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2024 Chatham Cup
The 2024 Chatham Cup is New Zealand's 96th annual knockout football competition. It will have a preliminary round and four rounds proper before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final. Results Preliminary round Matches were played over ANZAC weekend of 25–28 April. This round contained four teams from the Auckland Sunday football leagues — AFC Bohemian Celtic, Colo Boys, Sperm Whales FC, and University of Auckland FC — which were the lowest-ranked teams in the competition. ;Northern Region ;Central Region ;Capital Region ;Nelson / Marlborough Bays Region ;Canterbury Region Round 1 Matches were played over the of weekend of 10–13 May. This round contained two teams from the Auckland Sunday football leagues — AFC Bohemian Celtic, and University of Auckland FC — which were the lowest-ranked teams in the competition. ;Northern Region ;Central Region ;Nelson / Marlborough Bays Region ;Canterbury Region ;South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christchurch United
Christchurch United Football Club is a Professionalism in association football, professional football club in Christchurch, New Zealand. They compete in various Mainland Football competitions at Junior and Senior level. The club has won six New Zealand National League, National League titles and seven Chatham Cup trophies. Club history Formation The club was formed via the merger and support of several Christchurch clubs in the early 1970s, ostensibly to provide a strong Christchurch team for participation in the New Zealand National Soccer League. The teams involved were Christchurch City AFC, Western A.F.C., Western AFC, Shamrock, and Cashmere Technical, Christchurch Technical, though some of these sides continued to play on as separate sides after the formation of United. Glory Years When the New Zealand National Soccer League, New Zealand National League formed in 1970, Christchurch United was the only applicant from the South Island to take part in the inaugural comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pukekohe AFC
Pukekohe Association Football Club is an association football (soccer) club in Pukekohe, New Zealand. Pukekohe AFC currently play in 8 Senior leagues across both Men's and Women's competitions. All teams compete in Auckland Football Federation competitions, except for both Men's and Women's First teams. The Men's First team currently play in an Auckland Football Federation & Northern League Conference competition, and the Women's Premier team compete in the Northern League Women's Premier. Current senior teams Pukekohe AFC currently competes in the following competitions. Men 2013 In 2013, Pukekohe AFC competed in 6 divisions within the Auckland Football Federation. The 6th team competed in the ASFA 2013 Division 7, a Sunday League team. The Senior Mens First team entered the 2013 Counties Cup – a knockout tournament played over a number of weeks from teams in the Counties Manukau district. After beating South Auckland Rangers 2–0 away and Otahuhu Utd. 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelock North Wanderers AFC
Havelock North Wanderers is a soccer club in Havelock North, New Zealand. The club was formed in 1948 as Hastings Wanderers, changing to their current name in 1968. They won promotion to the New Zealand Football Central League for 2022 after finishing first in the Lotto Central Federation League, then beating Wellington United 6–6 in a home and away playoff by away goals. They had twice before won the Central Federation League in 2017 and 2019, but both times lost their playoff games against Waterside Karori and Petone FC respectively, missing out on promotion. The Wanderers also regularly compete in the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knockout tournaments for men, with their best finishes being the fifth round in 1982 and 2003 cups before losing to local rivals Napier City Rovers and Lower Hutt Lower Hutt () is a list of cities in New Zealand, city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. Administered by the Hutt City Council, it is one of the four cities that constitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Plymouth Rangers
New Plymouth Rangers is an amateur association football club based in New Plymouth, New Zealand. They were founded as New Plymouth Old Boys in 1940, and have had a complex naming history. The team play at Merrilands Domain. The club has men's and women's senior and social teams, as well as over a dozen junior teams. History New Plymouth Old Boys was founded in 1940. New Plymouth United was founded in 1965 and based at Lynmouth Park. New Plymouth Old Boys entered the Central League for its first time in 1971. In 1973 New Plymouth United merged on trial with Moturoa for a single season as Moturoa United, playing in the Western League and the Central League Division Two. United left the arrangement in early 1974. In early 1974 New Plymouth Old Boys joined with Central City to become New Plymouth City with the arrangement lasting for two seasons. In mid 1975 Taranaki United was formed as a local composite side to play in the Central League, taking over from Moturoa in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Oak, New Zealand
Royal Oak is a small suburb in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland. It is situated between the suburbs of Epsom, New Zealand, Epsom (north) and Onehunga (south). Royal Oak is under the local governance of the Auckland Council. History It is named after the Royal Oak hotel that was located on the Royal Oak Roundabout. In 1909 the hotel lost its licence to sell alcohol. For many years it was a pharmacy before being used as the premises of Barfoot & Thompson Real Estate Agency. Royal Oak refers to the tree Charles II of England, Charles II hid up during the Battle of Worcester to avoid capture. In the middle of the Royal Oak Roundabout was once located the Seddon Memorial. Designed by John Park (architect), John Park, a local architect who was also mayor of Onehunga on two occasions, the structure was erected in memory of Prime Minister Seddon who died suddenly in office in 1906. Richard John Seddon (1845–1906) was immensely popular and there are several monuments to him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Auckland
