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Central Federation League
The Central Federation League is an amateur status league competition run by Central Football for association football clubs located in the central region of the North Island, New Zealand. It is currently in the third level of the New Zealand football league system, below the Central League administered by Capital Football and is entered by clubs from the Taranaki, Manawatū-Whanganui, Hawke's Bay and Gisborne districts. History The league was launched in 2000 and began within the second tier of the New Zealand league system as a replacement for the disbanded triple division Central League, which had run in various forms since 1966. Current clubs ''As of the 2023 season.'' (2) — Denotes club's second team 2022 League Table 2022 Central League place play-off Aggregate score 5–4. Stop Out promoted to the 2022 Central League. In late 2022 Whanganui Athletic were also promoted to the 2023 Central League after the withdrawal of Wellington United from the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Football (New Zealand)
Central Football is one of seven federations of New Zealand Football, representing regions of Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū District, Manawatū, Hawke's Bay Region, Hawke's Bay and Gisborne District, Gisborne. History While New Zealand Football is the governing body, unlike other sports in New Zealand, the funding model for football means each seven regional federations look after football in their area themselves, only following New Zealand Football's plan as they see fit. For the local federations, the clubs fund the federation with the rest of the money coming from Sport New Zealand funding and about three per cent from New Zealand Football. The region has also provided a women's representative team for the New Zealand Women's National League from its inaugural season in 2002 onwards. Board Members As of 2022. *Jamie Hall (Chairperson) *Gary Mackenzie (Deputy Chair) *Kerry Donovan *Rod Pelosi *Garret Blair *Rori Moore *John Sigurdsson *Rachel Ingram Competiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatham Cup
The Chatham Cup is New Zealand's premier 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 2022 winners Auckland City, who defeated Eastern Suburbs 1–0 in the final. History The Chatham Cup is contested by teams from throughout New Zealand, and has been held annually since 1923 with the exception of 1937 and 1941–44. Typically between 120 and 150 teams take part, with extra time and penalty shoot-outs used to decide matches which end in ties. In the past, replays were used, and in the early years of the competition the number of corners won during a game decided tied matches. The cup itself was gifted to the then New Zealand Football Association by the crew of HMS ''Chatham'' as a token of appreciation for the hospitality they had encountered on a visit to New Zealand. The cup, which cost £150, was presented to NZFA President Sir Charles Skerrett by Captain Cecil Burna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North End AFC
North End are a football club from New Zealand based in the Palmerston North. Its home ground is at Memorial Park, and they have played in the Central Federation League since in 2018. North End has competed for 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 2022 winners Auck ... since 1977, reaching the fourth round twice in 2007 and 2009. References Association football clubs in Palmerston North 1974 establishments in New Zealand {{NewZealand-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whanganui Athletic
Whanganui Athletic FC are an association football team based in the New Zealand North Island city of Whanganui. They are traditionally the strongest team from the city, and played in the top flight of New Zealand football in both league and cup competitions. The team was founded in 1929 as Wanganui East Athletic, but briefly changed their name to Wanganui FC between 1974 and 1976 before reverting to their original name before dropping the East to just become Wanganui Athletic, changing to Whanganui Athletic when their home city was officially re-named. National competition Athletic played in the 1993 New Zealand Superclub League, 1993, 1994 New Zealand Superclub League, 1994, and 1995 New Zealand Superclub League, 1995 regional superclub championships, reaching the national league stage in 1993, where they finished seventh. Athletic reached the last 16 stage of New Zealand's premier knockout cup competition, the Chatham Cup in 1970 Chatham Cup, 1970, and went one stage further ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taradale, New Zealand
Taradale is a suburb of the City of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is a predominantly middle-upper class residential suburb, located 10 kilometres southwest of the centre of Napier. The Taradale ward, which includes Greenmeadows, Meeanee, and Poraiti, had a population of 22,809 in the 2018 New Zealand census. For hundreds of years, hills overlooking what is now Taradale were the site of villages occupied by Māori people, latterly of the Ngāti Kahungunu tribe. Europeans started settling at Taradale in the 1850s, and it was officially recognised as a town in 1886. It was a town district from 1886 to 1953, and a borough from 1953 to 1968, when it merged with Napier City. The Taradale area is home to some of New Zealand's oldest and finest vineyards and wineries, with a wine-making heritage dating back to the 1850s. History Early Māori history Several hundred years ago there was a large Māori pā (fortified settlement) on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Energy Trust Arena
Central Energy Trust Arena is the current name of the 180,000 square metre publicly owned recreational complex just west of the Palmerston North city centre in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. It has three linked indoor stadiums, with movable tiered seating. Outdoor facilities include football fields and a speedway track with grandstand. In June 2015, FMG insurance chose not to renew the sponsorship deal for the main Stadium name. History Originally founded in 1886 as the Palmerston North Showgrounds its pavilion burnt down in a fire in 1977. It was replaced with a new stand and the ground was reopened in 1981 as the Manawatu Sports Stadium. Since 1973 it has been owned by the Palmerston North City Council. Arena 1: Central Energy Trust Arena Capacity Central Energy Trust Arena has a capacity of 15,000. Temporary seating is added for major events allowing the capacity to reach 20,000. Central Energy Trust Arena is home to Manawatu Rugby. It is home ground of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmerston North Marist FC
