The Wellington Phoenix men’s squad will play newly-crowned Chatham Cup winners Wellington Olympic in a free entry pre-season match on Sunday September 22. The game will be played at Martin Luckie Park, Wellington, with a 2pm kick-off. Olympic, who won … Read More
Canterbury’s Coastal Spirit have claimed the final qualifying place in this year’s Men’s National League after securing second place in the Southern League. Spirit made sure of their qualification with a 2-1 win against Universities of Canterbury, thanks to a … Read More
Napier City Rovers will play in this year’s Men’s National League after securing the last qualifying place from the Central League. A 6-1 win against North Wellington on Sunday ensured Rovers can finish no worse than third in the Central … Read More
Auckland club Western Springs are celebrating a successful weekend for their women’s and men’s first teams. The Springs women have clinched a place in the final of this year’s Kate Sheppard Cup with a 3-0 semi-final win against Dunedin City … Read More
Friends of Football are looking for photographers based in the South Island who can provide our website with images from the top men’s and women’s regional competitions. We’re keen to get images from the Southern League, the Women’s South Island … Read More
Former Hawkes Bay youth coach Chris Davies has landed the manager’s job at English club Birmingham City. Davies (39) joins Birmingham City after their relegation from the English Championship to League One, and after the club agreed a compensation package … Read More
Former Auckland City head coach Ramon Tribulietx has been recruited by four-times Philippines national champions United City. Tribulietx (51) has taken over as head coach after the departure of Romanian coach Marian Mihail with the club sitting seventh on the … Read More
Auckland United have announced Ben Bate will be their new director of football. Bate (38) has been the head coach of United’s women’s team since moving from Northern Rovers at the end of 2022, leading his new club to titles … Read More
A decision to include Auckland FC’s reserves in next year’s Northern League has disrupted previously-agreed regulations covering promotion and relegation for clubs in the regional pyramid. The knock-on effect of including the second-string side from Auckland’s A-League expansion club changes … Read More
Auckland United men’s head coach José Figueira has been appointed New Zealand men’s U-20 assistant coach to work with previously-announced new men’s U-20 head coach Chris Greenacre. Figueira has previously been involved with New Zealand Football as head coach of … Read More