Wellington United AFC is an

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club based in

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, New Zealand, that competes in Capital 3, the 5th tier of Wellington football.

History

Wellington Diamond United

Wellington Diamond United was the result of the merger of Diamond and Zealandia/Wellington United in 1968. Diamond was founded as a junior football club in 1893 by members of the Star Rugby Club, who wished to play football. It became a senior team in 1895. Zealandia was founded in 1954 by Dutch immigrants, changing its name to Wellington United in 1964. In 1968 the club played in the Central Region's Division One, finishing fourth out ten. The club made it to the National League for the 1973 season but at the end of the following season they found themselves back in Division One. Wellington Diamond United won the

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in 1976, 1981 and 1985.Wellington United profile at UltimateNZSoccer.com
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Hungaria and Wellington City

Hungaria was formed in 1962 by Hungarian immigrants. The club played in the Central Region league before being invited to join the first

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in 1970. The team finished seventh out of eight that season, winning just three games. It was the club's only season in the National League as they forfeited their place to form a composite entry with

Miramar Rangers Miramar Rangers AFC is a New Zealand association football club in the Wellington suburb of Miramar. The club is one of the most successful in New Zealand, having won the Chatham Cup four times and the National League title twice. Over the last ...

, to be known as Wellington City, for the 1971 and 1972 seasons. Miramar withdrew after the 1971 season. In 1973 the club went solo again, this time in Division Two of the Central League (finishing second) with Wellington City as an independent entity. The following season the club topped the table, winning promotion to Division One. The club remained there until the end of the 1977 season when they finished bottom of the ten-team division to be relegated back to Division Two. The club had two unsuccessful seasons in Division Two before merging with Wellington City permanently in 1979.

Wellington United

Wellington Diamond United and Wellington City merged in 1986 to form Wellington City Diamond United, which soon shortened its name to Wellington United. In January 2015 Wellington United announced a strategic partnership with

Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League Men, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the 2007–08 ...

. The partnership has the academy and Premiers ( ISPS Handa Premiership ) able to play through the winter in the

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as Wellington United. Wellington Phoenix Announce Strategic Partnership With Wellington United
Retrieved: 9 December 2017

New Zealand Representatives

* Julius Beck (Hungaria) *

Grahame Bilby Grahame Paul Bilby (born 7 May 1941) is a former New Zealand cricketer and association football player who represented both the New Zealand national cricket team and the New Zealand national football team. Cricket career An opening batsman, Bi ...

(Wellington City) *

Paul Cameron Paul Drummond Cameron (born November 9, 1939) is an American psychologist. While employed at various institutions, including the University of Nebraska, he conducted research on passive smoking, but he is best known today for his claims about hom ...

(Wellington City) *

Malcolm Dunford Malcolm Dunford (born 10 January 1963) is a former successful New Zealand association football player who frequently represented his country in the 1980s and 90s. A centre back, Dunford played with a number of central defenders including Bobby Al ...

(Wellington Diamond United) * Don Finlayson (Wellington Diamond United) * Bill Harris (Wellington Diamond United) * Imre Kiss (Hungaria) *

Eric Lesbirel Eric Lesbirel (born 1951) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. Lesbirel played two official A-international matches for the New Zealand in 1977, both against New Caledonia New Caledo ...

(Wellington Diamond United) * Istvan Nemet (Hungaria) * Garry Paddison (Wellington Diamond United) * John Raat (Diamond) *

Wynton Rufer Wynton Alan Whai Rufer (born 29 December 1962) is a New Zealand retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent more than a decade of his professional career in Switzerland and Germany, achieving his greatest success at Werd ...

(Wellington Diamond United) *

Jeff Strom Jeff Strom is a footballer who represented New Zealand at international level. Strom made his full All Whites debut in a 5–1 win over Kuwait on 16 October 1980 and ended his international playing career with 14 A-international caps to his c ...

(Wellington Diamond United) * Grant Turner *

Garry Welch Garry Welch is a former football (soccer) player who had 165 national league appearances for Stop Out and Wellington Diamond United and also represented New Zealand at international level. Welch played three official full internationals for New ...

(Wellington Diamond United)

Honours

References

External links

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Capital Football profile
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