More than 1,300 of the country’s best U-19 footballers will head to Napier at Labour Weekend for this year’s national youth tournaments.
Hosted by Napier City Rovers, the event has been run since 1977 and the 2024 edition will have a main tournament and a satellite tournament for men, and a 24-team competition for women.
The organisers have made the draw for the 72 participating teams.
Games get underway on Saturday October 26, and finals will be played on Monday October 28.
Main photo: Napier City Rovers will again host the national tournaments.
Match schedule
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Men’s main tournament
Pool A
- Waterside Karori
- North Shore United
- West Coast Rangers
- Christchurch United
- Petone
- Napier City Rovers
Pool B
- Ellerslie
- Upper Hutt City
- Northland
- Birkenhead United
- Tauranga City
- Hibiscus Coast
Pool C
- Miramar Rangers
- Melville United
- Wellington Olympic
- Bucklands Beach
- Hamilton Wanderers
- North Wellington
Pool D
- Stop Out
- Northern Rovers
- Cashmere Technical
- Bay Olympic
- Western Springs
- Fencibles United
Men’s satellite tournament
Pool A
- Claudelands Rovers
- Island Bay United
- Taradale
- Wainuiomata
- FC Nelson
- Lower Hutt City
Pool B
- Uni-Mount Bohemian
- Te Kotahitanga
- Whanganui Athletic
- Levin
- Papamoa
- Takapuna
Pool C
- Nelson Suburbs
- Northern United
- Havelock North Wanderers
- Franklin United
- Wellington Phoenix
- Manurewa
Pool D
- Otumoetai
- Cambridge
- Tawa
- North Harbour United
- Taupo
- Western Rangers
Women’s tournament
Pool A
- Ellerslie
- North Wellington
- Palmerston North Marist
- Te Kotahitanga
- Whanganui Athletic
- North Harbour United
Pool B
- Nelson Suburbs
- Havelock North
- West Coast Rangers
- Petone
- Hamilton Wanderers
- Hibiscus Coast
Pool C
- Taradale
- Lower Hutt City
- Wairarapa
- Port Hill United
- Birkenhead United
- Western Springs
Pool D
- Lakes
- Auckland United
- Tauranga Moana
- Fencibles United
- Franklin United
- Hawkes Bay Invitational
Past winners
Men’s tournament winners
6 — Birkenhead United (2010, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020,2023)
4 — Central United (1996, 1999, 2002, 2005)
3 — East Coast Bays (1991, 2004, 2009), Howick (1982, 1993, 1995), Stop Out (1983, 1984, 1992), Waitakere City (1997, 1998, 2003)
2 — Lower Hutt City (2011, 2012), Manawatu (2000, 2001), Miramar Rangers (1988, 1989), Mount Wellington (1981, 1990), Wellington Olympic (1994, 2022), Wellington United (1985, 1986)
1 — Blockhouse Bay (1980), Ellerslie (2017), Napier City Rovers (2006), North Wellington (2021), Petone (2008), Takapuna (2019), Tauranga City (2019), Three Kings United (2013), Western Springs (2016), Woolston Technical (2007)
*Acknowledgement: Thanks to Jeremy Ruane for his records at UltimateNZSoccer.com
Women’s tournament winners
2 — Hamilton Wanderers (2019, 2020)
1 — Hibiscus Coast (2023), West Coast Rangers (2022)
This story was first published on October 7, 2024.
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