Interstate Teams - What you need to know
The McDonald's Kanga Cup is a youth based tournament (Under 10-18) that takes place every July in Canberra. For 2008, the event will take place from July 6 to July 11. The first Kanga Cup took place in 1991, so 2008 will be the 18th Kanga Cup.

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Competition is varied and a challenge. Club, school and district teams choose to come from WA, SA, Queensland, to NSW districts such as Dubbo and Griffith to take part. This IS the Australasian Junior Club Championship. On average 200 teams have taken part each year in the 'Kanga' since 2002.
The Kanga Cup is for every teenage boy and girl that play football.
Cup (division one standard) AND Plate (division two/three standard) competitions will take place if there is a minimum of eight teams entered in an age group. A minimum of four games are guaranteed.

Facilities

Although we have suffered from an existing drought, Canberra's grounds and facilities are of high standard and are the envy of other Australian states. Games are generally based in North Canberra.

Organisation

The tournament has a good reputation of being smoothly run and this comes with experience (many lessons have been learnt in 18 years). Draws are fair and equitable. There will be a public draw of participating teams on Wednesday May 25. A team may find a variety of ground sizes as consideration is given to the age of your team.

Social Development

Nothing can replicate the team bonding and learning as a group or individual when one is out of their comfort zone, especially for a week. The opportunities to learn about themselves and others abound in the 'melting pot' of such a tournament.

Cultural Development

From the Opening Ceremony, Meet & Greet Night, Disco, Gala Awards and the Finals, your team will have many opportunities to mix with the local football community and other visiting teams. Canberra also has many free national institutions to keep your player's busy away from the field.
Internationally there is strong interest from teams from Afghanistan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, South Korea and the USA

Entry Fees

Entry fees to the McDonald's Kanga Cup pay for facilities, grounds, cleaning, referees etc.
The Kanga Cup is a property of the ACT Football Federation (trading as Capital Football). Capital Football is a non-profit organisation. Any profits are reinvested into the event or football in the ACT Region.

Under 10 Team’s

Under 10 team fees are $700 for 1-14 participants (players, coaches and managers). Any registered participants over the 14 are an additional $50 per participant.

Under 11-Under 18 Team’s

Under 11-Under 18 teams fees are $1120 for 1-16 participants (players, coaches and managers). Any registered participants over the 16 are an additional $50 per participant.

Incentive Discounts of AUD $100- for each category

International and interstate teams (non CF teams) should take advantage of the following incentives to keep costs down.
1. Early bird Discount with team nomination form and deposit in by Friday 28 March 2008
2. Use of preferred accommodation
3. Use of preferred transport
4. Provision of a full time referee 16 year old or older
5. ‘Finders Fee’- when a 2007 competing club returns and introduces a new team to the competition
Teams receive a kit bag with an official match ball, Kanga Cup merchandise plus more.

Sanction Requirements

Entry to the McDonald's Kanga Cup is only available to an affiliated club of a FFA state member. All interstate teams must include a letter of sanction from their State with their paperwork, that will also ensure that they are covered by the state's insurance scheme.

Accommodation & Transport

A full list of 2008 Kanga Cup Accommodation Partners an be found in the Accommodation page and head to the Transport page for links to Murrays and Qantas , the official transport providers of the Kanga Cup.
Children as part of their Junior League Football experience SHOULD take part in the Kanga Cup at least once in their life.
For further information please foward you enquiry to the Kanga Cup Event Manager by clicking here
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