About 1,300 of the country’s best youth footballers will gather in Napier over Labour Weekend to contest the national U-19s tournaments for men’s and women’s teams.
Napier City Rovers, who have hosted the event since 1977, have attracted 72 teams from both islands.
The event will be run in three parts — a main tournament for men, a satellite competition for men and a 24-team tournament for women.
Games start on Saturday, with finals to be played on Monday.
Main photo: Bluewater Stadium will host the national U-19s tournament at Labour Weekend.
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Here are the groups in which teams play five games, with the top two sides progressing to quarter-finals.
2023 main tournament (men)
Group A
Birkenhead United
Petone
Tauranga City
Ellerslie
Melville United
Waterside Karori
Group B
Bucklands Beach
Wellington Olympic
Upper Hutt
Hibiscus Coast
Miramar Rangers
West Coast Rangers
Group C
Cashmere Technical
Northern Rovers
Bay Olympic
Island Bay United
Northland
Western Springs
Group D
Napier City Rovers
Stop Out
Hamilton Wanderers
Lower Hutt United
North Wellington
Fencibles United
2023 satellite tournament (men)
Group E
Port Hill United
Horowhenua Coastal
Wellington Phoenix
Tawa
Franklin United
Christchurch United
Group F
Papamoa
Levin
Claudelands Rovers
North Shore United
FC Nelson
Havelock North Wanderers
Group G
Otumoetai
Nelson Suburbs
Taradale
Whanganui Athletic
Takapuna
Manurewa
Group H
Uni-Mount Bohemian
Taupo
Cambridge
Wainuiomata
Western Rangers
North Harbour United
2023 women’s tournament
Group W1
Auckland United
Lakes
Otumoetal
Fencibles United
West Coast Rangers
North Harbour United
Group W2
Hamilton Wanderers
Wairarapa
Palmerston North Marist
Havelock North Wanderers
Lower Hutt United
North Wellington
Group W3
Hibiscus Coast
Port Hill United
Ellerslie
Petone
Nelson Suburbs
Wellington Phoenix
Group W4
Horowhenua Coastal
Franklin United
Taradale
Tauranga City
New Plymouth Rangers
Western Springs
Knockout stages
Main tournament (men)
Quarter-finals
Games to be played at 5pm, Sunday October 22, 2023
Q1: Winners group A v Runners-up group D
Q2: Winners group B v Runners-up group C
Q3: Winners group C v Runners-up group B
Q4: Winners group D v Runners-up group A
Semi-finals
Games to be played at 9am, Monday October 23, 2022
SF1: Winners Q1 v Winners Q2
SF2: Winners Q3 v Winners Q4
Final
Game to be played at 12.30pm, Monday October 23, 2022
Winners SF1 v Winners SF2
Satellite tournament (men)
Quarter-finals
Games to be played at 5pm, Sunday October 22, 2023
Q1: Winners group E v Runners-up group H
Q2: Winners group F v Runners-up group G
Q3: Winners group G v Runners-up group F
Q4: Winners group H v Runners-up group E
Semi-finals
Games to be played at 8am, Monday October 23, 2022
SF1: Winners Q1 v Winners Q2
SF2: Winners Q3 v Winners Q4
Final
Game to be played at 11am, Monday October 23, 2022
Winners SF1 v Winners SF2
Women’s tournament
Quarter-finals
Games to be played at 5pm, Sunday October 22, 2023
Q1: Winners group W1 v Runners-up group W4
Q2: Winners group W2 v Runners-up group W3
Q3: Winners group W3 v Runners-up group W2
Q4: Winners group W4 v Runners-up group W1
Semi-finals
Games to be played at 8am, Monday October 23, 2022
SF1: Winners Q1 v Winners Q2
SF2: Winners Q3 v Winners Q4
Final
Game to be played at 11am, Monday October 23, 2022
Winners SF1 v Winners SF2
Last year’s tournament
Wellington Olympic (main), Hibiscus Coast (satellite) and West Coast Rangers (women) took the honours at the 2022 Napier tournament.
2022 finals
Main Tournament (Men) Final
Game played on Monday October 24, 2022
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Wellington Olympic 1 (Sam Wall 63′)
Fencibles United 1 (Nathan Walker 40′)
Olympic won penalty shoot-out 4-3 after extra time.
Satellite Tournament (Men) Final
Game played on Monday October 24, 2022
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Hibiscus Coast 1 (Taine Bracken 32′)
Northland 0
Women’s Tournament Final
Game played on Monday October 24, 2022
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West Coast Rangers 3 (Te Waiariki Read 14′, Emily Lyon 17′, Jess Smith 38′)
Ellerslie 0
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