Barbara Cox Archives - Friends of Football

Special match to mark a hundred years of women’s football in New Zealand

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Women’s football supporters will celebrate a hundred years of progress when teams from Canterbury and Wellington meet on Saturday December 4. The National League: South Central Series match between Canterbury United Pride and Capital Football has been dubbed ‘The 100 … Read More

How women’s football got its start in New Zealand in the 1920s

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A century ago, women’s football took some key steps towards the establishment of the women’s game in New Zealand. Fledgeling teams took part in games widely reported by the newspapers of the day. In this special feature for Friends of … Read More

Award-winning documentary tells story of first Ferns skipper

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Born in 1947, Barbara Cox grew up learning that a woman’s role was to cook and clean and take care of her husband. So when her husband, Roy, signed her up to a local football team in 1973, Cox’s life … Read More

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DECEMBER

Wednesday December 6 (9am NZT): Colombia v Football Ferns, Estadio Metropolitano de Techo, Bogotá (click here for details)

December 7-11: National U-17 men’s and women’s tournament, Seddon Fields, Auckland

Wednesday December 13 (6am NZT): Auckland City v Al-Ittihad, FIFA Club World Cup, King Abdulah Sports City Stadium, Saudi Arabia (click here for details)

December 14-17: National Youth Futsal Championships, Wellington

FEBRUARY

February 7-19: OFC Women’s Olympic qualifying tournament, Samoa (click here for details)

Wednesday February 7 (3pm NZT): New Zealand v Tonga, OFC Women’s Olympic qualifier, Apia, Samoa (click here for details)

February 8-March 16: National play-off, OFC Men’s Champions League (click here for details)

Saturday February 10 (7pm NZT): New Zealand v Samoa, OFC Women’s Olympic qualifier, Apia, Samoa (click here for details)

Tuesday February 13 (7pm NZT): New Zealand v Vanuatu, OFC Women’s Olympic qualifier, Apia, Samoa (click here for details)

February 17-23: OFC Men’s Champions League, qualifying tournament, Tonga (click here for details)

MARCH

March 10-23: OFC Women’s Champions League, Solomon Islands (click here for details)

March 18-26: Two-match international window for the All Whites.

March 20-26: OFC Men’s Nations Cup qualifying tournament, Tonga

APRIL

April 9-15: OFC U-19 Men’s Championship, qualifying tournament, Vanuatu

April 13-19: OFC U-16 Men’s Championship, qualifying tournament, Tonga

April 23-28: OFC Futsal Men’s Champions League, New Caledonia

MAY

Thursday May 9: Friends of Football’s annual Golf Day, Huapai Golf Club, Auckland

May 11-24: OFC Men’s Champions League, Tahiti (click here for details)

JUNE

June 14-20: OFC U-16 Women’s Championship, qualifying tournament, Auckland

June 15-30: OFC Men’s Nations Cup, Vanuatu

JULY

July 7-20: OFC U-19 Men’s Championship, Samoa

July 28-August 10: OFC U-16 Men’s Championship, Tahiti

AUGUST

August 18-24: OFC Futsal Women’s Nations Cup, Solomon Islands

August 31-September 22: FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, Colombia (click here for details)

SEPTEMBER

September 2-10: FIFA World Cup 2026 — Oceania Qualifiers Matchdays 1 and 2, Samoa (click here for details)

September 8-21: OFC U-16 Women’s Championship, Fiji

OCTOBER

October 7-15: FIFA World Cup 2026 — Oceania Qualifiers Matchday 3, New Zealand and Vanuatu (click here for details)

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

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

NOVEMBER

November 11-19: FIFA World Cup 2026 — Oceania Qualifiers Matchdays 4 and 5, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea (click here for details)