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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
Ryan Faithfull has moved from Auckland to Wellington to take up a new role as Director of Football and men’s Central League head coach with North Wellington. Faithfull (31) joins the club after coaching the Western Springs women’s team and … Read More
Capital Football have recognised leading clubs, players, match officials and administrators at their annual end-of-season awards. The awards combined those selected by judges from short-listed nominees and some categories in which public votes were taken into account. The winners were … Read More
A three-day workshop to help player development in the Oceania region has tackled some of the key issues facing football development officers in member countries. OFC Player Development Officer Phill Parker, who organised the Auckland Play Like The Stars workshop, … Read More
Any hopes New Zealand might have hosted a few games at the 2034 FIFA Men’s World Cup have been dashed by Australia’s decision not to bid to co-host the tournament. Football Australia have instead opted to seek hosting rights for … Read More
Bucklands Beach have been recognised at the 2023 Howick Sports Awards, winning the local Sports Club of the Year award. Club members from Bucklands Beach and Fencibles United featured in the nominations for awards. These included Ben Bongiovanni (Bucklands Beach) … Read More
A 21-player squad has been named for November’s FIFA U-17 Men’s World Cup in Indonesia. The squad comprises 16 players based in Aotearoa New Zealand and five who play their football overseas, in Australia and England. Of the squad, 14 … Read More
A long-standing board member and former chair of WaiBOP Football, Dave Ireland, has resigned after deciding to relocate from the region for career reasons. Ireland (59) first joined the WaiBOP board in 2002, serving a seven-year term, before re-joining in … Read More
Want to know what happens behind the scenes as the Wellington Phoenix prepare for a women’s A-League match? The club’s cameras, with help from partners Spark and OPPO, followed the Phoenix players and their support staff as they prepared for … Read More
Top international coaches and advisors will share their knowledge with New Zealand coaches in a one-day online conference on Sunday November 12. The 2023 OFC Coaches Conference is open to all coaches, from beginners to seasoned professionals. Tickets for the … Read More
Want to see all 28 goals from the latest round of the Isuzu UTE A-League — and all in one 13-minute highlights package? The KEEPUP channel has pulled together all the action from Round 2 of the competition played between … Read More
Age group international Charlotte Lancaster has helped take Eastern Suburbs two points clear at the top of the Women’s National League with four goals against her former side. Striker Lancaster (19) played last season for Central Football in three National … Read More
Wellington Olympic will be without striker Hamish Watson when they play Christchurch United in Saturday’s crucial Men’s National League clash. Watson (30) has been suspended for the match after he was shown a straight red card for committing two fouls … Read More