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2020 Junior Teams

May 12, 2020

We are pleased to release the make-up of our 8th to 13th/14th Grade junior teams for the 2020 season. You can click HERE for the team lists (lists updated on May 29). Please note: Some children have been moved up or down a grade. This is due to the numbers in the...

COVID-19 Update – April 21

Apr 21, 2020

MESSAGE FROM WAIBOP FOOTBALL As we're in week 4 of the lockdown, I thought it was time for an update on where Waikato Bay of Plenty Football (WaiBOP) is as a business. Like the rest of New Zealand, we have been in lockdown and staff have been working from home. We...

Start date pushed back

Apr 9, 2020

New Zealand Football and the seven Federations have announced that the community football postponement has been extended until at least Queen’s Birthday Weekend (Saturday 30 May 2020), due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the country still in Alert Level 4, the extended...

COVID-19 Update

Mar 19, 2020

Hi everyone, A week's a long time in football, aye? Hopefully you'll have caught the news that all football in New Zealand has been postponed until May 2. If not, HERE is a full copy of NZ Football and WaiBOP Football Federation's communications, which were released...

Football postponed until May 2

Mar 18, 2020

FROM NZ Football & WaiBOP Football Federation [March 18, 2020] The club will provide further communication on Thursday March 19 regarding how these measures will impact football in Matamata over the next few weeks. Out of concern for our community’s health amidst...

Junior Grading – Sunday May 15

Mar 10, 2020

JUNIOR GRADING (8th to 13th/14th grade players) is on Sunday March 15 at the Matamata Domain. 8th Grade (DOB 2012) 12.30pm to 1.30pm. 9th Grade & 10th Grade (DOB 2011 & 2010) 1.30pm to 3pm. 11th, 12th, 13th/14th Grade (DOB 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009) 3pm...

2020 Junior Football

Feb 10, 2020

Get Back In To Football! Get Your Friends In To Football! Do you want to have fun and keep fit with your friends? Now is the time to sign up for football again... as well as introduce your friends to the beautiful game. Matamata Swifts have opened registrations for...

Young Swifts live the dream

Jan 30, 2020

Six footballers from the Matamata-based Swifts Player Development Programme (DPDP) spent part of their summer school holidays living like young professional footballers. Jack Wilson, Theo Barlow, Ryley Bruce, Quinn Sinclair, Liam Costello-McVeigh and Leo Williams were...

2020 Senior Pre-Season Details

Jan 13, 2020

Senior Men Pre-season for 2020 will begin with sessions on Thursday January 30 and Tuesday February 4 at the Matamata Domain - start time is 6.30pm. They will then run every Tuesday and Thursday evening from February 11 at the Domain. Players wanting to know more...

2019 Annual General Meeting

Oct 29, 2019

The 2019 Annual General Meeting of Matamata Swifts Association Football Club will be held at the Matamata Domain clubrooms at 6pm on Monday November 11. The bar will be open. AGENDA Apologies Obituaries Minutes from the 2018 Annual General Meeting President’s...

Season over for Swifts

Sep 16, 2019

The final two senior football matches of the 2019 season were played over the last week, with Comag Matamata Swifts being downed 2-1 at Tauranga Boys’ FC on Saturday, while Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies beat Waikato Unicol in a rare midweek match. After a scratchy...

Summer 5-a-side Soccer

Sep 9, 2019

Adult & Youth players You can now enter our senior Summer 5-a-side Soccer leagues. Full details HERE. Games begin on Thursday October 17. Enter and pay before October 3 to get a discount off your entry fee. We are looking at running a youth/junior 5-a-side league...