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Wellington Olympic
Wellington Olympic Association Football Club is a New Zealand association football club based in Berhampore, New Zealand, Berhampore, Wellington. The club's premier team competes in the Central League (New Zealand), Central League, through which they can qualify for the New Zealand National League. Club history The club was formed in 1953 by Greeks, Greek immigrants as Apollon AFC and is commonly known as 'The Greeks'. The club changed its name to Christian Youth FC (CYFC) in 1959, and became Wellington Olympic in 1983. The local Greeks in New Zealand, Greek community continues to be the basis of the club's support and a significant number of players are of Greek heritage. 2024 squad 2024 staff *Head coach: Paul Ifill *Assistant coaches: Ekow Quainoo, Taylor-Hall Jones Performance in OFC competitions Honours National *New Zealand National Football Leagues, New Zealand National Football League ::Winners (1): 2023 New Zealand National League, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Ifill
Paul Everton Ifill (born 20 October 1979) is a former professional footballer and current manager who played as a forward. He is currently in charge of New Zealand Central League side Wellington Olympic. He spent most of his career playing as a right winger or a right midfielder, often described as an "old fashioned winger". Born in Brighton, England, Ifill was in part of Watford's youth programme but was not offered a professional contract and moved to non-league Saltdean United. From there he was spotted by Millwall where he spent nearly seven years before being signed by Sheffield United in 2005. After two seasons with the Blades he transferred to Crystal Palace where he spent a further two seasons, before moving to New Zealand to play for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League, where he played from 2009 – 2014, until being forced into early retirement due to injury. Ifill has also made ten appearances for Barbados, scoring six goals. Ifill married his long term partner, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamupiwa Dimairo
Tamupiwa Dimairo (born 22 March 1996) is a association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for F.C. Bruno's Magpies, Bruno's Magpies in the Gibraltar National League, having previously played for Wellington Phoenix FC, Wellington Phoenix and Michigan Bucks. On 26 August 2015, he made his professional senior debut for Wellington Phoenix FC in the 2015 FFA Cup against Melbourne City FC, Melbourne City. He has represented New Zealand national under-17 football team, New Zealand at under-17 level, playing at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. External links * * References 1996 births Living people Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States New Zealand men's association footballers New Zealand expatriate men's association footballers New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the United States New Zealand Football Championship p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatham Cup
The Chatham Cup is New Zealand's premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout tournament in men's association football. It is held annually, with the final contested in September. The current champions of the Chatham Cup are Wellington Olympic, who defeated Auckland City on penalties in the final. History The Chatham Cup is contested by teams from throughout New Zealand, and has been held annually since 1923 with the exception of 1937, 1941–44 and 2020. Typically between 120 and 150 teams take part, with extra time and penalty shoot-outs used to decide matches which end in ties. In the past, replays were used, and in the early years of the competition the number of corners won during a game decided tied matches. The cup itself was gifted to the then New Zealand Football Association by the crew of HMS Chatham (1911), HMS ''Chatham'' as a token of appreciation for the hospitality they had encountered on a visit to New Zealand. The cup, which cost £150, was presented to NZF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Charity Cup
The 2024 Charity Cup was the 20th Charity Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's New Zealand National League and Chatham Cup competitions. It took place at Martin Luckie Park on 3 March 2024. This was the first edition since the introduction of the National League in 2021. As the home side, Wellington Olympic selected Heart Kids New Zealand as their charity. Wellington Olympic won the game 3–0 winning their first Charity Cup. Christchurch United lost for their second time since the inaugural NZFA Challenge Trophy in 1978. The match was live streamed for free on FIFA+ and New Zealand Football's YouTube channel. Auckland City were the defending champions, but they did not qualify for this edition, having failed to win either the National League or Chatham Cup. Background Wellington Olympic qualified for the 2024 Charity Cup as winners of the 2023 National League, beating Auckland City in the final. As winners of the National League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charity Cup
The Charity Cup, also referred to as the NZF Charity Cup (previously known as the ASB Charity Cup for sponsorship reasons), is New Zealand's association football super cup, which takes place on annual basis. The competition was founded in 1978 as the NZFA Challenge Trophy. The Champions of the National Soccer League and the Chatham Cup would compete in the competition. It stopped taking place after 1987. The tournament was re-introduced in 2011 as the ASB Charity Cup. The ASB Premiership Grand Final winner meets the best performing New Zealand representative in the OFC Champions League. Following the restructuring of football in New Zealand in 2021, the Charity Cup was again contested by the winner of the Chatham Cup and the winner of the National League, beginning with the 2024 season. The current holders are 2023 New Zealand National League winners Wellington Olympic, who beat 2023 Chatham Cup winners Christchurch United 3–0 in the 2024 fixture. Results Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 New Zealand National League
