WaiBOP Football

WaiBOP Football
Founded2000
Headquarters51 Akoranga Road, Avalon, Hamilton
FIFA affiliationNew Zealand Football
Chief ExecutiveKaryn Walters
WebsiteOfficial website

WaiBOP Football, also known as Waikato Bay of Plenty Football, is one of six federations of New Zealand Football, representing regions of Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, Taupō, Thames/Coromandel and Waikato.

History

Waikato/B.O.P. was founded in 2002, to represent the region for the New Zealand Women's National League from its inaugural season in 2002 until 2019. In 2021, the Northern franchise teams was replaced for more of a club based competition, causing the WaiBOP United is dissolve.[1]

WaiBOP United was founded in 2004 as a conglomerate of various Waikato area clubs, in order to form a strong regional franchise team, and WaiBOP United was one of the eight competing teams.[2] In 2016, WaiBOP United disbanded at the end of the season.[3]

Competitions

Leagues

Note: Northern League and NRF League includes teams from the Northern Region Football Federation, with the Northern League being a National competition run by New Zealand Football and managed by Northern Region Football.

Current title holders

Competition Year Champions Runners-up Next edition
Senior (Men's)
Northern League 2024 Auckland City Western Springs 2025
NRFL Championship 2024 Fencibles United Manukau United 2025
NRFL Conference 2024 Cambridge Taupo 2025
WaiBOP League One 2024 Otorohanga Northern United 2025
Senior (Women's)
NRFL Women's Premiership 2024 Auckland United West Coast Rangers 2025
NRFL Women's Championship 2024 FC Tauranga Moana Franklin United 2025
WaiBOP W-League 2024 Cambridge Taupo 2025

Affiliated clubs

As of 2024.[4]

Northern League
Tauranga City
NRFL Championship
Cambridge
Hamilton Wanderers
Melville United
Ngaruawahia United
NRFL Conference
Claudelands Rovers
Ngongotahā
Otorohanga
Otumoetai
Papamoa
Taupo
Waikato Unicol
Hamilton
Eastern City
Glenview United
Hamilton Marist
Hillcrest United
Northern United
Western United
West Hamilton United
Waikato
Huntly Thistle
Mangakino United
Matamata Swifts
Morrnsville
Ngahinapouri
North King Country
Putaruru Rangers
Raglan
Te Aroha Cobras
Te Awautu
Tokoroa
Thames Valley
Hauraki Plains
Mercury Bay
Paero Rangers
Tairua
Thames
Waihi
Whangamata
Bay of Plenty
Awakeri
FC Tauranga Moana
Katikati
Kawerau
Ohope Beach
Omokora FC
Opotiki FC
Plains
Plains Rangers
Tauranga Blue Rovers
Te Puke United
Waipuna
Whakatane Town
Rotorua/Taupo
Lakes
Waiariki
Westbrook

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New National League competition". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "WaiBOP United". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "New trio to join ASB Premiership". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "WAIBOP'S FOOTBALL CLUBS". WaiBOP Football. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
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