Your guide to the weekend’s big fixtures … all on one page

Here’s your guide to the weekend’s football with Northern, Central and Southern League fixtures, as well as men’s and women’s Lotto NRFL games in the north.

The Chatham Cup also gets underway in its 100th year, with preliminary rounds on Saturday and Tuesday, while the Kate Sheppard Cup makes its start for 2023.

Enjoy your footballing weekend!

Games to be played on Friday April 21, 2023

Men’s A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix
Commbank Stadium, Sydney, 9.45pm (NZT)

READ MORE: Danger man Oskar Zawada ‘good to go’ tonight as Phoenix push for play-off spot >>>>

Southern League

Christchurch United v Nomads United
United Sports Centre, Christchurch 7pm

READ MORE: Midtable match-up stands out in intriguing Southern League round >>>>

Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier League

Western Springs v Eastern Suburbs
Seddon Fields, Westmere, 7.30pm

 

Games to be played on Saturday April 22, 2023

Chatham Cup

Preliminary round

READ MORE: Prelim round conjures dreams of Chatham Cup glory for lesser-known teams >>>>

Matamata Swifts v Papatoetoe
Matamata Domain, Matamata, 2.30pm

Bucklands Beach v Warkworth
Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga, 2pm

Glen Eden United v Colo Boys
Royal Reserve, Massey 2pm

South Auckland Rangers v Ngongotaha
Rongomai Park, Ormiston, 2pm

Te Puke United v University of Auckland
Litt Park, Te Puke, 2pm

Uni-Mount Bohemian v FC Whangarei
Bill McKinlay Park, Mt Wellington, 2pm

Pukekohe v Waipuna Rangers
Bledisloe Park, Pukekohe, 2pm

READ MORE: Waipuna Rangers: From casual kickabouts to Chatham Cup debut >>>>

Cambridge v Sperm Whales
John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge, 2pm

Plains Rangers v Taupo
Edgecumbe Domain, Edgecumbe, 2.30pm

Peringa United v New Plymouth Boys High School
Peringa Park, Fitzroy, Taranaki, 2pm

New Plymouth Rangers v FC Western
Merrilands Domain, New Plymouth, 2pm

Central Sports Club v Wakefield
A & P Park, Blenheim, 3pm

Western AFC (Christchurch) v Parklands United
Walter Park, Mairehau, 2.30pm

St Albans Shirley v Waimakariri United
St Albans Park, Christchurch, 2pm

Gore Wanderers v Grants Braes
Hyde Park, Southland, 3pm

Kate Sheppard Cup

Preliminary round

Papakura City v Onerahi
McLennan Park, Papakura, 1pm

Northern League

READ MORE: Upsets on the cards as sides scramble to clear Northern League’s bottom half >>>>

Auckland City v Melville United
Kiwitea St, Sandringham, 3pm

Birkenhead United v West Coast Rangers
McFetridge Park, Glenfield, 3pm

Manurewa v Takapuna
War Memorial Park, Manurewa, 3pm

Manukau United v Eastern Suburbs
Mangere Centre Park, Mangere, 3pm

Western Springs v Hamilton Wanderers
Seddon Fields, Westmere, 3pm

Bay Olympic v Auckland United
Olympic Park, New Lynn, 6pm

Central League

READ MORE: Newly-promoted sides meet in Central League as battle heats up for second spot >>>>

Stop Out v Whanganui Athletic
Hutt Park, Wellington, 2.30pm

North Wellington v Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Alex Moore Park, Johnsonville, 3pm

Wellington Olympic v Petone
Wakefield Park, Island Bay, 3.45pm

Southern League

READ MORE: Midtable match-up stands out in intriguing Southern League round >>>>

Cashmere Technical v Green Island
Garrick Memorial Park, Christchurch, 1.30pm

Ferrymeads Bays v Selwyn United
Ferrymead Park, Christchurch, 2.45pm

FC Twenty 11 v Coastal Spirit
Avonhead Park, Christchurch, 2.45pm

Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship

READ MORE: Championship high flyers East Coast Bays set to face improving Tauranga City >>>>

