In 2026, Auckland United junior programme will be adopting the NZ Football Whole of Football 2.0 programme. For some grades this will be a significant change. Along with NZF and NRF, AUFC will be as proactive as we can about the changes coming in 2026.

Playing format changes are shown on the right hand side.

Playing times:

At this stage we envisage the following grade playing times, as with previous years:

• 4th-7th grade mixed: Saturday mornings

• Girls only grades: Saturday mornings

• 8th, 9th grade mixed: Friday afternoon/evenings (2 sessions)

• 10th-12th grade mixed: Saturday mornings

With the change in format, especially for 8th and 9th grades, our ability to house all matches on the club pitches is very much dependent on the number of registrations in those grades. Hence, as we start to compile teams and grades, we will provide further updates on pitch allocation & game times.