WaiBOP Football
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| Founded | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 51 Akoranga Road, Avalon, Hamilton |
| FIFA affiliation | New Zealand Football |
| Chief Executive | Karyn Walters |
| Website | Official website |
WaiBOP Football, also known as Waikato Bay of Plenty Football, is one of six federations of New Zealand Football, representing regions of Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, Taupō, Thames/Coromandel and Waikato.
Waikato/B.O.P. was founded in 2002, to represent the region for the New Zealand Women's National League from its inaugural season in 2002 until 2019. In 2021, the Northern franchise teams was replaced for more of a club based competition, causing the WaiBOP United is dissolve.[1]
WaiBOP United was founded in 2004 as a conglomerate of various Waikato area clubs, in order to form a strong regional franchise team, and WaiBOP United was one of the eight competing teams.[2] In 2016, WaiBOP United disbanded at the end of the season.[3]
Competitions
Leagues
- Men's Leagues
- Northern League
- NRFL Championship
- NRFL Conference Southern
- WaiBOP League One
- Women's Leagues
- NRFL Women's Premiership
- NRFL Women's Championship
- WaiBOP W-League
Note: Northern League and NRF League includes teams from the Northern Region Football Federation, with the Northern League being a National competition run by New Zealand Football and managed by Northern Region Football.