The Auckland derby was a local football rivalry between two

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clubs based in the

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are located within

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itself while

Waitakere United Waitakere United was a football club based in Waitakere City, New Zealand. They were one of the franchises in the ISPS Handa Premiership. They played their home games at Fred Taylor Park in Kumeū and The Trusts Arena. History Waitakere Uni ...

are from neighbouring city

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. Since November 2010, the two cities are now part of the new super city;

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and the rivalry can now be classed as a city derby. Since the creation of the

in 2004 the two clubs have dominated the league becoming the only sides to win the Premiership and the end of season playoffs. As a result of their dominance they have been annually awarded 2 places in the same group of the

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adding a further two derby games to the calendar. It is also known as the Super City Derby. With the change of structure of football in New Zealand at the start of 2021, and the creation of the new

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, this saw the end of Waitakere United, and consequently the end of the Auckland Derby.

All-time results

Head to head

Leading scorers

Titles by club

References

Auckland derby
(Game list reference)

External links

Auckland City official websiteWaitakere United official website
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