Capital Football endeavours to ensure that positive behaviours and high standards are encouraged and upheld to create an enjoyable, safe and inclusive Football environment across New Zealand.

Everyone involved in football should be treated with respect and dignity and be free to participate without being discriminated against, harassed, bullied or abused. CF recognises that it is the responsibility of every Member to safeguard the welfare and wellbeing of all participants involved in Football.

To understand more about NZF Safeguarding please see here.

Maintaining integrity is a collective responsibility and organisational culture starts from the top.

As one of the major federations for Football in New Zealand, Capital Football champions all focus areas of the Integrity Framework and provides safeguarding and protective measures to all participants equally, including fit for purpose internal organisational policies and procedures for our staff.

Doping in Football is both unhealthy to the individual and contrary to the law and ethics of sport. CF fully supports the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against the use of banned substances and methods used to gain an unfair advantage.

Corruption which can include but is not limited to bribery, forgery and falsification has no place in Football in New Zealand and CF, along with New Zealand Football, has a duty to ensure the organisation and those within the Football environment are operating in a fair and transparent manner. Any form of corruption in Football has the potential to affect the integrity, growth and reputation of Football in New Zealand.

CF is committed to maintaining the fundamental character of sporting competition as an honest test of skill and ability and to prevent match-fixing from undermining the integrity of the sport. Football in New Zealand could be a potential target of match-fixing and other illegal and unethical gambling activities. This infiltration damages the reputation of the sport and undermines its value.

Infringements on and off the Football field require reliable, transparent and standardised processes and judicial bodies to regulate compliance with FIFA, OFC, NZF and Federation rules, regulations and codes to ensure fair and honest competition.

Membership Protection:

Regulatory:

On-Field Infringements

• Governed by the NZF Disciplinary Code.
• Managed by the relevant Competition Administrator or Federation Disciplinary, and Ethics Committee or NZF Disciplinary and Ethics Committee.

Off-Field Complaints

• Complaints can be made HERE.​​​​​​​ (tbd)
• Governed by the NZF Code of Conduct and NZF Code of Ethics.
  
• Has little or no connection to the field of play but connected to football.
• Complaints can also be made directly with your Federation by visiting their website.