Pāpāmoa FC is a

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club based in

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, New Zealand. They currently play in the NRFL Southern Conference.

History

The club were formed in 1995, by Alan Bright and Iain Cargill. The crest features the sun, sea and the sand, representing the clubs philosophies. The club has competed in 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 ...

seven times first competing in

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, with their best appearance being in

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and

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where they reached the fourth round. In 2018 they were knocked out by

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losing 5–1, and in 2022 they lost 3–0 to

Hamilton Wanderers Hamilton Wanderers Association Football Club is a semi-professional Association football club from Hamilton, New Zealand, that currently competes in the Northern League. National League Hamilton Wanderers joined the New Zealand Football Champi ...

. Pāpāmoa signed an agreement in 2023 with Tauranga City to form a shared-entity

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. Initially only having youth teams, Otumoetai joined Papamoa and Tauranga City to form a women's team in 2024 to take part in the NRFL Women's Championship.

Past players

* Tommy Smith *

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Rebekah Stott Rebekah Ashley Stott (born 17 June 1993) is a New Zealand footballer who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion in the English FA Women's Super League. She is a defender for the New Zealand women's national football team. She previously played for ...

References

External links

Club website
{{NRFL Conference Association football clubs in New Zealand Sport in Tauranga 1995 establishments in New Zealand Association football clubs established in 1995