SENIOR AWARDS
Here are all the 2016 award winners:
Club Awards
Club Person – John Harris
Outstanding Club Member – Michael Candy
Personality – Chris Bedford
Sportsmanship – Kerrie Cox
Veteran Player – Haryi Cihan
Senior Leading Goal Scorer – Jamie Cox
Goalkeeper of the Year – Jamie Jones
Waikato Stud Matamata Swifts
Player of the Year – Chris Walker
Players’ Player – Dwayne Signal
Most Consistent all-round Player – Bradley West
Most Improved – Shaun Richardson
Leading Goal Scorer – Benjamin Vogt
Richardson Racing Stables Matamata Swifts Reserves
Player of the Year – Michael Judd
Players’ Player – Hardeep Singh
Most Improved – Logan Raynel
Leading Goal Scorer – Logan Raynel
Swifts A Team
Player of the Year – Kyle van Waveren
Players’ Player – Rob Cox
Team Man – Jordon Morrison
Top Goal Scorer – Jamie Cox
Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies
Player of the Year – April Donnelly
Players’ Player – April Donnelly
Most Improved – Renee Ward
Best Trainer – Heather Ward
Top Goal Scorer – Annemieke Verstraten
Swifts Under 13s
Player of the Year – Jacob Fouhy
Top Goal Scorer – Sam Hills
Most Improved Player – Jamie Jones
Players’ Player – Tyler Tapper & Don Smitstra
Most Promising U15 Player – Anton Ganas
Golden Boot (5 goals or more)
18 – J Cox (A team)
13 – B Vogt (1st/Res)
11 – R Costello (A team)
10 – J Lambert (1st)
10 – C Walker (1st/Res)
9 – A Verstraten (Ladies)
8 – K Cox (Ladies)
8 – L Raynel (1st/Res)
8 – B West (1st)
7 – P Adamson (Ladies)
5 – J Baxter (1st)
5 – R Berthelot (1st/Res)
5 – S Hills (U-13)
Waikato Stud Matamata Swifts
Pre-season
March 5 v Te Awamutu (h). Kick-off: 3pm. 6-3 win.
March 12 v Otumoetai (h). Kick-off: 3pm. 3-3 draw.
March 19 v Papamoa (h). Kick-off: 3pm. 4-2 win.
WaiBOP Premiership - 2016
Chatham Cup 2016
| Date | Home | Time/Results | Away | Article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matamata Swifts | 1 - 2 | Otumoetai | Recap |
WaiBOP Premiership – 2016
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ngongotaha | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 18 | 87 | 62 |
| 2 | Cambridge FC | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 76 | 25 | 51 | 45 |
| 3 | Matamata Swifts | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 59 | 38 | 21 | 45 |
| 4 | Otumoetai | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 40 |
| 5 | Melville United | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 54 | 42 | 12 | 35 |
| 6 | Rotorua United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 32 |
| 7 | Old Blues | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 46 | -12 | 28 |
| 8 | Papamoa | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 48 | -12 | 27 |
| 9 | Waikato Unicol | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 22 |
| 10 | Tauranga BC FC | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 56 | -22 | 18 |
| 11 | Katikati | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 31 | 54 | -23 | 17 |
| 12 | Tauranga City | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 126 | -115 | 3 |
| 13 | Taupo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Te Awamutu AFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Tokoroa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Wanderers 3rds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | West Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Click here for the 2016 Matamata Swifts squad.
Richardson Racing Stables Swifts Reserves
Pre-season
February 27 v Morrinsville (h). 12pm. 4-1 win.
March 5 v Te Awamutu (h). 1pm. 3-1 win.
March 12 v Tokoroa (h). 1pm. 1-2 loss.
March 19 v Swifts 3rds (h). 1pm. 4-1 win.
