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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...

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...