Metro F.C. is a

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club, based in

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, that competes in the

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, after winning promotion from Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2 during the 2019 season. The club was known as Metro College until the 1980s. They were members of the former top premier

football league the

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which ended in 2004 to give way to the

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. The senior team is led by Nathan Christie;– an experienced coach both as a head coach and assistant coach, Nathan Christie took over in the 2018 season after the club was relegated to Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2 after the 2017 season. The club has a good history of playing at one of the two top level football leagues in

after the

, they have also won one of the top leagues in New Zealand football the Northern League in the 1998 season and also managing to set a record of scoring the most goals in any match of the top New Zealand football national cup the

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demolishing Norwest 21–0.

History

Metro was established in 1899 as the Tabernacle-Metropolitan Club by parishioners of the local Baptist Church. Claiming to be Auckland's second-oldest existing club after

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(founded in 1898), the club shortened its name to Metropolitan in 1921. Following a merger with College United in 1929, it adopted the name Metro College, which was later shortened to Metro in 1986. The club is based at Phyllis Street Reserve in Mount Albert,

, its home ground since 1950.Club website history page
Metro shares the record for the largest victory in any stage of the

. In 1991, they defeated Norwest 21–0, a record later equaled in 2005 by

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(coincidentally also against Norwest). Metro has reached the semi-finals of the cup twice, in

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and

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, but has never appeared in a final.

Youth team & Academy

Metro F.C. is recognized for its strong youth teams and organised academy system. The club's U-19 team reached the finals of the 2009 Auckland Football Federation U-19 tournament qualifications but lost 2–1 to

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U-19 team, missing out on a spot at the top football national youth tournament in New Zealand, the 2009 Napier National U-19 Championships. However, they secured 2nd place and qualified for the tournament, later reaching the semi-finals of the 2009 Napier National U-19 Championship Satellite (2nd tier).

Honours

References

External links

Official websiteAuckland Football Federation
{{WUclubs Association football clubs in Auckland Association football clubs established in 1899 1899 establishments in New Zealand