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Swifts rebound with important win

Apr 18, 2021

Comag Matamata Swifts have rebounded from last weekend’s horror show with an important 1-0 victory at Tauranga City on Saturday. Pete Shannon smuggled home a late corner with his head to snatch all three points from a game that could have gone either way. After...

Premiership humbling as other Swifts teams begin well

Apr 11, 2021

Comag Matamata Swifts suffered a heavy defeat along with more injury misery on a difficult Saturday afternoon at Waikato Unicol. The Swifts lost captain, Bjorn Vossen, to an ankle ligament injury on the half hour and his presence in central defence was severely missed...

Swifts net first win of 2021

Apr 4, 2021

Comag Matamata Swifts beat Claudelands Rovers 2-0 in Hamilton on Saturday, recording their first win of the 2021 WaiBOP Premiership. Two second half goals from Troy Rosser and Radge Avergonzado got the job done for the Swifts against tricky opponents. Matamata had to...

Swifts Junior Teams – 2021

Apr 3, 2021

Our Junior teams for 2021 have been named. Click HERE for more.

Swifts fall to late onslaught in season opener

Mar 29, 2021

Comag Matamata Swifts felt the full force of 2021 WaiBOP Premiership title favourites, Ngaruawahia United, during the final period of their opening match of the new season. In what had been a reasonably competitive encounter through until the closing stages, some...

Swifts Junior Teams – Update

Mar 28, 2021

We are close to finalising our junior teams for the 2021 season.

Senior Pre-Season

Feb 20, 2021

Pre-Season training for our male players ahead of the 2021 season is well underway. The teams are training at Matamata College, with sessions starting at 6.30pm every Tuesday and Thursday. All current and new players are invited to attend to find out more about our...

Quiz Night – 2021

Feb 19, 2021

Friday March 12 Prizes and auction items to the value of $10,000 have already been committed by local businesses. Yes - TEN GRAND! Get a team together, join the fun & games, and support your club. Entry: $120 per team (max. six people per team). Only 20 team spots...

Cambridge and Matamata to collaborate on youth and junior development

Jan 28, 2021

Cambridge FC and Matamata Swifts have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding a collaboration for youth and junior football that will run for the 2021 and 2022 football seasons. The two Waikato clubs have agreed to work together to develop football in...

Summer Holiday Programme

Jan 25, 2021

Summer school holidays Monday December 21 & Tuesday December 22 Wednesday January 27 to Friday January 29 Looking for something for the kids during the summer holidays? This is a fun football and physical literacy programme open boys and girls of all interests and...

Young Swifts fly at camp

Jan 25, 2021

More than 200 young players, including six from Matamata, gathered in Hamilton on January 18 for the Ricki Herbert Football Academy’s annual national camp. Including a strong contingent from the South Island, male and female players travelled from around the North...

SPDP – Term 1, 2021

Jan 14, 2021

Matamata-Piako, Thames Valley and South Waikato youngsters can sign up now for the term 1 Swifts Player Development Programme (SPDP). The SPDP is being run by the Ricki Herbert Football Academy in partnership with Matamata Swifts AFC. Players can sign up HERE. You...