Northern Football Federation COMPETITIONS DIARY 2013 www.nff.org.nz

Latest changes are marked * in the Date column Last updated: 23rd January 2013 DATE ACTIVITY VENUE (NHS = North Harbour Stadium) TIME JANUARY Mon 28 ANNIVERSARY DAY

FEBRUARY Fri 1 DEADLINE : Entries for NFF Men's & Women's Pre-Season Tournaments 12:00 Wed 6 WAITANGI DAY Fri 8 DEADLINE : Entries for Manchester United Premier Cup (NIKE CUP) 12:00 Sun 10 Universal Registration Day: All NFF Clubs (9am to 1pm) 9:00

Mon 18 CLUBS MEETING: Harbour/Waitakere/Rodney Clubs + NZ Football Roadshow East Coast Bays Clubrooms, Browns Bay 19:00 SAT 23 MUPC (Nike Cup) NFF Federation Qualifying Tournament (and/or 24th Feb) North Harbour Stadium Domain

Mon 25 CLUBS MEETING: Northland Seniors & Whangarei Juniors/Youth FC Whangarei Clubrooms, Tikipunga 19:00 Tue 26 CLUBS MEETING: Far North Clubs, Seniors & Juniors/Youth Kerikeri AFC Clubrooms, Waipapa 18:00

MARCH Fri 1 DEADLINE : Entries for ASB Chatham Cup 12:00 SAT 2 NFF Men's Pre-season Tournament, Round 1 North Harbour Stadium Domain Sun 3 NFF Women's Pre-season Tournament, Round 1 North Harbour Stadium Domain

SAT 9 NFF Men's Pre-season Tournament, Round 2 North Harbour Stadium Domain Sun 10 NFF Women's Pre-season Tournament, Round 2 North Harbour Stadium Domain

Mon 11 DEADLINE : Entries for NFF Men's & Women's Leagues 12:00 Thurs 14 DEADLINE : Entries for Harbour-Waitakere Junior & Youth Leagues & Combined Girls & Metropolitan Youth League 12:00 SAT 16 NFF Men's Pre-season Tournament, Round 3 North Harbour Stadium Domain Sun 17 NFF Women's Pre-season Tournament, Round 3 North Harbour Stadium Domain

Mon 18 CLUBS MEETING: Harbour/Waitakere/Rodney Clubs + Junior/Youth Grading East Coast Bays Clubrooms, Browns Bay 19:00 Mon 18 DEADLINE : Entries for Northland Men's & Women's Leagues 12:00 Thurs 21 DEADLINE : Entries for Whangarei & Far North Junior Leagues & Northland Youth League entries 12:00 SAT 23 NFF Men's Pre-season Tournament, Finals Day TBA Sun 24 NFF Women's Pre-season Tournament, Finals Day North Harbour Stadium Domain

Mon 25 CLUBS MEETING: Northland Seniors & Whangarei Juniors/Youth Grading FC Whangarei Clubrooms, Morningside Pk 19:00 Tue 26 CLUBS MEETING: Far North Clubs, Seniors & Juniors/Youth Grading Kerikeri AFC Clubrooms, Waipapa 18:00 Fri 29 GOOD FRIDAY SAT 30 EASTER SATURDAY NRFL Men's 1st & 2nd Divisions Round 1 Northland Community Cup (Men & Women) Sun 31 EASTER SUNDAY

APRIL Mon 1 EASTER MONDAY NRFL Men's 1st & 2nd Divisions Round 2 Tue 2 DEADLINE: Entries for NZ Football Women’s Knockout Cup 12:00 SAT 6 START of SEASON for NRFL Men's Premier / All NFF & Northland MEN, YOUTH & JUNIORS Sun 7 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME FINISHES: Clocks go back one hour (3am becomes 2am) START of SEASON for NRFL Women's Premier / All NFF & Northland WOMEN & Sunday Metro Youth

SAT 13 Sun 14

SAT 20 First Saturday of School Holidays. ALL Saturday teams play Sun 21 First Sunday of School Holidays. ALL Sunday teams play

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APRIL cont Thurs 25 ANZAC DAY. Chatham Cup Preliminary Round + NRFL games SAT 27 Middle Saturday of School Holidays = No games for Junior or Youth teams Sun 28 Middle Sunday of School Holidays = No games for Sunday Youth teams

MAY SAT 4 Last Saturday of School Holidays. All Saturday teams play (Except Far North Juniors who re-start 11 May) Sun 5 Last Sunday of School Holidays. All Sunday teams play

