Nelson Suburbs FC is a

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club in

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. They compete in the

Mainland Premier League The Mainland Premier League is a league competition run by Mainland Football for association football clubs located in the northern half of the South Island, New Zealand. It is currently regarded by the New Zealand footballing community as the s ...

. They have won the Mainland Premier League three times. Nelson Suburbs FC has strong ties with the region's most successful football school

Nelson College Nelson College is the oldest state secondary school in New Zealand. It is an all-boys school in the City of Nelson that teaches from years 9 to 13. In addition, it runs a private preparatory school for year 7 and 8 boys. The school also has ...

. Nelson Suburbs FC manages teams for Seniors, Women, Juniors/Youth (ages 9 to 19), Fun Football (ages 7 to 8) and First Kicks (ages 4 to 6).

Club history

In 1978 Nelson Suburbs FC joined Central League where it participated for 8 years until 1985. In 1996 Nelson Suburbs FC entered the National League. In 1999 Nelson Suburbs FC entered the new South Island league. In 2000, Nelson Suburbs FC entered the

. It won the competition in 2004, 2005 and 2008. In 2018, Nelson Suburbs FC entered the newly formed Southern Football League, comprising the five best finishers in the

and the three best finishers in the Southern Premier League. In 2019, Nelson Suburbs FC won the Southern Football League by 1 point over

rivals Cashmere Technical Football Club. In 2020, Nelson Suburbs FC launched the Nelson Suburbs Football Academy. In national competition, Nelson Suburbs have yet to reach the final of the

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 ...

; having reached the semi-finals in

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and

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. Both campaigns ended with loses to eventual champions

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2–1 in 2008 and

Birkenhead United Birkenhead United AFC is an amateur football club based in Beach Haven, on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. They currently compete in the Northern League. Club history The club was established as Birkenhead in 1960 before it amalgama ...

2–0 in 2018. The team spent one season in the

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in 2000, finishing seventh out of ten teams but withdrawing from the 2001 league for financial reasons.

References

External links

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