About Us
The Saints are a proud, family focused junior football club with a long history in our community
Established in 1966, The Saints began as the local parish football team connected to St Francis de Sales Primary School in Oak Park. While those strong community roots remain an important part of our identity, our club has grown into a diverse and welcoming junior football community, with families joining us from across Melbourne’s western and northern suburbs.
At The Saints, we pride ourselves on being a safe, inclusive, and family-focused club where every child is supported to learn, grow, and enjoy their football journey. We are passionate about creating a positive environment for both players and parents, built on respect, teamwork, encouragement, and community spirit.
Our families, coaches, and volunteers are committed to helping kids develop confidence, resilience, friendships, and a genuine love for the game — both on and off the field.
If you’re looking for a wholesome junior football club with strong values, a supportive culture, and a true sense of belonging, The Saints is a club you can proudly call home.
We do things differently to senior clubs
Because we are a Junior only football club, all membership fees contribute directly to developing our kids skills and helping them be the best players they can be. Our volunteer coaches are are experienced at building on important skills and getting the best out of each player. At the Saints no one is left behind and everyone gets a fair go.
Great Value
We don't charge excessive fees to join our club. We want football to remain accessible to all. At the Saints, you'll pay a once off low annual membership to play for the season.
The only other costs you'll have is your match day uniform, your football boots and mouth guard.
We offer a family discount for families with multiple kids which makes playing at our club very affordable. Talk to us about your plans now to secure a spot in one of our teams.
Contact us to reserve your place in the team now!
Team Players
Here at the Saints, we have a great vibe going! We are building something special and we want to attract more like minded families to join us and help us grow.
We train each Wednesday & Friday night at our modern facilities at the Oak Park Sports & Aquatic Centre. We provide free BBQ sausages for each child to get them home for dinner. We put on club dinner occasionally to help lighten the load for parents. We encourage families to enjoy dinner together in our modern club rooms to build our community and raise funds for the club when available.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Saints have kids from all walks of life and we love how diverse we are. We welcome all levels of ability and work to bring out the best in each child, building confidence and resilience as we go along.
We don't tolerate bullying or poor behaviour of any kind. At the Saints we all protect and represent the image of our club and our reputation as a fair and kind team in the competition. If you think your child might enjoy our club, get in touch!
Recruitment for 2026 Season
The Saints are recruiting the following for the 2026 Football Season
Mixed teams (boys and girls) for the following age groups:
- Under 8s, (FULL)
- Under 10s, (Last few spots filling fast)
- Under 12s (Last few spots filling fast)
- Under 14s (FULL).
2027 the Saints would like to have an all girls side - we are willing to train girls who have some friends and would like to build some skills for the 2027 season in 2026. If this is you and you can bring some keen potential footballers, reach out!
We know we are the best place for junior kids (our results speak for themselves with the only club in Oak Park in 2026 to bring home grand final) and we think we are the most suited club for all girls sides given our approach! EVERY child is important at our club - not just the kids who are naturals.
All girls sides for the following age groups:
- Under 12s &
- Under 14s
Meet our team
Phil W
SFFC President
