East London · All ages · Est. 2008
Eastside Football is the collective bringing the best of football to East London — quality coaches and coaching, effective environments and a clear pathway, for everyone from first kicks to adult football.
Our story
Eastside Football is a collective of brands promoting football at its best to enhance communities across East London.
To inspire and develop the community through the power of football — providing organised and structured, innovative activities that promote confidence, respect, creativity and lifelong learning.
To create an environment where everyone can enjoy football, fulfil their potential, and develop the skills and character to succeed on and off the pitch.
For more than 15 years we have supported the East London community. We have built youth teams, adult teams, soccer schools and community programmes whilst winning various awards and accolades along the way.
Playing football is the goal but beyond the game, we help people build life skills in confidence, communication, resilience, teamwork, leadership and self-discipline. Within our network you can play football at various levels, gain volunteering experience, train to become a referee, receive employment and career support or become a sports activator to engage and promote healthy lifestyles in your local area.
At Eastside Football there is something for everyone. As a voluntary-sector organisation affiliated with London FA and Streetgames, we follow best-practice coaching standards and deliver sessions that are safe, engaging and fun for all abilities. Our team consists of coaches, volunteers, youth workers, mentors and teachers.
Our approach
We take a player-centred approach to football merging the principles of Coerver Coaching, futsal, athletics and life skills to build what we call 'A Whole Player': We aim to develop our players into intelligent, confident and resilient participants on and off the pitch.
Player-centred coaching that adapts to how each player learns
Qualified, experienced coaches and scouts
Rooted in the East London community
Sessions & teams
One collective : two pathways - youth development through Football Stars and competitive adult football with Eastside Foundation
Our coaching philosophy is built around The FA's Four Corner Model, which recognises the importance of developing players across four key areas:
Helping players master fundamental skills, improve decision-making, and gain a deeper understanding of the game.
Building coordination, agility, balance, speed, and overall athletic ability in an age-appropriate manner.
Encouraging confidence, resilience, concentration, self-motivation, and a positive winning mindset.
Teaching communication, leadership, teamwork, respect, and responsibility both on and off the pitch.
These weekly sessions are designed to help young footballers discover, learn and enjoy this beautiful game called football. We create the perfect environment for young players to start their journey and will develop the basic skills needed to enhance their understanding. Due to the young age of the group, parents are encouraged to join in and to support their child with the activities which is also a great opportunity for bonding and building connection with your child.
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Our Futsal Development Programme provides young players with an opportunity to refine their technical skills and enhance their understanding of the game through a structured and engaging coaching environment. We do this by merging Futsal with Coerver Coaching.
Futsal is a fast-paced, exciting version of football that places a strong emphasis on technique, expression and ball mastery. Futsal is a format of small sided football that is recognised worldwide as being one of the most effective ways to nurture intelligent, creative and confident players.
The fast-paced nature of the game challenges players to think quickly, make better decisions and develop exceptional ball control when under pressure. Our practices are sometimes adapted to suit the group but nevertheless are always designed to maximise ball contact and to enhance players understanding of the game so that they are capable of playing and expressing themselves effectively in and out of possession.
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Our weekly soccer schools are fun structured sessions for players of mixed abilities. The format is simple -we start with a fun warm up, deliver some skills training and we end with a small sided game. Whether players are looking to complement their weekly football schedule or simply want to keep fit have fun and make new friends, these sessions are for you and provide a positive learning environment where every child is encouraged to develop and thrive. Medals and certificates are awarded at each session.
EnquireThis was our first-ever men's side and was established in 2010. After back-to-back titles in the London Communities Football League, we progressed into the Ilford and District League and then advanced into the Essex Alliance Football League in 2014. Since then we have fielded a number of development teams competing in 7-a-side and 11-a-side leagues across East London and Essex with a focus on grassroot football and community engagement. Eastside Rangers Community Football Club is an inclusive community club and we promote positive active lifestyles through sports participation.
Enquire about playingEstablished in 2025, Eastside Foundation FC competes in the Essex Alliance Football League - a feeder league to the Thurlow Nunn League, step 6 of the National League System. The team train once or twice a week and is a platform for any senior player seeking to play in the National League System. In this team, games are played every Saturday and there is a strong focus on technical ability and fitness. As our elite programme, players are expected to have playing experience at a good standard prior to joining in and aspiring young professional footballers are encouraged to join us if they want to be get scouted or be in a good position to play at a higher level.
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What families say
“My daughter has grown so much in confidence since joining. The coaches genuinely care about the kids as people.”
“A proper community club. Friendly, well organised and brilliant with the younger ones. Highly recommend.”
“I've made loads of friends and I actually look forward to training every week. Best decision ever.”
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