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The OFC Champions League match between Auckland City and Hienghene Sport will be streamed live by the Oceania Football Confederation. The match between New Zealand’s champions and the 2021 New Caledonia Super League champions will kick off at 12-noon on … Read More
The Australia Cup round of 32 tie between Devonport City Strikers and the Wellington Phoenix will be live streamed by Football Australia’s YouTube Channel on Wednesday August 3, 2022. The game will kick off at 9.30pm (NZT) and be streamed … Read More
Auckland City and Eastern Suburbs have landed home draws in the semi-finals of the 2022 Chatham Cup. Auckland City will meet Wellington Olympic in their semi-final at Kiwitea St, Sandringham, on Sunday August 21, 2022, at 2pm. Eastern Suburbs will … Read More
The number of qualifying nations is growing for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to be co-hosted in New Zealand and Australia. Australia and New Zealand will be there as host nations, while 20 more have been confirmed through onfield … Read More
Melville United are to hold 50-year celebrations in early November 2022 with a gathering of past and present players, members and supporters. The event, over the weekend of November 4-6, will mark the 50th anniversary since Bob Owens and Tony … Read More
Friends of Football’s reunion for those involved in the 1967 Manchester United tour to New Zealand attracted media interest, including coverage from 1News and broadcaster Andrew Saville. His story appeared on the national 6pm bulletin for 1News. Here it is: … Read More
The Chatham Cup quarter-final between Waiheke United and Eastern Suburbs will be live streamed by NZ Football’s YouTube Channel on Saturday (July 30). The game will kick off at 2pm and be streamed from the Onetangi Sports Complex. You can … Read More
The Chatham Cup quarter-final between Auckland City and Dunedin City Royals will be live streamed by Auckland City on Saturday (July 30). The game will kick off at 1pm and be streamed from Dunedin’s Artificial Turf Stadium. Details of how … Read More
Football fans can watch live streams of any of three Chatham Cup quarter-finals being played on Saturday July 30. The increasing availability of streaming facilities, and high interest in the cup competition, mean fans can take their pick of the … Read More
Another busy weekend looms as football fans have a full range of top men’s and women’s league matches in the Northern and WaiBOP regions. Of the Chatham Cup quarter-finals, only one game is in the north — and it’s at … Read More
The Wellington Phoenix have confirmed the following match schedule for the 2022-23 Men’s Isuzu UTE A-League season. Season schedule (home games in bold, kick-off times in NZT): Sunday, October 9 vs Adelaide United at Sky Stadium – 3pm Sunday, October … Read More
The draw has been made for the semi-finals of the NRF Men’s Federation Cup. Uni-Mount Bohemian Alto Vuelo will play Te Atatu at Bill McKinlay Park. Hibiscus Coast’s M1 side will play West Coast Rangers’ Nation M1 team at Stanmore … Read More
Football fans get the chance to watch 15 OFC Champions League matches at a two-week Auckland tournament between August 4-17. Auckland City will represent New Zealand at the eight-nation tournament to decide which club will go forward as Oceania’s entry … Read More
Saturday’s Northern League match between Hamilton Wanderers and Auckland United will be live streamed by New Zealand Football’s YouTube channel. The game kicks off at 3pm on Saturday July 22, 2022. You can watch it here: More stories
Five teams go into the weekend as the only remaining unbeaten sides at the top levels of competition in the Northern and WaiBOP regions. And as the winter season heads to its late stages, the question is how many of … Read More
New Zealand’s pathway to next year’s FIFA U-20 Men’s World Cup has been laid out with the draw for a qualifying tournament involving all 11 Oceania nations. The two finalists at the OFC U-19 Championship next month will qualify for … Read More
Football enthusiasts are invited to Hamilton’s FMG Stadium on Wednesday July 20 to mark the one-year countdown to the opening of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The stadium is one of four New Zealand venues for games at the … Read More
Football fans in Auckland can enjoy two midweek matches this week with Northern League and Chatham Cup fixtures. On Tuesday (July 19), newly-crowned Northern League champions Auckland City will host Manukau United at the Croatian Cultural Club (7pm) in a … Read More