Here’s our round-up of a busy weekend for New Zealand teams at home and abroad.

The Football Ferns, Futsal Ferns and national U-17 women’s team were in action overseas, while both New Zealand’s men’s A-League clubs played their first home fixtures of the new season.

The women’s and men’s National Leagues played their Round 5 fixtures.

Here’s our weekend wrap:

Results
Friendly international (women’s)

Game played on Friday October 24, 2025 (NZT)

Mexico 1 (Aaliyah Farmer 10′)
New Zealand 0

READ MORE: High altitude tests Football Ferns as they lose series opener 1-0 to Mexico >>>>

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup

Games played on Sunday October 26, 2025

Group D

Samoa 0
Nigeria 4 (Queen Joseph 13;, 34′, Shakirat Moshood 28′ pen, Azeezat Oduntan 67′)

READ MORE: Samoa depart FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after third group loss >>>>

Group F

New Zealand 0
Zambia 4 (Victoria Mbali 33′, Marcy Chipasula 44′, Masela Sekeseke 68′, Grace Phiri 80′)

READ MORE: New Zealand make early exit from FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco >>>>

Women’s futsal international

Game played on Sunday October 26, 2025

Brazil 9 (Tampa 2, Ana Luiza 2, Luciléia 2, Diana, Amandinha, Camila)
Futsal Ferns 0

Men’s A-League

Game played on Saturday October 25, 2025

Auckland FC 1 (Jesse Randall 21′)
Western Sydney Wanderers 0

Game played on Sunday October 26, 2025

Wellington Phoenix 2 (Kazuki Nagasawa 76′, Carlo Armiento 90+6′)
Brisbane Roar 1 (Justin Vidic 42′)

Pos
Club
MP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 Melbourne City 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 4 2 Wellington Phoenix 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4 3 Auckland FC 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 4 Newcastle Jets 2 1 0 1 7 5 +2 3 5 Sydney FC 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 6 Adelaide United 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 7 Brisbane Roar 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 8 Central Coast Mariners 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3 9 Western Sydney Wanderers 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 10 Melbourne Victory 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1 11 Perth Glory 2 0 1 1 2 6 −4 1 12 Macarthur FC 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0

Table at 5pm (NZT) on Sunday October 26, 2025

Women’s National League

Games played on Friday October 24, 2025 (NZT)

CF Wellington United 4 (Summer Laskey 2′, 22′, 45′, Natalie Olson 88′)
Wellington Phoenix 1 (Macey Fraser 66′)

Western Springs 1 (Maddi Ollington 65′)
Eastern Suburbs 2 (Ruby Nathan 45′, TJ Anderson 80′)

Games played on Saturday October 25, 2025

Auckland United 1 (Siobhan Edwards 77′, pen)
West Coast Rangers 0

Southern United 4 (Nieve Collin 19′, 81′, Georgia Nixon 34′, Amy Hislop 45′)
Canterbury United Pride 0

Men’s National League

Games played on Saturday October 25, 2025

Coastal Spirit 0
Christchurch United 0

Wellington Phoenix Reserves 1 (Luke Supyk 10′)
Miramar Rangers 4 (Andy Bevan 16′, Martin Bueno 34′, pen, Louis Fenton 53′, Jordan Lamb 88′)

Games played on Sunday October 26, 2025

Auckland City 1 (Christian Gray 88′)
Auckland FC 1 (Dejaun Naidoo 47′)

Birkenhead United 2 (Michael Suski 2′, Nathan Rostron 10′)
Wellington Olympic 4 (Jack-Henry Sinclair 28′, 50′, Isa Prins 71′, Tor Davenport Peteren 89′)

Western Springs 2 (Caspar McGavin 41′, own goal 79′)
Auckland United 1 (Daniel Atkinson 65′)

Western Suburbs — bye

This story was first published on October 27, 2025.

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