WaiBOP Championship
02/04/16 14:45 West Hamilton (a). 0-2 loss. More…
09/04/16 12:30 Waikato Unicol AFC (h). 1-3 loss (L Raynel). More…
16/04/16 12:30 Old Blues (h). 1-1 draw (J Oed). More…
23/04/16 14:45 Whakatane Town (a). 2-1 win. (R Wigelsworth, F Challis). More…
30/04/16 12:30 Tokoroa AFC (h). 1-2 loss. (D Gibbs). More…
07/05/16 14:45 Te Awamutu (a). 0-1 loss. More…
14/05/16 12:30 Hamilton Wanderers (h). 4-2 win. (R Berthelot, R Shettra, C Walker 2). More…
21/05/16 12:30 Otumoetai FC (a). 0-0 draw. More…
04/06/16 12:30 Taupo AFC (h). 2-2 draw. (M Monteith, L Raynel). More…
11/06/16 12:30 Cambridge FC (a). 1-2 loss. (Own Goal). More…
18/06/16 12:30 Waikato Unicol AFC (a). 2-1 win. (B Vogt 2). More…
25/06/16 12:30 West Hamilton (h). 2-3 loss. (R Shettra, L Raynel). More…
02/07/16 12:30 Old Blues (a) – postponed
09/07/16 12:30 Whakatane Town (h). 2-1 win. (R Wigelsworth 2). More…
16/07/16 14:45 Tokoroa AFC (a). 0-0 draw. More…
23/07/16 12:30 Te Awamutu (h). 2-3 loss. (D Gibbs 2). More…
30/07/16 14:45 Hamilton Wanderers (a). 4-0 win. (OG, L Raynel, K Nowell, C Tappin). More…
06/08/16 12:30 Otumoetai FC (h). 0-2 loss. More…
13/08/16 12:30 Ngongotaha (a). 1-1 draw (L Raynel). More…
20/08/16 14:45 Taupo AFC (a). 1-5 loss. (F Challis). More…
27/08/16 12:30 Cambridge FC (h). 0-2 loss. More…
03/09/16 12:30 Old Blues (a). 4-4 draw. (R Wigelsworth, L Raynel 2, K Higashionna). More…
17/09/16 12:30 Ngongotaha (h). 2-2 draw. (H Singh, J Tompsett). More…
WaiBOP Championship – 2016
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Hamilton | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 22 | 55 | 58 |
| 2 | Taupo | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 92 | 27 | 65 | 54 |
| 3 | Te Awamutu AFC | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 27 | 35 | 48 |
| 4 | Tokoroa | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 25 | 22 | 40 |
| 5 | Cambridge Res | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 40 |
| 6 | Wanderers 3rds | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 25 |
| 7 | Waikato Unicol Res | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 47 | -20 | 25 |
| 8 | Ngongotaha Res | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 23 |
| 9 | Matamata Res | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 22 |
| 10 | Otumoetai Res | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 54 | -27 | 20 |
| 11 | Old Blues Res | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 39 | 82 | -43 | 13 |
| 12 | Whakatane Town | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 83 | -67 | 3 |
| 13 | Cambridge FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Matamata Swifts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Tauranga City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Click here for the full 2016 WaiBOP Championship draw.
Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies
Pre-season
March 20 v Cambridge (h). 12.30pm. 0-6 loss.
Waikato Ladies Division
03/04/16 11:00 Melville Development (h). 2-4 loss (A Verstraten 2). More…
10/04/16 11:00 Tokoroa AFC (a). 0-8 loss. More…
17/04/16 11:00 Waikato Unicol AFC (h). 1-1 draw (P Adamson). More…
01/05/16 11:00 COBRAS (a). 5-0 win. (A Verstraten 2, K Cox 2, G Raynel). More…
08/05/16 BYE
15/05/16 11:00 Hamilton Wanderers (h). 0-2 loss. More…
22/05/16 11:00 Northern United (a). 1-1 draw. (S Coppard). More…
29/05/16 11:00 Te Awamutu AFC (h). 5-1 win. (Z Reichardt 3, K Cox 2). More…
12/06/16 11:00 Cambridge (a). 0-4 loss. More…
19/06/16 11:00 Melville Classics (h). 0-4 loss. More…
26/06/16 11:00 Ngaruawahia United (a) – postponed
03/07/16 11:00 Huntly Thistle (h). 1-2 loss. (K Cox). More…
10/07/16 11:00 Otorohanga FC (a). 2-1 win. (A Paterson, P Adamson). More…
17/07/16 11:00 Claudelands Rovers (h). 2-0 win. (K Cox, P Adamson). More…
24/07/2016 12:00 Mangakino (a). 6-1 win. (P Adamson 2, A Verstraten 2, Z Reichardt, OG). More…
31/07/16 11:00 Ngaruawahia United (a) – postponed
07/08/16 11:00 Unicol (h). 2-1 win. (A Verstraten, S Coppard). More…
14/08/16 11:00 Ngaruawahia (a). 1-0 win. (K Cox). More…
21/08/16 11:00 Claudelands Rovers (a). 3-1 win. (P Adamson, A Verstraten, K Cox). More…
28/08/16 11:00 Melville Classics (h). 2-4 loss. (A Verstraten, P Adamson). More…
04/09/16 11:00 Huntly Thistle (a). 1-3 loss. (P Adamson). More…
11/09/16 11:00 Melville Classics (h) – Waikato Cup. Win by default.
