About
About
BNUJFC is a junior football club affiliated to Capital Football, a federation member of New Zealand Football. The club enters junior football teams in the age-based competitions run by Capital Football in the Wellington region.
The club has approx 250 registered members aged between 5 and 14 years of age, mainly from Wellington's southern suburbs. Our players attend Brooklyn, Berhampore, Ridgway, St Mark’s, Te Aro, Mt Cook, SWIS and Clyde Quay schools.
Implementation of Football 2.0 will happen in 2026 in the Capital region and will see the new formats fully launched across all of the junior age groups. Children in U5-U7 will play in our introductory First Kicks programme which is run on Sunday mornings at Tanera Park. Children U8-U13 play in Saturday and Sunday morning competitions. Girls can play in either the Saturday mixed gender league and / or in the girls only Sunday league (GOSL).
The club is run primarily by the parents and guardians of players. The club is always seeking volunteers to coach, manage or join the management committee. Your support is welcome and appreciated.
BNUJFC has links with the senior club, Brooklyn Northern United Association Football Club. However, BNUJFC is a separate entity from BNUAFC.
BNUJFC is an incorporated society run by a committee of elected volunteers. Committee members are elected at the AGM held in November. The management committee is responsible for policy, strategy and administration of the club. Teams are run by their coach and manager.
Income is derived from membership fees and donations plus any grants from funding agencies (e.g. community trusts). The assets of the club consist of football equipment (e.g. uniforms, balls, gear bags, nets, flags) and the energy and efforts of our volunteers.
As an incorporated society, the club is run in accordance with a set of rules. The parents and guardians of registered players are members of the club and are bound by these rules.
The BNUJFC management committee for 2026:
Leith Macintosh – Chair and Alliance Coordinator
Murray Whyte – Girls Coordinator and Secretary
Ian Paterson – Gear Coordinator
Amanda Metcalf – Grants Coordinator
Kirsty Hallett – Treasurer
Chris Bush-King – Communications Coordinator
Ayman El Hajjar – Football for All Coordinator
Other roles
Bevan Jackson – First Kicks coordinator
Jenn McEwan – Design/Social Media/Web
Email Address : info@bnujfc.co.nz
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The NZ Football site contains news, information on national teams, competitions, calendar of events and an excellent overview of junior football development and junior coaching.
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