Swansea Football Club named Club Changer, Club of the Month | Football Australia

Football Australia and Northern NSW Football acknowledge Swansea Football Club as the Club Changer, Club of the Month for being true ambassadors of women’s football and leading the progression in attaining 50/50 gender parity at their club, in roles of both players and club leaders.

Swansea FC attained their Club Changer 1 Star status in April 2023. The club reached this achievement by creating an action plan with a key focus on developing a Female Football Strategy that identified ways to increase women and girls’ participation through running event days, participation programs, access to female cut uniforms, and developing female leadership at the club.

With almost 700 members, and 44.4% female, Swansea FC continue their emphasis on reaching 50/50 representation at the club, including a strong female presence in the committee, with the club president and secretary both taking part in recent legacy-funded Leadership Programs to continue development.

“The girls can grow up through soccer in this beautiful atmosphere, where they’re all welcome. They’ve got girls teams, boys teams, mixed teams, whatever they want to join it’s there for them.” – Corinne Smith, Under 6’s Coach & Senior Player

Offering opportunities for all ages and utilising experienced coaches at the club to provide clinics and extra training opportunities to members, Swansea FC prides itself on being able to develop high-performing players in a welcoming environment. 

“The club are great ambassadors for football especially female participation.” – Phillip Andrews, NNSWF Project Manager – Club Development

Brooklyn, Bella and Maddy are all players who also volunteer and referee at Swansea FC and highlighted that their favourite part about their club was “t