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Your guide to the weekend’s big fixtures … all on one page

Here’s your guide to the weekend’s football with semi-finals of the Kate Sheppard Cup, Northern, Central and Southern League fixtures, and men’s and women’s Lotto NRFL games in the north. Enjoy your footballing weekend! Here are the fixtures for the … Read More

Wellington Olympic on brink of claiming Central League title this weekend

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By Luke Austin Results could see Wellington Olympic wrap up the Central League title this weekend while the race for the top four will go to the wire. Round 16 gets underway this Saturday at Fraser Park with a big … Read More

National body reveals seven top matches to be live-streamed in next month

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Seven top league and cup fixtures will be live-streamed during August and early September, NZ Football have confirmed. The national body’s YouTube channel will provide live coverage of the following fixtures: Kate Sheppard Cup Semi-finals Games to be played on … Read More

Catching up after the weekend? Here’s all the top results and all on one page …

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Here’s our round-up of the weekend’s results from the Northern League, Central League and Southern League, and the top men’s and women’s competitions in the Northern and WaiBOP regions. The FIFA Women’s World Cup’s Round of 16 determined who would … Read More

RESULTS: The winners, scorers and tables from Sunday’s top matches

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Here are Sunday’s results from the Central League, Southern League, Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship and the WaiBOP Women’s W-League. Results Games played on Sunday August 6, 2023 Central League Napier City Rovers 1 (Deri Corfe 54′ pen) Whanganui Athletic 1 … Read More

RESULTS: The winners, scorers and tables from Saturday’s top matches

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Here’s our round-up of Saturday’s results from the Northern League, Central League and Southern League, and the top competitions in the Northern and WaiBOP regions. The Women’s South Island League had two games played. This page will be updated as … Read More

Your guide to the weekend’s big fixtures … all on one page

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Here’s your guide to the weekend’s football with Northern, Central and Southern League fixtures, as well as men’s and women’s Lotto NRFL games in the north. Enjoy your footballing weekend! Here are the fixtures for the weekend of August 4-6: … Read More

Scramble for top four places puts spice into Central League fixtures

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By Luke Austin In the first of three Saturday games, Miramar Rangers host Petone at David Farrington Park. Petone, who stunned leaders Olympic 4-0 in round 14, were brought back down to earth last Saturday as they fell to a … Read More

Wellington Phoenix sign three-year deal with teenage midfielder Fin Conchie

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New Zealand U-20 international midfielder Fin Conchie is the latest Wellington Phoenix academy player to graduate to the professional ranks. Conchie (19) has signed a three-year contract with the Phoenix, joining reserves team-mate Lukas Kelly-Heald in the men’s first team … Read More

Catching up after the weekend? Here’s all the top results and all on one page …

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Here are all the weekend’s top results from the Chatham Cup, Central and Southern Leagues, the Women’s South Island League and the top men’s and women’s competitions in the Northern and WaiBOP regions. Here’s our round-up of the weekend of … Read More

RESULTS: The winners, scorers and tables from Saturday’s top matches

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Here’s our round-up of results from Saturday’s Chatham Cup quarter-finals, Central League, Women’s South Island League and Lotto NRFL and WaiBOP competitions. The page will be updated as more information becomes available. Resuts Games played on Saturday July 29, 2023 … Read More

Your guide to the weekend’s big fixtures … all on one page

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Here’s your guide to the weekend’s football with Chatham Cup quarter-finals, Central and Southern League fixtures, as well as men’s and women’s Lotto NRFL games in the north. Dunedin, Wellington and Auckland host more games in the FIFA Women’s World … Read More

Catching up after the weekend? Here’s all the top results and all on one page …

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Here are all the weekend’s top results from the Northern, Central and Southern Leagues, the Women’s South Island league and the top men’s and women’s competitions in the Northern and WaiBOP regions. The FIFA Women’s World Cup is well and … Read More

