Referee Courses

Payment of the course fee is due at the time of registration for the course, via the online payment system in Play Football using either Visa or Mastercard.

Refunds can only be given if cancellation of a course registration is received no later than 24 hours prior to the course commencement date. Requests to be transferred to an alternative course date will be considered.

Northern NSW Football may require a minimum number of participants to be registered for a course to proceed.

Upcoming courses which do not appear on this page are not approved by Northern NSW Football and any participants will not gain a qualification from such courses.

Expressions of Interest to Referee in 2026

Want to referee? Complete an expression of interest HERE.

C3 (Level 4) Junior Football Referee Courses

To attend a C3 Junior Football Match Official Practical Workshop, a participant must be at least 13 years of age, have completed the C0 online FA Laws of the Game modules and also completed the four C3 online FA Junior Football Match Official Education Modules.

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C4 (Level 3) Senior Football Referee Courses

Level 3 Assessor Courses

Level 3 Referee Instructor Course

Level 2 Referee Courses

Level 1 Referee Course

More courses coming soon. 

Community Futsal Match Official Course 

More courses coming soon.