Waikato Ladies – 2016
Pos Club P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Melville Ladies Res 13 12 1 0 57 10 47 37 2 Tokoroa Ladies 13 12 0 1 70 7 63 36 3 Cambridge Ladies 13 11 1 1 65 7 58 34 4 Northern United Ladies Res 14 8 1 5 32 17 15 25 5 Wanderers Ladies 14 8 0 6 32 34 -2 24 6 Melville Ladies Classics 14 7 2 5 42 23 19 23 7 Matamata Ladies 14 6 2 6 26 29 -3 20 8 Unicol Ladies Res 14 6 1 7 25 23 3 19 9 Claudelands Ladies 12 6 1 5 23 22 1 19 10 Huntly Thistle Ladies 14 6 1 7 29 41 -12 19 11 COBRAS Ladies 14 5 0 9 23 51 -28 15 12 Mangakino Ladies 13 3 2 8 21 46 -25 11 13 Te Awamutu Ladies 14 3 1 10 12 50 -38 10 14 Otorohanga Ladies 13 1 1 11 16 54 -38 4 15 Ngaruawahia Ladies 14 0 0 14 6 68 -62 0
Click here for the full 2016 Waikato Ladies Division draw.
Swifts A Team
Pre-season
March 19 v Swifts reserves (h). 1pm. 1-4 loss.
March 24 v Cambridge (a). 6.30pm. 3-2 win.
Waikato Division A
02/04/16 14:45 NUFC Clube (a). 1-8 loss (J Cox). More…
09/04/16 13:00 Eastern City (h). 1-9 loss (H Cihan). More…
16/04/16 13:00 Claudelands Wally’s (h). 0-1 loss. More…
30/04/16 12:30 Te Awamutu AFC (a). 0-6 loss. More…
07/05/16 13:00 Melville United (h). 2-2 draw. (J Cox, R Costello). More…
14/05/16 13:00 Hamilton Wanderers Classics (a). 1-6 loss. (R Avergonzado). More…
21/05/16 12:30 Te Awamutu B (a) – Waikato Cup. 1-2 loss. (J Cox). More…
04/06/16 13:00 NUFC Clube (h). 0-4 loss. More…
11/06/16 12:30 Eastern City (a). 5-7 loss. (R Costello 2, J Morrison, J Cox, R Cox). More…
18/06/16 14:45 Claudelands Wally’s (a). 2-2 draw. (J Lawrence, H Cihan). More…
25/06/16 13:00 Te Awamutu AFC (h). 4-2 win. (J Cox 2, R Costello 2). More…
02/07/16 13:00 Cambridge (h). 2-2 draw. (J Cox, R Avergonzado). More…
09/07/16 12:30 Claudelands Cuckoos (a) – Waikato Plate. 3-3 draw (AET). (R Costello 2, J Cox). Won 2-1 on penalties. More…
16/07/16 14:45 Melville United (a). 2-3 loss. (J Cox, D Holmes). More…
23/07/16 13:00 Hamilton Wanderers Classics (h). 5-2 win. (R Costello 3, J Cox, R Avergonzado). More…
30/07/16 12:30 Cambridge (a) – Waikato Plate. 4-3 win. (J Cox 2, R Avergonzado, A Monteith). More…
06/08/16 12:30 Melville United (a). 4-1 win. (J Cox 3, D Holmes). More…
10/08/16 18:30 Cambridge (a). 5-2 win. (J Cox, R Costello, H Cihan, C Van Tiel, A Naicker).
