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.
Enjoy your footballing weekend!
Here are the fixtures for the weekend of August 26-27, 2023:
Games to be played on Saturday August 26, 2023
Northern League
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Manurewa v Auckland City
Manurewa War Memorial Park, Manurewa, 3pm
Takapuna v Birkenhead United
Taharoto Park, Takapuna, 3pm
Eastern Suburbs v West Coast Rangers
Madills Farm, St Heliers, 3pm
Hamilton Wanderers v Bay Olympic
Porritt Stadium, Hamilton, 5.30pm
Manukau United v Western Springs
Mangere Centre Park, Mangere, 5.30pm
Auckland United v Melville United
Keith Hay Park, Mt Roskill, 6pm
Central League
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Western Suburbs v Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Jerry Collins Stadium, Porirua, 2pm
Miramar Rangers v Whanganui Athletic
David Farrington Park, Miramar, 2.30pm
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Stop Out v North Wellington
Hutt Park, Lower Hutt, 2.30pm
Waterside Karori v Petone
Martin Luckie Park, Berhampore, 2.30pm
Southern League
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Nomads United v Nelson Suburbs
Tulett Park, Christchurch, 11.30am
Coastal Spirit v Selwyn United
English Park, Christchurch, 2.45pm
Cashmere Technical v Ferrymead Bays
Garrick Memorial Park, Christchurch 2.45pm
Women’s South Island League
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Otago University v Nelson Suburbs
Caledonian Ground, Dunedin, 12pm
Cashmere Technical v Coastal Spirit
English Park, Christchurch, 12.30pm
Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship
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Waiheke United v Metro
Onetangi Sports Complex, Waiheke, 3pm
Fencibles United v Tauranga City
Riverhills Park, Pakuranga, 3pm
Ngaruawahia United v North Shore United
Centennial Park, Ngaruawahia, 3pm
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Hibiscus Coast v Northern Rovers
Stanmore Bay Park, Whangaparaoa, 3pm
Mount Albert Ponsonby v Onehunga Mangere United
Anderson Park, Mt Albert, 3pm
Ellerslie v East Coast Bays
Michaels Ave, Ellerslie, 5.00pm
Lotto NRFL Men’s Northern Conference
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Beachlands Maraetai v Bucklands Beach
Te Puru Park, Beachlands, 3pm
West Auckland v Albany United
Brains Park, Kelston, 3pm
Oratia United v Waitemata
Parrs Park, Oratia, 3pm
Northland v Central United
Trigg Arena, Whangarei, 3pm
Franklin United — Bye
Lotto NRFL Men’s Southern Conference
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Cambridge v Waikato Unicol
John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge, 3pm
Taupo v Claudelands Rovers
Crown Park, Taupo, 3pm
Te Awamutu v Ngongotaha Lakes
The Stadium, Te Awamutu, 3pm
Papamoa v Otumoetai
Gordon Spratt Reserve, Papamoa, 3pm
NRF Men’s League One
Papakura City v Uni-Mount Bohemian
McLennan Park, Papakura, 3pm
South Auckland Rangers v Papatoetoe
Rongomai Park, Ormiston, 3pm
Te Atatu v Ranui Swanson
Te Atatu Peninsula Park, Te Atatu, 3pm
WaiBOP Men’s League One
Tauranga City v Tokoroa
Links Ave, Mt Maunganui, 3pm
West Hamilton v Claudelands Rovers
Mahoe Park, Hamilton, 3pm
Otorohanga v Cambridge
Otorohanga Domain, Otorohanga, 3pm
Hamilton Wanderers v Matamata Swifts
Porritt Stadium, Hamilton, 3pm
National Tertiary Futsal Championships
Men’s and women’s competitions (Day Three)
Central Energy Arena, Palmerston North
Games to be played on Sunday August 27, 2023
OFC Olympic Games Qualifiers
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New Zealand U-23 v Papua New Guinea
GAME CANCELLED
Australia Cup
Round of 16
Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix
Jack Edwards Reserve, Melbourne, 4pm (NZT)
Central League
Napier City Rovers v Wellington Olympic
Bluewater Stadium, Napier, 2pm
Southern League
Game to be played on Sunday August 27, 2023
Green Island v Christchurch United
Sunnyvale Park, Dunedin, 12pm
Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier League
Auckland United v Western Springs
Keith Hay Park, Mt Roskill, 1pm
Ellerslie v Hibiscus Coast
Michaels Ave, Ellerslie, 1pm
West Coast Rangers v Northern Rovers
Fred Taylor Park, Whenuapai, 1pm
Eastern Suburbs v Hamilton Wanderers
*Game defaulted by Hamilton Wanderers

Women’s South Island League
Universities of Canterbury v Dunedin City Royals
English Park, Christchurch, 11.30am
Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship
Otumoetai v Central United*
*Game defaulted by Central United
Franklin United v Tauranga City
Drury Sports Complex, Drury, 1pm
Onehunga Sports v Te Atatu
Waikaraka Park, Onehunga, 1pm
National Tertiary Futsal Championships
Men’s and women’s competitions (Finals Day)
Central Energy Arena, Palmerston North
Game to be played on Tuesday August 29, 2023
Southern League
FC Twenty 11 v Christchurch United
Avonhead Park, Christchurch, 7pm