Auckland United FC

Football Academy

The Auckland United FC Football Academy is recognised as one of the most successful football development programmes in the history of New Zealand Football, open to Boys U9 - U17 and Girls U10 - U18 that aspire to become professional footballers, following in the footsteps of Academy Graduate and Bayern Munich player, Sarpreet Singh.

  • Learn it.

  • Practice it.

  • Do it.

Welcome to the Academy

Auckland United F.C was formed in early 2020 with the amalgamation of Onehunga Sports FC and Three Kings United. At the same time, the successful Wellington Phoenix Soccer School was rebranded as Auckland United Academy and remained under the directorship of Miya (Hiroshi Miyazawa) and Jo Dawkins.

The Academy programme is based on 20 years of experience as a leading football development programme across New Zealand and has produced more than 30 New Zealand representatives from U17 to All Whites as well as a multitude of players who have signed professional contracts with notable clubs from overseas.

Four Areas of Development

  • Individual Techniques

  • Football Intelligence

  • Physical Development

  • Personal Development

Our Programme 

Auckland United Academy is a Four-Term Development Programme for Elite Footballers.

The Academy Programme is for Boys U9 - U17 and Girls U10 - U16.

Players who are successful in joining the Academy commit to the annual development programme and therefore play club football for Auckland United Football Club. We also offer part-time training options for players who are currently attached to other clubs.

The annual training programme consists of:

  • Three to four Academy trainings per week

  • Four-term annual training programme (30 to 38 weeks)

  • Delivered by professional coaches (qualified and approved by NZF)

  • Academy holiday camps

  • Proven player development pathway and philosophy

Want to find out more?

Key Contacts

Academy Director

Premier Men’s Coach

Boys Academy

Girls Academy

Establishing ourselves as an elite Academy over the past two decades, we have developed international relationships with professional clubs within Europe, Asia, and Australia. Travelling around the world for prestigious tours and tournaments, our international opportunities and relationships pose an exciting prospect for our current generation of Academy players.

Our ultimate goal is to help develop world-class footballers, as well as people. It is important that we create a pathway to inspire and support the dreams of our young players. By working hard and developing good standards, our youngsters will be well prepared to succeed in whatever they choose to do or pursue in their lives.