Introducing the Onerahi Football Club

Onerahi Football Club is your local family club. While maintaining a highly successful senior programme; at its heart OFC is a family club with grades for all ages and skill levels. 100% volunteer run, most junior/ youth teams are managed by senior players and/or parents. The club also has large, modern clubrooms with a spacious viewing area immediately beside the main pitch.

In 2022 OFC had 330 registered players; across two Senior Men’s, one Senior Women’s, four Youth, and seven Junior teams; plus more than 30 children in both Fun Football (7-8 years) and First Kicks (4-6 years).

OFC had one of their most successful seasons ever on the pitch in 2022 ; highlights include:

Division 1 Women winning the 2021 Knockout Cup at the start of the year (the final delayed to 2022 due to the pandemic), beating the heavily favoured Madhatters 6-1 in an epic finals performance! They went on to a runnerup finish in the 2022 league.

Division 1 Men ended a 41 year drought in the Stafford Choat Cup by winning the prestigious trophy for 2021 (the final again delayed to 2022) ; then backed this up by winning the Community Cup (League vs Cup champs) for a fourth season in a row! While unable to defend their Cup title later in the year ; they made up for this by taking home the 2022 League title, with only a single defeat across 14 matches!

Division 3 Men had their best-ever season with a historic double in 2022, winning the League with games to spare, AND the Stafford Choat Bowl - upsetting Division 2 champions Mangawhai in a dramatic final at Trigg Stadium.

Our junior and youth teams grew even further this year, with 11 Junior and Youth teams wearing the blue and gold with pride. Performing strongly on the field, the younger teams also took on the club mantra by proving themselves great hosts off the field, often putting on food and mingling with their rivals at the club after the game!

With a strong and growing first kicks/ fun football set up for 4-8 year-olds as well ; OFC is collectively one of the biggest and most successful clubs in the Northland region!

The club also hosted a highly successful Women in Football event this year, with youth and junior players enjoying the opportunity to play and train alongside our Division 1 Women’s players! Registrations for the 2023 season open in March. In the meantime, please check out our Facebook; visit www.onerahifootball.club; while you can reach us via Messenger or email us at: onerahifootballclub@outlook.co.nz