Waikato Bop Football
This is Marko the mannequin. He will be helping us launch the WaiBOP United home kit for the 2013/14 ASB Premiership season then taking it on tour. Standing at 189cm, Marko is a fine specimen of a fake man. The early part of his career took place in Asia, where he came off the Chinese talent production assembly …
New Zealand Football has approved the application for WaiBOP United to become one of eight national league football franchises. The ASB Premiership license provides an exciting opportunity for players, coaches and fans throughout Waikato and Bay of Plenty to experience national league football. The license provides a clearly defined pathway for the next generation of …
WaiBOP United is pleased to announce the launch of the club’s new website at www.waibopunited.co.nz. “Establishing our website gives the club an online hub,” says Communications Manager, Dwayne Barlow. “Potential fans, stakeholders, players and anyone else who’s interested in what’s going on as we set up the franchise now have a place to visit to …
Loaded WaiBOP United head to Wellington for the second time in January to take on a Team Wellington side desperate for a result after a run of three draws then a narrow defeat at leaders, Auckland City FC. With a top two finish in 2014/15 and recent OFC Champions League experience, Team Wellington remain one of the …
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Loaded WaiBOP United head to Wellington for the second time in January to take on a Team Wellington side desperate for a result after a run of three draws then a narrow defeat at leaders, Auckland City FC. With a top two finish in 2014/15 and recent OFC Champions League experience, Team Wellington remain one …
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Tickets Adult $10, Student & Pensioners $5, Children free. Entry Gate 4, FMG Stadium Waikato. Loaded WaiBOP United is back at FMG Stadium Waikato this Sunday in a match that could likely define our season. We host second-placed Canterbury United and need a victory to ensure we keep up with the play-off pace over a weekend …
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Loaded WaiBOP United is back at FMG Stadium Waikato today in a match that will define our season. We host second-placed Canterbury United and need a victory to ensure we keep up with the play-off pace over a weekend in which the current top four teams play the bottom four. Hawke’s Bay United won 2-0 over the …
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Loaded WaiBOP United heads to the sunny Hawke’s Bay on Sunday for one final crack at keeping our 2015/16 ASB Premiership play-off hopes alive. If our previous match against Canterbury United was considered a ‘must-win’ match then the pressure’s been doubled down ahead of this encounter. For head coach, Peter Smith, it’s quite simple. “Well yeah, we …
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On July 3, 1963, Flight 441 from Whenuapai (northwest of Auckland) to Tauranga crashed into the Kaimai Ranges just south of Te Aroha. Twenty three people – 20 passengers and three crew – perished. To this day it is New Zealand’s worst domestic air accident. The memorial for this crash sits just south of the T-intersection at …
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Scott Hilliar, Liam Higgins and Andy McNeil spent an hour at Matamata Swifts AFC this afternoon, signing autographs, having their photos taken and playing football with some youngsters from this small Waikato town. For Hilliar it was a homecoming, of sorts, as Matamata is where he began playing and where he spent much of his …
