Lotto NRFL to expand in 2010

The Auckland Football Federation has formally announced plans for the 2010 Northern Region Football League, and they include Matamata Swifts.The men’s regional league has been restructured, paving the way for the inclusion of 10 clubs from the United Soccer 1 federation and an additional club, Matamata Swifts AFC, from the Waikato Bay of Plenty Football region.

The 2010 competition will kick off in mid-March with an initial two-tier system – an 18-team premier league and a 16-team first division – in which each club will play the others once. Matamata will be in the first division. More here...