Answers to the questions teams usually ask before joining a Cardiff football league at Gôl.
If you are looking for a competitive match but cannot always find ten players to book a pitch, or you want to play different teams every week, entering a league is ideal.
Promotion and relegation at the end of every season keeps the divisions interesting right up until the final kick.
Choose the night that best suits your team. Cardiff leagues run Sunday to Thursday.
Pay your Good Faith Bond to secure your spot in the league.
Once entered, your welcome pack will be sent and your fixtures for the season will be generated for you.
The Good Faith Bond acts as a deposit for your team. It is not returned at the end of the season — instead it pays for your team's final game with us whenever you decide to leave the league.
The Good Faith Bond is £37.00 for Sunday to Thursday 5-a-side leagues, or £45.00 for the Monday 7-a-side league.
Match fees are £37.00 for Sunday to Thursday 5-a-side leagues, £37.00 for Monday to Thursday 5-a-side works leagues, or £45.00 for Sunday and Monday 7-a-side leagues.
Matches are 40 minutes with a short break in between and are officiated by qualified referees. Kick-off times vary week to week, but a full fixture list is prepared at the start of the season.
Our pitches are 32.5m long and 22.5m wide, making them the largest available in Cardiff. The extra space supports better football and reduces conflict caused by players colliding in an enclosed space.
Gôl runs the biggest 5-a-side league in Wales, with up to eight divisions a night and promotion and relegation at the end of every season. That means competitive matches whether you are aiming for Division 1 or returning to football after a few years away.
We also provide large works leagues, with matches Monday to Thursday at 6:15pm and 7:00pm for teams who want to play with colleagues after work.
If you cannot play a scheduled game, we will do everything we can to help you rearrange the fixture or find players to fulfil it, in line with our rearrangement policy available from reception.
We understand that injuries, players moving away and other changes can leave teams short. If you tell us as soon as you are struggling, we will aim to replace you as quickly as possible with a team from the waiting list.
If an immediate replacement is not possible, we will help you find players in the short term wherever we can.
