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2020 Annual General Meeting

Nov 4, 2020

The 2020 Annual General Meeting of Matamata Swifts Association Football Club will be held at the Matamata Domain clubrooms at 7pm on Monday November 16. The bar will be open. AGENDA Apologies Obituaries Minutes from the 2019 Annual General Meeting President’s report...

SPDP – Term 4 2020

Oct 10, 2020

Matamata-Piako, Thames Valley and South Waikato youngsters can sign up now for the term4 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...

Swifts hammer West Ham

Sep 27, 2020

Comag Matamata Swifts have saved their largest victory of the season for their penultimate match, beating West Hamilton United 5-1 in Hamilton on Saturday. It has been something of a grind for the Swifts this season, with their lack of proficiency in front of goal...

October School Holiday Camp

Sep 23, 2020

Monday October 5 to Thursday October 8 Looking for something for the kids during the second week of the October school holidays? This is a fun football and physical literacy programme open boys and girls of all ability levels - footballers and non-footballers alike....

Young Swifts Set To Fly

Sep 22, 2020

Four young Matamata Swifts footballers are gearing up for a full-on week of immersion in their favourite sport. Jack Wilson, Leo Williams, Theo Barlow and Ryley Bruce (pictured left to right) have been selected in the Ricki Herbert Football Academy’s tour squad to...

2020 Prizegivings – UPDATE

Sep 21, 2020

Seniors Prizegiving will be held on Saturday October 17 at Fez Kebab (on Broadway). Arrive from 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Meals and drinks can be purchased. The annual Marrieds v Singles match will kick-off at the Domain at 2pm. 8th to 13th/14th Grade Prizegiving will...

Swifts Ladies edged in title decider

Sep 20, 2020

Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies have come within the scoring of one goal of winning the 2020 Waikato Division 1 title, but a 2-2 draw at Waikato Unicol on Sunday has seen them finish as runners-up to their Hamilton-based opponents. Heading into the match, the sides...

Unbeaten weekend as Swifts enter season’s twilight

Sep 13, 2020

Comag Matamata Swifts and Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies completed comfortable wins in their final home games of the season, while Waharoa Transport ended their 2020 campaign with a come from behind draw on the road. The Swifts’ struggled to score in the reverse...

Swifts and Ladies win as football enters final stretch

Sep 6, 2020

Comag Matamata Swifts completed a Soccer Shop WaiBOP Premiership double over Huntly Thistle on Saturday, while Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies beat Claudelands Rovers on Sunday to keep up their Waikato Division 1 title challenge. All the goals came in the first half...

Positive Swifts Performances

Aug 23, 2020

Comag Matamata Swifts put in a ‘night and day’ performance at The Soccer Shop WaiBOP Premiership leaders, Papamoa, on Saturday, pushing their hosts all the way before succumbing 2-0. The Swifts were a different side to the one that took the field seven days prior,...

Swifts Ladies go so close

Aug 17, 2020

It wasn’t an overly productive time, results-wise, for Matamata Swifts’ senior football teams last weekend, as both Comag Matamata Swifts and Waharoa Transport Swifts reserves went down 2-1 at home on Saturday and Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies were held to a 1-1...

Road win keeps Swifts in touch

Aug 9, 2020

Comag Matamata Swifts returned from Huntly Thistle on the right side of the score line after Stephan Turnbull’s 90th minute goal secured an edgy, but thoroughly deserved 3-2 Soccer Shop WaiBOP Premiership victory on Saturday. Turnbull had quite the day, scoring twice...