Here’s your guide to the weekend’s football with Chatham Cup, Northern, Central and Southern League fixtures, as well as men’s and women’s Lotto NRFL games in the north.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup reaches its final stages with its play-off for third place (Saturday) followed by the final on Sunday.
Enjoy your footballing weekend!
Here are the fixtures for the weekend of August 18-20, 2023:
Games to be played on Friday August 18, 2023
Northern League
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Western Springs v Auckland United
Seddon Fields, Westmere, 7.30pm
Lotto NRFL Southern Conference
Papamoa v Cambridge
Porritt Stadium, Hamilton, 7.30pm
Games to be played on Saturday August 19, 2023
FIFA Women’s World Cup
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Play-off for third
Sweden v Australia
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, 8pm (NZT)
Chatham Cup
Semi-finals
Christchurch United v Eastern Suburbs
United Sports Complex, Christchurch, 2pm
Melville United v Waterside Karori
Gower Park, Hamilton, 5.30pm
Northern League
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Auckland City v Hamilton Wanderers
Kiwitea St, Sandringham, 3pm
Manukau United v Manurewa
Mangere Centre Park, Mangere, 5.30pm
Bay Olympic v Takapuna
Olympic Park, New Lynn, 6pm
Southern League
Nomads United v Cashmere Technical
Tulett Park, Christchurch, 2.45pm
Green Island v Dunedin City Royals
Sunnyvale Park, Dunedin, 2.45pm
Women’s South Island League
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Dunedin City Royals v Otago University
Tahuna Park, Dunedin, 12.30pm
Coastal Spirit v Nelson Suburbs
English Park, Christchurch, 12.30pm
Cashmere Technical v Universities of Canterbury
Garrick Memorial Park, Christchurch, 2.45pm
Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship
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Mount Albert Ponsonby v Ellerslie
Anderson Park, Mt Albert, 3pm
Onehunga Mangere United v Metro
Mangere Domain, Mangere, 3pm
Northern Rovers v East Coast Bays
McFetridge Park, Glenfield, 3pm
North Shore United v Tauranga City
Allen Hill Stadium, Devonport, 3pm
Hibiscus Coast v Fencibles United
Stanmore Bay Park, Whangaparaoa, 3pm
Ngaruawahia United v Waiheke United
Centennial Park, Ngaruawahia, 3pm
Lotto NRFL Men’s Northern Conference
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Franklin United v Northland
Walter Massey Park, Manukau, 3pm
West Auckland v Oratia United
Brains Park, Kelston, 3pm
Bucklands Beach v Central United
Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga, 3pm
Albany United v Beachlands Maraetai
Rosedale Park, Albany, 3pm
Waitemata — Bye
Lotto NRFL Men’s Southern Conference
Waikato Unicol v Te Awamutu
Jansen Park, Hamilton, 3pm
Ngongotaha Lakes v Taupo
Tamarahi Reserve, Ngongotaha, 3pm
Claudelands Rovers v Otumoetai
Galloway Park, Hamilton, 3pm
NRF Men’s League One
Ranui Swanson v South Auckland Rangers
Starling Park, Ranui, 3pm
Papatoetoe v Papakura City
Murdoch Park, Papatoetoe, 3pm
Uni-Mount Bohemian v Te Atatu
Bill McKinlay Park, Mt Wellington, 6pm
WaiBOP Men’s League One
Otorohanga v Matamata Swifts
Otorohanga Domain, Otorohanga, 3pm
Cambridge v West Hamilton
John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge, 3pm
Claudelands Rovers v Tauranga City
Galloway Park, Hamilton, 3pm
Tokoroa v Hamilton Wanderers
Strathmore Park, Tokoroa, 3pm
Games to be played on Sunday August 20, 2023
FIFA Women’s World Cup
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Final
Spain v England
Stadium Australia, Sydney, 10pm (NZT)
Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier League
Western Springs v Ellerslie
Seddon Fields, Westmere, 1.30pm
Eastern Suburbs v Northern Rovers
Madills Farm, St Heliders, 1pm
Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship
Otumoetai v Fencibles United
Fergusson Park, Otumoetai, 1pm
WaiBOP W-League
Otumoetai v Tauranga City
Fergusson Park, Otumoetai, 11am
Lakes v Melville United
Game defaulted by away team
Game to be played on Tuesday August 22, 2023
West Coast Rangers v Melville United
Fred Taylor Park, Auckland, 7.30pm
Game to be played on Wednesday August 23, 2023
Birkenhead United v Eastern Suburbs
Shepherds Park, Auckland, 7.30pm
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