Selwyn United Football Club is a

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club based in Rolleston in the Selwyn region of

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. Formed in 2013 following the merger of Ellesmere FC and Rolleston FC, they currently compete in the Southern League, one of three qualifying leagues for the

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. The club also competes in the

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, New Zealand's premier knockout tournaments for men. The best Selwyn United have done in the competition is make it to the third round, which they have done three times in

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before losing to local rivals

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each time.

Former players

* Pieter-Taco Bierema

Honours

Canterbury Championship League The Canterbury Championship League, also known as New World (supermarket), New World Canterbury Championship League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition run by Mainland Football for association football clubs located in Christchurch, ...

: 2017 *Hurley Shield: 2021

References

External links

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