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Girls & Womens

LAKES FC GIRLS’ FOOTBALL 2025

Lakes FC recognises the importance of girls having their own space to maximise their potential both on and off the field.

Why girls' teams?
Girls playing in girls’ teams receive increased touches of the ball, better exposure to all positions and more opportunities for decision making and leadership.  They are also able to experience and enjoy the social benefits that come from playing in a team with their peers.

As the new school year kicks off we bring you all the news and important dates for the 2025 Girls’ Football season at Lakes FC, and we couldn’t be more excited! 


We are back with a full line up of girls teams and exciting news of a brand new local girls only competition for our U8s and U10s! Look for details of the “Friday Football Fun Roadshow” coming soon to promote the new competition. Get your friends along and help make the new competition a success.


2025 LAKES FC GIRLS’ TEAMS 

In 2025 Lakes FC will field girls’ teams at every age group. Most grades have multiple girls teams and players of all levels will be accommodated.  


  • 5th & 6th Grade (Born 2019/2020)

  • U8 Girls (Born 2017/18) 

  • U10 Girls (Born 2015/2016) 

  • G11 Girls (Born 2014) 

  • G12 Girls (Born 2013) 

  • U14 Girls (Born 2011/2012 

  • Baywide Youth Girls/U19s (Born 2006 - 2010)

  • Senior Women - Bay League and WaiBOP W-League  


For details of the competition format at each grade, please see your grade information further along.

Check out our 2025 key dates here:

Junior Girl's Football

GRADE INFORMATION AND COMPETITION FORMATS

5th & 6th GRADE GIRLS

(Born 2019 & 2020)

Game locations - Puarenga Park, Rotorua

We will aim to have a girls team in each of these grades. The girls teams at this age play in the local mixed competition as there is no dedicated girls competition. When girls and girls teams are playing in a mixed competition they can choose to play at their age or down one grade ensuring each player finds the right challenge point.  


U8 GIRLS - (Born 2017/18) 5v5

U10 GIRLS - (Born 2015/2016) 7v7

Game locations - Puarenga Park, Rotorua

2025 sees the introduction of BRAND NEW all girls U8s and U10s competition right here in Rotorua. This is exciting news for the girls in Rotorua. The introduction of a dedicated all-girls competition is a significant step for our region, providing more opportunities for our young female players. The grades are played as dual age bands i.e 7th/8th grade combined and 9th/10th grade combined.

To ensure the competition is sustainable long term, we need your help. We want to maximise the number of teams and players, creating a strong, engaging competition. So start shoulder tapping your buddies now and get them involved. The “Friday Football Fun Roadshow” will be coming to a school near you in March and will be a fun way to introduce your friends to football.


G11 GIRLS

(Born 2014) 9v9

Game locations - Western BOP and Rotorua

After the success of the 2024 girls’ only Western BOP 11th grade competition this grade continues into 2025. The grade allows girls moving to the larger format game a chance to adapt in their own space. Home games are played locally at Puarenga Park and away games are played around the Western BOP.


G12 GIRLS

(Born 2013) 9v9

Game locations - Western BOP and Rotorua

Lakes FC will have multiple teams at this grade. The focus of 12th grade is player development. Players will play their regular season in ungraded teams, providing the best environment for girls to develop a wide range of skills and positional knowledge. Girls looking for a higher level of competition will have the opportunity to trial for the Lakes FC end of season development teams to play in the prestigious Weir Rose Bowl or McCartney Tournament.

The competition includes both home and away games played locally and around the Western BOP.  Transport is organised by car-pooling within the teams. 

If girls prefer to remain in mixed teams they will play in the local Puarenga Park competition.

 

Girls Youth and Women

U14 Girls 9v9

(Born 2011/2012)

Game locations - Western BOP and Rotorua

The U14 Girls’ competition is split into two divisions, the Kaimai League (1st division) and the Koru League (2nd division).   Both leagues play regular season games in Rotorua and the Western BOP, with the Kaimai League teams playing two additional cross over days against teams from the Waikato Kaimai League.

Lakes FC will select an U14s Academy team team to play in the Kaimai League and multiple U14s development teams playing in the Koru League.  The Academy team will also attend the Weir Rose Bowl Tournament in October.


Baywide Youth/U19 Girls 11v11

(Born 2006 - 2010)

Game locations - BOP and Rotorua

Baywide Youth caters for a wide range of ages covering girls born 2006 - 2010.  There are multiple divisions in the Baywide Youth competition and we are aiming for two teams to play in this competition.  Creating two teams provides a good challenge point for both our new players moving into this space and also our older more experienced players.

At the end of the season Lakes FC will select an U19s team to attend the National U19s Women's Tournament in Napier in October.

Playing for School and Club

Many girls play school football on Wednesday afternoon and club football on Saturdays. The coaches of all School First XI girls’ teams in Rotorua are associated with Lakes FC enabling us to manage the physical workload of our players through the season.  

Senior Women

Waibop W-League & Bay Women's 

Lakes FC will once again be fielding teams in both the Waibop W-League and Bay Women's Senior competitions.  

We look forward to welcoming you all back for our upcoming season. Whether you are a current club member moving into a new age or new to the area, please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions or to talk about the options for you or your daughter. 

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

For general information about girls' teams:
Email: lakesfcgirls@gmail.com

For information about the Lakes FC Girls' Academy teams:
Email: scott.downs@pfolsen.com

 

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