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Defending champions Auckland City have clinched their place in the Grand Final of this year’s Men’s National League with a 2-0 win against bottom side Petone. The win gives the Navy Blues an unassailable passage to the final on Sunday … Read More
The Grand Final of the U-17 Boys’ National Championship will be live-streamed from Upper Hutt at 2.30pm on Sunday November 5. Auckland’s Fencibles United will face the Wellington Phoenix Academy at the NZ Campus of Innovation and Sport headquarters in … Read More
A “moment of magic” from Wellington Phoenix captain Annalie Longo has helped the women’s team to their first back-to-back wins of their history. Longo’s spectacular 85th-minute goal, in her long-awaited club debut, has secured the Phoenix a 2-1 win over … Read More
Here’s our round-up of results from Saturday’s top games from the women’s and men’s National Leagues, the U-17 Boys’ National Championship and A-League games for the Wellington Phoenix women and men. Results Games played on Saturday November 4, 2023 Women’s … Read More
Fencibles United will play the Wellington Phoenix Academy in Sunday’s final of the U-17 Boys’ National Championship. Fencibles beat Birkenhead United 1-0 on Saturday to reach the final while the Phoenix beat last year’s winners Auckland United 4-1. Main photo: … Read More
Auckland City can secure a spot in the Grand Final of the Men’s National League with victory against winless Petone on Saturday. Three points would even allow City to rest and rotate players in their two remaining fixtures. But head … Read More
With only three rounds left, this weekend’s games could well provide answers to key questions for the Women’s National League. Such as: Will it be an all-Auckland final, or can Southern United spoil the party? If it is going to … Read More
New Zealand’s men’s and women’s champion clubs will be decided at Auckland’s Go Media Stadium Mt Smart on Sunday November 26. NZ Football have confirmed the Grand Finals of the Women’s National League and the Men’s National League will be … Read More
The Wellington Phoenix are reaching for new heights early in Giancarlo Italiano’s first year as head coach. The Phoenix are traditionally slow starters in the Isuzu UTE A-League but, after a draw and a win to start the 2023-24 season, … Read More
Football Ferns midfielder Annalie Longo is expected to make her much-awaited first A-League appearance for the Wellington Phoenix in Saturday’s home game against Brisbane Roar. Phoenix head coach Paul Temple said of his captain, who missed the first two rounds … Read More
By Luke Austin Wellington Olympic and Christchurch United go head-to-head on Saturday in a game that could decide which of the clubs go through to the Grand Final of the Men’s National League. After six rounds of the Men’s National … Read More
By Logan Smith Despite dropping points last weekend, surprise Women’s National League contenders Southern United remain firmly in the race and will look to get back to winning ways at home to CF Waterside Karori on Saturday. Southern drew 1-1 … Read More
Only four clubs remain with a chance of taking out the U-17 Boys’ National League after the first day’s tournament play in Wellington. Fencibles United, Birkenhead United, defending champions Auckland United and the Wellington Phoenix Academy all won their day … Read More
Here’s your guide to the weekend’s football with more rounds of fixtures in the women’s and men’s National Leagues. Wellington Phoenix play a women’s and men’s double header at Sky Stadium on Saturday. A three-day tournament at Upper Hutt will … Read More
Outstanding performances in their two opening A-League games have helped earn goalkeeper Alex Paulsen a multi-year contract extension with the Wellington Phoenix. The New Zealand U-23 goalkeeper, who was coming off contract at the end of the season, has re-signed … Read More
The national U-17 boys’ champions will be decided over the weekend with eight of the country’s best youth teams meeting for a three-day tournament in Wellington. The teams will play at the NZ Campus of Innovation and Sport at Upper … Read More
Christchurch club FC Twenty 11 have named their women’s and men’s first team head coaches for next season. Lyndsey Anderson will coach the women’s first team while Graham McMann will lead the men’s first team. In the announcement of the … Read More
Football’s national body has released a three-year plan to drive futsal forward in New Zealand. NZ Football, working with key stakeholders, including the six regional federations and the wider futsal community, have shared their action plan for the period till … Read More