Wanaka AFC is an

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club in

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. The club has several men's and women's teams across age-group levels, and has around 550 members. They compete in the Southern League.

History

The club's senior team competed in the Southern Premier League, from 2019 to 2024, in Level 3 of the New Zealand league system. Their traditional rivals and closest neighbours are Queenstown Rovers. Wanaka AFC has competed regularly in the country's top knock-out club competition, 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 ...

, since 2019, with their best performance coming in

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, when they reached Round 4 (the last-16 stage of the competition) before being defeated 4–3 by

Roslyn-Wakari Roslyn-Wakari Association Football Club is an association football club based in Dunedin, New Zealand. They compete in the Southern Premier League. History The club's history began in 1888 when the Wakari Football Association first played in th ...

. In 2024 the club finished second in the Southern Premier League. With Mosgiel AFC declining the opportunity at promotion, Wanaka as the next highest ranked team in the competition were handed the opportunity. They played

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in the play-off, winning 5–1 at home and 4–3 away for an aggregate 9-4 victory.

Honours

* Southern League promotion play-off winner:

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References

External links

Club website
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