Pride on the Pitch Cup is Football Victoria's annual social football tournament for the LGBTQI+ community. The inaugural event will be held on the 24th of October 2026, bringing the LGBTQ+ community together for a fun-filled day of football, connection and Pride at The Home of the Matildas.
Teams will compete in a fast-paced round-robin format followed by finals, ensuring plenty of football and opportunities to connect. Pride on the Pitch is a 16+ inclusive competition, welcoming players of all genders, sexual orientations and experience levels to come together and celebrate LGBTQ+ people in football.
The Pride on the Pitch Cup will provide a safe celebration of trans and gender diverse people in football, both Advanced and Community competitions are All Gender with no gender quotas.
Allies are also welcome to participate.
Register for Pride on the Pitch 2026
Event Details
- When: Saturday 24 October 2026
- Format: Advanced Competition (7v7) & Community Competition (7v7)
- All Teams are All-Gender
- Maximum Players Registered per Team: 13
- Where: The Home of the Matildas, 3 Sports Drive, Bundoora VIC 3083
- Who: LGBTQ+ Community & Allies aged 16+ years
- Cost: $20 pp
For any enquiries about this event contact info@gofootball.com.au.
Competition Rules
To prioritise participation and community, the following rules are in place:
- Slide tackling is not allowed in 7v7 football. If a player does slide in on an opponent, they give away a free kick and are liable for a yellow card.
- Where the goal difference is greater than 5 or more goals during a game, the winning team must keep a player off. (e.g. A team winning 5-0 will be required to remove a player.) This rule will be in effect until the goal difference reached 2 goals (e.g. 5 - 3).
See the full Rules of Competition here
Registration Instructions
Below are guides with comprehensive steps to registering as an Individual for Pride on the Pitch, as well as how to nominate a team.
If you do not have a team, but would still like to attend follow the registration steps for registering as an individual and use the team code: TEAM-7995-88C4-57D2