AUT is very proud to have become Auckland FC’s Exclusive University Partner for the 2025/26 A-League season.
AUT Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Engagement, Amy Malcolm says, “With AUT widely recognised as being New Zealand’s leading sports science university, we are thrilled to have broadened our existing partnership with Auckland FC to become its Exclusive University Partner.
“Like us, Auckland FC is bold, young, diverse and inclusive and shares the same values of excellence, opportunity and community.
“We are now very much looking forward to engaging with Auckland FC fans from the city’s many different community groups at Go Media Stadium and showing our support for one of the most exciting sports teams in Australasia.”
The partnership will continue to see AUT support Auckland FC with research and expertise, opportunities and pathways for players and a pipeline of graduates with sought-after skills.
Eleven talented AUT alumni work in support roles at the club, spanning performance analysis, sports science, physiotherapy, marketing and commercial operations, demonstrating the real-world pathways AUT is renowned for.
Auckland FC CEO, Nick Becker, says, “We have been very fortunate to have had the support of, and access to, New Zealand’s top sports university since the inception of the club, and we’re delighted to have strengthened our partnership, securing them as our Exclusive University Partner.
“AUT’s reputation in the New Zealand sports science space is built on decades of significant research and expertise.
“The university’s people, educational resources and innovations are extremely valuable to us and our aim of developing clear professional pathways and opportunities for New Zealand’s top talent,” he says.
