Mosgiel AFC is a semi-professional association football club in Mosgiel, New Zealand. They currently compete in the ODT FootballSouth Premier League.

Club history

The club was formed in 1913 and is based at

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. The club provides teams for men, women and juniors at all levels. The club's nickname, The Plainsmen, comes from Mosgiel's location on the Taieri Plains. Mosgiel have twice reached the final of the Chatham Cup, in

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, but have never won the competition. In more recent times their best performance has been to reach the last 16 of the competition in

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Present day

The club is currently competing in the ODT FootballSouth Premier League. Their best finish in the league was in the 2004 and again in the 2010 season, when they finished third. Cavvy-vs-Mosgiel

External links

MosgielAFC Soccer Club WebsiteFootballsouth Mosgiel page
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