Three Kings United Football Club is a youth

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club based in

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, New Zealand. They previously competed in the

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, with their last appearance coming in 2019. In 2020, Three Kings United merged with

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to form Auckland United, which assumed Onehunga's position in the 2020

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season; the club's youth and social sectors remain in operation. Three Kings' home ground is Keith Hay Park, with a number of other parks used around central Auckland.

Club history

The club was founded in 1997 through the amalgamation of Eden AFC (founded 1947) and Mount Roskill AFC (founded 1954). In 1994, Eden had merged with YMCA Grafton, a club with an illustrious history. YMCA Grafton was founded in 1985 as a merger between Grafton Rovers and Auckland YMCA, the latter of these teams having been a major team in the early days of organised football in Auckland. Auckland YMCA reached the semi-finals of the national knockout

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, and are also known to have reached the later stages of the competition in

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. Three Kings United are one of 31 member clubs of the

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Senior men's team

TKU's men's team were finalists in the 2009 Chatham Cup, New Zealand's principal knockout cup competition, and currently play in the Northern Region Premier League. Both Eden and Mount Roskill were former winners of both competitions. Eden won the Chatham Cup in

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and the Northern League in 1974; Mount Roskill won the

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, and the 1989 Northern League.

Women's senior team

TKU's women's team is particularly strong, providing many players for the New Zealand national team at age-grade and full international level. Eight of the 21

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squad members for the

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were Three Kings United players.

Honours

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