Ellerslie v Northern Rovers
Michaels Ave Reserve, Ellerslie, 3pm

Metro v North Shore United
Phyllis St Reserve, Mt Albert, 3pm

East Coast Bays v Tauranga City
Bay City Park, Browns Bay, 3pm

Ngaruawahia United v Mt Albert Ponsonby
Centennial Park, Ngaruawahia, 3pm

Fencibles United v Onehunga Mangere United
Riverhills Park, Pakuranga, 3pm

Waiheke United v Hibiscus Coast
Onetangi Sports Complex, Waiheke Island, 3pm

Games to be played on Sunday April 23, 2023

Kate Sheppard Cup

Preliminary round

Northern United v Melville United
Korikori Park, Hamilton, 11am

Waikato Unicol v Cambridge
Jansen Park, Hamilton, 1pm

Central League

READ MORE: Newly-promoted sides meet in Central League as battle heats up for second spot >>>>

Napier City Rovers v Waterside Karori
Bluewater Stadium, Napier, 1.50pm

Western Suburbs v Miramar Rangers
Endeavour Park, Whitby, 2pm

Southern League

READ MORE: Midtable match-up stands out in intriguing Southern League round >>>>

Nelson Suburbs v Dunedin City Royals
Saxton Fields, Nelson, 12pm

Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier League

READ MORE: Western Springs lose three points after case of mistaken identity prompts protest >>>>

West Coast Rangers v Ellerslie
Fred Taylor Park, Whenuapai, 3pm

Northern Rovers v Auckland United
McFetridge Park, Glenfield, 1pm

Hamilton Wanderers v Hibiscus Coast
Porritt Stadium, Hamilton, 1pm

Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship

READ MORE: Expect the unexpected in the Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship this weekend >>>>

Otumoetai v Central United
Fergusson Park, Otumoetai, 1pm

Manukau United v Fencibles United
Walter Massey Park, Mangere East, 1pm

Franklin United v Tauranga City
Drury Sports Complex, Drury, 1pm

Onehunga Sports v Te Atatu
Waikaraka Park, Onehunga, 1pm

WaiBOP W-League

Lakes v Tauranga Blue Rovers
Jesse Martin Park, Ngongotaha, 1pm

ANZAC Day

Games to be played on Tuesday April 25, 2023

Chatham Cup

Preliminary round

READ MORE: Prelim round conjures dreams of Chatham Cup glory for lesser-known teams >>>>

Papakura City v Gisborne Thistle
McLennan Park, Papakura, 1pm

READ MORE: Cyclone forces Gisborne Thistle to undertake gruelling travel schedule >>>>

Te Atatu v Mangere United
Te Atatu Peninsula Park, Te Atatu, 2pm

Central United v Waitemata
Kiwitea St, Sandringham, 2pm

AFC Bohemian Celtic v Otorohanga
Michaels Ave Reserve, Ellerslie, 2pm

Papamoa v Northern United
Gordon Spratt Reserve, Papamoa, 2pm

Rapa Nui FC v West Hamilton
Walter Massey Park, Mangere East, 2pm

Lower Hutt City v Brooklyn Northern United
Fraser Park, Taita, 2pm

Kapiti Coast United v Greytown 
Weka Park, Paraparaumu, 2pm

Victoria University v Wainuiomata
Boyd Wilson Park, Wellington, 2pm

Wellington United v Seatoun
Te Whaea Park, Newtown, 2pm

Upper Hutt City v Stokes Valley
Maidstone Park, Upper Hutt, 2pm

Island Bay United v Wellington Marist
Wakefield Park, Island Bay, 2pm

Paekakariki v Naenae
Campbell Park, Paekakariki, 2pm

FC Nelson v Golden Bay
Guppy Park, Nelson, 2.30pm

Kate Sheppard Cup

Preliminary round

Richmond v FC Nelson
Jubilee Park, Richmond, 2pm

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