There’s plenty of live football in Auckland and Wellington this weekend, as forty teams contest the national U-17 youth championships, and the women’s and men’s Wellington Phoenix teams have home fixtures.
The men’s and women’s U-17 tournament runs till Sunday afternoon when finals take place at Western Springs’ Seddon Fields grounds.
The Phoenix men look to extend their unbeaten start to the A-League season to seven games when they host Newcastle Jets on Saturday.
The injury-hit Phoenix women play fourth-placed Melbourne Victory at Porirua Park on Sunday.
Enjoy your footballing weekend!
Here are the fixtures for the weekend of December 8-11, 2023:
Games to be played on Friday December 8, 2023
National U-17 Youth Tournament
Seddon Fields, Westmere
Day Two
Men’s competition, 9am-5pm
Women’s competition, 12pm-7pm
Games to be played on Saturday December 9, 2023
Men’s A-League
Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets
Sky Stadium, Wellington, 7.30pm (NZT)
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National U-17 Youth Tournament
Seddon Fields, Westmere
Day Three
Men’s competition, 11am-7.30pm
Quarter-finals for championship (4pm), plate (5.15pm) and bowl (6.30pm)
Women’s competition, 9am-4pm
Games to be played on Sunday December 10, 2023
Women’s A-League
Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory
Porirua Park, Porirua, 4pm (NZT)
National U-17 Youth Tournament
Seddon Fields, Westmere
Finals day
Men’s competition, 9.30am-3pm
Semi-finals (from 9.30am-11.45am)
Bowl final (1.45pm)
Plate final (1.45pm)
Championship final (2pm)
Women’s competition, 12pm-4.45pm
Semi-finals for championship (12pm) and plate (12pm)
Plate final (3.30pm)
Championship final (3.45pm)
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