13/08/16 12:30 Cambridge (a). 2-2 draw. (J Cox, D Holmes). More…
20/08/16 13:00 Te Awamutu (h). 3-0 WBD.
27/08/16 12:30 Melville Old Boys (h) – Waikato Plate semi-final. 0-4 loss. More…
03/09/16 13:00 Melville United (h). 2-6 loss. (K van Waveren 2). More…
10/09/16 13:00 Cambridge (h). 1-2 loss. (J Cox).
17/09/16 12:30 Te Awamutu (h).
Waikato Division A – 2016
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern City | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 33 | 19 | 33 |
| 2 | Claudelands A | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | Northern United FC | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | Wanderers Classics | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 34 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Cambridge 2 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 18 |
| 6 | Te Awamutu 3rds | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 14 |
| 7 | Matamata Swifts All Stars | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 56 | -26 | 12 |
| 8 | Melville D | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 10 |
| 9 | Matamata Res | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Click here for the full 2016 Waikato Division A draw.
Swifts U-13 Team
WaiBOP Federation U-13 League
08/05/16 11:00 Hamilton Wanderers (a). 1-6 loss. (D Hardie). More…
15/05/16 13:00 Papamoa (h). 0-3 loss. More…
22/05/16 11:00 Cambridge (a). 3-2 win. (S Hills 2, B Henderson). More…
29/05/16 13:00 Geyser Football (h). 1-1 draw. (C Wright). More…
12/06/16 11:00 Northern United (a). 0-3 loss. More…
19/06/16 13:00 Otumoetai (h). 4-0 win. (B Henderson, J Baker, C Wellington, R D’Abo). More…
26/06/16 BYE
03/07/16 11:00 Claudelands Rovers (a). 1-0 win. (H Conner). More…
10/07/16 13:00 Tauranga City (h). 0-10 loss. More…
31/07/16 11:00 Claudelands Rovers (h) – friendly. 5-1 win. (J Fouhy, A Ganas 2, C Wellington, W Benefield).
07/08/16 11:00 Cambridge (h). 4-3 win. (C Wellington 2, D Hardie, H Conner). More…
14/08/16 11:00 Otumoetai (a). 4-0 win. (S Hills 3, C Wellington). More…
21/08/16 13:00 Hamilton Wanderers (h). 1-1 draw. (A Ganas). More…
28/08/16 11:00 Claudelands Rovers (a). 4-0 win. (B Henderson 2, A Ganas, C Wright). More…
WaiBOP U-13 – 2016
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tauranga U-13 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 18 | 72 | 39 |
| 2 | Northern United U-13 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 34 | 25 | 33 |
| 3 | Matamata U-13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 20 |
| 4 | Geyser U-13 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 41 | -2 | 19 |
| 5 | Papamoa U-13 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 48 | -16 | 18 |
| 6 | Wanderers U-13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 17 |
| 7 | Cambridge U-13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
| 8 | Claudelands U-13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 37 | -32 | 1 |
| 9 | Otumoetai U-13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 68 | -62 | 0 |
Swifts U-19s
Satellite Group G
Oct 22 (10.00) v Port Hill United. 1-1 draw (K Nowell)
Oct 22 (13.00) v Franklin United. 2-2 draw (L Goodwin 2)
Oct 22 (17.00) v Papakura City – friendly. 1-1 draw (L Goodwin)
Oct 23 (09.30) v Onehunga Sports. 0-2 loss *Satellite tournament winners
Oct 23 (12.30) v Wainuiomata. 1-2 loss (L Goodwin)
Full tournament results & tables here (click the Under 19 Tournament link)
2016 squad
Patrick Steele, Isaac Fraser-Hayes, Cullen Tappin, Finn Challis, Luke Goodwin, Tom Goodwin, Reuben Wigelsworth, Luis John, Hugh Budge, Kody Nowell, Logan Raynel, Viraj Kumar, Blair Griffiths, Koto Higashionna, Kyle Fannin, Jasom Khatkar