Team building / Edinburgh
Team Building in Edinburgh
For Edinburgh's finance, tech and professional firms: company football and padel, if enough of you want it. Register interest below.
The short answer
Is there a company football league in Edinburgh?
Not yet. There is no weekly league where Edinburgh companies play each other, and that is what Secta runs in London. We are gauging Edinburgh now: register interest in friendlies, pitch bookings, leagues, tournaments or padel, and the first firms in become the founding teams.
Edinburgh is the UK's second-largest financial centre after London, strong in investment and insurance, with banks and asset managers clustered around the Exchange District and out at Edinburgh Park and Gogarburn.
Firms that compete for the same clients and the same graduates are exactly who Secta's leagues are built for. Tell us which format your team would play and we count it towards an Edinburgh launch.
Six ways to play
Football and padel in Edinburgh
Football
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Weekly leagues
A season of refereed fixtures against other companies, with a finals night.
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One-day tournaments
Enter a team for the day, or run your own for the office.
Padel
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Coaching for your company
A coached session for your team. Complete beginners welcome.
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One-day tournaments
Pairs from companies across the city, one day, one trophy.
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Weekly leagues
Doubles fixtures against other companies, every week.
Local guide
Where to play football and padel in Edinburgh
Most of Edinburgh's 5-a-side pitches are 15 to 30 minutes from the centre, at the big centres in Sighthill, Portobello and Slateford and the university's Peffermill site. Padel has grown quickly, with covered courts in the West End, at Edinburgh Park and at both Powerleague centres.
5-a-side football
Powerleague Sighthill · Sighthill
3G pitches with block bookings, a short walk from Edinburgh Park station.
Powerleague Portobello · Portobello
Floodlit 3G pitches with changing rooms and parking.
World of Football · Slateford
A large 3G centre beside Slateford station.
Peffermill · South-east Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh's floodlit 3G pitches, open to community bookings.
Padel
Edinburgh Sports Club · West End
Three courts at a rackets club anyone can join.
Game4Padel Edinburgh Park · Edinburgh Park
Two courts, booked by app and open to non-members.
Powerleague Sighthill · Sighthill
Four canopied courts alongside the football pitches.
Powerleague Portobello · Portobello
Three courts, built on a former football pitch.
The Grange · Stockbridge
Two courts at the cricket, tennis and squash club.
What Secta can run for your company in Edinburgh
- Friendlies against other companies
- Football pitch bookings
- Corporate football leagues
- One-day football tournaments
- Padel coaching
- Padel tournaments and leagues
Independent venues, listed as a guide. Secta is not affiliated with them. Checked October 2026.
Where people work
- The Exchange District and Haymarket
- The New Town
- Edinburgh Park
- Gogarburn
- Leith
Getting around
- Edinburgh Waverley
- Haymarket
- Edinburgh Trams, city centre to Edinburgh Park and the airport
- Edinburgh Park station for the west
Likely first leagues
- Asset management and investment
- Banking and insurance
- Tech
- Law and professional services
Questions
Team Building in Edinburgh: FAQs
Where can Edinburgh companies play 5-a-side after work?
The main options are Powerleague Sighthill (near Edinburgh Park station), Powerleague Portobello, World of Football by Slateford station and the University of Edinburgh's pitches at Peffermill. All take block bookings, so a company can book a regular slot.
Where can we play padel in Edinburgh as a team?
Edinburgh Sports Club in the West End, Game4Padel at Edinburgh Park, Powerleague Sighthill and Portobello, and The Grange in Stockbridge all have courts. For a group, the centres with three or four courts are easiest, because everyone can play at once.
Is there a corporate football league in Edinburgh?
Not a weekly one between companies yet. If enough Edinburgh firms register interest, Secta will launch one, with the founding firms choosing the night and the venue. In the meantime we can set up a friendly against another company or book a pitch for your team.
What happens when we register interest for Edinburgh?
We note your company, the offer and roughly how many players. When Edinburgh has enough interest for a venue, you hear first and help choose the night and the format. Registering commits you to nothing.
Can you run a one-off event for us sooner?
Possibly. Tell us what you have in mind, your numbers and your date, and we will tell you honestly whether we can run it.