Essendon Royals open Expressions of Interest for 2023 JBNPL Players

Essendon Royals is now taking Expressions of Interest for its 2023 Junior Boys National Premier Leagues program. Following on from the incredible success of our Senior Men’s program in 2022, the Royals are now able to offer a clear pathway into NPL football – from our pre-NPL development in under–13s and below through to our […]

Gaffney Match Preview: Royals travel to Bundoora

The Essendon Royals face their biggest remaining test as they chase a top-two finish in the State League 1 North-West Women’s competition. The Royals travel to Bundoora United to take on a team with no shortage of motivation to end Essendon’s great run of form. Despite a Football Victoria directive claiming that the top three […]

Royals on Fire: Women’s Reserves enjoying unprecedented season

Fifteen games. One hundred and seventeen goals. Eight goals conceded. Fifteen wins. The most important of an incredible array of statistics that form part of the most incredible season for our Reserves Women’s team. The table-topping Royals sit six points clear of nearest rivals FC Clifton Hill with nine points to play for. The ladies […]

Female Football Thriving at Essendon Royals

The Essendon Royals female football program is thriving from top to bottom in 2022, with fantastic growth in participation and some great success on the park. The Royals have seen incredible growth in our female football program – which originally started over 20 years ago when the club first introduced senior women to the club. […]

Royals juniors taste futsal success

Our Essendon Royals U10s team entered the Football Victoria’s State Futsal Championships and were kept busy over the school holidays, competing with great success. The team was split into 2013 boys who entered the U9’s comp & 2012 boys who played in the U10’s comp Despite the vast majority of players being new to the […]

Luca Simeoni returns for the Essendon Royals

Luca Simeoni is back at the Royals. The Essendon Royals are delighted to announce the return of former Livorno player Simeoni for the remainder of Season 2022. Simeoni played Serie A football with Livorno back in 2010, and has been playing professionally throughout the Italian divisions since, with the exception of his last stint at […]

Essendon Mazda Coach’s Comment: Ferrante praises team concentration

Essendon Royals Senior Men’s Coach Mick Ferrante is in good spirits after his side’s 2-0 victory against Yarraville Glory FC. The win saw the Royals increase their winning streak to four games, and they now sit in second place and four points off league leaders Caroline Springs George Cross FC. Whilst Ferrante was not fully […]

Essendon Royals Kick-Starters Term 3 Registrations Now Open

Registrations for Term 3 of the Essendon Royals Kick-Staters are now open! This hugely successful program has been helping close to 100 kids get fit and active throughout the last three months and we look forward to the ongoing success of the program in Term 3. The Kick-Starter program runs throughout the school terms, with […]

Royals Ball 2022 Recap and Photos

Essendon Royals hosted almost 300 people at its annual Ball on Saturday 28 May, 2022. On a night that the Royals were able to celebrate its past, present and future, the Royals hosted a combination of current and former players, supporters and sponsors on a fantastic night at Hyatt Place Melbourne, Essendon Fields. On the […]

Essendon Royals Term 2 School Holidays Clinic with Vaughan Coveny

Essendon Royals is delighted to present our school holidays clinic, run by our Head of Football Vaughan Coveny. Coveny, an AFC A License coach, is New Zealand’s record international goalscorer, was a National Soccer League winner with South Melbourne and played in the A-League with Wellington Phoenix and Newcastle Jets. Coveny is the Essendon Royals […]