Papakura City FC is a

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club based in Papakura,

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, New Zealand. The club currently competes in the

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. The club also fields teams in all junior divisions, as well as a Women's team that competes in the Lotto NRFL Women's Premier League. Papakura play their home games at McLennan Park, Papakura.

Club history

The club was founded in 1959, and is based at McLennan Park, Papakura. Papakura City was the first club to be coached by future

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national coach Ricki Herbert. Papakura City's best performance in the

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was a quarter-final appearance in 2005. The men's squad contains several ex and current international players including Junior Bukalidi (Fiji),

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(Fiji),

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(Fiji), Nicholas Lawrence (Fiji), Daniel Billot (NZ U20's) and Harry Hillary-Jenkins (PNG). Ex-club members who have gone on to higher honours include Tim Payne (current

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(English NPower Championship) and All Whites), Thomas Spragg (NZ U-17 and U-20). Current club membership stands at 815, with 64 teams covering all age groups (junior and youth - boys and girls, senior men, senior women).

External links

Auckland Football Federation Papakura City pageclub website
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