RESULTS: The winners, scorers and tables from Saturday’s top matches

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Here’s our round-up of results from Saturday’s football with Northern, Central and Southern League fixtures, as well as men’s Lotto NRFL games in the north. This page will be updated as more information becomes available. Results Games played on Saturday … Read More

STREAM: Watch Waterside Karori play Napier City Rovers in Central League

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Waterside Karori will play Napier City Rovers in the Central League on Saturday July 15, 2023. The game kicks off at 12.30pm and will be streamed live by NZ Football’s YouTube channel. Watch the live stream here Fixture Game to … Read More

Your guide to the weekend’s big fixtures … all on one page

Here’s your guide to the weekend’s football with Northern, Central and Southern League fixtures, as well as men’s and women’s Lotto NRFL games in the north. Six games will be played on New Zealand soil in the FIFA Women’s World … Read More

Central League remains tight while relegation battle heats up

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By Luke Austin Round 14 of the Central League gets underway with an early 12.30pm kick-off at Karori Park as the Wharfies host Napier City Rovers. Karori’s recent 3-0 win over Napier will be fresh on the minds of both … Read More

STREAM: Clash between National League contenders to be streamed live

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Saturday’s Central League match between Waterside Karori and Napier City Rovers will be streamed live by NZ Football’s YouTube channel. With both sides pressing for a place in the Central League’s top four — and a qualifying spot for this … Read More

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SEPTEMBER

September 8-21: OFC U-16 Women’s Championship, Fiji (click here for details)

Monday September 9 (12pm NZT): New Zealand v New Caledonia, HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji, OFC U-16 Women’s Championship (click here for details)

Monday September 9 (2pm NZT): Tonga v Samoa, FFS Football Stadium, Apia, Samoa, FIFA World Cup Oceania qualifier (click here for details)

Wednesday September 11 (11am NZT): All Whites v United States, TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio (click here for details)

Thursday September 12 (12pm NZT): New Zealand v Tahiti, HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji, OFC U-16 Women’s Championship (click here for details)

September 14-October 6: FIFA Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan (click here for details)

September 14 (2pm): Four play-off games to decide participating clubs in Central League 2 (click here for details)

Sunday September 15 (12pm NZT): New Zealand v Solomon Islands, HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji, OFC U-16 Women’s Championship (click here for details)

Sunday September 15 (10pm NZT): Futsal Whites v Libya, FIFA Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan (click here for details)

Thursday September 19 (1am NZT): Futsal Whites v Spain, FIFA Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan (click here for details)

Saturday September 21 (10.30m NZT): Futsal Whites v Kazakhstan, FIFA Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan (click here for details)

September 28-29: Round one of men’s and women’s National Leagues

OCTOBER

Friday October 11 (3pm NZT): All Whites v Tahiti, OFC qualifiers for FIFA World Cup, VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu (click here for details)

Monday October 14 (7pm): All Whites v Malaysia, international friendly, North Harbour Stadium, Auckland (click here for details)

October 16-November 3: FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Dominican Republic (click here for details)

Thursday October 17 (NZT): New Zealand v Nigeria, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Santiago, Dominican Republic (click here for details)

October 18-20: Opening weekend of men’s A-League (click here for details)

Sunday October 20 (NZT): New Zealand v Dominican Republic, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Santiago, Dominican Republic (click here for details)

October 20-26: OFC Beach Soccer Men’s Nations Cup, Solomon Islands

Wednesday October 23 (NZT): New Zealand v Ecuador, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Santiago, Dominican Republic (click here for details)

NOVEMBER

November 1-3: Opening weekend of women’s A-League (click here for details)

Friday November 15: All Whites v Vanuatu, FIFA World Cup qualifier, FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton (click here for details)

Monday November 18: All Whites v TBC, FIFA World Cup qualifier, Auckland (click here for details)

November 22-24: A-League Unite Round, Sydney (click here for details)

MAY

May 16-18: Grand final, women’s A-League (click here for details)

May 30-June 1: Grand final, men’s A-League (click here for details)

JUNE

June 15-July 13: FIFA Club World Cup, United States (click here for details)