Canberra FC is a long-established Canberra football club whose story reaches back to 1958. Rooted in the Australian Capital Territory, it carries a Croatian-Australian heritage and a distinctive red, white and blue identity. The club is associated with Deakin Stadium, a historic home in the suburb of Deakin, and forms part of the region’s senior football culture. Its 2026 profile reflects a community-based institution with a deep local lineage and an enduring connection between heritage, development and competition.
Canberra FC Upcoming matches by league
Canberra FC Last matches by league
Capital Territory NPL
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- Final
Canberra FC0 - 3Cooma Tigers FC
Deakin Stadium -
- Semi-finals
Canberra FC1 - 0Queanbeyan City
Deakin Stadium
Canberra FC Team Roster
The latest recorded Canberra FC squad contains 16 players, with seven defenders, five midfielders, two attackers and two goalkeepers listed in the available record. The defensive group includes Daniel Sparrow, Daniel Subasic, David Seselja, Jack Peraic-Cullen, Matthew Grbesa, Shandon Whitehead and Tony Spaseski. Midfield options include D. Colbertaldo, Keegan Vucetic, Michael Piccolo, Nikola Jadric and Ryan Keir. Nicholas Pratezina and M. Green provide the listed attacking options, while Jason Matesa and Sam Brown are the named goalkeepers. Shirt numbers are recorded for most, but not every, player in the latest listing.
position Goalkeeper
Sam Brown
Jason Matesa
position Defender
Matthew Grbesa
Daniel Subasic
David Seselja
Tony Spaseski
Daniel Sparrow
position Midfielder
position Attacker
M. Green
Last Canberra FC Coachs
Dean Ugrinic’s current Canberra FC coaching tenure began on 1 January 2020, and the appointment remains current. The Australian coach is the only appointment in the recorded coaching timeline, so no earlier tenure or change of technical leadership is listed. His extended tenure provides continuity in the club’s recent coaching picture, although no tactical detail, staff information or separate account of role changes is available. The profile therefore presents a single uninterrupted coaching sequence for the club’s recent period.
Dean Ugrinic
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Ugrinic | Australia | 1 January 2020 |
Canberra FC Transfers
The recent arrivals record includes Shandon Whitehead, who joined from Cooma Tigers FC on 4 October 2025; no movement category is specified. Nikola Jadric followed from Union RB Weinland Gamlit on 8 March 2025, while Marko Jadric came from Grün Weiß Micheldorf on 31 December 2024; both are marked as transfers. Earlier entries list F. Greco from IR Reykjavik and Lukman Ahmed-Shaibu from Sutherland Sharks as free arrivals in February 2023. No recorded fee or loan designation is attached to these entries.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| N. Ujdur |
Queen's Park
|
- | 29 June 2026 |
Jinju Citizen
|
- | 6 November 2025 | |
| Shandon Whitehead |
Cooma Tigers FC
|
- | 4 October 2025 |
| Nikola Jadric |
Union RB Weinland Gamlit
|
Transfer | 8 March 2025 |
| Marko Jadric |
Grün Weiß Micheldorf
|
Transfer | 31 December 2024 |
| F. Greco |
IR Reykjavik
|
Free | 6 February 2023 |
| Lukman Ahmed-Shaibu |
Sutherland Sharks
|
Free | 2 February 2023 |
Recent departure records show T. James moving from Canberra FC to Wollongong Wolves on 31 August 2025, followed by M. Busek’s move to Central Coast Mariners on 30 December 2023. Earlier entries place J. Thurtell with Monaro Panthers, R. Constanzo with Cooma Tigers FC, K. Danning with Canberra Olympic and Thomas James with Wollongong Wolves. The listed dates run from 2019 to 2025. Their movement categories are unspecified, so the record does not establish whether any move was permanent, temporary or free.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
Wollongong Wolves
|
- | 31 August 2025 | |
| M. Busek |
Central Coast Mariners
|
- | 30 December 2023 |
| J. Thurtell |
Monaro Panthers
|
N/A | 31 July 2022 |
| R. Constanzo |
Cooma Tigers FC
|
N/A | 21 November 2021 |
| K. Danning |
Canberra Olympic
|
N/A | 1 September 2019 |
| Thomas James |
Wollongong Wolves
|
N/A | 1 January 2019 |
Transfers Synthesis
Across the recent movement entries, Canberra FC has added players from clubs such as Cooma Tigers FC and Sutherland Sharks, alongside arrivals from Union RB Weinland Gamlit, Grün Weiß Micheldorf and IR Reykjavik. The departure entries point to movement towards Wollongong Wolves, Central Coast Mariners, Monaro Panthers, Cooma Tigers FC and Canberra Olympic. This gives the recorded pattern both a local and wider external dimension without establishing a single recruitment route. The entries span 2019 to 2025, with the most recent listed arrival dated October 2025 and the most recent listed departure dated August 2025. Categories are missing or limited for several movements, and no amounts are recorded. The sample is explicitly not exhaustive, so it cannot support a complete arrivals-to-departures balance or a firm conclusion about squad-building policy.
Leagues Canberra FC has participated in
Canberra FC has recently recorded participation in three named competitions. The Capital Territory NPL is the longest-running listed league involvement, with records from 2016 through 2025. The Australia Cup appears from 2023 through 2025, while the Australian Championship is recorded for 2025 alone. These entries cover both league and cup football, and no season later than 2025 is listed by the publication date. The participation history therefore combines sustained regional league involvement with more recent national cup pathways.
More about Canberra FC
Canberra FC is an Australian football club based in Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, with a founding date of 1958. Its roots are traced to Croatia Soccer Club, established by local Croatian-Australians, giving the institution a heritage that remains visible in its colors, symbols and community connections. Across its history, the club has used names including HOPE, Croatia Deakin, Canberra Croatia, Canberra Metro and Canberra FC during different regulatory and institutional periods. The sequence reflects the club’s changing identity across a continuous local history. Deakin Stadium, formerly known as Deakin Football Centre, is the club’s established home in the south-central Canberra suburb of Deakin. The venue is closely tied to the organization’s social and sporting framework and has been managed through the associated club structure. The setting reinforces Canberra FC’s role as a community institution rather than simply a match-day team. The visual identity combines red, white and blue, reflecting the heritage of the founders. Its traditional crest incorporates a red-and-white check pattern associated with Croatian symbolism alongside motifs connected with the Australian Capital Territory. That blend of cultural memory and local place gives the club a distinctive identity within Canberra football. Governance is community-anchored through the Canberra Deakin Football Club and affiliated stakeholders. The club’s technical tradition emphasizes junior development, with pathways intended to connect local players to senior first-grade and under-23 football. In the regional football pyramid, Canberra FC forms part of the ACT’s top-level club ecosystem, with recorded participation in the Capital Territory NPL and national cup competitions. Its long history, Deakin base, Croatian-Australian roots and development structure together explain its enduring position in the territory’s football culture.
Last matches statistics for Canberra FC
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Canberra FC
1 - 2
Tuggeranong United
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Canberra FC
3 - 0
Canberra Olympic
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Canberra FC
2 - 0
Brindabella
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Canberra Juventus
2 - 5
Canberra FC
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Canberra FC
4 - 0
Canberra Juventus
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Canberra FC
5 - 4
O'Connor Knights
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Monaro Panthers
2 - 3
Canberra FC
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Canberra FC
4 - 0
Belconnen United
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Canberra FC
1 - 0
Queanbeyan City
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Canberra FC
0 - 3
Cooma Tigers FC
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Canberra FC
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).