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» Join the Club

Join the WaiBOP United 100 Club for the 2015/16 ASB Premiership season Your investment: $249. The WaiBOP United 100 Club is an enhanced Season Membership, covering all home games and includes: two season passes corporate lounge access with snack food/beverage on match days an invitation to the preseason launch and post season function your name referenced in …

» ASB Youth League set to go

New Zealand’s most talented young footballers are set to test their mettle against each other in the ASB Youth League competition kicking off on Saturday 3 October. The 11-round 2015 national league kicks off with Heartland Wairarapa meeting Manawatu United in Masterton as defending champions Nelson Marlborough Falcons return to defend the crown they won …

» Award winners announced

WaiBOP United’s end of season award winners have been announced. They are: Chad Coombes – Player of the Year. Player of the Year: Chad Coombes. Players’ Player of the Year: Aaron Scott. Supporters’ Player of the Year: Robbie Greenhalgh. Young Player: Reid Drake. Leading Goal Scorer: Federico Marquez (6 goals). Head coach Peter Smith said …

» ASB Premiership draw revealed

The draw for the 2015-16 ASB Premiership was announced on Thursday with the country’s top domestic football competition featuring several exciting new developments. The streamlined eight-team league includes 59 matches, 32 of which will be broadcast live via SKY Sport, along with a shortened one-leg semi-final and grand-final series. Wanderers SC, involved over the past …

» WaiBOP United needs YOU!

We are looking for keen volunteers to assist with the delivery of our National League Matches (ASB Premiership, ASB Youth League, ASB Women’s League) from October 2015 to March 2016. Commitment: usually 4 hours on a Saturday or Sunday with some Thursday night games. Volunteer positions include: Ball Kids  (12 yrs+) Mascots (6-9 year olds) …

» Trio signal attacking intent

WaiBOP United is pleased to announce that three attackers, Maksim Manko, Dylan Stansfield and Marc Evans, have signed for the 2015/16 ASB Premiership season. Manko, an attacking midfielder, will be no stranger to WaiBOP United fans. He played seven games for the franchise during the first half of the 2013/14 season, scoring four goals. Included …

» Looking strong for ASB Women’s League

WaiBOP Football is looking forward to the start of the 2015 ASB Women’s League, none more so than head coach, Juan Bautista Propato. The past twelve months have been positive for Waikato Bay of Plenty women’s football. The WaiBOP U-15s won their age-group at last December’s national tournament, and that was followed up by Claudelands …

» WaiBOP United 2-1 Southern United

We have recovered from a 1-0 halftime deficit to take a 2-1 victory over Southern United in our final ASB Premiership match of the season. Tim McLennan’s first half goal had given the visitors hope of recording back-to-back wins but second half goals to Robbie Greenhalgh and substitute Jarrod Young got us across the line. The …

» Preview: Wellington Phoenix (a)

We head to Eden Park in Auckland to take on the Wellington Phoenix in this weekend’s round of the ASB Premiership. Our opponents are in hot goal scoring form and sit comfortably in third spot in what is turning out to be an incredibly competitive league this season. We’ve had a series of well documented …

» WaiBOP United Face Intense Pre-Season Schedule

Pre-season training began this week for WaiBOP United, the newest franchise in New Zealand’s ASB Premiership, and it signals the start of an intense seven week period as the franchise builds up to the first match of the 2013/14 season. WaiBOP United’s Head Coach, Peter Smith (pictured above), has broken his pre-season period into two …