Forty teams will gather at Auckland’s Seddon Fields this week for the national U-17 women’s and men’s youth tournament being staged by Western Springs.
The men’s draw has 24 teams, while the women’s competition has 16 teams, up from 12 last year.
This year’s tournament will run over four days, from December 7-10, 2023. Western Springs have hosted the tournament since 2019.
Last year’s winners were Birkenhead (men) and Northern Rovers (women).
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Main photo: Seddon Fields … ready for four days of top youth football.
Men’s groups
Men’s draw >>>>
Pool A
Auckland United
Nomads United
Northland
Melville United
Bay Olympic
Otumoetai
Pool B
Fencibles United
Auckland City
FC Tauranga Moana
Northern Rovers
Cashmere Technical
West Coast Rangers
Pool C
Birkenhead United
Napier City Rovers
Western Springs Green
Hamilton Wanderers
Nelson Suburbs
Uni-Mount
Pool D
Wellington Phoenix
Eastern Suburbs
East Coast Bays
Christchurch United
Ellerslie
Western Springs Development
Women’s groups
Women’s draw >>>>
Pool A
Nomads United
Melville United
Hibiscus Coast
Eastern Suburbs
Pool B
Auckland United
Western Springs Green
Coastal Spirit
Otumoetai
Pool C
Wellington Phoenix
Ellerslie
West Coast Rangers
Western Springs Development
Pool D
Fencibles United
FC Tauranga Moana
Northern Rovers
Birkenhead United
Venue
The tournament will be staged at Seddon Fields, Westmere, Auckland.
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