Marist is an amateur association football club in Palmerston North, New Zealand playing in the Capital Football W-League (Women) and Central Football Federation League (Men). Formed in 1988, it is part of Palmerston North Marist Sports Club, a multi-sport organisation which caters for football, cricket, tennis, hockey, netball, rugby union, and squash. The club's best performance in national competition came in the 2005 Chatham Cup. They reached the final, but were defeated by Auckland's Central United Central United Football Club is an amateur association football (soccer) club based in Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand who complete in the NRF Championship. The team was officially called ''Central Soccer Club'' until 1996 when it changed ... by two goals to one. Staff and committee members * Chairman: Jason Flynn * Secretary: Megan Crawford * Treasurer: Sharleen Millward * Club Captain: Jason Crawford * Men's First Team Coach: (vacant) * Women's First Team Coach: Camer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Memorial Park is a multi-use stadium in Palmerston North, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of YoungHeart Manawatu before they disbanded. The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 people. The stadium hosted the final of the 2011 Chatham Cup on 28 August 2011. Wairarapa United won the competition for the first time in their history, defeating Napier City Rovers 2–1. This is the first time that the final of New Zealand's premier knockout football competition has been held in Palmerston North. In 2015 Central Football board member Bruce McGhie proposed a plan to the Palmerston North City Council Palmerston North (; mi, Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the ... on making the ground an all-weather sports field. He stated that by 2019–20 Memorial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmerston North
Palmerston North (; mi, Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the Manawatu River, from the river's mouth, and from the end of the Manawatu Gorge, about north of the capital, Wellington. Palmerston North is the country's eighth-largest urban area, with an urban population of The official limits of the city take in rural areas to the south, north-east, north-west and west of the main urban area, extending to the Tararua Ranges; including the town of Ashhurst at the mouth of the Manawatu Gorge, the villages of Bunnythorpe and Longburn in the north and west respectively. The city covers a land area of . The city's location was once little more than a clearing in a forest and occupied by small communities of Māori, who called it ''Papa-i-Oea'', believed to mean "How beautiful it is". In the mid-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Island, Napier
Park Island is the largest sports complex in Napier, New Zealand, Napier, New Zealand. It hosts clubs and facilities for association football (soccer), cricket, hockey, netball and rugby union. It includes Bluewater Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium that has a capacity of 5,000 people and opened in 1985. The stadium is used mostly for soccer matches and is the home stadium of Napier City Rovers FC, Napier City Rovers and Hawke's Bay United FC, Hawke's Bay United. It also served as a training venue for teams in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. External links Park Island Napier City Council 1985 establishments in New Zealand Association football venues in New Zealand Buildings and structures in Napier, New Zealand Sport in Napier, New Zealand Multi-purpose stadiums in New Zealand Sports venues in the Hawke's Bay Region {{NewZealand-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napier, New Zealand
Napier ( ; mi, Ahuriri) is a city on the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Hawke's Bay Region, Hawke's Bay region. It is a beachside city with a Napier Port, seaport, known for its sunny climate, esplanade lined with Araucaria heterophylla, Norfolk Pines and extensive Art Deco architecture. Napier is sometimes referred to as the "Nice of the Pacific Ocean, Pacific". The population of Napier is about About south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings, New Zealand, Hastings. These two neighbouring cities are often called "The Bay Cities" or "The Twin Cities" of New Zealand, with the two cities and the surrounding towns of Havelock North and Clive, New Zealand, Clive having a combined population of . The City of Napier has a land area of and a population density of 540.0 per square kilometre. Napier is the nexus of the largest wool centre in the Southern Hemisphere, and it has the primary export seaport for northeastern New Zealand – which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napier City Rovers FC
Napier City Rovers is a football team based in Napier, New Zealand, competing in the Central Premier League. Club history The team was founded in 1973 via a merger of Napier Rovers and Napier City. Napier City Rovers have won New Zealand's premier knockout football competition (the Chatham Cup) five times, in 1985, 1993, 2000, 2002, and 2019 won the old New Zealand National Soccer League in 1989, 1993, 1998, and 2000. They represented New Zealand at the Oceania Club Championship in 2001, finishing third. The Hawke's Bay region, of which Napier is a part, were represented by Napier City Soccer in the first year of New Zealand's new Football Championship in the summer of 2004, the only region that was not represented by an amalgamated franchise. That changed the following year with the change of name also to Hawke's Bay United. As with all teams making up the new franchises, they continue to compete in local winter football leagues, and also in the Chatham Cup. Current squad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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