SAT 11 ASB Chatham Cup Round 1 Sun 12

Mon 13 CLUBS MEETING: Harbour/Waitakere/Rodney Clubs SAT 18 Sun 19

Mon 20 CLUBS MEETING: Northland Seniors & Whangarei Juniors / Youth 19:00 Tue 21 CLUBS MEETING: Far North Clubs, Seniors & Juniors/Youth 18:00 SAT 25 Sun 26

Wed 29 AGM of Northern Football Federation (TBC)

JUNE QUEENS BIRTHDAY WEEKEND (Sat 1st to Mon 3rd Jun) SAT 1 All Saturday teams play Sun 2 All Sunday teams play

Mon 5 QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY MONDAY ASB Chatham Cup Round 2 SAT 8 Sun 9

SAT 15 ASB Chatham Cup Round 3 Sun 16

SAT 22 Sun 23

Fri 28 DEADLINE : Return all trophies to NFF Albany or Whangarei offices SAT 29 ASB Chatham Cup Round 4 Sun 30 NFF Women's Cups Round 1

JULY SAT 6 Stafford Choat Cup Round 1 Sun 7 Northland Women's Knockout Cup Round 1

SAT 13 First Saturday of School Holidays. All Saturday teams play Sun 14 First Sunday of School Holidays. All Sunday teams play

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JULY cont SAT 20 NFF Men's Cups Round 1 Middle Saturday of School Holidays = No games for Junior or Youth teams Sun 21 NFF Women's Cups Round 2 / Plates Round 1 Middle Sunday of School Holidays = No games for Sunday Youth teams

SAT 27 ASB Chatham Cup Quarter Finals (Open Draw). Stafford Choat Cup Round 2 Last Saturday of School Holidays. All Saturday teams play (Except Far North Juniors who re-start 3 August) Sun 28 Last Sunday of School Holidays. All Sunday teams play Northland Women's Knockout Cup Round 2

AUGUST SAT 3 NFF Men's Cups Round 2 / Plates Round 1 Sun 4 NFF Women's Cups & Plates Semi-Finals

Mon 5 CLUBS MEETING: Harbour/Waitakere/Rodney Clubs 19:00 SAT 10 Sun 11

Mon 12 CLUBS MEETING: Northland Seniors & Whangarei Juniors / Youth 19:00 Tue 13 CLUBS MEETING: Far North Clubs, Seniors & Juniors / Youth 18:00 SAT 17 Stafford Choat Cup Quarter Finals (or 24th) Sun 18

SAT 24 ASB Chatham Cup Semi-Finals. NFF Men's Cups & Plates Semi-Finals Sun 25 NZF Women's KO Cup Semi-Finals. NFF Women's Cups & Plates FINALS DAY

SAT 31 NFF Men's League games Round 18. Stafford Choat Cup Semi-Finals Junior & Youth teams Finals Day (End of Season for all Junior and Youth Teams unless involved in catch-up games in September)

SEPTEMBER Sun 1 NFF Women's League games Round 18 (NZ Secondary Schools National Tournaments 1st to 6th September) SAT 7 NFF Men's Cups & Plates FINALS DAY. NFF Men's League catch-up games (if required) Northland Cup (U9, U10, & U11 Mixed) Sun 8 NFF Women's League catch-up games (if required)

SAT 14 Stafford Choat Cup Final Toll Stadium, Whangarei NFF Men's League catch-up games (if required) and Men's Cup Finals rain day Sun 15 Northland Women's Knockout Cup Final Toll Stadium, Whangarei NFF Women's League catch-up games (if required)

SAT 21 Northland Youth Tournament (U13 & U14 Boys, U15 Girls)

SAT 28 First Saturday of School Holidays. Northland Youth Tournament (U15 Boys Sat only, U17 Boys Sat & Sun 29th) Sun 29 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME STARTS: Clocks go forward one hour (2am becomes 3am)

OCTOBER SAT 5 Middle Saturday of School Holidays SAT 12 Last Saturday of School Holidays SAT 19 SAT 26 Napier City Rovers U19 Club Tournament, Napier (Sat 26 to Mon 28 Oct) Mon 28 LABOUR DAY

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NOVEMBER SAT 2

SAT 9

Mon 11 CLUBS MEETING: Harbour/Waitakere/Rodney Clubs 19:00 SAT 16

Mon 18 CLUBS MEETING: Northland Seniors & Whangarei Juniors / Youth 19:00 Tue 19 CLUBS MEETING: Far North Clubs, Seniors & Juniors / Youth 18:00 SAT 23

SAT 30

DECEMBER SAT 7

SAT 14

Wed 18 Term 4 Ends for Secondary & Composite Schools (No later than 18 Dec) Fri 20 Term 4 Ends for Primary & Intermediate Schools (No later than 20 Dec) SAT 21

SAT 28

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