The 2023 New Zealand Men's National League was the third season of the National League since its restructuring in 2021. 32 clubs compete in the competition, with four qualifying from the Northern League, three qualifying from the Central League and two qualifying from the Southern League for the National Championship phase. Each team can field a maximum of four foreign players as well as one additional foreign player who has Oceania Football Confederation nationality. Over the course of the season, each team must also ensure players aged 20 or under account for 10% of available playing minutes. Qualifying leagues 2023 Northern League Auckland City won the title for the third consecutive season on the final day beating Manukau United 6–1. This was Auckland City's third season in the Northern League, winning the title each of those seasons. Both Auckland City and Eastern Suburbs completed the Northern League season undefeated. This was the first season two clubs had gone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand National Football Leagues
The New Zealand National League is the name given to the current New Zealand top football competition. Originally set up as the New Zealand National Soccer League there has been many versions of the competition as well as many different names. The most common format saw club teams play each other, at least two times, on a home and away basis. At the completion of those games, the best-performing team was declared as the New Zealand champion. The latest version has the clubs play in their regional leagues with the top teams qualifying for the Championship phase to then play each other for the champion. Leagues structures The national competition has had many different formats: 1892–1968 Canterbury 1965–1970 Northern League 1965 Eastern Suburbs 1966 Eastern Suburbs 1967 Ponsonby AFC (Auckland) 1968 Mount Wellington 1969 Mount Wellington Central League ''1966 Kiwi United (Western League)'' ''1967 Eastern Union (Central Districts League)'' 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 OFC Champions League
The 2024 OFC Men's Champions League was the 23rd edition of the Oceanian club championship. Organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), it is Oceania's premier club football tournament. This edition was the first under the current OFC Men's Champions League name. The tournament winner qualified for the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup. By winning the 2022 OFC Champions League and the 2023 OFC Champions League, Auckland City earned the right to play at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States before even playing the 2024 OFC Men's Champions League. Teams A total of 18 teams from all 11 OFC member associations may enter the competition. *Seven associations (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu) are awarded one berth each in the group stage, after playing a national playoff between the top-two clubs in their league. *Four associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga) are awarded one berth each in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland City FC
Auckland City Football Club is an association football club based in the suburb of Sandringham, New Zealand, Sandringham in Auckland, New Zealand. They currently compete in the Northern League (New Zealand), Northern League. Auckland City have established themselves as a major force in both New Zealand and Oceania, having won nine New Zealand Football Championship and 13 OFC Champions League titles. Formed in 2004 following the inception of the New Zealand Football Championship, Auckland City currently play their home matches at Kiwitea Street in Sandringham, New Zealand. The club is the most successful in Oceania Football Confederation, Oceania, having won seven consecutive OFC Champions League titles between 2011 and 2017 – the most consecutive continental titles of any football team in history. This has resulted in Auckland becoming a regular fixture at the FIFA Club World Cup, famously achieving a 2014 FIFA Club World Cup#Match for third place, third-placed finish in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OFC Champions League
The OFC Men's Champions League is the premier men's club football competition in Oceania. It is organised by the OFC, Oceania's football governing body. Beginning as the Oceania Club Championship (1987–2006), it has been organised since 2007 under its current format. The first four Club Championship titles were won by Australian clubs. Since 2006, when Australia left the OFC, 16 OFC titles have been won by clubs from New Zealand, one by a Papua New Guinean club and one by a New Caledonian club. Trophies for OFC tournament winners are made by London-based silversmiths Thomas Lyte. History Oceania Club Championship The Oceania Club Championship was played in one or two venues, in one host country. There were two or three groups with single round-robin format, semi-finals and final. The tournament usually lasted about ten days, with matches being played every two days. At first, this competition was played as a single play-off match between champions of New Zealand and Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 OFC Champions League
The 2023 OFC Champions League was the 22nd edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 17th and last season under the name OFC Champions League. Defending champions Auckland City FC, defeated Fijian Suva to win a record eleventh title and earned the right to play at the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia. As they also won the 2021 OFC Champions League and the 2022 OFC Champions League, they also earned the right to play at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States. Teams A total of 18 teams from all 11 OFC member associations may enter the competition. *The seven associations (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu) are awarded a berth each in the groups stage, after playing a national playoff between the top 2 clubs in the league. *The four associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga) are awarded one ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Rudland
Joshua Rudland (born 14 October 2003) is a New Zealand association footballer who currently plays for Wellington Olympic in the New Zealand National League. Career Having performed well for the Wellington Phoenix FC Reserves in the Central League, new Wellington Phoenix manager Giancarlo Italiano named Rudland as part of a young squad that would travel to Brisbane for the Round of 32 2023 Australia Cup fixture against National Premier Leagues Queensland club Peninsula Power FC. Rudland made his senior professional debut in the second half of the match with the score tied at 1-1. With the game having gone deep into extra time, Rudland scored in the 119th minute to put the Phoenix up 2–1, sealing the clubs advance through to the competitions Round of 16. In 2024, Rudland joined Wellington Olympic Wellington Olympic Association Football Club is a New Zealand association football club based in Berhampore, New Zealand, Berhampore, Wellington. The club's premier team competes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
