Waitakere City FC

Waitakere City F.C. is a New Zealand football (soccer) club. They currently compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier League.

Full nameWaitakere City Football Club
Founded1989
GroundFred Taylor Park, Whenuapai
Chairman Peter Bult
Coach Thomas Mason
LeagueNRFL Premier
2020NRFL Premier, 11th

History

It was formed in 1989 with the purpose of representing West Auckland in the National Soccer League.

At first the club was located in Western Springs, but following a merger with Massey AFC in 1991, it moved to its current location, at Fred Taylor Park in Whenuapai, Waitakere.

Waitakere City F.C. quickly established itself as one of New Zealand's top clubs, winning the national championship on five occasions (1990, 1992, 1995, 1996 and 1997) and finishing as the runner-up once (1993).

They also have three Chatham Cup wins to their name (1994, 1995 and 1996) and they finished as runners-up four times (1999, 2004, 2013 and 2016).

In the 2015 Season of the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier League, the club finished 11th. This saw the club Relegated to the Division 1 competition for the 2016 Season.

In the 2016 Season, the club won the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1 title, regaining promotion to the premier division for the 2017 season.

Current Squad

Squad for the 2020 NRFL Premier

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NZL Luca Taylor
3 DF  TUV Maalosi Alefaio
4 FW  NZL Joshua Armitt
7 MF  CHI Eder Franchini
8 MF  CHI Ignacio Machuca
9 MF  SCO Steven MacDonald
10 MF  NZL Harrison Bolton
11 FW  NZL Adyn Kettle
12 MF  NZL Daniel McDowall
13 DF  JOR Joshua Peden
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  FIJ Shravan Sharma
15 FW  NGA Olusegun Rotimi
16 DF  NZL Ben Gallagher
17 DF  MAS Sahadev Pokhrel
18 MF  NZL Daniel Semp
19 DF  NZL Jason Alama
20 DF  NZL Stewart Mackay
21 DF  NZL Jacob Reeves
23 MF  NZL Sean Willcox

Staff
Position
Manager Thomas Mason

Honours
  • Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1
    • Champions (1): 2016
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