Here’s your guide to the weekend’s football with cup football, Northern, Central and Southern League fixtures, as well as men’s and women’s regional leagues.
The Wellington Phoenix also end their regular season with a crucial game against Macarthur on Saturday.
Enjoy your footballing weekend!
Here are the fixtures for the weekend of April 26-28, 2024:
Games to be played on Friday April 26, 2024
Central League
PREVIEW: Tough round beckons for Central League’s underdog teams >>>>
North Wellington v Miramar Rangers
Alex Moore Park, Johnsonville, 7.15pm
Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship
Onehunga Mangere United v Fencibles United
Mangere Centre Park, Mangere, 7.30pm
PREVIEW: Top sides to meet in Friday night NRFL Men’s Championship clash >>>>
Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship
PREVIEW: New Bay of Plenty side takes early lead in Women’s Championship >>>>
Northern Rovers v Onehunga Sports
Becroft Park, Forrest Hill, 7.30pm
Games to be played on Saturday April 27, 2024
Men’s A-League
READ MORE: Bumper crowd anticipated for Saturday’s Phoenix match at Sky Stadium >>>>
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Wellington Phoenix v Macarthur
Sky Stadium, Wellington, 7.15pm (NZT)
Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners
Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle, 7.15pm (NZT)
Chatham Cup
RESULTS: Chatham Cup results from ANZAC Day >>>>
Preliminary round
Tikipunga v Papatoetoe
Tikipunga Park, Tikipunga, 2pm
Whanganui Athletic v Palmerston North United
Wembley Park, Whanganui, 2pm
New Plymouth Rangers v Havelock North Wanderers
Merrilands Domain, New Plymouth, 3pm
FC Nelson v Motueka
Guppy Park, Nelson, 2.45pm
Mapua Rangers v Richmond
Mapua Domain, Mapua, 2pm
Western v St Albans Shirley
Walter Park, Mairehau, Christchurch, 2pm
Parklands United v Burwood
Parklands Reserve, Parklands, Christchurch, 2pm
Northern League
PREVIEW: Big match-ups loom at both ends of the Northern League table >>>>
Auckland United v West Coast Rangers
Keith Hay Park, Mt Roskill, 3pm
Auckland City v Western Springs
Kiwitea St, Sandringham, 3pm
Tauranga City v East Coast Bays
Links Ave, Mt Maunganui, 3pm
Birkenhead United v Manurewa
Shepherds Park, Birkenhead, 3pm
Melville United v Eastern Suburbs
Gower Park, Hamilton, 5pm
Hamilton Wanderers v Bay Olympic
Porritt Stadium, Hamilton, 5pm
Central League
PREVIEW: Tough round beckons for Central League’s underdog teams >>>>
Waterside Karori v Stop Out
Martin Luckie Park, Berhampore, 2.30pm
Petone v Western Suburbs
Petone Memorial Park, Petone, 3pm
Wellington Olympic v Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Wakefield Park, Island Bay, 3.45pm
Southern League
PREVIEW: Leading sides set to meet in Southern League’s next round of games >>>>
Dunedin City Royals v UC Football
Tahuna Park, Dunedin, 12.30pm
FC Twenty 11 v Christchurch United
Avonhead Park, Christchurch, 2.45pm
Selwyn United v Nomads United
Foster Park, Rolleston, 3pm
Lotto NRFL Women’s Premiership
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Auckland United v West Coast Rangers
Keith Hay Park, Mt Roskill, 5.45pm
Women’s South Island League
Dunedin City Royals v Roslyn Wakari
Dunedin Artificial Turf, Dunedin, 12.30pm
Green Island v Northern
Sunnyvale Park, Green Island, 12.30pm
Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship
North Shore United v Ngaruawahia United
Allen Hill Stadium, Devonport, 3pm
Takapuna v Mt Albert Ponsonby
Taharoto Park, Takapuna, 3pm
Hibiscus Coast v Manukau United
Stanmore Bay, Whangaparaoa, 3pm
Metro v Ellerslie
Phyllis St Reserve, Mt Albert, 3pm
Franklin United v Northern Rovers
Bledisloe Park, Pukekohe, 5pm
Lotto NRFL Men’s Southern Conference
PREVIEW: Southern Conference quickly turning into a two-club title race >>>>
Papamoa v Claudelands Rovers
Gordon Spratt Reserve, Papamoa, 3pm
Te Awamutu v Cambridge
The Stadium, Te Awamutu, 3pm
Otumoetai v Taupo
Fergusson Park, Otumoetai, 3pm
Waikato Unicol v Ngongotaha Lakes
Waikato Unicol, Hamilton, 3pm
NRF Men’s League One
Central United v Papakura City
Croatian Cultural Club, Te Atatu South, 3pm
Games to be played on Sunday April 28, 2024
Chatham Cup
RESULTS: Chatham Cup results from ANZAC Day >>>>
Preliminary round
Sperm Whales v University of Auckland
Seymour Park, Royal Oak, 2pm
Waimakariki United v Oxford
Kendall Park, Kaiapoi, 2.30pm
Kate Sheppard Cup
Preliminary round
Bay Olympic v Uni-Mount Bohemian
Olympic Park, New Lynn, 1pm
Central League
PREVIEW: Tough round beckons for Central League’s underdog teams >>>>
Napier City Rovers v Island Bay United
Bluewater Stadium, Napier, 2pm
Southern League
Coastal Spirit v Ferrymead Bays
Linfield Park, Bromley, 12pm
Nelson Suburbs v Cashmere Technical
Saxton Fields, Nelson, 12.45pm
Lotto NRFL Women’s Premiership
Hamilton Wanderers v Hibiscus Coast
Porritt Stadium, Hamilton, 1pm
Fencibles United v Western Springs
Riverhills Park, Pakuranga, 1.30pm
Women’s Capital Premier League
Wellington United v Island Bay United
Newtown Park, Wellington, 12pm
North Wellington v Miramar Rangers
Alex Moore Park, Johnsonville, 2pm
Upper Hutt City v Te Kotahitanga
Maidstone Park, Upper Hutt, 2pm
Brooklyn Northern United v Petone
Wakefield Park, Island Bay, 2.30pm
Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship
Tauranga Moana v Central United
Fergusson Park, Otumoetai, 1pm
Melville United v Franklin United
Gower Park, Hamilton, 1pm
Birkenhead United v Manukau United
Shepherds Park, Birkenhead, 1pm
NRF Women’s Conference
Beachlands Maraetai v Te Atatu
Te Puru Park, Beachlands, 1pm
Greenhithe Mozamba v Onehunga Mangere United
Rosedale Park, Albany, 1pm
WaiBOP Women’s W-League
Tauranga Moana Gold v Melville United
Fergusson Park, Papamora, 11am
Tauranga Blue Rovers v Waikato Unicol
Morland Fox Park, Greerton, 1pm
Game to be played on Monday April 29, 2024
Chatham Cup
Preliminary round
High School Old Boys v Halswell United
Kakaha Park, Prebbleton, 7pm
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