Latest News Young Football Ferns give older Australians the hurry-up April 20 - New Zealand’s U-17 women gave the Australian U-20 team a scare before losing 2-4 in the third and final match of their Australian tour in Canberra on Sunday. After claiming a historic 2-0 U-17 series win with successive 4-0 victories over their trans-Tasman counterparts, the Young Football Ferns briefly looked like adding an U-20 scalp when they took the lead after just 65 seconds. Read more
Historic back-to-back wins in Canberra 
April 17 - New Zealand’s U-17 women footballers broke new ground in Canberra on Thursday, clinching a series win over Australia with a second 4-0 demolition in three days.
Backing up Tuesday’s victory by the same scoreline – the biggest win by New Zealand over Australia at any level – the Young Football Ferns became the first kiwi women to win back-to-back trans-Tasman matches on Australian soil, with head coach Paul Temple delighted for his young side. Read more
Young Football Ferns secure record victory April 15 - The Young Football Ferns recorded New Zealand’s biggest win over Australia at any level, defeating their trans-Tasman rivals 4-0 in an U-17 international in Canberra on Tuesday. It’s the first win for Paul Temple’s side in just their seventh match since beginning preparations a few months ago for the inaugural FIFA U-17 Women’s’ World Cup in New Zealand which kicks off in late October. Read more
Europe's top four book tickets to NZ April 15 - Traditional footballing powerhouses Germany, England, France and Denmark have claimed the UEFA spots for New Zealand 2008. The four group winners will now prepare for next month's UEFA European Women's U-17 Championships to be held in Switzerland before heading here in October. Read more
Hamilton club sells first 10 + 1 ticket package! April 14 - The NZ Football "Friends and Family" ticket promotion is well underway with brochures currently being distributed throughout New Zealand. Congratulations to Hamilton club Melville United - the first club to be credited with a 10 + 1 ticket package! To find out more on this exclusive deal and to see how your club can benefit click here
First volunteers sign up with enthusiasm  April 14 - After a month of recruitment, we've had a fantastic response from interested parties and keen football followers ready and rearing to get involved as a volunteer. In saying this, we are targeting 1200 volunteers so we still have a lot of work ahead of us! Each newsletter we'll profile one of our volunteers and this time we talk to Kevin Clarke from Christchurch. To see Kevin's full profile and to find out more about volunteering click here
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup buildup moves to Australia  April 14 - The Young Football Ferns’ preparation for the inaugural FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup moves offshore with a three-match tour to Australia in April.
World Cup hosts New Zealand continue their build-up for the October 28 - November 16 tournament with two games against their Australian U-17 equivalents and a daunting final assignment against the Australian U-20 side. Read more
Captain Fisher wins North Shore road race
March 31 - Coach Paul Temple's fitness programme for the Young Football Ferns has paid off with captain Briony Fisher winning the women's event of the Shore to Shore 5km Road Race. The 16-year-old's time was good enough for 6th place overall. Several other Young Ferns posted impressive times in the race which involved more than 8,000 runners. Read more
Wellington to host Official Draw Ceremony  March 27 - Wellington has been selected to host the Official Draw for the inaugural FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup on June 1 at New Zealand's renowned national museum Te Papa. The Draw is the most highly anticipated pre-competition event for the 16 teams that have earned a berth at this year's tournament kicking off on 28 October in Auckland. It sets the stage for the competition by determining the opponents that each team will face during the group stage as well as identifying the venue and date for each match. Read more
Kiwi coaches and referees get valuable tips 
February 26 - Hope Powell and Sonia Denoncourt, two of the great success stories in women's football, gave advice to Kiwi coaches and referees during a series of FIFA workshops held in each of the host cities in March. owell, England's national coach, and Denoncourt, FIFA's Head of Women's Referees, led seminars and practical sessions as part of the preparations for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, touring the tournament's four host cities: Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch. Read more
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup venues announced  February 19 - The four confirmed venues for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup are Auckland's North Harbour Stadium, Waikato Stadium, Wellington Stadium and Christchurch's QEII Park.
FIFA delegates inspected the venues during a visit in February and praised the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for their planning. An announcement was also made as to which city would host the final of the tournament. Read more
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