Introducing the Taranaki Cup, the newest addition to the tournament calendar, and the first major youth football tournament to be hosted at Stadium Taranaki. This April, teams from across New Zealand get the rare chance to walk out and play inside a genuine stadium, the kind of stage usually reserved for the professionals.

It’s more than a new venue: it’s a first for the region. The Taranaki Cup brings three days of top-quality youth football to Taranaki for the very first time, with boys’ and girls’ divisions spanning U8 to U18.

Every team is guaranteed a minimum of five matches plus finals, with accredited officials, livestreamed matches and real-time results throughout the weekend.

Registrations are open now, to find out more information, and register your team, head to taranakicup.nz