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If Auckland is in Alert Level I or II on Sunday then the ASFA Executive Committee look forward to returning to Parrs Park for this year’s Annual General Meeting.

Manager will be sent out a copy of the 2021 Constitution, which includes all the rules and regulations for the season.

All teams planning to enter the 2021 competition are expected to be represented at this meeting. Please be seated by 12.30.

Please do not attend if you’re sick and please remember to scan the QR code upon arrival.

Anyone interested in joining the Exec working with the ASFA this year is equally welcome to attend.

Despite the Sunday’s Alert Level Change, the ASFA Board have decided against running the AGM on Sunday 7th, as originally planned. Spend the day with your family, doing something you wont be able to do once the season starts on Sunday May 9th!

A new date for the meeting will be announced as soon as we have confirmed venue availability.

Kia kaha, kia manaaki, kia haumaru

(be strong, be kind, be safe)

If you played last season and are planning to play again this season, could you please let Jo (spurs@asfa.co.nz) know asap so that we can start planning the divisional structure.

If you played last season but are not planning to play again this season, could you please let Jo (spurs@asfa.co.nz) know asap so that we can start planning the divisional structure.

If you did not play last season but are wanting to register a new team and play this season, could you please let Jo (spurs@asfa.co.nz) know asap so that we can start planning the divisional structure.

The 2021 entry form has been sent out to all the contacts from last season, and can also be downloaded below (or from the Teams page of the website).

With our usual venue, the Crowne Plaza, currently being used as a COVID-19 managed isolation facility, the 2021 ASFA Annual General Meeting will be taking place in Albany on the North Shore, in the Harbour Sport Conference room. The date Sunday March 7th. It’ll be a Midday Kick Off and every team wanting to play this year is expected to have a representative in attendance.

The 2021 season is set to kick off on Sunday 9th May, assuming that we are all living in an Alert Level 1 or 2 at the time (let us pray!).

Only three more sleeps until the 2020 ASFA Finals Day, to be hosted once again at the home of Oratia United, Parrs Park. It’ll be the first ASFA finals day to have ever taken place in October and the forecast is looking good…

At 3pm, the Premiership’s HNK Auckland and Zamantix Rovers will go head-to-head for the 2020 Premier Cup on Parrs Park 1.

At 2.30pm, the 2020 Premier Champions AFC Bohemian Celtic 1 face the 2020 Championship Champions Albany Green Machine in the Premier Plate Final, to be played on the Artificial Turf (Parrs Park 6).

At 2.15pm, Kamarak (League 1) play EZ Eagles (League 2) for in the League Cup on Parrs Park 3.

At 2.00pm, Double Rum Greenhithe (League 1) play Ellerslie Tropics (League 2) in the League Plate on Parrs Park 4.

The Masters Cup Final will kick off at 12.15 on Parrs Park 3. The Korean Tigers will play either Ranui Swanson Masters or West Auckland United (depending upon the outcome of an appeal).

The Masters Plate between Greenhithe City and Zamantix Rovers Old Boys is set to kick-off at 12.00 on Parrs Park 4.

Team photo’s will be taken prior to every game and the season’s prize giving and feast will follow the conclusion of the Premier Cup Final.

Presentations being made to the cup and plate winners and the teams that finished top of their shortened league season (the destination of the League 1 trophy still TBC). Trophies will also be handed out to the manager of the year, the referee of the year, the top goal scorers for each division and the team voted to have won the fair play award.

The Clubhouse bar will be open, and food will be available throughout the day. No other food or alcohol is to be brought onto the premises.

All attendees will be required to sign in using the contact tracing app and anyone feeling unwell should stay at home. We may be at level 1, but we must still be extra cautious, considerate and thankful that we were able to get the fields to make this happen.

11 games played across 2 venues on 1 sunny sunday afternoon, resulted in 264 new photos on the ASFA Facebook page, 64 goals, 4 clean sheets, 2 appeals and 1 game ending as a draw at the end of the 90 minutes.

Both Semi-Finals of the Premier Plate ended up with the same 0-6 scoreline and the semi-finals of the Masters Plate finished 3-6 and 6-3.

The award for the biggest win of the day and the most goals in a game goes to West Auckland Utd, following their 10-0 win over Ranui Swanson Master in the Masters Cup. At the time of writing, however, this result is currently under investigation.

