3 - 0 | Auckland FC | ||
| Football St George | 1 - 1 | Strikers FC | Sydney FC | 0 - 1 | Strikers FC | ||
| Lions FC | 0 - 0 | Hills United | Newcastle Jets | 4 - 0 | Lions FC | ||
| Melbourne City | 6 - 0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne City | 6 - 0 | Adelaide Comets | ||
| Newcastle Jets | 3 - 0 | Sydney FC | Football St George | 2 - 1 | Auckland FC | ||
| Adelaide Comets | 0 - 8 | Football St George | Newcastle Jets | 7 - 0 | Lions FC | ||
| Strikers FC | 0 - 1 | Melbourne City | Sydney FC | 2 - 1 | Hills United | ||
| Hills United | 3 - 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Strikers FC | 1 - 0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Lions FC | 0 - 1 | Auckland FC | |||||
| Auckland FC | 4 - 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | |||||
| Football St George | 1 - 2 | Newcastle Jets | Knockout Stages | ||||
| Sydney FC | 1 - 0 | Lions FC | Semi Final 1 | Melbourne City | 1 - 0 | Football St George | |
| Hills United | 0 - 1 | Strikers FC | Semi Final 2 | Newcastle Jets | 2 - 0 | Strikers FC | |
| Melbourne City | 4 - 0 | Adelaide Comets | |||||
| Sydney FC | 1 - 4 | Football St George | 9th Place Game | Lions FC | 0 (0) - 0 (2) | Adelaide Comets | |
| Lions FC | 0 - 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 7th Place Game | Auckland FC | 2 - 0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | |
| Melbourne City | 4 - 3 | Newcastle Jets | 5th Place Game | Sydney FC | 1 - 0 | Hills United | |
| Strikers FC | 3 - 0 | Auckland FC | 3rd Place Game | Strikers FC | 2 - 4 | Football St George | |
| Adelaide Comets | 0 - 2 | Hills United | |||||
| Hills United | 0 - 3 | Newcastle Jets | Final | Melbourne City | 2 - 0 | Newcastle Jets |
2024 APFA Club Championship Results
| Group A | Knockout Stages | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanderers Wasps (NZ) | 0 - 6 | Hills United | Final 1 - A1 v B1 | Newcastle Jets | 0 (1) - 0 (2) | Western Sydney Wanderers | |
| Moreton City Excelsior | 0 - 2 | Sydney FC | Final 2 - A2 v B2 | Sydney FC | 0 - 1 | Melbourne City | |
| Lions FC | 0 - 4 | Newcastle Jets | Final 3 - A3 v B3 | Moreton City Excelsior | 0 - 1 | Strikers FC | |
| Newcastle Jets | 9 - 0 | Moreton City Excelsior | Final 4 - A4 v B4 | Hills United | 1 - 0 | Adelaide Comets | |
| Wanderers Wasps (NZ) | 0 - 1 | Lions FC | Final 5 - A5 v B5 | Lions FC | 1 - 2 | Football St George | |
| Hills United | 1 - 2 | Sydney FC | |||||
| Lions FC | 0 - 0 | Moreton City Excelsior | Semi Final - Loser Final 1 v Winner Final 2 | Newcastle Jets | 1 - 0 | Melbourne City | |
| Sydney FC | 4 - 0 | Wanderers Wasps (NZ) | |||||
| Hills United | 0 - 3 | Newcastle Jets | Placing Game A - Loser Final 3 v Winner Final 4 | Moreton City Excelsior | 0 (2) - 0 (1) | Hills United | |
| Sydney FC | 2 - 0 | Lions FC | Placing Game B - Loser Final 5 v B6 | Lions FC | 0 (4) - 0 (5) | Wanderers Wasps (NZ) | |
| Moreton City Excelsior | 2 - 1 | Hills United | |||||
| Wanderers Wasps (NZ) | 1 - 6 | Newcastle Jets | 9th Place Game | Football St George | 1 - 0 | Wanderers Wasps (NZ) | |
| Wanderers Wasps (NZ) | 0 - 1 | Moreton City Excelsior | 7th Place Game | Hills United | 0 - 2 | Adelaide Comets | |
| Newcastle Jets | 2 - 0 | Sydney FC | 5th Place Game | Strikers FC | 4 - 0 | Moreton City Excelsior | |
| Lions FC | 0 - 1 | Hills United | 3rd Place Game | Melbourne City | 1 - 0 | Sydney FC | |
| Final | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0 (2) - 0 (1) | Newcastle Jets | ||||
| Group B | |||||||
| Strikers FC | 0 - 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | |||||
| Football St George | 2 - 2 | Adelaide Comets | |||||
| Football St George | 0 - 0 | Melbourne City | |||||
| Strikers FC | 0 - 0 | Adelaide Comets | |||||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 3 - 0 | Football St George | |||||
| Adelaide Comets | 0 - 3 | Melbourne City | |||||
| Strikers FC | 0 - 0 | Melbourne City | |||||
| Adelaide Comets | 0 - 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | |||||
| Strikers FC | 1 - 0 | Football St George | |||||
| Melbourne City | 0 - 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers |
2023 APFA Club Championship Results
| Round Robin | Round Robin | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreton Bay Jets | 0 - 5 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne City | 0 - 1 | Hills United | ||
| Adelaide Comets | 0 - 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide Comets | 1 - 2 | Newcastle Jets | ||
| Melbourne City | 4 - 0 | Sydney FC | Lions FC | 3 - 0 | Moreton Bay Jets | ||
| Lions FC | 0 - 1 | Hills United | Canberra United | 0 - 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Canberra United | 0 - 13 | Newcastle Jets | Newcastle Jets | 2 - 0 | Lions FC | ||
| Melbourne City | 5 - 0 | Moreton Bay Jets | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0 - 1 | Melbourne City | ||
| Sydney FC | 0 - 5 | Hills United | Hills United | 2 - 0 | Adelaide Comets | ||
| Adelaide Comets | 0 - 0 | Lions FC | Sydney FC | 2 - 0 | Canberra United | ||
| Canberra United | 0 - 11 | Melbourne City | Lions FC | 0 - 1 | Melbourne City | ||
| Hills United | 3 - 0 | Moreton Bay Jets | Hills United | 1 - 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Sydney FC | 0 - 3 | Adelaide Comets | Newcastle Jets | 1 - 0 | Sydney FC | ||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 - 2 | Lions FC | Moreton Bay Jets | 0 - 0 | Canberra United | ||
| Hills United | 8 - 0 | Canberra United | |||||
| Newcastle Jets | 0 - 0 | Melbourne City | |||||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2 - 0 | Sydney FC | Knockout Stages | ||||
| Moreton Bay Jets | 0 - 3 | Adelaide Comets | Elimination Final | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2 - 1 | Lions FC | |
| Canberra United | 1 - 4 | Lions FC | |||||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 0 - 0 | Newcastle Jets | 9th Place Game | Moreton Bay Jets | 1 - 0 | Canberra United | |
| Sydney FC | 3 - 0 | Moreton Bay Jets | 7th Place Game | Sydney FC | 1 (2) - 1 (0) | Adelaide Comets | |
| Melbourne City | 1 - 1 | Adelaide Comets | |||||
| Newcastle Jets | 0 - 0 | Hills United | Semi Final 1 | Melbourne City | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Jets | |
| Lions FC | 2 - 1 | Sydney FC | Semi Final 2 | Hills United | 1 - 0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | |
| Adelaide Comets | 6 - 0 | Canberra United | |||||
| Moreton Bay Jets | 0 - 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Final | Hills United | 0 (2) - 0 (1) | Melbourne City |