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Dec. 15, 2020
HFCA (Happy Football Cambodia Australia) was formed in November 2005 to work with underprivileged youth in Phnom Penh who did not have access to football pitches and played on the streets instead. HFCA started small with 20 youth from a local NGO, one small pitch, two footballs and a coach.
Dec. 12, 2020
Melbourne's contribution to the success and life changing work of HFCA is massive and on so many levels its Melbournian passion and commitment to social justice that has been the driving force of HFCA's work.
Nov. 17, 2020
HFCA entered the KMH Cup which is Cambodia's oldest and most prestigious football youth tournament for the first time in 2020.
Oct. 1, 2020
Due to the current global health crisis HFCA have decided to suspend our planned Fair Play event from the 28th of November to 2021.
Our HFCA fans are very engaged in supporting our many teams
Sept. 23, 2020
Having played four of their nine matches the season was suspended in March due to the global health crisis.
Sept. 16, 2020
Having suspended all operations in Siem Reap in early March due to the global health crisis, HFCA players and staff were delighted to get back on the football pitch at the end of August.
Sept. 10, 2020
HFCA has 100,000 supporters on our Happy Football Cambodia Australia Facebook page.
Sadly the club had to cancel the upcoming trip in November due to the current global health crisis. HFCA wishes all our friends at Bonnet Bay FC well during a very difficult time.
Sept. 1, 2020
HFCA suspended our football activities in mid March as the global health crisis took hold. Our HFCA players were all very sad as they missed training and having fun with their friends.
Aug. 15, 2020
The HFCA show was launched in April 2019 and we are proud of the nine full HFCA TV show episodes our Khmer team of twenty students produced.
July 8, 2020
HFCA recently signed a new MOU with our longstanding partner HWCF (Homeless World Cup Foundation) and very much look forward to sending teams to represent Cambodia in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 Homeless World Cups.
June 1, 2020
HFCA was due to host our annual Australian visitors Ivanhoe Grammar School on the 20th of June. In March the school made the right decision to cancel the visit due to the current global health crisis.
May 12, 2020
HFCA launched our own internal TV show in April 2019 and as the production crew are mostly Cambodian teenagers it has created a safe and comfortable space for our youth to share their feelings about all things football!
May 2, 2020
HFCA were honoured to be given the opportunity to take part in the premier U18 football league in Cambodia.
May 1, 2020
On the 27th of February two members of the HFCA team and Cambodian football legend Prak Mony Udom were special guests to watch UAE football giants Al-Nasr Sports Club.
April 18, 2020
HFCA were delighted to host seven special guests from Sydney, Australia in October 2019. Representing the Bonnet Bay Football Club women's team they came to coach and play football with our lucky U18 girls players.
April 16, 2020
HFCA is doing our utmost to play our part in this difficult time for Cambodia.
April 10, 2020
HFCA and our newest official partner 1 Coach Andy Sports Academy have been working hard behind the scenes for many months to launch this new annual football tournament in Cambodia.
April 8, 2020
Due to take place from 24th of April to 3rd of May, everyone at HFCA was very disappointed this event had to be pushed back to a later date.
April 2, 2020
Vibol effectively finished up on the 12th of February and everyone at HFCA wishes him well in the future.
March 20, 2020
The Tampere 2020 Homeless World Cup was due to take place between June 28 – July 5, and more than 500 players from around the world were invited to participate in the week-long festival of football.
March 7, 2020
Check out our latest Episode of HFCA TV including an update on our 10 year partnership celebrations with Cambodian Children's Fund.
March 4, 2020
What a wonderful adventure Emirates organised for Saray Seng as he travelled with his hero Udom to experience the amazing city of Dubai and the natural beauty of UAE.
March 1, 2020
Opportunities to engage in competitive sport are limited for most Cambodian children. This is especially true for those from economically deprived backgrounds.
Feb. 28, 2020
HFCA hosted eight young program participants from the HFCA Siem Reap program from 28th to 30th of January in Phnom Penh.
Feb. 20, 2020
HFCA is delighted to announce our squad of eight players to represent Cambodia at the annual Homeless World Cup which is been hosted by Tampere, Finland.
Feb. 14, 2020
HFCA launched our weekly program in Siem Reap in October 2017 and its become a very popular activity for our partner Build your Future Today to offer to its many program participants.
Feb. 8, 2020
Having first entered the KMH Champions League in the 2017/2018 season HFCA were honoured to be invited for the 2020 season.
Feb. 1, 2020
Check out our latest Episode of HFCA TV including an exclusive interview with HFCA friend and supporter Smart Axiata CEO Thomas Hundt.
Jan. 1, 2020
HFCA are delighted to launch our new football logo for all our teams in Cambodia to wear when playing football for HFCA.