With Auckland now back at Alert Level 1, the ASFA will get to say goodbye to this stop-start-stop-start season with 6 finals being played on 4 fields at Parrs Park, the home of Oratia United. The bar will be open, and food will be available. More information to follow.

After a COVID-19 enforced break of 7 long weeks (55 days), the ASFA was delighted to be able to offer 40 football teams the opportunity to play 90 minutes of football last weekend, with many teams finally getting the chance to play the week 2 fixture that was postponed back on Sunday 28th June due to wet weather (lightning nearly struck twice, with Auckland being hit by heavy rain showers only hours before these games were scheduled to kick-off)

15 league fixtures were played, resulting in 109 goals being scored. 9 of these fixtures were played at the home of Albany United FC (Rosedale Park 1, 2, 3 & 4).

5 fixtures featured 10 or more goals with the most (12) coming in the Master 1 game between Korean Tigers and West Auckland United (4-8).

The biggest win of the day award went to Albany Green Machine (for the second time this season) who celebrated finishing top of the Championship by beating FC Khukuri 10-1.

There were two clean sheets to celebrate, with Zamantix Force failing to score against Zamantix Rovers Return (who scored 7) and Waiheke Old Fullas unable to beat the Greenhithe City keeper in their 4-0 loss.

My match of the day is the 5-5 thriller played out between Gurkha and Kamarak in League 1.

3 teams were awarded the 3 points as a result of their opponents being unable or unprepared to field a team and 2 teams agree to settle for a draw and share 1 point each.

1 friendly fixture was organised (also at Rosedale Park), in which another 8 goals were scored. AUT FC 1 (Championship) scored 6 of them against Ellerslie Tropics (League 2).

Congratulations to everyone who participated in an ASFA fixture this year, regardless of how many fixtures you played, won or how many goals you scored/prevented. The six teams that finished top of their leagues will be crowned the 2020 champions at Finals Day on October 11th, but there will be no promotion or relegation.

The 6 teams to finish top of their leagues are: AFC Bohemian Celtics 1 (Premiership), Albany Green Machine (Championship), Zamantix Rovers Return (League 1), Exit Trials (League 2), West Auckland United (Masters 1) and Saigon United (Master 2). Of these 6 teams, 3 went undefeated (AGM, West AKL Utd and Saigon Utd) and 2 had a 100% win record (AGM & West AKL United). CHAMPIONS!

All our attention now shifts to the conclusion of our Cup and Plate competitions with 22 teams featuring in next weekend’s Semi-Final Sunday. 11 fixtures will be played on six fields, four of which will be at Rosedale Park (home of Albany United FC).

1 team (Ellerslie Tropics) will no doubt be looking for another friendly fixture, having being awarded free pass to the ASFA Finals Day on October 11 (their opponents are unable to field a team). Maybe a rematch against AUT FC?

We’re delighted to be able to schedule a full round of league fixtures this week, but – being in Alert Level 2 – there are some additional terms and conditions that EVERYONE MUST FOLLOW!

the fixtures have been posted onto our facebook page and all team managers have been contacted.

Gatherings must be restricted to a maximum of 100 people for both indoor and outdoor facilities. A gathering includes players, officials, support staff and spectators. A contact tracing system must be in place to record and retain the contact details of all people involved in, or attending, your activity. This information should be accessible at all times for contact tracing purposes up to 4 weeks after the contact was recorded.

Make sure you use the Tracer App at the ground you are playing at, if there is no QR Code, the following are the 5 digit codes for the grounds we are using this weekend:

Croatian Cultural Club : LGKFL

Greville Reserve : PGIEL

Michaels Ave : EDJBW

North Harbour Stadium : OVHPP

Rosedale Park : RMMUS

Seddon Fields : MGUBI

Please stay home if you’re sick! Please wash and dry your hands for at least 20 seconds, or use hand sanitiser, before and after activities. Please remember to cough into your elbow and avoid touching your face.

Physical distancing of 2 metres should be maintained wherever possible, especially from people that you don’t know. It is recognised that contact during physical activity will occur but this should be minimised as much as possible, especially off the field of play.

It is recommended to wear a face-covering when in public where possible. (substitutes and supporters should wear one – when in the vicinity of play)

People at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 should take additional precautions when undertaking physical activity, particularly older people and those with existing medical conditions.

Any team not wishing to play this weekend should have informed Morgan (divrep@asfa.co.nz).