Nelson Suburbs FC is a

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club in

Nelson, New Zealand Nelson () is a List of cities in New Zealand, city and Districts of New Zealand, unitary authority on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay at the top of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the oldest city in the South Island and the second-old ...

. They compete in the

Mainland Premier League The Canterbury Premiership League, formally Mainland Premier League and also known as New World (supermarket), New World Canterbury Premiership League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition run by Mainland Football for association foot ...

. They have won the Mainland Premier League three times. Nelson Suburbs FC has strong ties with the region's most successful football school

Nelson College Nelson College is the oldest state secondary school in New Zealand, a feat achieved in part thanks to its original inception as a private school. It is an all-boys school in the City of Nelson that teaches from years 9 to 13. In addition, it r ...

. Nelson Suburbs FC manages teams for Seniors, Women, Juniors/Youth (ages 9 to 19), Fun Football (ages 7 to 8) and First Kicks (ages 4 to 6).

Club history

In 1978 Nelson Suburbs FC joined Central League where it participated for 8 years until 1985. In 1996 Nelson Suburbs FC entered the National League. In 1999 Nelson Suburbs FC entered the new South Island league. In 2000, Nelson Suburbs FC entered the

. It won the competition in 2004, 2005 and 2008. In 2018, Nelson Suburbs FC entered the newly formed Southern Football League, comprising the five best finishers in the

and the three best finishers in the Southern Premier League. In 2019, Nelson Suburbs FC won the Southern Football League by 1 point over

rivals Cashmere Technical Football Club. In 2020, Nelson Suburbs FC launched the Nelson Suburbs Football Academy. In national competition, Nelson Suburbs have yet to reach the final of the

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 Olymp ...

; having reached the semi-finals in

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and

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. Both campaigns ended with loses to eventual champions

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2–1 in 2008 and Birkenhead United 2–0 in 2018. The team spent one season in the

national league National League often refers to: *National League (baseball), one of the two baseball leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada *National League (division), the fifth division of the English football (soccer) system ...

in 2000, finishing seventh out of ten teams but withdrawing from the 2001 league for financial reasons.

References

External links

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