SEASON INFORMATION

Here you will find all the Football Information for the 2024 season

Registrations are now closed​​​​​​​

Football Subscriptions

Our subscriptions for the 2024 season are outlined below. These subs must be paid in full by 30th May 2024 to confirm your place in a team. If you are unable to do this please contact our Treasurer Nick James at [email protected] to make alternative arrangements.

First Kicks (4-6 yr olds) - $90.00

Fun Football (7th & 8th grade) - $120.00

Mini Football (9th - 12th grade) - $150.00 (9th grade includes playing shirt) 

Youth Football (13th - 19th grade) - $175.00 (14th to 19th grade includes playing shirt) 

Senior (including Masters) - $300.00

Our 9th grade and 14th to 19th grade players will be provided a club playing shirt as we finish the rollout of new shirt style.

All other grades, and new players in these grades, are required to purchase a club playing shirt if they do not already have one that fits. Price of these are TBC. Fun Football no longer need a club playing shirt

Subscriptions can be paid into Westpac 03-1597-0013393-00, please use Name as a reference

Grade & Competitions

The grade your child will be in is determined by the age they will turn during 2024. eg. Ben is born in April 2015, he is turning 9 this year so will be in 9th grade, Nick is born in October 2009, he is turning 15 this year so will be in 15th grade.

The 2024 season is starting as below

Mainland Football has confirmed that the 2024 season start dates are:

  • All Senior including CPL – Saturday, 6 April 2024
  • Juniors & Youth – Saturday, 27th April 2024
  • First Kicks/Fun Football - Saturday, 27th April 2024
  • No Junior or Youth games will occur on Kings Birthday weekend (1st June) or in the middle week of the school holidays (13th July).
  • Season end for most teams will be 7 September 2024

First Kicks & Fun Football - Season starts Saturday 27th April

  • First Kicks is a 1 hour session each Saturday 10.00am - 11.00am
  • Fun Football is a 1 hour session each Saturday 11.30am - 12.30pm

Both groups follow the NZ Football Whole of Football curriculum & are held at Parklands Reserve.

Junior and Youth structure

9th - 12th Grades are played in graded groups of 6 teams against other clubs. No scores or tables published. Following the completion of 5 rounds groups may then be regraded.

13th - 19th Grades are competition grades, divisions are graded, all scores and tables are published

Team placements

  • First Kicks and Fun Football team placements are made at random

  • 9th & 10th Grade team placements are done by placing players with similar ability players where possible.
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  • 11th & 12th Grade are selected through Team Allocation days.
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  • 13th - 19th Grade teams are trialled where the registered players are greater than whats required for one team. 

Team training days & times are set by the coaches for each individual team

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