KCU Easter tournament

🌟 THANK YOU FROM THE CHAIR OF KCU
That’s a wrap on the 2026 edition of the KCU Easter Tournament!

I’d like to extend a massive thank you to everyone who played a part in making it such an incredible success. We simply couldn’t have done it without your amazing support. Below are some well-earned mentions, and I apologise in advance if I’ve missed anyone!

👏 Our Sponsors – Your support allows us to bring this event to life every year.
A special thank you to our principal tournament sponsor, Lower North Electrical, and club sponsor Fixit Fitzy for your year-round support of KCU.

A special mention also to two businesses who answered our SOS:
Maclean Street Fish Supply, for helping us dispose of waste oil from the fryers over the weekend, and Chill Refrigeration, for covering the hire costs of the chiller.

👷🏼‍♂ KCDC – Trevor and the Team, thank you for your ongoing support and for preparing the pitches so well — they looked fantastic and were ready for action.

📸 Photography – Thanks to the ever-present Jessie Fraenkel and Summer Stevens for capturing the tournament so brilliantly.

⚽ Coaches, Managers & Volunteers of All Clubs – Your time and dedication helped create an amazing experience for around 1,000 junior and youth players. That’s what it’s all about.

🤝 Te Kotahitanga FC – Thank you for your support both leading into and during the tournament, especially President Alan Jones and Youth Coordinator Jo Baker.

💙💛 Kapiti Coast United Members & Senior Players – Particularly Hearts and Zimmer Force. There are simply too many to name, but you know who you are, thank you.

💙💛🩵 Our Teenage Volunteers – We want to acknowledge the many young people who gave up full days, and in some cases full weekends, to help. You are outstanding and a real credit to KCU, TK, and the wider Kapiti Coast community.

🟨🟥 Referees – Iain Mackay and Will Pugh.
These two legends were the only referees who volunteered this year, yet we still managed to cover every youth game and countless junior matches. They barely stopped for three days straight, incredible effort.

🦸‍♂🦸‍♀ Committee & Junior Committee – Finally, a massive thank you to our incredible committee members, who give countless hours of their time and energy to make this tournament happen. In particular: Billy, Helen, Liam, Liz, Niall, Rachel, Scott, Troy and William. At times sitting on a committee is a thankless task, but please be assured, your efforts do not go unnoticed.

Have an awesome winter season ahead!

2026 marks the 50th anniversary of this fantastic pre-season tournament, we can’t wait to celebrate it with you all next year.

Adam
KCU Chair 💙💛

📸 PHOTOS
🏆 DAY TWO - SUNDAY (Part 2)

📸 PHOTOS
🏆 DAY TWO - SUNDAY (Part 1)

📸 PHOTOS
🏆 DAY TWO - SATURDAY (Part 2)

📸 PHOTOS
🏆 DAY TWO - SATURDAY (Part 1)

📸 PHOTOS
🏆 DAY ONE - FRIDAY (Part 2)

📸 PHOTOS
🏆 DAY ONE - FRIDAY (Part 1)

What a great Girls Only Day yesterday to conclude this year’s tournament!

📸 Hundreds of photos to share from from the weekend over the next few days!

Congratulations to yesterdays winners:
U15GO🥇 Waitara Soccer Club
U13GO🥇 Waterside Karori AFC
U11GO🥇 Petone FC - Official

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🏆END OF DAY THREE - FINAL TOP 10 TABLE
Almost 1000 Junior and Youth Players played a huge 190 Games, scoring 709 goals across 3 epic days at Mazengarb Reserve! That is a wrap for the Lower North Electrical 2026 KCU Easter Tournament!

Tomorrow the organisers will be having a well earned day off, but next week we have hundreds of photos to share along with some acknowledgements, so keep an eye on our socials for some more content!

We have great pleasure in announcing the results of each grade, along with the overall winners.

U10🥇 Palmerston North United Academy
U10🥈 Kapiti Coast United Football Club
U10🥉 Petone FC - Official
U11🥇 Tawa Junior Football Club
U11🥈 New Plymouth Rangers Juniors
U11🥉 Palmerston North United Academy
U11G🥇 Petone FC - Official
U11G🥈 Kapiti Coast United Football Club
U11G🥉 Western Suburbs FC Juniors
U12🥇Waterside Karori AFC
U12🥈 FC Western
U12🥉 Kapiti Coast United Football Club
U13🥇 Douglas Villa AFC
U13🥈 PN Marist Football & Futsal Academy
U13🥉 Kapiti Coast United Football Club
U13G🥇 Waterside Karori AFC
U13G🥈 Petone FC - Official
U13G🥉 Kapiti Coast United Football Club
U14🥇 Palmerston North United Academy
U14🥈 PN Marist Football & Futsal Academy
U4🥉 Upper Hutt City Football
U15🥇 Palmerston North United Academy
U15🥈 PN Marist Football & Futsal Academy
U15🥉 Te Kotahitanga FC
U15G🥇 Waitara Soccer Club
U15G🥈 Te Kotahitanga FC
U15G🥉 PN Marist Football & Futsal Academy

Overall Club Winner
🏆 Palmerston North United F.C. win the cup for the first time!

🤝 Congratulations to all clubs, and good luck to everyone for the 2026 Winter Season! 💙💛⚽

Apologies for the printing error on the U15GO Draw that was sent out to teams. Here is the correct draw. Good luck to all teams! 💙💛

DAY THREE! GIRLS ONLY
Day 2, was epic! Who’s ready for the last day!
NOTE: there will be a revised U15GO Draw. Please go to the pavilion.
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END OF DAY TWO
Club table after the second day. 48 points to play for at tomorrow’s final day, but PNU are in pole position!
Congratulations to today’s grade winners.
🥇 U10 Palmerston North United F.C.Academy
🥇 U12 Waterside Karori AFC
🥇 U14 Palmerston North United F.C.Academy
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