Queenstown AFC is an amateur
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
club in
Queenstown, New Zealand
Queenstown () is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is the seat and largest town in the Queenstown-Lakes District.
The town located on the northwestern edge of Lake Wakatipu, a long, thin, Z-shaped lake ...
, they are currently playing in the
ODT Southern Men's Premier League.
Their home games are played at the
Frankton Events Centre.
Queenstown are five-times winners of the
Donald Gray Memorial Cup
The Donald Gray Memorial Cup is the premier men's football competition in Southland, New Zealand. It sits below the Southern Football Premier League and above Southland Division 1.
Current clubs
''As of 2024 season.''
:(2) — Denotes club ...
, the premier tournament in football in
Southland, New Zealand
Southland () is New Zealand's southernmost Regions of New Zealand, region. It consists of the southwestern portion of the South Island and includes Stewart Island. Southland is bordered by the culturally similar Otago, Otago Region to the north ...
.
Club history
The team gained notoriety in May 2007 when a brawl erupted during a
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 ...
match between Queenstown and
Invercargill
Invercargill ( , ) is the southernmost and westernmost list of cities in New Zealand, city in New Zealand, and one of the Southernmost settlements, southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland Region, Southlan ...
club
Queens Park which was fierce enough for local police to become involved.
In 2020 the club won the Football South Championship.
References
External links
club website
Association football clubs in New Zealand
Sport in Queenstown, New Zealand
1996 establishments in New Zealand
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