suburb of Deakin, ACT (address: 2/3 Phipps Cl, Deakin ACT 2600). The first public mention of building a home for football in the ACT named "Football House" came on 14 September 1948 when Canberra Football League president, C A Donnelly, mentioned the idea in an article for local newspaper The Canberra Times. Mr Donnelly suggested the total costs of building the headquarters would be £8,000. Administration Capital Football Board, as of 4 January 2021 Competitions Capital Football runs a number of men's, women's and junior competitions: Associated clubs Owned and operated teams Capital Football owns and operates the A-League Women franchise team Canberra United Football Club since its inception in 2008 into the then W-League. Affiliated clubs As of 2021, Capital Football has a total of 31 affiliated senior men's and women's clubs, listed below. 23 clubs are from the ACT with and 8 clubs from the Monaro, Southern Tablelands and Riverina regions of NSW (including two clubs from Queanbeyan and one club each from Goulburn, Cooma, Yass, Palerang, Wagga Wagga and Griffith). See also Football (soccer) in the Australian Capital Territory Sport in the Australian Capital Territory References External links Capital Football official website FFA official website ACT Soccer in the Australian Capital Territory Sports governing bodies in the Australian Capital Territory Sports organizations established in 2005 2005 establishments in Australia