The University of Auckland (; Māori: ''Waipapa Taumata Rau'') is a public research university based in Auckland, New Zealand. The institution was established in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. Initially located in a repurposed courthouse, the university has grown substantially over the years. As of 2024, it stands as the largest university in New Zealand by enrolment, teaching approximately 43,000 students across three major campuses in central Auckland. The university conducts teaching and learning within six faculties, two research institutes, and other institutes and centres. The City Campus, in the Auckland central business district, hosts the majority of students and faculties. History Origins The University of Auckland began as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand, founded on 23 May 1883 as ''Auckland University College''. Stewardship of the university during its establishment period was the responsibility of Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tikipunga
Tikipunga is one of the biggest suburbs in Whangārei, New Zealand. It is in the north-east part of the city and has the landmark Whangārei Falls nearby. Demographics Tikipunga covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Tikipunga had a population of 7,725 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 822 people (11.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 2,241 people (40.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 3,645 males, 4,065 females and 18 people of other genders in 2,841 dwellings. 2.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 37.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,659 people (21.5%) aged under 15 years, 1,395 (18.1%) aged 15 to 29, 2,925 (37.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,749 (22.6%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 67.7% European (Pākehā); 41.0% Māori; 6.1% Pasifika; 8.1% Asian; 0.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papatoetoe AFC
Papatoetoe AFC is an amateur football club based in Papatoetoe, New Zealand. They currently compete in the NRF Championship, however, have enjoyed successful spells at the top of the New Zealand game, namely in the former National League, and having won two NRFL Premier League crowns. History Papatoetoe AFC was founded in 1959 through the efforts of Ken Hastings. The club entered the new Franklin & Districts competitions in 1960, competing from a site at the Papatoetoe Recreation Ground on Great South Road. In 1965 the club moved to its current home at Murdoch Park and the same year its senior team entered the Northern League. It gained promotion to the premier division in 1971, and it spent much of the next decade in either the lower reaches of the Premier League or the upper part of the second flight. Papatoetoe have reached the Quarter-finals of the Chatham Cup on three occasions, in 1984, 1985, and 1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Māngere East
Māngere East or Mangere East is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, under the governance of Auckland Council. It is located to the south of Favona, north of Papatoetoe, west of Middlemore, east of Māngere and Māngere Bridge, and southwest of Ōtāhuhu. In 2019, the name of the suburb was officially gazetted as Māngere East. Geography Māngere East is located in South Auckland, east of central Māngere between the Southwestern Motorway and the Southern Line. History The first evidence of Tāmaki Māori in the coastal Māngere area comes from the 14th century, with evidence of the first settlements later in the 15th century. The Māngere East area formed an important part of the Waokauri / Pūkaki portage, connecting the Manukau Harbour and Tāmaki River via Papatoetoe, and was often used by Tāmaki Māori to avoid the Te Tō Waka and Karetu portages, controlled by the people who lived at Ōtāhuhu / Mount Richmond. The area is within the rohe of the Waiohua tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre Park
Centre Park is a stadium located in Māngere, Auckland, New Zealand. The stadium hosted the 2011 OFC U-20 Championship. It is the home of Northern League side Manukau United. In September 2022, Centre Park were shortlisted by FIFA to be a team base camp for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. On 21 March 2023, it was announced Portugal would use Centre Park as their training ground during the world cup. International matches Centre Park hosted an international women's friendly football game in 2012 between New Zealand and China. Portugal also played Norway in an unofficial friendly in the buildup to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international women's association football, football championship contested by List of women's national association football teams, women's nat .... References Association football venues in New Zealand Sports venues in Auckland Māngere- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Auckland Rangers
South Auckland Rangers is an association football club in New Zealand, affiliated to Northern Region Football. The club play at the brand new Rongomai Park in Manukau, Auckland. The team are regular entrants to the Chatham Cup, their best performance coming in 1995, when they reached the Fifth Round (last 16 stage). History The club started as the Otara Rangers in 1973. In 1989 the Otara Rangers (based at Ngati Otara) merged with Clove nor Park United to form the club now known as "The South Auckland Rangers" and remained based at Ngati Otara until 1989. The club moved to James Watson Park due to a promise made by the Manukau City Council to provide grounds solely for soccer use, so as to avoid any conflict with rugby league. When the South Auckland Rangers Association Football and Sports Club, was formed, the club had five senior and seven junior soccer teams. As with neighbours Mangere United, SAR is one of the few surviving clubs in New Zealand to have been formed ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangere United
Mangere United is a community football club football (soccer) club in Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand. They are currently a member of the Auckland Football Federation. In 2018, Mangere United went in a partnership with fellow South Auckland club Manukau City to form Manukau United, who currently play in the NRFL Premier. History In 2000 it became evident that there was a large Fijian Indian population in Auckland including young men who played or wished to play football with an established club. The founders of the club then saw the need for a football club in Auckland to provide players of Fijian origin and chose Mangere as a suitable location due to the concentration of Fijian Indian's in the area. The founders of the Club are Mr Mohammed Imran (former president), Mr James Kado (former secretary, now Chairman), Mr Patrick Herman (former manager) and Mr Ramu Prasad (former coach). Playing strip and emblem The founders decided on a black strip because no other club in Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
