Petone FC is an

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club in

Petone Petone (Māori: ''Pito-one''), a large suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington, stands at the southern end of the Hutt Valley, on the northern shore of Wellington Harbour. The Māori name means "end of the sand beach". Europeans first settled in Pe ...

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. The club provides football for men, women and children. The club's men's first team competes in the

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with the women's first team competing in the

Capital Football W-League The Capital Football W-League is an association football league competition run by Capital Football for women's club teams located in the southern and central parts of the North Island, New Zealand. It is at the second level of New Zealand Footb ...

. The club is based at Memorial Park in the

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 ...

suburb of

History and achievements

The club is the successor for Petone United, a club founded in 1889 as Petone Wanderers before merging with the Wellington Rowing Club in 1892, competing under the name United until disbandment in 1895. The club has won 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 ...

three times (

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, and

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) and won the

title in 1990. Petone FC was originally known at Petone Association Football Club, however the club was renamed Petone Soccer Club in 1994. In 2009, club management voted to rename the club as Petone Football Club.

Major Honours

Winners 1990 * Capital Premier in 2006, 2007 and 2019 *

Winners 1928, 1930 and 1949.

References

External links

Official WebsiteCapital Football profile
Association football clubs in Wellington Association football clubs established in 1898 Sport in Lower Hutt 1890s establishments in New Zealand {{NewZealand-footyclub-stub