Lower Hutt City AFC is an
association football
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club in
Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt ( mi, Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai) is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. Administered by the Hutt City Council, it is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area.
It is New Zealand's sixth most p ...
,
New Zealand
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. They currently compete in the
Central League
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, and act as a
farm team
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to the
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the ...
.
Club history
The club formed in 1967 with the amalgamation of two existing clubs, Lower Hutt City (formed in 1921) and Railways (formed in 1942). The club also competed under the name Hutt City during its only
National League
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season, 1997–1998.
Staff and board members
:''As of 12 April 2012.''
External links
Club websiteCapital Football profile
Association football clubs in Wellington
Association football clubs established in 1968
Sport in Lower Hutt
1968 establishments in New Zealand
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