Central Football- Tairāwhiti

Central Development League (CDL) | Fixtures 💥

Here are this weekend's fixtures. ⚽👇👀

Head to the link below for full fixtures, results and tables 👇
https://www.sporty.co.nz/centralfootball/competitions-1/central-development-leagues-cdl-1

🌍⚽ JULY HOLIDAY WORLD CUP SERIES ⚽🌍

The World Cup is coming to Central Football these school holidays! 🌟

Join us for two exciting 3-day programmes packed with fun, friends, and World Cup excitement.

🔥 Week One – 3 Day Football Holiday Programme

📍 Ilminster Intermediate
📅 Tuesday 7th July – Thursday 9th July
🕘 9:00am – 3:00pm
👦👧 5–12 years old
💰 $100

⚽ Week 2 - 3 Day Futsal Holiday Programme

📍 Illminster Intermediate Gym
📅 Wednesday 15th - Friday 17th July
🕘 9:00am – 3:00pm
👦👧 Ages 5–12
💰 $100

For more information including how to register 👇
https://tinyurl.com/4n3dzx8c

FIFA World Cup 2026™ | The count down is on!! ⚽⚽

Here is your one stop for all your World Cup information 👇
https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/fifa-world-cup-26

⚽ All Whites vs Iran 16 June, 1pm NZT
⚽ All Whites vs Egypt 22 June, 1pm NZT
⚽ All Whites vs Belgium 27 June, 3pm NZT

👉 The World Cup can be watched on TVNZ. All Whites games will be free to air on TVNZ, while all other games can be viewed by buying an event pass 👇
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/competition/fifa-2026

👉 Learn everything there is to know about the world cup and the All Whites via this online magazine 👇
https://tinyurl.com/2yybehdf

📺Watch Parties: If your club is hosting a watch party and want it added to the NZ Football watch party list, please email the date, location and time to [email protected]

Gisborne Junior Festival 2026 | 💥💥

What a day it was at Watson Park for the Gisborne Junior Festival! ⚽️🌟

We had 53 teams enter with over 500 young players taking part across the day, creating an awesome atmosphere filled with plenty of smiles, great football, and fantastic sportsmanship.

Congratulations to everyone who participated and a special shout out to all of our pool winners! 🙌

A huge thank you to all the players, coaches, parents, schools, and clubs who helped make the day such a success. Your support and enthusiasm are what make events like this possible! 💙

Results Roundup | ⚽️⚽️

All the action from across Tairāwhiti wrapped up in one place.

Full Roundup 👇
https://tinyurl.com/6383a9t6

Vacancy |

Capital Football is seeking a Referee Manager to join their team and help lead the next chapter of referee development across their region.

Capital Football is seeking a Referee Manager to join our team and help lead the next chapter of referee development across our region.

This full-time role will work closely across our Federation Development and Operations teams, supporting our referee community and ensuring positive experiences throughout the game.

If you have a strong refereeing background, excellent communication skills, and a passion for supporting the game, we’d love to hear from you.

Desired start date: August 2026
Apply by sending your CV and cover letter to [email protected]

Good Morning,

For those that didn't get the email or text message this morning, Tiny Tots has been postponed today due to coach illness. This means our new start date will be the 14th of June 2026, and a final end date of the 12th July.

Beautiful day for a junior festival! 🥳

📍Team Manager to collect hard copies of the draws and scores sheet from the train station building

📍Don’t forget to wear a splash of pink to support positive vibes 💗

Central Football Reaffirms Commitment to Positive Match Environment |

Unfortunately, we find ourselves in a position whereby we believe this reminder about senior football on, and off field behaviour needs to be communicated.

Over recent weeks, we have had a significant increase in incidents of unacceptable on field behaviour across a number of senior competitions in the federation.

Several recent matters have been referred to our Regional Association Disciplinary Committee (RADC) for independent consideration, with many having sanctions significantly exceeding the minimum penalties prescribed within the regulations imposed.

Central Football Chief Executive Officer Darren Mason says the message to participants is a simple one.

"𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦, 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴, 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘦, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭."

Football should be a safe, welcoming, and enjoyable experience for everyone involved, and Central Football will continue to take strong action against those whose behaviour falls short of the standards expected within our game.

Read more 👇
https://tinyurl.com/3txrabbz

JUNIOR FESTIVAL | DRAWS COMPLETED 🥳⚽🩷

Junior Festival Draws are completed and ready to view on the Central Football Website!

📍Please don't print draws off from website incase there are any late changes
📍Team Manager to collect hard copies of the draws and festival score sheets from table in front of the train station building on arrival

Draws can be found here ⬇
https://www.sporty.co.nz/centralfootball/junior-1/gisborne-junior-festival---6th-june-2026-1/draws-1

Two more sleeps!

🩷Don't forget this is a Positive Vibes Only event - we would love to see you add a splash of pink to your outfits! The Positive Vibes Only initiative is all about promoting positive behaviour in sport for players, coaches and supporters🩷

Looking forward to seeing the festival teams at Watson Park this weekend!