Kapiti Coast United (KCU) is an
association football
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club in
New Zealand
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. Their home ground is
Weka Park
Raumati Beach is a beach community on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island; located 60km north-west of Wellington, and about 10 km north of Raumati South. It is immediately to the south-west of the larger town of Paraparaumu. The Maun ...
in
Raumati Beach
Raumati Beach is a beach community on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island; located 60km north-west of Wellington, and about 10 km north of Raumati South. It is immediately to the south-west of the larger town of Paraparaumu. The Ma ...
on the
Kāpiti Coast Kapiti or Kāpiti may refer to:
*Kapiti Island, an island a short distance off the New Zealand coast north of Wellington
*Kapiti Coast District, the local government district which includes much of the Kapiti Coast
*Kapiti Coast Airport, an airport ...
.
History
Originally known as the Raumati Hearts, they formed in 1960 as a junior club then two years later added a senior club.
Originally named after
Heart of Midlothian, an
Edinburgh
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soccer team commonly known as Hearts.
The club changed its name to Kapiti Hearts in 2000
then formed as Kapiti Coast United when they merged with Paraparaumu United in 2003.
Their highest honour is winning Capital One three times in 2006, 2014 and 2017, with their highest placing in the Capital Premier league being 6th which they achieved in 2008 and 2015.
They have entered the
Chatham Cup
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most years since 1965 with their best run in 1993 as the Raumati Hearts, where they made the last sixteen, before losing 2–3 to
Nelson United
Nelson United was a New Zealand soccer club, based in the South Island city of Nelson. Their home ground was Guppy Park.
The team was founded in 1968 through the amalgamation of Nelson Thistle (founded 1924) and Nelson Rangers (founded 1950 ...
.
Junior Football
Kapiti Coast United have a large amount of Junior Football teams which participate in both the Wellington and Kapiti leagues. The club have multiple teams in each grade from 7th Grade (aged 6-7) all the way up until their under-16 program.
Senior Football
Kapiti Coast United have 12 senior teams as of 2019 season with their top men's team playing in the
Capital Football Capital One and the women's in the Women's Central League. The other teams participate in either the other local Wellington or Kapiti leagues.
First team squad
As of 4 July 2020
References
External links
Official websiteHearts Football Academy
Association football clubs in New Zealand
Sport in the Wellington Region
Sport in the Kāpiti Coast District
Kāpiti Coast District
Association football clubs established in 2003
2003 establishments in New Zealand
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