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The opening round of the Women's #NZNationalLeague served up two red cards (with contrasting results), plenty of rain, a 14yo goal-scoring phenom, and many lessons in the art of defence

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2026 Women’s National League – Week 1 — The Niche Cache
We’ve got National League footy during the Daylight Savings months one last time. It’s the end of an era as the WNL federation teams fall away one by one and we prepare to shift into a full winter sea...
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September 30, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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The #NZNationalLeague was back with a brawl in Napier, while Cashmere Technical laid down a huge statement victory and Wellington Olympic scored a last-minute screamer for a comeback win after playing most of the game with ten men

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2026 Men’s National League – Week 1 — The Niche Cache
Birkenhead United vs Cashmere Technical… one of these two teams went undefeated throughout their league season to win a regional championship, although lost to Fencibles United in the Chatham Cup. And...
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September 29, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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Spectacular week 8 activities in the Men's #NZNationalLeague:

👉 BUAFC go top with last-second penalty
👉 Auckland City FC saved their season
👉 3 in a row for Wgtn Phoenix Acad
👉 Hefty victory for WspringsFC
👉 Cashmere Tech overcame the elements

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2024 Men’s National League – Week 8 — The Niche Cache
Wellington Olympic didn’t get their best case scenario with those other results but a win against the WeeNix would at least keep them in with a mathematical chance of defending their 2023 championship
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November 20, 2024 at 6:05 PM
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If the seasons were to end today, we'd have new champions in 5/6 of the top men's and women's leagues... and we're not far off from crowning the first of those new champs either #NZNationalLeague

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Aotearoa Domestic Football Roundup – July 21 — The Niche Cache
Friday night under lights at Ferrymead Park was the scene for a second versus third scrap-out between Ferrymead Bays and Coastal Spirit... although the scrapping only went in one direction…
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July 21, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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⚽ +1 PtY para Coastal Spirit 🇳🇿

¡Así se levanta un equipo! Después de duros tropiezos, Coastal Spirit mostró carácter, ganó por la mínima de visita y se trae tres puntos de oro a casa. ¡Victoria que sana!

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October 18, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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​⚽ -5 PtY para Coastal Spirit 🇳🇿
¡Durísimo! Un debut en Ligas Ysuká para el olvido para nuestro Coastal Spirit. 😔 Una goleada de 8-0 que duele. Tuvieron la pelota, pero no las ideas ni la defensa. ¡A levantarse de esta con más fuerza que nunca!
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October 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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​⚽ -1 PtY para Coastal Spirit en 🇳🇿 ¡Qué dolor! Coastal Spirit se va ganando al descanso, pero el rival le da la vuelta en la segunda mitad. ¡Se escaparon tres puntos de oro en casa! #LigasYsuká #Fútbol #CoastalSpirit #NZNationalLeague
September 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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​⚽ +5 PtY para Auckland United F en 🇳🇿
¡Como para no creerlo! Las campeonas debutan en la nueva temporada con una paliza de 8-0. ¡Qué manera de arrancar! ¡Imparables!
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September 27, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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The Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup had their first rounds over the weekend, along with plenty of cracking league action as ever

#NZNationalLeague #DettolNationalLeague

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Aotearoa Domestic Football Roundup – May 11 — The Niche Cache
The game of the round was Eastern Suburbs vs Fencibles United. Two teams in strong form, both with designs on the top four... possibly a lot higher. Kenya Brooke (28’) and Mihiro Kisu (35’) traded fir...
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May 11, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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The Men's #NZNationalLeague grand final served up one for the ages as both teams scored stoppage time equalisers along the way before a dramatic penalty shootout... but it was Auckland City who emerged as champs to cap a very busy year with another trophy

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2025 Men’s National League – Grand Final — The Niche Cache
Just like in the Women’s National League, the two most recent champions made it to the Men’s National League grand final. There had been wobbles along the way for both Wellington Olympic and Auckland ...
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December 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Wrapping up the final round of the Men's #NZNationalLeague...

👉 Wellington Olympic won the derby to progress
👉 Auckland City's set pieces kept their title defence alive
👉 Triumphant closing notes for Auckland FC, Wellington Phoenix & Birkenhead United

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2025 Men’s National League – Week 11 — The Niche Cache
As the final round of the Men’s National League began, there were four clubs still in with a mathematical chance of qualifying for the grand final. These two clubs were at the forefront of those convo...
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December 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Catch up on all the yarns from the penultimate round of the Men's #NZNationalLeague:

👉 3 more points keep Miramar Rangers first
👉 Auckland City are on the charge after beating Western Springs
👉 Wellington Olympic braved travel delays & torrential rain

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2025 Men’s National League – Week 10 — The Niche Cache
It’s an incredible situation that we’ve got ourselves into where four separate teams held their grand final fates in their own hands ahead of the penultimate weekend. Any combination of Western Spring...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Suddenly, the top two spots in the Men's #NZNationalLeague have gone from foregone conclusion to anyone's guess:

👉 Wellington Olympic & Western Springs both upset
👉 Miramar Rangers are top after a comeback win
👉 And never count out Auckland City

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2025 Men’s National League – Week 9 — The Niche Cache
The blokes still have another fortnight to go. That means that there wasn’t quite the same desperate jostling for spots in the top two... although there will be soon because this whole round was bonke...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Final week of the Women's #NZNationalLeague and there were goals upon goals:

