Junior Football Information
Auckland United has one of the largest junior football programs in New Zealand.
Junior Football at Auckland United provides a pathway from just starting out, all the way to readiness for full-field play. You can choose to play in our extensive in-house competition, or play in a community/travelling team, against other clubs in the Auckland region.
Our in-house program has mixed (boys & girls) grades from 5th-12th grade, as well as girls-only grades, from 4th up to 11th grade.
Key dates for the 2026 season are detailed below.
Your grade in Junior football is based on what age you turn during the year.
(eg 2014 born = turning 12 in 2026 = 12th grade.)
In 2026, Auckland United junior programme will be adopting the NZ Football Whole of Football 2.0 programme. You can find out more information about the changes to the programme on the NZF WOF 2.0 site. See the Grade Information page or our dedicated WOF 2.0 page for more information and specific details about what this means for your playing grade in 2026.
You can find our recent grade information emails here, as well as in your email history in Friendly Manager, by logging in using the email address you registered your child(ren) with.
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January 7th - Registrations are open
Mid February - Development/travel team trials (more details shared later) - optional for those that want to try out for the development programme.
End of March - Development and travelling/community teams finalised (player details must be provided to NRF by early April for entry into Sporty)
Mid-March onwards -In-house Grade coordinators start compiling teams based on player registrations received
Fri 17 April (latest) - In-house teams finalised and communicated
Tues 28 April - Coaches briefing and gear bags distributed.
May 2nd: Development and travelling/community teams season starts
May 1st-2nd: In-house play starts
In-house dates for 2026:
Block 1: 8 weeks in Term 2, 2026, from 1st-2nd May (no play King’s Birthday)
Block 2: 8 weeks in Term 3, 2026
Final prizegiving weekend including fun games: mid September
Development/Community/travelling teams: Operate as per the NRF calendar
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Fees are per-player and listed on individual player grade pages.
5th grade: $170
In-house 6-12th grade: $195
Travelling/community teams: $245
Fees must be paid to be placed in a team. Generally teams are put together late March so please ensure you have paid as soon as possible.
If you require financial assistance, contact accounts@aucklandunitedfc.org.nz to discuss payment options. We are here to help and value your membership
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All junior grades are governed by Northern Region Football (NRF) regulations. All players and parents shoud be familiar with the NRF Junior rules.
Playing Times:
8th and 9th grade mixed play Friday nights, at either 5pm or 6pm. Times will vary from week to week based on the draw for each week; each team will get a similar number of games at both times.
All other grades including girls-only grades, play Saturday mornings.
5th grade (U4-5) play 8:30am as a squad, meeting at the clubrooms.
6th, 7th, 6-7 girls, 8-9 girls, 10-11 girls, play on Keith Hay Park north side pitches. Times will be either 8:30am, 9:30am, and potentially 10:30am for 10-11 girls.
10-12th grade mixed will play Saturday mornings on Keith Hay Park south side pitches, at either 8:30am, 9:30am or 10:30am.
All times are subject to finalising after teams are formed, as pitch and time allocation needs to take into account overall number of teams, as well as in-house pitch allocation vs what is allocated for NRF matches.
