New Zealand Communities Football Cup (NZCFC)
Kia ora and warm ethnic greetings!
The New Zealand Communities Football Cup (NZCFC) is the national tournament for the regional winners of community football events held over the past 12 months. Although regional football events have been held by local councils and ethnic organisations for some years, the NZCFC offers the opportunity for regional winner's community-based teams to compete against one another at a national level. This tournament is the culmination of more than 1000 games of regional football.
The New Zealand Police owned event was established to contribute practically towards our vision of 'Safer Communities Together', provide an opportunity for positive interaction amongst communities and a desire to use football to help drive positive social change.
The tournament has a robust framework to support it including an official tournament logo, website, posters, regional city council support and is endorsed by government agencies.
The inaugural NZCFC event was held in 2008 and hosted by Wellington city. It was won by the Upper Hutt based Somalian team. Their 2-1 win was a fiercely fought out battle with the Polish team from Christchurch. The Wellington Phoenix was one of the main supporters of the tournament. The 2009 tournament was hosted by Palmerston North was won by the local team from Oman. The 2010 tournament was hosted by Christchurch City and won by the local Polish team.
2011 New Zealand Communities Football Cup champions - Somalia - Wellington City
Results
Runners Up - Fiji Club United - Hamilton
Plate Winners - Irish Rovers - Christchurch
Bowl Winners - Italia - Nelson
Somalia Wellington won the final by 5-0. They beat a committed and passionate Hamilton team that had overcame the defending champions Poland in the semi-finals. The Somali team became the first team to lift the trophy twice, firstly as the inaugural champions in 2008 and now in 2011.
2011 NZCFC event
Auckland will play host to the fourth annual New Zealand Communities Football Cup (NZCFC) on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 November 2011. The tournament will be held at the Auckland council owned and managed Wellesley Community Centre, 740 Sandringham Road extension, Mt Roskill.
The tournament will support White Ribbon Day and its objectives and is officially held in partnership with the Auckland Council and supported by the Human Rights Commission, Families Commission, Auckland Football and and Oceania Football. All players will wear white ribbons during the tournament and key messaging with regards to family violence will be communicated during the event.
Regions that will be represented at the tournament include, Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Rotorua, Palmerston North, Upper Hutt, Wellington City, Nelosn and Christchurch.
Regional teams competing in 2011 tournament (entries closed)
Auckland - Somalia
Auckland - Ethiopia
Nelson - Team Italia
Christchurch City - Team Irish Rovers - Ireland
Hamilton - Team Fiji Club United - Pacific
Palmerston North - Team Desert Storm - Middle East
Rotorua - Team Ngati by Nature - NZ/Maori
Tauranga - Team Armazen - Brazil
Upper Hutt - Wellington International
Wellington City - Team Somalia
2010 Defending champions - Team Poland
U15 + U13 Futsal competition (entries still open)
To register, contact Yonas on playbeautiful10@gmail.com
Youth Forum - Friday November 25
The 2011 NZCFC will be preceded by a youth workshop on November 25. The workshop is run by the Human Rights Commission and will focus on how to improve the lives of vulnerable children. During the workshop children and young people will be encouraged to
- talk about what children need to thrive, belong and achieve
- present their ideas as submissions to government
To register for the workshop and find out more information contact rohanj@hrc.org.nz . View workshop info here.
Contact us
For more information about the event, call or e-mail:
Police National Headquarters (Wellington) contact person:
Acting Inspector Rakesh Naidoo, Strategic Ethnic Advisor on mobile 027 215 6872 or e-mail: rakesh.naidoo@police.govt.nz