👉 Eastern Suburbs did what needed doing to make the final
👉 Wellington United beat the champs but still fell short
👉 Canterbury United & Western Springs went out with a bang

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2025 Women’s National League – Week 9 — The Niche Cache
Sorry to say this but we’ve come to the end of the Women’s National League. This was the final round of the regular season (with just the grand final next week to follow)
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November 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Crunch time in the penultimate round of Women's #NZNationalLeague:

👉 Auckland United booked their ticket
👉 The Wellington Phoenix Reserves grabbed a scalp
👉 Stalemate between West Coast Rangers & Eastern Suburbs
👉 Wellington United stay in the hunt

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2025 Women’s National League – Week 8 — The Niche Cache
On Friday night at Fred Taylor Park we witnessed one of the most consequential games of the entire season. Eastern Suburbs were five games unbeaten. West Coast Rangers had won five of their last six.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Get up to speed on another funky week of Men's #NZNationalLeague:

👉 Great results for both Auckland FC & Wellington Phoenix Reserves
👉 Miramar Rangers won big to stay in title contention
👉 Bounce back victories for Christchurch United & Auckland United

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2025 Men’s National League – Week 8 — The Niche Cache
While it does seem like Western Springs and Wellington Olympic are headed towards a grand final showdown, having pulled away from the chasing pack, there’s still time for that to change
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November 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Goals upon goals in week seven of the Women's #NZNationalLeague...

👉 Auckland United stay top after outlasting Western Springs
👉 Wellington United & Southern United rolled lucky sevens
👉 Eastern Suburbs & West Coast Rangers jostle for second place

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2025 Women’s National League – Week 7 — The Niche Cache
With the way that the last couple weeks of results have broken, Wellington United are right back in the mix for the final. They’re also smack bang in the middle of a run of fixtures that sees…
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November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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We're two-thirds of the way through the Women's #NZNationalLeague and things are heating up...

👉 Eastern Suburbs were a few mins short of a perfect week
👉 Auckland United always seem to find a way
👉 Wellington United ran riot in Christchurch

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2025 Women’s National League – Week 6 — The Niche Cache
Last Saturday, Auckland United nearly got stuck against a magnificent defensive display from West Coast Rangers until a controversial late penalty maintained their 100% record... and it wasn’t going t...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Cracking on with more mint Men's #NZNationalLeague action...

👉 Auckland FC Reserves with a stunning win
👉 Wellington Olympic & Western Springs are pulling away
👉 Another late comeback for Auckland City
👉 Auckland United finally got a victory

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2025 Men’s National League – Week 6 — The Niche Cache
The parity around this competition meant that Christchurch United and Auckland City were both within three points of second place as this game kicked off so technically they are both still title chall...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Surprisingly low-scoring week in the Men's #NZNationalLeague but still plenty of drama:

👉 Auckland City left it late against their old rivals
👉 Coastal Spirit are finally in the win column
👉 Plus our first (and hopefully only) nil-all draw this season

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2025 Men’s National League – Week 4 — The Niche Cache
Western Suburbs won 8-0 against Coastal Spirit two weeks ago in the biggest Men’s National League victory for a decade... and yet managed to bookend that record win with a pair of defeats….
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October 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Plenty of action, and plenty of goals, in week three of the Women's #NZNationalLeague:

👉 Auckland United ran rampant on return from China
👉 Wellington United sprinted to a first win
👉 Western Springs went top thanks to their new signings

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2025 Women’s National League – Week 3 — The Niche Cache
Unstoppable force. Immovable object. Through the first two weeks, no team’s games have involved more goals than Western Springs (15 goals: 8 for, 7 against)... and no team’s games have involved fewer ...
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October 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Week Toru of the Men's #NZNationalLeague keeping it funky...

👉 Wellington Olympic are the only team to go 3/3 so far
👉 Mint efforts from Wellington Phoenix & Auckland FC Ressies
👉 Late equalisers for Auckland United & Western Springs

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2025 Men’s National League – Week 3 — The Niche Cache
Fresh off the Derby win last week, Auckland FC were back to familiar territory as they ran into a fellow Northern Leaguer for the first time in this competition. In other words, a team that’s faced th...
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October 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Week two roundup of the Men's #NZNationalLeague is here:

👉 The Auckland-Wellington Derby arrived in the Nats
👉 Wellington Olympic left it late
👉 Western Suburbs had the biggest MNL victory for a decade
👉 10-man Auckland City got started with a loss

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2025 Men’s National League – Week 2 — The Niche Cache
Okay, settle in now, grab yourself a cuppa, because we’re reached the round’s headline act: the derby has arrived in the National League. Three times these clubs met in the A-League last season and th...
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October 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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#NZNationalLeague bonanza for the futbol freaks

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2025 Men’s National League - Season Preview — The Niche Cache
The regional leagues are over and the cups are complete. Now it’s time for the main event: the New Zealand National League.
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September 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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The #NZNationalLeague is back and as glorious as ever:

👉 Western Springs & Wellington United came out swinging
👉 Southern United kept it business as usual
👉 Huge wins for Auckland United & Eastern Suburbs
👉 And a thrilling upset victory for Petone

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2025 Women’s National League – Week 1 — The Niche Cache
On a relatively nice and only mildly windy Saturday afternoon at Petone Memorial Park began a brand new National League season... and immediately we saw an upset.
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September 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM