Senior Mens Teams

Social and Competitive Mens Football is available at Coastal Spirit, we can find a team for any player

Coastal Spirit Football Club have the following Men’s teams:

2024 SEASON -

  • Southern League (First team)

  • Under 20’s (reserves)

  • 5th Division (D5’s)

  • 8th Division

  • Over 35’s Masters (Snowmen)

  • Over 35’s Masters (Massive)

Coastal Spirit has members of all ages, abilities, and ethnicities, and every Saturday all players, coaches and supporters are invited back to the club for an after match drink and player of the day presentations.

The club holds a number of social events during the year also and encourages a fun and friendly environment across all of our teams.

Players will be provided with a playing shirt, but must provide their own shorts, socks and shin-pads.

Don’t have a team but are keen to play? Please get in contact and we can find you one!

All of our teams are always after additional players!

Men’s Team Coaching Staff

Head Coach

Robbie Stanton

Robbie comes with a wealth of experience and knowledge that he has brought to multiple clubs around Christchurch. Robbie continues his successful tenure at the helm of the CSFC mens prem team after guiding the team to a 3rd place finish in 2023, a 2nd place finish in 2024 as well as National League qualification and an English cup win, including the highest place South Island team in the National League (7th).

Paul Hughes, Anthony Jones, Ben Leith, Ash Welbourn and Adam Highfield will all be part of the back room staff.

Good luck to Robbie and his staff. We look forward to an exciting 2025 season

Team Manager

Paul Hughes

Paul has been the Premier team manager for the last five years. He has experience as a former Coastal 1st team player and was once a Chatham Cup winner with Dunedin Technical.

Assistant Coaches

Ben Leith - Anthoney Jones - Ash Welbourn - Adam Highfield (GK)

The back-room staff assisting Robbie for the 2025 season are an experienced group with Ash having won multiple trophies as well as 2 Chatham cups with Cashmere Technical. Both Anthoney and Ben return from a successful season with the men’s First team in 2024 where the team won the clubs first trophy on the men’s premier side of the club. Adam returns to his post as GK coach of the men’s first team after coming in midway through the 2024 season, his knowledge and experience is extremely valuable to the coaching set up.